Dominator wait times
Dominator at Kings Dominion averages 15 minutes. It is shortest at 1am and worst at 4pm. It has run 76% of the park's opening hours recently.
Dominator queue times, day by day
Dominator over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Dominator has averaged about 15 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 23 minutes, with the longest queues near 4pm, and the shortest near 1am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Dominator queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Dominator peaks at 10am with 23 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9pm with 4. Riding it at the right hour saves 19 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Dominator
Best time to ride
Dominator averages 4 minutes at 9pm against 23 at the 10am peak - 19 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 90 minutes.
Dominator by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon18m
- Wed0m
- Thu0m
- Fri2m
- Sat35m
- Sun24m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Dominator, at 0 minutes against 35 on Saturday.
Does Dominator break down?
Uptime and closures
75% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 75% of the minutes Kings Dominion was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 100%
- 79%
- 77%
- 82%
- 99%
- 96%
- 0%
- 0%
Dominator ran 75% of Kings Dominion's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Dominator queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 29 Aug90m
- 2Saturday 5 Sept60m
- 3Sunday 6 Sept60m
- 4Sunday 30 Aug45m
- 5Monday 7 Sept45m
- 6Friday 4 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Dominator was 90 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.
Dominator 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 Dominator
Dominator is one of 24 rides tracked at Kings Dominion, 14th longest of 24 by usual wait. It queues about 15 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 17-minute park average.
Dominator has averaged about 15 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 4pm and quietest around 1am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 76% 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 Dominator?
The live wait time for Dominator at Kings Dominion is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Dominator wait times.
Is Dominator open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Dominator is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Kings Dominion's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Dominator has been open around 76% 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 Dominator?
Based on historical wait time data, Dominator 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 Dominator?
Dominator 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 Dominator usually?
Over recent weeks, Dominator has averaged about 15 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 Dominator at Kings Dominion.
Is Dominator often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Dominator has been running about 76% of the time. We track Dominator'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 Dominator at Kings Dominion?
Dominator 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 Dominator?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Dominator's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Dominator is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.