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Giant Drop Wait Times

Thrill · 48" minimum height · Six Flags Great America

Giant Drop is temporarily down right now.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Giant Drop at Six Flags Great America, built on 26,396 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens Saturday 10am · usually ~0 min at rope drop
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Best time to ride Giant Drop

On a typical Monday, Giant Drop runs about 0 min at rope drop, peaks near 26 min around 4 PM, and eases to 9 min by close. Across the week, Monday is the worst day (about 26 min at its midday peak) and Thursday the calmest (about 11 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 9 min, this is the #30 longest line of 34 tracked rides at Six Flags Great America (park average 22 min). The longest is Wrath of Rakshasa at 45 min.

Typical Giant Drop wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday0 min18 min 7 PM9 min
Monday · busiest0 min26 min 4 PM9 min
Tuesday0 min17 min 5 PM10 min
Wednesday0 min13 min 3 PM8 min
Thursday0 min11 min 5 PM5 min
Friday0 min12 min 7 PM6 min
Saturday0 min13 min 4 PM8 min

Giant Drop average wait by month

8 to 9 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 20268.8 min10,151
July 20268.4 min15,858
August 20269.3 min16,785

Giant Drop wait time FAQ

▾When is Giant Drop shortest?

Giant Drop is shortest at rope drop (about 0 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 9 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 26 min around 4 PM.

▾Which day is Giant Drop busiest?

Monday runs the longest lines, peaking around 26 min midday, while Thursday is the calmest at about 11 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Giant Drop right now?

Giant Drop 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.

86.68%
of operating hours available
72
separate outages recorded
116h
out of service

Across 867 hours that Six Flags Great America was open, Giant Drop was running 86.68% of the time, with 72 separate interruptions. That ranks #10 for availability out of 44 tracked rides at Six Flags Great America, where the typical ride runs 92.17% 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 26,396 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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