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Roaring Rapids Wait Times

Water · 42" minimum height · Six Flags Great Adventure

Roaring Rapids is not operating today.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Roaring Rapids at Six Flags Great Adventure, built on 15,221 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens today 10am · usually ~0 min at rope drop

Park hours today: 10am–8pm

Roaring RapidsClosed

Best time to ride Roaring Rapids

On a typical Sunday, Roaring Rapids runs about 0 min at rope drop, peaks near 59 min around 5 PM, and eases to 19 min by close. Across the week, Saturday is the worst day (about 25 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 7 min, this is the #42 longest line of 52 tracked rides at Six Flags Great Adventure (park average 17 min). The longest is THE FLASH™: Vertical Velocity at 46 min.

Typical Roaring Rapids wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday0 min59 min 5 PM19 min
Monday0 min10 min 9 PM10 min
Tuesday0 min15 min 9 PM15 min
Wednesday0 min0 min 11 AM0 min
Thursday0 min5 min 9 PM5 min
Friday0 min10 min 9 PM10 min
Saturday · busiest0 min25 min 9 PM25 min

Roaring Rapids average wait by month

7 to 12 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 202611.7 min5,744
July 20269.7 min8,670
August 20267 min9,494

Roaring Rapids wait time FAQ

▾When is Roaring Rapids shortest?

Roaring Rapids is shortest at rope drop (about 0 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 19 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 59 min around 5 PM.

▾Which day is Roaring Rapids busiest?

Saturday runs the longest lines, peaking around 25 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 Roaring Rapids right now?

Roaring Rapids 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.

91.74%
of operating hours available
44
separate outages recorded
50h
out of service

Across 599 hours that Six Flags Great Adventure was open, Roaring Rapids was running 91.74% of the time, with 44 separate interruptions. That ranks #12 for availability out of 48 tracked rides at Six Flags Great Adventure, where the typical ride runs 95.94% 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 15,221 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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