When to queue
Go at 10am.
- Typical wait at 10am
- 1min
- At 4pm, its worst hour
- 35min
Californias Great America
Drop Tower wait times
- Typical wait
- 15min
- At its busiest
- 21min
- Shortest queue
- 5pm
- Running
- 94%
15minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Drop Tower at Californias Great America averages 15 minutes. It is shortest at 5pm and worst at 2pm. It has run 94% of the park's opening hours recently.
Drop Tower queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what Drop Tower usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
Drop Tower over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Drop Tower has averaged about 15 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 21 minutes, with the longest queues near 2pm, and the shortest near 5pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 15min
- Peak
- 21min
- Running
- 94%
- Busiest at
- 2pm
Last 4 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Sunday.
- Typical wait on a Sunday
- 9min
- On a Saturday
- 14min
Does Drop Tower break down?
Rarely.
It was running 94% of the time Californias Great America was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 4 minutes in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 94%
- Queue readings recorded
- 1,744
The record
30 minutes.
The longest queue Drop Tower has held, on Saturday 10 October.
Every ride at Californias Great America →When is the Drop Tower queue shortest?
Usually at 10am, about 1 minutes, against 35 at 4pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 34 minutes on a single ride.
Drop Tower queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
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1412p
261p
262p
333p
354p
185p
276p
257p
218p
19p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride Drop Tower
10am on a Sunday
Drop Tower averages 1 minutes at 10am. The longest queue it has ever held is 30 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Drop Tower?
Sunday, at 9 minutes on average, against 14 on Saturday.
Drop Tower by day of the week
4 days with a recorded queue
- Sat14m
- Sun9m
Does Drop Tower break down?
It ran 94% of Californias Great America's opening hours across 4 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Wednesday 21 Oct.
Uptime and closures
94% of opening hours · 4 days recorded
↑ improving94%
Good
Running 94% of the minutes Californias Great America was open.
Each square is one day, its share of opening hours running. Tap a day to open it above.
How long can the Drop Tower queue get?
The worst queue recorded for Drop Tower was 30 minutes on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Drop Tower queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Saturday 10 Oct30m
- 2Sunday 11 Oct25m
- 3Saturday 17 Oct20m
- 4Sunday 18 Oct10m
Which months are busiest for Drop Tower?
August runs longest at 25 minutes on average, and April is quietest at 13.
Drop Tower through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
13Apr
23May
14Jun
20Jul
25Aug
24Sep
14Oct
About Drop Tower
Drop Tower is one of 13 rides tracked at Californias Great America, 9th longest of 13 by usual wait. It queues about 15 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 29-minute park average.
Drop Tower has averaged about 15 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 2pm and quietest around 5pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 94% of the park's operating hours.
How we measure
- Readings
- The queue time Californias Great America publishes for this ride, read every few minutes while the park is open.
- By hour
- This ride's own last 90 days, within opening hours.
- Day by day
- Its last 14 days.
- Running
- The share of the park's open minutes the ride was running.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Drop Tower?
The live wait time for Drop Tower at Californias Great America is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Drop Tower wait times.
Is Drop Tower open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Drop Tower is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Californias Great America's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Drop Tower has been open around 94% of Californias Great America's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Californias Great America.
What's the best time of day to ride Drop Tower?
Based on historical wait time data, Drop Tower is typically quietest around 5pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
How long is the line for Drop Tower usually?
Over recent weeks, Drop Tower has averaged about 15 minutes, with lines usually longest around 2pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Drop Tower at Californias Great America.
Is Drop Tower often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Drop Tower has been running about 94% of the time. We track Drop Tower's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Drop Tower at Californias Great America?
Drop Tower is at Californias Great America - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Californias Great America page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Drop Tower?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Drop Tower's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Drop Tower is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.
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