Iron Dragon wait times
Iron Dragon at Cedar Point averages 15 minutes. It is shortest at 1pm and worst at 12am. It has run 83% 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 15 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 22 minutes, with the longest queues near 12am, and the shortest near 1pm. 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 4pm with 23 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 2. Riding it at the right hour saves 21 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Iron Dragon
Best time to ride
Iron Dragon averages 2 minutes at 9am against 23 at the 4pm peak - 21 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Iron Dragon by day of the week
Average wait by day
12 days with a recorded queue
- Mon15m
- Tue5m
- Wed5m
- Thu3m
- Fri7m
- Sat23m
- Sun26m
Thursday is the quietest day for Iron Dragon, at 3 minutes against 26 on Sunday.
Does Iron Dragon break down?
Uptime and closures
86% of opening hours · 12 days recorded
Running 86% of the minutes Cedar Point was open, across the last 12 recorded days.
Last 12 days uptime
- 83%
- 93%
- 100%
- 90%
- 59%
- 80%
- 99%
- 100%
- 13%
- 97%
- 83%
- 97%
Iron Dragon ran 86% of Cedar Point's opening hours across 12 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 14 Sept.
Longest Iron Dragon queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 6 Sept60m
- 2Monday 7 Sept45m
- 3Saturday 5 Sept40m
- 4Saturday 12 Sept40m
- 5Friday 4 Sept30m
- 6Sunday 13 Sept30m
- 7Monday 31 Aug5m
- 8Tuesday 1 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Iron Dragon was 60 minutes on Sunday 6 Sept.
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.
About Iron Dragon
Iron Dragon is one of 21 rides tracked at Cedar Point, 10th longest of 21 by usual wait. It queues about 15 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 20-minute park average.
Iron Dragon has averaged about 15 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 12am and quietest around 1pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 83% 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 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 83% 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 1pm. 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 Thursdays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Thursday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Iron Dragon usually?
Over recent weeks, Iron Dragon has averaged about 15 minutes, with lines usually longest around 12am. 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 83% 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.