Drop Tower wait times
Drop Tower at Kings Dominion averages 8 minutes. It is shortest at 1am and worst at 9pm. It has run 90% of the park's opening hours recently.
Drop Tower queue times, day by day
Drop Tower over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Drop Tower has averaged about 8 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 11 minutes, with the longest queues near 9pm, and the shortest near 1am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Drop Tower queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Drop Tower peaks at 3pm with 12 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 2. Riding it at the right hour saves 10 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Drop Tower
Best time to ride
Drop Tower averages 2 minutes at 11am against 12 at the 3pm peak - 10 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 30 minutes.
Drop Tower by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon11m
- Wed0m
- Thu0m
- Fri5m
- Sat11m
- Sun11m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Drop Tower, at 0 minutes against 11 on Monday.
Does Drop Tower break down?
Uptime and closures
79% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 79% of the minutes Kings Dominion was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 100%
- 99%
- 78%
- 78%
- 79%
- 99%
- 96%
- 0%
Drop Tower ran 79% of Kings Dominion's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Drop Tower queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 29 Aug30m
- 2Sunday 6 Sept25m
- 3Monday 7 Sept20m
- 4Saturday 5 Sept13m
- 5Sunday 30 Aug6m
- 6Friday 4 Sept6m
The worst queue recorded for Drop Tower was 30 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.
Drop Tower 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 Drop Tower
Drop Tower is one of 24 rides tracked at Kings Dominion, 18th longest of 24 by usual wait. It queues about 8 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 17-minute park average.
Drop Tower has averaged about 8 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 9pm and quietest around 1am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 90% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Mondays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Drop Tower?
The live wait time for Drop Tower at Kings Dominion is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Drop Tower wait times.
Is Drop Tower open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Drop Tower is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Kings Dominion's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Drop Tower has been open around 90% 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 Drop Tower?
Based on historical wait time data, Drop Tower 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 Drop Tower?
Drop Tower is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Mondays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Drop Tower usually?
Over recent weeks, Drop Tower has averaged about 8 minutes, with lines usually longest around 9pm. 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 Drop Tower at Kings Dominion.
Is Drop Tower often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Drop Tower has been running about 90% of the time. We track Drop Tower'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 Drop Tower at Kings Dominion?
Drop Tower 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 Drop Tower?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Drop Tower's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Drop Tower is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.