2022
In 2022, Tornado had the longest average queue at Six Flags Darien Lake, at 52 minutes, followed by Brain Drain (46 minutes) and Wahoo Wave (45 minutes). 29 of the 42 rides have an average queue of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average queue time, mins |
|---|---|
| Tornado | 52 |
| Brain Drain | 46 |
| Wahoo Wave | 45 |
| Swirl City Slide Complex | 43 |
| [Archived] Tin Lizzy’s | 30 |
| Mind Eraser | 26 |
| Sky Screamer | 23 |
| Blast Off | 22 |
| RipCurl Racer | 22 |
| Viper | 22 |
| Ride of Steel | 21 |
| Motocoaster | 17 |
| Predator | 17 |
| Moose on the Loose | 14 |
| Tantrum | 14 |
| Boomerang | 12 |
| Pirate | 12 |
| Scrambler | 12 |
| Slingshot | 12 |
| Bear Valley Bumper Buggies | 10 |
| Corn Popper | 10 |
| Flotation Station | 10 |
| Grand Prix Speedway | 10 |
| Lasso | 10 |
| [Archived] Red Hawk | 10 |
| Rolling Thunder | 10 |
| Shipwreck Falls | 9 |
| Sleighride | 8 |
| Haymaker | 7 |
| Tree Stump Turnpike | 7 |
| [Archived] Grand Carousel | 4 |
| [Archived] Hornet’s Nest | 4 |
| Beaver Dam Explorer | 1 |
| [Archived] Bucky’s Barrels | 1 |
| [Archived] Chucky’s Mud Buckets | 1 |
| Critter Chase | 1 |
| Darien Lake Railway | 1 |
| [Archived] Hook’s Lagoon | 1 |
| [Archived] Hoot’N’ Holler | 1 |
| Raccoon Rally | 1 |
| [Archived] Wally’s Weather Balloons | 1 |
| [Archived] Woody’s Whirlers | 1 |
In 2022, Tornado saw the longest peak queues at Six Flags Darien Lake, with its daily maximum averaging 53 minutes, ahead of Brain Drain (50 minutes) and Wahoo Wave (49 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum queue time, mins |
|---|---|
| Tornado | 53 |
| Brain Drain | 50 |
| Wahoo Wave | 49 |
| Swirl City Slide Complex | 47 |
| Mind Eraser | 32 |
| [Archived] Tin Lizzy’s | 31 |
| Sky Screamer | 30 |
| Blast Off | 29 |
| Ride of Steel | 27 |
| Viper | 26 |
| Predator | 22 |
| RipCurl Racer | 22 |
| Motocoaster | 21 |
| Moose on the Loose | 17 |
| Tantrum | 16 |
| Boomerang | 15 |
| Slingshot | 14 |
| Pirate | 13 |
| Scrambler | 13 |
| Bear Valley Bumper Buggies | 11 |
| Corn Popper | 11 |
| Lasso | 11 |
| Shipwreck Falls | 11 |
| Flotation Station | 10 |
| Grand Prix Speedway | 10 |
| [Archived] Red Hawk | 10 |
| Rolling Thunder | 10 |
| Haymaker | 8 |
| Sleighride | 8 |
| Tree Stump Turnpike | 7 |
| [Archived] Grand Carousel | 4 |
| [Archived] Hornet’s Nest | 4 |
| Beaver Dam Explorer | 1 |
| [Archived] Bucky’s Barrels | 1 |
| [Archived] Chucky’s Mud Buckets | 1 |
| Critter Chase | 1 |
| Darien Lake Railway | 1 |
| [Archived] Hook’s Lagoon | 1 |
| [Archived] Hoot’N’ Holler | 1 |
| Raccoon Rally | 1 |
| [Archived] Wally’s Weather Balloons | 1 |
| [Archived] Woody’s Whirlers | 1 |
In 2022, Six Flags Darien Lake was quietest in September, when crowd levels averaged as low as 26%. The busiest month was October, at around 71%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | 47 |
| Jun | 41 |
| Jul | 56 |
| Aug | 60 |
| Sep | 26 |
| Oct | 71 |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
In 2022, Thursday was the quietest day of the week at Six Flags Darien Lake, averaging 31% compared with 83% on Tuesday. On average, weekdays are 4 percentage points busier than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 32 |
| Mon | 54 |
| Tue | 83 |
| Wed | 61 |
| Thu | 31 |
| Fri | 45 |
| Sat | 70 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| June 03, 2022 | 99 |
| July 25, 2022 | 98 |
| July 27, 2022 | 98 |
| October 08, 2022 | 98 |
| August 03, 2022 | 97 |
| July 31, 2022 | 97 |
| June 04, 2022 | 96 |
| August 27, 2022 | 96 |
| July 02, 2022 | 96 |
| August 20, 2022 | 94 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| September 04, 2022 | 0 |
| July 21, 2022 | 0 |
| September 03, 2022 | 2 |
| July 04, 2022 | 3 |
| August 07, 2022 | 4 |
| June 05, 2022 | 4 |
| July 17, 2022 | 5 |
| July 01, 2022 | 6 |
| June 17, 2022 | 9 |
| August 31, 2022 | 11 |