Maxx Force wait times
Maxx Force at Six Flags Great America averages 35 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 84% of the park's opening hours recently.
Maxx Force queue times, day by day
Maxx Force over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Maxx Force has averaged about 35 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 41 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Maxx Force queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Maxx Force peaks at 1pm with 51 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 51 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Maxx Force
Best time to ride
Maxx Force averages 0 minutes at 10am against 51 at the 1pm peak - 51 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 75 minutes.
Maxx Force by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri26m
- Sat52m
- Sun43m
Friday is the quietest day for Maxx Force, at 26 minutes against 52 on Saturday.
Does Maxx Force break down?
Uptime and closures
84% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 84% of the minutes Six Flags Great America was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 89%
- 65%
- 76%
- 85%
- 98%
- 92%
Maxx Force ran 84% 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 Maxx Force queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 27 Sept75m
- 2Saturday 3 Oct75m
- 3Sunday 4 Oct70m
- 4Saturday 26 Sept60m
- 5Friday 9 Oct60m
- 6Friday 2 Oct30m
The worst queue recorded for Maxx Force was 75 minutes on Sunday 27 Sept.
Maxx Force 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 Maxx Force
Maxx Force is one of 22 rides tracked at Six Flags Great America, 1st longest of 22 by usual wait. It queues about 35 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 21-minute park average.
Maxx Force has averaged about 35 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 84% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Maxx Force?
The live wait time for Maxx Force 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 Maxx Force wait times.
Is Maxx Force open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Maxx Force is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Great America's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Maxx Force has been open around 84% 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 Maxx Force?
Based on historical wait time data, Maxx Force 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.
What is the best day to ride Maxx Force?
Maxx Force is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Maxx Force usually?
Over recent weeks, Maxx Force has averaged about 35 minutes, with lines usually longest around 5pm. 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 Maxx Force at Six Flags Great America.
Is Maxx Force often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Maxx Force has been running about 84% of the time. We track Maxx Force'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 Maxx Force at Six Flags Great America?
Maxx Force 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 Maxx Force?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Maxx Force's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Maxx Force is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.