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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 5,781 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens tomorrow 5pm · usually ~14 min at rope drop
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Best time to ride Giant Wheel

On a typical Thursday, Giant Wheel runs about 14 min at rope drop, peaks near 24 min around 4 PM, and eases to 21 min by close. Across the week, Saturday is the worst day (about 26 min at its midday peak) and Wednesday the calmest (about 0 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 6 min, this is the #32 longest line of 38 tracked rides at Six Flags Great Adventure (park average 18 min). The longest is Big Bambu & Reef Runner at 71 min.

Typical Giant Wheel wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday22 min23 min 3 PM23 min
Tuesday14 min24 min 4 PM21 min
Wednesday0 min0 min 11 AM0 min
Thursday14 min24 min 4 PM21 min
Friday14 min25 min 9 PM25 min
Saturday · busiest14 min26 min 9 PM26 min

Giant Wheel average wait by month

5 to 8 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 20264.8 min7,554
July 20266.6 min11,742
August 20267.9 min24,143
September 20265.6 min5,800

Giant Wheel wait time FAQ

▾When is Giant Wheel shortest?

Giant Wheel is shortest at rope drop (about 14 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 21 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 24 min around 4 PM.

▾Which day is Giant Wheel busiest?

Saturday runs the longest lines, peaking around 26 min midday, while Wednesday is the calmest at about 0 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Giant Wheel right now?

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

Other rides at Six Flags Great Adventure

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Reliability, measured

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

94.33%
of operating hours available
41
separate outages recorded
58h
out of service

Across 1,025 hours that Six Flags Great Adventure was open, Giant Wheel was running 94.33% of the time, with 41 separate interruptions. That ranks #19 for availability out of 48 tracked rides at Six Flags Great Adventure, where the typical ride runs 96.29% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-09-30 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 5,781 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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