Demon wait times
Demon at Six Flags Great America averages 6 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm. It has run 16% of the park's opening hours recently.
Demon queue times, day by day
Demon over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Demon has averaged about 6 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 5 minutes, with the longest queues near 4pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Demon queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Demon peaks at 8pm with 20 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 20 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Demon
Best time to ride
Demon averages 0 minutes at 10am against 20 at the 8pm peak - 20 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 20 minutes.
Demon by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri7m
- Sat0m
- Sun0m
Saturday is the quietest day for Demon, at 0 minutes against 7 on Friday.
Does Demon break down?
Uptime and closures
11% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 11% of the minutes Six Flags Great America was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 99%
Demon ran 11% of Six Flags Great America's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Demon queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Friday 9 Oct20m
The worst queue recorded for Demon was 20 minutes on Friday 9 Oct.
Demon through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Six Flags Great America publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
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About Demon
Demon is one of 22 rides tracked at Six Flags Great America, 22nd longest of 22 by usual wait. It queues about 6 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 21-minute park average.
Demon has averaged about 6 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 4pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 16% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Demon?
The live wait time for Demon at Six Flags Great America is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Demon wait times.
Is Demon open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Demon is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Great America's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Demon has been open around 16% of Six Flags Great America's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Six Flags Great America.
What's the best time of day to ride Demon?
Based on historical wait time data, Demon is typically quietest around 4pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
How long is the line for Demon usually?
Over recent weeks, Demon has averaged about 6 minutes, with lines usually longest around 4pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Demon at Six Flags Great America.
Is Demon often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Demon has been running about 16% of the time. We track Demon's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Demon at Six Flags Great America?
Demon is at Six Flags Great America - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Six Flags Great America page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Demon?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Demon's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Demon is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.