Pipe Scream wait times
Pipe Scream at Cedar Point averages 11 minutes. It is shortest at 1am and worst at 8pm. It has run 61% of the park's opening hours recently.
Pipe Scream queue times, day by day
Pipe Scream over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Pipe Scream has averaged about 11 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 22 minutes, with the longest queues near 8pm, and the shortest near 1am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Pipe Scream queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Pipe Scream peaks at 4pm with 27 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 27 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Pipe Scream
Best time to ride
Pipe Scream averages 0 minutes at 10am against 27 at the 4pm peak - 27 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Pipe Scream by day of the week
Average wait by day
12 days with a recorded queue
- Mon10m
- Tue5m
- Wed5m
- Thu3m
- Fri3m
- Sat7m
- Sun21m
Thursday is the quietest day for Pipe Scream, at 3 minutes against 21 on Sunday.
Does Pipe Scream break down?
Uptime and closures
62% of opening hours · 12 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 62% of the minutes Cedar Point was open, across the last 12 recorded days.
Last 12 days uptime
- 61%
- 82%
- 90%
- 89%
- 1%
- 49%
- 91%
- 87%
- 1%
- 91%
- 3%
- 90%
Pipe Scream ran 62% of Cedar Point's opening hours across 12 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 14 Sept.
Longest Pipe Scream queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 6 Sept60m
- 2Monday 7 Sept40m
- 3Saturday 5 Sept20m
- 4Sunday 13 Sept10m
- 5Monday 31 Aug5m
- 6Tuesday 1 Sept5m
- 7Wednesday 2 Sept5m
- 8Thursday 3 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Pipe Scream was 60 minutes on Sunday 6 Sept.
Pipe Scream 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 Pipe Scream
Pipe Scream is one of 21 rides tracked at Cedar Point, 13th longest of 21 by usual wait. It queues about 11 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 20-minute park average.
Pipe Scream has averaged about 11 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 8pm and quietest around 1am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 61% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Pipe Scream?
The live wait time for Pipe Scream at Cedar Point is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Pipe Scream wait times.
Is Pipe Scream open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Pipe Scream is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Cedar Point's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Pipe Scream has been open around 61% 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 Pipe Scream?
Based on historical wait time data, Pipe Scream is typically quietest around 1am. 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 Pipe Scream?
Pipe Scream is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Pipe Scream usually?
Over recent weeks, Pipe Scream has averaged about 11 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 Pipe Scream at Cedar Point.
Is Pipe Scream often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Pipe Scream has been running about 61% of the time. We track Pipe Scream'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 Pipe Scream at Cedar Point?
Pipe Scream 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 Pipe Scream?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Pipe Scream's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Pipe Scream is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.