🍺 Oktoberfest, 2026
So far in 2026, Viper has had the longest average wait at Six Flags Darien Lake, at 40 minutes, followed by Mind Eraser (32 minutes) and Predator (28 minutes). 2 of the 10 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Viper | 40 |
| Mind Eraser | 32 |
| Predator | 28 |
| Ride of Steel | 21 |
| Motocoaster | 18 |
| RipCurl Racer | 17 |
| Tantrum | 17 |
| Sky Screamer | 16 |
| Blast Off | 13 |
| Boomerang | 4 |
So far in 2026, Mind Eraser has seen the longest peak waits at Six Flags Darien Lake, with its daily maximum averaging 55 minutes, ahead of Viper (40 minutes) and Predator (31 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Mind Eraser | 55 |
| Viper | 40 |
| Predator | 31 |
| Ride of Steel | 29 |
| Sky Screamer | 29 |
| Motocoaster | 27 |
| RipCurl Racer | 25 |
| Tantrum | 20 |
| Blast Off | 18 |
| Boomerang | 4 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | 56 |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 37 |
| Mon | — |
| Tue | — |
| Wed | — |
| Thu | — |
| Fri | — |
| Sat | 75 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| August 15, 2026 | 93 |
| August 29, 2026 | 93 |
| August 30, 2026 | 75 |
| August 22, 2026 | 71 |
| August 09, 2026 | 54 |
| August 08, 2026 | 44 |
| August 16, 2026 | 13 |
| August 23, 2026 | 5 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| August 23, 2026 | 5 |
| August 16, 2026 | 13 |
| August 08, 2026 | 44 |
| August 09, 2026 | 54 |
| August 22, 2026 | 71 |
| August 30, 2026 | 75 |
| August 29, 2026 | 93 |
| August 15, 2026 | 93 |