Dodgem wait times
Dodgem at Kings Dominion averages 17 minutes. It is shortest at 3pm and worst at 12am. It has run 99% of the park's opening hours recently.
Dodgem queue times, day by day
Dodgem over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Dodgem has averaged about 17 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 24 minutes, with the longest queues near 12am, and the shortest near 3pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Dodgem queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Dodgem peaks at 3pm with 24 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 2. Riding it at the right hour saves 22 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Dodgem
Best time to ride
Dodgem averages 2 minutes at 10am against 24 at the 3pm peak - 22 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Dodgem by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon22m
- Wed1m
- Thu0m
- Fri7m
- Sat25m
- Sun26m
Thursday is the quietest day for Dodgem, at 0 minutes against 26 on Sunday.
Does Dodgem break down?
Uptime and closures
87% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 87% of the minutes Kings Dominion was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 100%
- 99%
- 99%
- 100%
- 99%
- 99%
- 96%
- 0%
Dodgem ran 87% of Kings Dominion's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Dodgem queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 6 Sept60m
- 2Saturday 29 Aug45m
- 3Sunday 30 Aug40m
- 4Saturday 5 Sept40m
- 5Monday 7 Sept35m
- 6Friday 4 Sept15m
- 7Wednesday 9 Sept1m
The worst queue recorded for Dodgem was 60 minutes on Sunday 6 Sept.
Dodgem through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Kings Dominion 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 Dodgem
Dodgem is one of 24 rides tracked at Kings Dominion, 12th longest of 24 by usual wait. It queues about 17 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 17-minute park average.
Dodgem has averaged about 17 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 12am and quietest around 3pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 99% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Wednesdays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Dodgem?
The live wait time for Dodgem at Kings Dominion is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Dodgem wait times.
Is Dodgem open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Dodgem is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Kings Dominion's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Dodgem has been open around 99% of Kings Dominion's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Kings Dominion.
What's the best time of day to ride Dodgem?
Based on historical wait time data, Dodgem is typically quietest around 3pm. 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 Dodgem?
Dodgem is usually quietest on Wednesdays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Wednesday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Dodgem usually?
Over recent weeks, Dodgem has averaged about 17 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 Dodgem at Kings Dominion.
Is Dodgem often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Dodgem has been running about 99% of the time. We track Dodgem'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 Dodgem at Kings Dominion?
Dodgem is at Kings Dominion - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Kings Dominion page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Dodgem?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Dodgem's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Dodgem is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.