Viper wait times
Viper at Six Flags Magic Mountain averages 5 minutes. It is shortest at 5pm. It has run 94% of the park's opening hours recently.
Viper queue times, day by day
Viper over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Viper has averaged about 5 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 5 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 5pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Viper queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Viper peaks at 1pm with 5 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10pm with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 5 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Viper
Best time to ride
Viper averages 0 minutes at 10pm against 5 at the 1pm peak - 5 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 5 minutes.
Viper by day of the week
Average wait by day
9 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Thu5m
- Fri5m
- Sat5m
- Sun5m
Does Viper break down?
Uptime and closures
94% of opening hours · 9 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 94% of the minutes Six Flags Magic Mountain was open, across the last 9 recorded days.
Last 9 days uptime
- 98%
- 91%
- 95%
- 91%
- 78%
- 96%
- 99%
- 99%
- 99%
Viper ran 94% of Six Flags Magic Mountain's opening hours across 9 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Viper queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept5m
- 2Sunday 27 Sept5m
- 3Monday 28 Sept5m
- 4Friday 2 Oct5m
- 5Saturday 3 Oct5m
- 6Sunday 4 Oct5m
- 7Monday 5 Oct5m
- 8Thursday 8 Oct5m
The worst queue recorded for Viper was 5 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Viper through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Six Flags Magic Mountain 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 Viper
Viper is one of 37 rides tracked at Six Flags Magic Mountain, 28th longest of 37 by usual wait. It queues about 5 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 9-minute park average.
Viper has averaged about 5 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 5pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 94% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Viper?
The live wait time for Viper at Six Flags Magic Mountain is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Viper wait times.
Is Viper open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Viper is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Magic Mountain's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Viper has been open around 94% of Six Flags Magic Mountain's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
What's the best time of day to ride Viper?
Based on historical wait time data, Viper is typically quietest around 5pm. 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 Viper usually?
Over recent weeks, Viper has averaged about 5 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 Viper at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
Is Viper often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Viper has been running about 94% of the time. We track Viper'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 Viper at Six Flags Magic Mountain?
Viper is at Six Flags Magic Mountain - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Six Flags Magic Mountain page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Viper?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Viper's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Viper is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.