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Giant Wheel Wait Times

Thrill · 42" minimum height · Six Flags Great Adventure

Giant Wheel is not operating today.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Giant Wheel at Six Flags Great Adventure, built on 20,804 measured readings.

LIVE · 5 min now · updated 1 min ago

Park hours today: 10am–8pm

Giant Wheel5 min

Best time to ride Giant Wheel

On a typical Monday, Giant Wheel runs about 0 min at rope drop, peaks near 13 min around 3 PM, and eases to 8 min by close. Across the week, Tuesday is the worst day (about 13 min at its midday peak) and Wednesday the calmest (about 6 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 7 min, this is the #43 longest line of 52 tracked rides at Six Flags Great Adventure (park average 17 min). The longest is THE FLASH™: Vertical Velocity at 48 min.

Typical Giant Wheel wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday0 min28 min 9 PM28 min
Monday0 min13 min 3 PM8 min
Tuesday · busiest0 min13 min 9 PM13 min
Wednesday0 min6 min 7 PM6 min
Thursday0 min12 min 9 PM12 min
Friday0 min7 min 9 PM7 min
Saturday0 min9 min 4 PM8 min

Giant Wheel average wait by month

5 to 7 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 20264.8 min7,554
July 20266.6 min11,742
August 20266.6 min13,532

Giant Wheel wait time FAQ

▾When is Giant Wheel shortest?

Giant Wheel is shortest at rope drop (about 0 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 8 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 13 min around 3 PM.

▾Which day is Giant Wheel busiest?

Tuesday runs the longest lines, peaking around 13 min midday, while Wednesday is the calmest at about 6 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Giant Wheel right now?

Giant Wheel is at 5 minutes right now, updated 1 min ago. Thoosie refreshes every minute.

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Reliability, measured

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

94.91%
of operating hours available
31
separate outages recorded
40h
out of service

Across 794 hours that Six Flags Great Adventure was open, Giant Wheel was running 94.91% of the time, with 31 separate interruptions. That ranks #19 for availability out of 48 tracked rides at Six Flags Great Adventure, where the typical ride runs 96% 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 20,804 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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