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White Water Safari Wait Times

Water · 42" minimum height · Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

White Water Safari is not operating today.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for White Water Safari at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, built on 13,603 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens Saturday 11am · usually ~0 min at rope drop
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Best time to ride White Water Safari

On a typical Monday, White Water Safari runs about 0 min at rope drop, peaks near 20 min around 5 PM, and eases to 12 min by close. Across the week, Saturday is the worst day (about 74 min at its midday peak) and Thursday the calmest (about 13 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 21 min, this is the #13 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 White Water Safari wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday0 min32 min 2 PM26 min
Monday0 min20 min 5 PM12 min
Tuesday0 min17 min 4 PM4 min
Wednesday0 min17 min 4 PM5 min
Thursday0 min13 min 3 PM7 min
Friday0 min13 min 4 PM8 min
Saturday · busiest0 min74 min 5 PM46 min

White Water Safari average wait by month

1 to 21 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 20261 min575
July 202611 min5,660
August 202621.4 min8,679

White Water Safari wait time FAQ

▾When is White Water Safari shortest?

White Water Safari is shortest at rope drop (about 0 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 12 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 20 min around 5 PM.

▾Which day is White Water Safari busiest?

Saturday runs the longest lines, peaking around 74 min midday, while Thursday is the calmest at about 13 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for White Water Safari right now?

White Water Safari 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.

80.51%
of operating hours available
37
separate outages recorded
66h
out of service

Across 339 hours that Six Flags Discovery Kingdom was open, White Water Safari was running 80.51% of the time, with 37 separate interruptions. That ranks #1 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 13,603 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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