Gatekeeper wait times
Gatekeeper at Cedar Point averages 30 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 82% of the park's opening hours recently.
Gatekeeper queue times, day by day
Gatekeeper over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Gatekeeper has averaged about 30 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 48 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Gatekeeper queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Gatekeeper peaks at 4pm with 40 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 40 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Gatekeeper
Best time to ride
Gatekeeper averages 0 minutes at 9am against 40 at the 4pm peak - 40 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 105 minutes.
Gatekeeper by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Thu3m
- Fri11m
- Sat65m
- Sun17m
Thursday is the quietest day for Gatekeeper, at 3 minutes against 65 on Saturday.
Does Gatekeeper break down?
Uptime and closures
76% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 76% of the minutes Cedar Point was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 0%
- 63%
- 95%
- 53%
- 90%
- 95%
- 93%
- 83%
Gatekeeper ran 76% of Cedar Point's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 5 Oct.
Longest Gatekeeper queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 3 Oct105m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept90m
- 3Sunday 4 Oct45m
- 4Sunday 27 Sept30m
- 5Friday 25 Sept25m
- 6Friday 2 Oct15m
- 7Thursday 1 Oct5m
The worst queue recorded for Gatekeeper was 105 minutes on Saturday 3 Oct.
Gatekeeper 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.
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About Gatekeeper
Gatekeeper is one of 21 rides tracked at Cedar Point, 7th longest of 21 by usual wait. It queues about 30 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 27-minute park average.
Gatekeeper has averaged about 30 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 2pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 82% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Gatekeeper?
The live wait time for Gatekeeper at Cedar Point is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Gatekeeper wait times.
Is Gatekeeper open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Gatekeeper is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Cedar Point's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Gatekeeper has been open around 82% 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 Gatekeeper?
Based on historical wait time data, Gatekeeper 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 Gatekeeper?
Gatekeeper is usually quietest on Thursdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Thursday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Gatekeeper usually?
Over recent weeks, Gatekeeper has averaged about 30 minutes, with lines usually longest around 5pm. 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 Gatekeeper at Cedar Point.
Is Gatekeeper often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Gatekeeper has been running about 82% of the time. We track Gatekeeper'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 Gatekeeper at Cedar Point?
Gatekeeper 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 Gatekeeper?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Gatekeeper's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Gatekeeper is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.