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Medusa Wait Times

Roller Coaster · 54" minimum height · Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

Medusa is not operating today.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Medusa at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, built on 17,151 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens Saturday 11am · usually ~1 min at rope drop
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Best time to ride Medusa

On a typical Monday, Medusa runs about 1 min at rope drop, peaks near 60 min around 2 PM, and eases to 32 min by close. Across the week, Saturday is the worst day (about 73 min at its midday peak) and Tuesday the calmest (about 25 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 32 min, this is the #5 longest line of 27 tracked rides at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (park average 20 min). The longest is Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth at 45 min.

Typical Medusa wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday1 min48 min 9 PM48 min
Monday1 min60 min 2 PM32 min
Tuesday2 min25 min 3 PM7 min
Wednesday1 min26 min 4 PM24 min
Thursday0 min33 min 2 PM10 min
Friday0 min39 min 4 PM24 min
Saturday · busiest0 min73 min 3 PM50 min

Medusa average wait by month

9 to 32 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 20268.6 min9,783
July 202621 min14,388
August 202632.1 min9,302

Medusa wait time FAQ

▾When is Medusa shortest?

Medusa is shortest at rope drop (about 1 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 32 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 60 min around 2 PM.

▾Which day is Medusa busiest?

Saturday runs the longest lines, peaking around 73 min midday, while Tuesday is the calmest at about 25 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Medusa right now?

Medusa isn't reporting a live wait right now. The park may be closed. This page updates automatically when lines go live.

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Reliability, measured

How often this ride was actually running, not how long the line was.

94.17%
of operating hours available
56
separate outages recorded
42h
out of service

Across 712 hours that Six Flags Discovery Kingdom was open, Medusa was running 94.17% of the time, with 56 separate interruptions. That ranks #11 for availability out of 36 tracked rides at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, where the typical ride runs 95.69% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-08-15 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 17,151 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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