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West Coast Racers has the longest average queue at Six Flags Magic Mountain, at 40 minutes, followed by Final Destination: Death's Playground (38 minutes) and Tatsu (37 minutes). 27 of the 44 rides have an average queue of 15 minutes or less.
West Coast Racers sees the longest peak queues at Six Flags Magic Mountain, with its daily maximum averaging 65 minutes, ahead of Roaring Rapids (59 minutes) and Tatsu (59 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum queue time, mins |
|---|---|
| West Coast Racers | 65 |
| Roaring Rapids | 59 |
| Tatsu | 59 |
| Final Destination: Death's Playground | 58 |
| Full Throttle | 55 |
| Twisted Colossus | 54 |
| WONDER WOMAN™ Flight of Courage | 53 |
| CraZanity | 51 |
| Goliath | 49 |
| Apocalypse | 48 |
| The Great American Revolution | 42 |
| Jet Stream | 41 |
| Ninja | 38 |
| THE RIDDLER™’s Revenge | 37 |
| Carnage presented by M&M'S® | 36 |
| BATMAN™ The Ride | 30 |
| Vault: 666 Unlocked | 30 |
| JUSTICE LEAGUE™: Battle for Metropolis | 29 |
| SCREAM | 28 |
| The Conjuring Universe | 27 |
| LEX LUTHOR™: Drop of Doom | 26 |
| Trick 'r Treat | 20 |
| Viper | 20 |
| Wolves' Blood | 18 |
| Gold Rusher | 15 |
| Dive Devil | 13 |
| Jammin' Bumpers | 13 |
| Buccaneer | 7 |
| Swashbuckler | 6 |
| Willoughby's: Resurrected | 6 |
| Circuit Breaker Grand Prix | 5 |
| Funny Flyers | 5 |
| Road Runner Express | 5 |
| Camp Bus | 4 |
| Canyon Cruiser | 4 |
| Daffy’s Forest Four-Wheelers | 4 |
| Grand American Carousel | 4 |
| Looney Ballooneys | 4 |
| Merrie Melodies Merrie Go Round | 4 |
| Sylvester’s Pounce and Bounce | 4 |
| Taz’s Tazmanian Train Tours | 4 |
| TEEN TITANS™ Turbo Spin | 4 |
| Magic Mover | 3 |
| Camp Duck Amuck Fun Fort | 2 |
Six Flags Magic Mountain is usually quietest in September and February, when crowd levels average as low as 35%. The busiest month tends to be June, at around 64%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 43 |
| Feb | 37 |
| Mar | 48 |
| Apr | 57 |
| May | 51 |
| Jun | 64 |
| Jul | 60 |
| Aug | 50 |
| Sep | 35 |
| Oct | 41 |
| Nov | 50 |
| Dec | 52 |
Tuesday is typically the quietest day of the week at Six Flags Magic Mountain, averaging 38% compared with 76% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 27 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 59 |
| Mon | 42 |
| Tue | 38 |
| Wed | 40 |
| Thu | 39 |
| Fri | 46 |
| Sat | 76 |
So far in 2026, Six Flags Magic Mountain is running 4 percentage points busier than at the same point in 2025 (43% compared with 39%). Of the full years on record, 2023 was the busiest, averaging 57%. 2020 and 2021 are left out of these comparisons because COVID-19 closures and capacity limits affected crowd levels in those years.
| Event | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| 🎢 THRILL CITY 2025 | 93 |
| 🎖️ Military Appreciation Days Sale | 75 |
| 🪲 FANTA Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | 71 |
| 🍕 Flavors of the World | 68 |
| 🎟️ Holiday “Bag-a-Ticket” Food Drive | 66 |
| 🎄 Holiday in the Park | 63 |
| 👻 Scream Break | 58 |
| 🎆 July 4th | 58 |
| 🦇 DC Heroes & Villains Festival | 58 |
| ⭐ Star Spangled Nights | 57 |
| 🤡 Kids Boo Fest | 48 |
| 🍺 Oktoberfest | 47 |
| 🎃 Tricks and Treats | 41 |
| 👻 Fright Fest | 39 |
| ⛰️ Out On The Mountain | 16 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 26, 2022 | 100 |
| December 28, 2022 | 99 |
| December 29, 2019 | 99 |
| March 19, 2017 | 99 |
| December 29, 2024 | 99 |
| December 28, 2019 | 99 |
| May 31, 2021 | 99 |
| December 29, 2017 | 99 |
| December 27, 2024 | 99 |
| May 30, 2021 | 99 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| January 05, 2023 | 0 |
| September 08, 2022 | 0 |
| January 13, 2025 | 0 |
| September 07, 2022 | 0 |
| December 01, 2022 | 0 |
| September 19, 2022 | 0 |
| September 22, 2022 | 0 |
| October 20, 2022 | 0 |
| September 01, 2022 | 0 |
| September 20, 2022 | 0 |