Thunder Canyon wait times
Thunder Canyon at Dorney Park averages 33 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 7pm. It has run 78% of the park's opening hours recently.
Thunder Canyon queue times, day by day
Thunder Canyon over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Thunder Canyon has averaged about 33 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 43 minutes, with the longest queues near 7pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Thunder Canyon queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Thunder Canyon peaks at 4pm with 43 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 43 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Thunder Canyon
Best time to ride
Thunder Canyon averages 0 minutes at 11am against 43 at the 4pm peak - 43 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 120 minutes.
Thunder Canyon by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon41m
- Tue0m
- Fri7m
- Sat49m
- Sun38m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Thunder Canyon, at 0 minutes against 49 on Saturday.
Does Thunder Canyon break down?
Uptime and closures
70% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 70% of the minutes Dorney Park was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 87%
- 80%
- 84%
- 0%
- 78%
- 63%
- 77%
- 79%
Thunder Canyon ran 70% of Dorney Park's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Thunder Canyon queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 5 Sept120m
- 2Saturday 29 Aug60m
- 3Sunday 6 Sept55m
- 4Sunday 30 Aug45m
- 5Monday 7 Sept45m
- 6Friday 28 Aug20m
- 7Friday 4 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Thunder Canyon was 120 minutes on Saturday 5 Sept.
Thunder Canyon through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Dorney Park 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 Thunder Canyon
Thunder Canyon is one of 13 rides tracked at Dorney Park, 2nd longest of 13 by usual wait. It queues about 33 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 19-minute park average.
Thunder Canyon has averaged about 33 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 7pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 78% 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 Thunder Canyon?
The live wait time for Thunder Canyon at Dorney Park is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Thunder Canyon wait times.
Is Thunder Canyon open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Thunder Canyon is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Dorney Park's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Thunder Canyon has been open around 78% of Dorney Park's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Dorney Park.
What's the best time of day to ride Thunder Canyon?
Based on historical wait time data, Thunder Canyon is typically quietest around 4pm. 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 Thunder Canyon?
Thunder Canyon 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 Thunder Canyon usually?
Over recent weeks, Thunder Canyon has averaged about 33 minutes, with lines usually longest around 7pm. 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 Thunder Canyon at Dorney Park.
Is Thunder Canyon often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Thunder Canyon has been running about 78% of the time. We track Thunder Canyon'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 Thunder Canyon at Dorney Park?
Thunder Canyon is at Dorney Park - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Dorney Park page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Thunder Canyon?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Thunder Canyon's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Thunder Canyon is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.