2018
In 2018, RailBlazer had the longest average wait at California's Great America, at 56 minutes, followed by The Grizzly (35 minutes) and Rip Roaring Rapids (30 minutes). 6 of the 15 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| RailBlazer | 56 |
| The Grizzly | 35 |
| Rip Roaring Rapids | 30 |
| Gold Striker | 28 |
| Psycho Mouse | 27 |
| Tiki Twirl | 24 |
| Barney Oldfield's Redwood Rally | 21 |
| Flight Deck | 17 |
| Whitewater Falls | 16 |
| Delirium | 15 |
| Rue le Dodge | 15 |
| Demon | 14 |
| Drop Tower | 14 |
| Mass Effect: New Earth | 13 |
| Patriot | 13 |
In 2018, RailBlazer saw the longest peak waits at California's Great America, with its daily maximum averaging 74 minutes, ahead of The Grizzly (46 minutes) and Rip Roaring Rapids (41 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| RailBlazer | 74 |
| The Grizzly | 46 |
| Rip Roaring Rapids | 41 |
| Gold Striker | 39 |
| Psycho Mouse | 35 |
| Tiki Twirl | 35 |
| Barney Oldfield's Redwood Rally | 25 |
| Flight Deck | 25 |
| Demon | 22 |
| Delirium | 21 |
| Whitewater Falls | 21 |
| Drop Tower | 19 |
| Rue le Dodge | 19 |
| Patriot | 17 |
| Mass Effect: New Earth | 15 |
In 2018, California's Great America was quietest in September, when crowd levels averaged as low as 26%. The busiest month was August, at around 60%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | 40 |
| Aug | 60 |
| Sep | 26 |
| Oct | 58 |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | 40 |
In 2018, Tuesday was the quietest day of the week at California's Great America, averaging 18% compared with 56% on Sunday. On average, weekdays are 23 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 56 |
| Mon | 39 |
| Tue | 18 |
| Wed | 27 |
| Thu | 36 |
| Fri | 37 |
| Sat | 52 |
| Event | Average crowd level, % |
|---|
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| July 22, 2018 | 93 |
| August 04, 2018 | 90 |
| July 21, 2018 | 88 |
| July 28, 2018 | 84 |
| October 27, 2018 | 82 |
| July 15, 2018 | 81 |
| August 19, 2018 | 81 |
| October 14, 2018 | 79 |
| August 05, 2018 | 79 |
| September 02, 2018 | 78 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 19, 2018 | 0 |
| December 01, 2018 | 2 |
| December 20, 2018 | 2 |
| December 14, 2018 | 3 |
| September 22, 2018 | 3 |
| December 07, 2018 | 5 |
| September 23, 2018 | 5 |
| September 09, 2018 | 7 |
| September 30, 2018 | 7 |
| July 24, 2018 | 9 |