Millennium Force wait times
Millennium Force at Cedar Point averages 36 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 8pm. It has run 83% of the park's opening hours recently.
Millennium Force queue times, day by day
Millennium Force over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Millennium Force has averaged about 36 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 41 minutes, with the longest queues near 8pm, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Millennium Force queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Millennium Force peaks at 2pm with 47 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 7. Riding it at the right hour saves 40 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Millennium Force
Best time to ride
Millennium Force averages 7 minutes at 10am against 47 at the 2pm peak - 40 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 90 minutes.
Millennium Force by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Thu8m
- Fri22m
- Sat61m
- Sun29m
Thursday is the quietest day for Millennium Force, at 8 minutes against 61 on Saturday.
Does Millennium Force break down?
Uptime and closures
78% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 78% of the minutes Cedar Point was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 0%
- 65%
- 93%
- 54%
- 85%
- 99%
- 93%
- 90%
Millennium Force ran 78% of Cedar Point's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 5 Oct.
Longest Millennium Force queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept90m
- 2Saturday 3 Oct90m
- 3Sunday 4 Oct60m
- 4Friday 25 Sept45m
- 5Sunday 27 Sept45m
- 6Friday 2 Oct35m
- 7Thursday 1 Oct25m
The worst queue recorded for Millennium Force was 90 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Millennium Force 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 Millennium Force
Millennium Force at Cedar Point is a 310-foot Intamin Giga coaster opened in 2000, the first coaster in the world to break the 300-foot height barrier. Layout is a sustained-speed out-and-back with no inversions but multiple airtime hills and overbanked turns. Top speed 93 mph, ride duration around 2 minutes.
Millennium Force has remained a top-three Cedar Point ride by popularity for over two decades. Queues typically run 60-100 minutes on busy days. The back row's view across Lake Erie at the top of the lift hill is one of the most photographed moments in the park. Throughput is high, so queues clear faster than they look.
Millennium Force has averaged about 36 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 83% 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 Millennium Force?
The live wait time for Millennium Force at Cedar Point is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Millennium Force wait times.
Is Millennium Force open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Millennium Force is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Cedar Point's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Millennium Force 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 Millennium Force?
Based on historical wait time data, Millennium Force 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 Millennium Force?
Millennium Force 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 Millennium Force usually?
Over recent weeks, Millennium Force has averaged about 36 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 Millennium Force at Cedar Point.
Is Millennium Force often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Millennium Force has been running about 83% of the time. We track Millennium Force'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 Millennium Force at Cedar Point?
Millennium Force 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 Millennium Force?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Millennium Force's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Millennium Force is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.