Iron Dragon wait times
Iron Dragon at Cedar Point averages 21 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 8pm. It has run 81% of the park's opening hours recently.
Iron Dragon queue times, day by day
Iron Dragon over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Iron Dragon has averaged about 21 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 28 minutes, with the longest queues near 8pm, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Iron Dragon queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Iron Dragon peaks at 2pm with 27 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 27 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Iron Dragon
Best time to ride
Iron Dragon averages 0 minutes at 9am against 27 at the 2pm peak - 27 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 70 minutes.
Iron Dragon by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Thu0m
- Fri10m
- Sat38m
- Sun25m
Thursday is the quietest day for Iron Dragon, at 0 minutes against 38 on Saturday.
Does Iron Dragon break down?
Uptime and closures
77% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 77% of the minutes Cedar Point was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 0%
- 68%
- 95%
- 41%
- 67%
- 97%
- 98%
- 99%
Iron Dragon ran 77% of Cedar Point's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 5 Oct.
Longest Iron Dragon queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 3 Oct70m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept50m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept45m
- 4Sunday 4 Oct45m
- 5Friday 25 Sept20m
- 6Friday 2 Oct15m
The worst queue recorded for Iron Dragon was 70 minutes on Saturday 3 Oct.
Iron Dragon 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 Iron Dragon
Iron Dragon is one of 21 rides tracked at Cedar Point, 10th longest of 21 by usual wait. It queues about 21 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 27-minute park average.
Iron Dragon has averaged about 21 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 8pm and quietest around 2pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 81% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Iron Dragon?
The live wait time for Iron Dragon at Cedar Point is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Iron Dragon wait times.
Is Iron Dragon open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Iron Dragon is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Cedar Point's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Iron Dragon has been open around 81% 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 Iron Dragon?
Based on historical wait time data, Iron Dragon 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 Iron Dragon?
Iron Dragon is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Iron Dragon usually?
Over recent weeks, Iron Dragon has averaged about 21 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 Iron Dragon at Cedar Point.
Is Iron Dragon often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Iron Dragon has been running about 81% of the time. We track Iron Dragon'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 Iron Dragon at Cedar Point?
Iron Dragon 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 Iron Dragon?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Iron Dragon's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Iron Dragon is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.