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The Great American Revolution Wait Times

Roller Coaster · 48" minimum height · Six Flags Magic Mountain

The Great American Revolution is not operating today.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for The Great American Revolution at Six Flags Magic Mountain, built on 10,007 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens tomorrow 10am · usually ~29 min at rope drop
The Great American RevolutionClosed

Best time to ride The Great American Revolution

On a typical Friday, The Great American Revolution runs about 29 min at rope drop, peaks near 29 min around 10 AM, and eases to 5 min by close. Across the week, Friday is the worst day (about 29 min at its midday peak) and Monday the calmest (about 20 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 12 min, this is the #25 longest line of 70 tracked rides at Six Flags Magic Mountain (park average 10 min). The longest is Final Destination at 39 min.

Typical The Great American Revolution wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday20 min21 min 1 PM5 min
Monday11 min20 min 1 PM5 min
Friday · busiest29 min29 min 10 AM5 min
Saturday22 min27 min 12 PM6 min

The Great American Revolution average wait by month

11 to 17 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 202613.4 min7,217
July 202617.4 min18,073
August 202611.2 min24,378
September 202612.3 min9,969

The Great American Revolution wait time FAQ

▾When is The Great American Revolution shortest?

The Great American Revolution is shortest at rope drop (about 29 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 5 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 29 min around 10 AM.

▾Which day is The Great American Revolution busiest?

Friday runs the longest lines, peaking around 29 min midday, while Monday is the calmest at about 20 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for The Great American Revolution right now?

The Great American Revolution 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.

93.32%
of operating hours available
101
separate outages recorded
50h
out of service

Across 743 hours that Six Flags Magic Mountain was open, The Great American Revolution was running 93.32% of the time, with 101 separate interruptions. That ranks #9 for availability out of 47 tracked rides at Six Flags Magic Mountain, where the typical ride runs 96.23% 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 10,007 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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