Six Flags Darien Lake wait time statistics

Brain Drain has the longest average wait at Six Flags Darien Lake, at 37 minutes, followed by Wahoo Wave (37 minutes) and Swirl City Slide Complex (32 minutes). 21 of the 33 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.

Tornado sees the longest peak waits at Six Flags Darien Lake, with its daily maximum averaging 48 minutes, ahead of Brain Drain (40 minutes) and Wahoo Wave (39 minutes).

Six Flags Darien Lake is usually quietest in June, July, and September, when crowd levels average as low as 36%. The busiest month tends to be May, at around 60%.

Tuesday is typically the quietest day of the week at Six Flags Darien Lake, averaging 27% compared with 61% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 14 percentage points quieter than weekends.

So far in 2026, Six Flags Darien Lake is running 5 percentage points quieter than at the same point in 2025 (36% compared with 41%). Of the full years on record, 2023 was the busiest, averaging 55%.