When to queue
Go at 10am.
- Typical wait at 10am
- 2min
- At 3pm, its worst hour
- 21min
Canadas Wonderland
Drop Tower wait times
- Typical wait
- 12min
- At its busiest
- 15min
- Shortest queue
- 12pm
- Running
- 89%
12minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Drop Tower at Canadas Wonderland averages 12 minutes. It is shortest at 12pm and worst at 8pm. It has run 89% 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 12 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 15 minutes, with the longest queues near 8pm, and the shortest near 12pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 12min
- Peak
- 15min
- Running
- 89%
- Busiest at
- 8pm
Last 6 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Friday.
- Typical wait on a Friday
- 4min
- On a Saturday
- 16min
Does Drop Tower break down?
Now and then.
It was running 89% of the time Canadas Wonderland was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 7 minutes in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 89%
- Queue readings recorded
- 4,023
The record
30 minutes.
The longest queue Drop Tower has held, on Saturday 17 October.
Every ride at Canadas Wonderland →When is the Drop Tower queue shortest?
Usually at 10am, about 2 minutes, against 21 at 3pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 19 minutes on a single ride.
Drop Tower queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
210a
811a
1012p
91p
162p
213p
184p
175p
136p
157p
168p
149p
910p
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 Friday
Drop Tower averages 2 minutes at 10am. The longest queue it has ever held is 30 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Drop Tower?
Friday, at 4 minutes on average, against 16 on Saturday.
Drop Tower by day of the week
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri4m
- Sat16m
- Sun5m
Does Drop Tower break down?
It ran 89% of Canadas Wonderland's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Wednesday 21 Oct.
Uptime and closures
89% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↑ improving89%
Good
Running 89% of the minutes Canadas Wonderland 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 17 Oct.
Longest Drop Tower queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Saturday 17 Oct30m
- 2Saturday 10 Oct20m
- 3Friday 9 Oct10m
- 4Sunday 11 Oct5m
- 5Sunday 18 Oct5m
Which months are busiest for Drop Tower?
August runs longest at 20 minutes on average, and October is quietest at 11.
Drop Tower through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
14Jun
12Jul
20Aug
18Sep
11Oct
About Drop Tower
Drop Tower is one of 19 rides tracked at Canadas Wonderland, 15th longest of 19 by usual wait. It queues about 12 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 23-minute park average.
Drop Tower has averaged about 12 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 8pm and quietest around 12pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 89% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays and busiest on Saturdays.
How we measure
- Readings
- The queue time Canadas Wonderland 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 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 89% 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 12pm. 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 Sundays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Drop Tower usually?
Over recent weeks, Drop Tower has averaged about 12 minutes, with lines usually longest around 8pm. 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 89% 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.
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