Drop Tower wait times
Drop Tower at Canadas Wonderland averages 19 minutes. It is shortest at 10pm and worst at 11pm. It has run 91% of the park's opening hours recently.
Drop Tower queue times, day by day
Drop Tower over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Drop Tower has averaged about 19 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 27 minutes, with the longest queues near 11pm, and the shortest near 10pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Drop Tower queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Drop Tower peaks at 3pm with 29 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 2. Riding it at the right hour saves 27 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Drop Tower
Best time to ride
Drop Tower averages 2 minutes at 10am against 29 at the 3pm peak - 27 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 90 minutes.
Drop Tower by day of the week
Average wait by day
11 days with a recorded queue
- Mon9m
- Tue7m
- Wed1m
- Thu30m
- Fri18m
- Sat30m
- Sun22m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Drop Tower, at 1 minutes against 30 on Thursday.
Does Drop Tower break down?
Uptime and closures
93% of opening hours · 11 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 93% of the minutes Canadas Wonderland was open, across the last 11 recorded days.
Last 11 days uptime
- 89%
- 86%
- 90%
- 88%
- 99%
- 58%
- 100%
- 97%
- 100%
- 100%
- 99%
Drop Tower ran 93% of Canadas Wonderland's opening hours across 11 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Drop Tower queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 29 Aug90m
- 2Thursday 3 Sept30m
- 3Sunday 6 Sept30m
- 4Friday 4 Sept25m
- 5Sunday 30 Aug20m
- 6Friday 28 Aug15m
- 7Tuesday 1 Sept15m
- 8Saturday 5 Sept15m
The worst queue recorded for Drop Tower was 90 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.
Drop Tower through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Canadas Wonderland publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
About Drop Tower
Drop Tower is one of 20 rides tracked at Canadas Wonderland, 15th longest of 20 by usual wait. It queues about 19 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 32-minute park average.
Drop Tower has averaged about 19 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 11pm and quietest around 10pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 91% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Wednesdays and busiest on Thursdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Drop Tower?
The live wait time for Drop Tower at Canadas Wonderland 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 Canadas Wonderland's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Drop Tower has been open around 91% of Canadas Wonderland's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Canadas Wonderland.
What's the best time of day to ride Drop Tower?
Based on historical wait time data, Drop Tower is typically quietest around 10pm. 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.
What is the best day to ride Drop Tower?
Drop Tower is usually quietest on Wednesdays, and busiest on Thursdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Wednesday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Drop Tower usually?
Over recent weeks, Drop Tower has averaged about 19 minutes, with lines usually longest around 11pm. 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 Canadas Wonderland.
Is Drop Tower often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Drop Tower has been running about 91% 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 Canadas Wonderland?
Drop Tower is at Canadas Wonderland - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Canadas Wonderland 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.