Corkscrew wait times
Corkscrew at Cedar Point averages 9 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 9pm. It has run 60% of the park's opening hours recently.
Corkscrew queue times, day by day
Corkscrew over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Corkscrew has averaged about 9 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 16 minutes, with the longest queues near 9pm, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Corkscrew queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Corkscrew peaks at 7pm with 21 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 21 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Corkscrew
Best time to ride
Corkscrew averages 0 minutes at 10am against 21 at the 7pm peak - 21 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 45 minutes.
Corkscrew by day of the week
Average wait by day
12 days with a recorded queue
- Mon8m
- Tue0m
- Wed0m
- Thu3m
- Fri9m
- Sat14m
- Sun16m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Corkscrew, at 0 minutes against 16 on Sunday.
Does Corkscrew break down?
Uptime and closures
62% of opening hours · 12 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 62% of the minutes Cedar Point was open, across the last 12 recorded days.
Last 12 days uptime
- 82%
- 3%
- 3%
- 6%
- 72%
- 81%
- 92%
- 91%
- 79%
- 79%
- 69%
- 68%
Corkscrew ran 62% of Cedar Point's opening hours across 12 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 14 Sept.
Longest Corkscrew queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 6 Sept45m
- 2Saturday 12 Sept30m
- 3Saturday 5 Sept25m
- 4Monday 7 Sept25m
- 5Friday 4 Sept20m
- 6Monday 31 Aug10m
- 7Thursday 10 Sept5m
- 8Friday 11 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Corkscrew was 45 minutes on Sunday 6 Sept.
Corkscrew through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Cedar Point 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 Corkscrew
Corkscrew is one of 21 rides tracked at Cedar Point, 16th longest of 21 by usual wait. It queues about 9 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 20-minute park average.
Corkscrew has averaged about 9 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 9pm and quietest around 2pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 60% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Corkscrew?
The live wait time for Corkscrew at Cedar Point is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Corkscrew wait times.
Is Corkscrew open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Corkscrew is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Cedar Point's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Corkscrew has been open around 60% of Cedar Point's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Cedar Point.
What's the best time of day to ride Corkscrew?
Based on historical wait time data, Corkscrew is typically quietest around 2pm. 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 Corkscrew?
Corkscrew is usually quietest on Thursdays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Thursday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Corkscrew usually?
Over recent weeks, Corkscrew has averaged about 9 minutes, with lines usually longest around 9pm. 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 Corkscrew at Cedar Point.
Is Corkscrew often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Corkscrew has been running about 60% of the time. We track Corkscrew'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 Corkscrew at Cedar Point?
Corkscrew is at Cedar Point - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Cedar Point page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Corkscrew?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Corkscrew's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Corkscrew is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.