When to queue
Go at 9am.
- Typical wait at 9am
- 8min
- At 4pm, its worst hour
- 51min
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Millennium Force wait times
- Typical wait
- 54min
- At its busiest
- 79min
- Shortest queue
- 10am
- Running
- 69%
54minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Millennium Force at Cedar Point averages 54 minutes. It is shortest at 10am and worst at 4pm. It has run 69% of the park's opening hours recently.
Millennium Force queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what Millennium Force usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
Millennium Force over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Millennium Force has averaged about 54 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 79 minutes, with the longest queues near 4pm, and the shortest near 10am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 54min
- Peak
- 79min
- Running
- 69%
- Busiest at
- 4pm
Last 8 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Thursday.
- Typical wait on a Thursday
- 42min
- On a Saturday
- 109min
Does Millennium Force break down?
Quite often.
It was running 69% of the time Cedar Point was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 19 minutes in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 69%
- Queue readings recorded
- 7,597
The record
150 minutes.
The longest queue Millennium Force has held, on Saturday 24 October.
Every ride at Cedar Point →When is the Millennium Force queue shortest?
Usually at 9am, about 8 minutes, against 51 at 4pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 43 minutes on a single ride.
Millennium Force queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
89a
1310a
3211a
3912p
441p
392p
463p
514p
355p
366p
347p
408p
419p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride Millennium Force
9am on a Thursday
Millennium Force averages 8 minutes at 9am. The longest queue it has ever held is 150 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Millennium Force?
Thursday, at 42 minutes on average, against 109 on Saturday.
Millennium Force by day of the week
8 days with a recorded queue
- Thu42m
- Fri61m
- Sat109m
- Sun61m
Does Millennium Force break down?
It ran 67% of Cedar Point's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 26 Oct.
Uptime and closures
67% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↑ improving67%
Poor
Running 67% of the minutes Cedar Point was open.
Each square is one day, its share of opening hours running. Tap a day to open it above.
How long can the Millennium Force queue get?
The worst queue recorded for Millennium Force was 150 minutes on Saturday 24 Oct.
Longest Millennium Force queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Saturday 24 Oct150m
- 2Friday 16 Oct120m
- 3Sunday 25 Oct120m
- 4Saturday 17 Oct110m
- 5Sunday 18 Oct90m
- 6Friday 23 Oct75m
- 7Thursday 15 Oct60m
- 8Thursday 22 Oct50m
Which months are busiest for Millennium Force?
October runs longest at 53 minutes on average, and August is quietest at 31.
Millennium Force through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
51Nov
46May
40Jun
36Jul
31Aug
34Sep
53Oct
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 54 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 4pm and quietest around 10am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 69% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Saturdays.
How we measure
- Readings
- The queue time Cedar Point publishes for this ride, read every few minutes while the park is open.
- By hour
- This ride's own last 90 days, within opening hours.
- Day by day
- Its last 14 days.
- Running
- The share of the park's open minutes the ride was running.
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 69% 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 10am. 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 54 minutes, with lines usually longest around 4pm. 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 69% 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.
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