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Houdini's Great Escape Wait Times

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Houdini's Great Escape at Six Flags Great Adventure, built on 5,569 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens today 5pm · usually ~7 min at rope drop

Park hours today: 5pm–12pm

Houdini's Great EscapeClosed

Best time to ride Houdini's Great Escape

On a typical Friday, Houdini's Great Escape runs about 7 min at rope drop, peaks near 36 min around 4 PM, and eases to 36 min by close. Across the week, Saturday is the worst day (about 38 min at its midday peak) and Thursday the calmest (about 0 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Typical Houdini's Great Escape wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday12 min37 min 6 PM37 min
Tuesday12 min13 min 12 PM13 min
Wednesday12 min36 min 6 PM36 min
Thursday0 min0 min 11 AM0 min
Friday7 min36 min 4 PM36 min
Saturday · busiest15 min38 min 6 PM38 min

Houdini's Great Escape average wait by month

2 to 6 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 20262.1 min5,416
July 20262.4 min9,169
August 20265.6 min21,148
September 20261.9 min6,092
October 20260 min192

Houdini's Great Escape wait time FAQ

▾When is Houdini's Great Escape shortest?

Houdini's Great Escape is shortest at rope drop (about 7 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 36 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 36 min around 4 PM.

▾Which day is Houdini's Great Escape busiest?

Saturday runs the longest lines, peaking around 38 min midday, while Thursday is the calmest at about 0 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Houdini's Great Escape right now?

Houdini's Great Escape 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.

95.13%
of operating hours available
37
separate outages recorded
51h
out of service

Across 1,042 hours that Six Flags Great Adventure was open, Houdini's Great Escape was running 95.13% of the time, with 37 separate interruptions. That ranks #22 for availability out of 48 tracked rides at Six Flags Great Adventure, where the typical ride runs 96.32% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-10-01 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 5,569 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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