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SCREAM Wait Times

Roller Coaster · Six Flags Magic Mountain

SCREAM is temporarily down right now.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for SCREAM at Six Flags Magic Mountain, built on 18,447 measured readings.

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

Park hours today: 10am–6pm

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Best time to ride SCREAM

On a typical Monday, SCREAM runs about 0 min at rope drop, peaks near 5 min around 12 PM, and eases to 5 min by close. Across the week, Thursday is the worst day (about 21 min at its midday peak) and Monday the calmest (about 5 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 5 min, this is the #37 longest line of 59 tracked rides at Six Flags Magic Mountain (park average 12 min). The longest is Roaring Rapids at 41 min.

Typical SCREAM wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday0 min9 min 3 PM5 min
Monday0 min5 min 12 PM5 min
Tuesday0 min13 min 6 PM5 min
Wednesday0 min6 min 3 PM5 min
Thursday · busiest0 min21 min 6 PM5 min
Friday0 min7 min 8 PM6 min
Saturday0 min18 min 8 PM10 min

SCREAM average wait by month

5 to 7 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 20267.4 min6,648
July 20267.4 min10,107
August 20265 min11,953

SCREAM wait time FAQ

▾When is SCREAM shortest?

SCREAM is shortest at rope drop (about 0 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 5 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 5 min around 12 PM.

▾Which day is SCREAM busiest?

Thursday runs the longest lines, peaking around 21 min midday, while Monday is the calmest at about 5 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for SCREAM right now?

SCREAM 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.

96.99%
of operating hours available
24
separate outages recorded
27h
out of service

Across 892 hours that Six Flags Magic Mountain was open, SCREAM was running 96.99% of the time, with 24 separate interruptions. That ranks #28 for availability out of 47 tracked rides at Six Flags Magic Mountain, where the typical ride runs 96.61% 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 18,447 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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