Fire Spotter wait times
Fire Spotter at Silver Dollar City averages 20 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 8pm. It has run 98% of the park's opening hours recently.
Fire Spotter queue times, day by day
Fire Spotter over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Fire Spotter has averaged about 20 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 26 minutes, with the longest queues near 8pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Fire Spotter queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Fire Spotter peaks at noon with 16 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 16 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Fire Spotter
Best time to ride
Fire Spotter averages 0 minutes at 9am against 16 at the noon peak - 16 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 55 minutes.
Fire Spotter by day of the week
Average wait by day
10 days with a recorded queue
- Mon37m
- Thu0m
- Fri30m
- Sat37m
- Sun6m
Thursday is the quietest day for Fire Spotter, at 0 minutes against 37 on Monday.
Does Fire Spotter break down?
Uptime and closures
98% of opening hours · 10 days recorded
Running 98% of the minutes Silver Dollar City was open, across the last 10 recorded days.
Last 10 days uptime
- 100%
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- 88%
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- 98%
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Fire Spotter ran 98% of Silver Dollar City's opening hours across 10 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Fire Spotter queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Monday 21 Sept55m
- 2Friday 18 Sept50m
- 3Saturday 19 Sept50m
- 4Saturday 26 Sept35m
- 5Sunday 27 Sept25m
- 6Friday 25 Sept20m
- 7Monday 28 Sept20m
The worst queue recorded for Fire Spotter was 55 minutes on Monday 21 Sept.
Fire Spotter through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Silver Dollar City 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.
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About Fire Spotter
Fire Spotter is one of 27 rides tracked at Silver Dollar City, 5th longest of 27 by usual wait. It queues about 20 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 17-minute park average.
Fire Spotter has averaged about 20 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 8pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 98% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays and busiest on Mondays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Fire Spotter?
The live wait time for Fire Spotter at Silver Dollar City is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Fire Spotter wait times.
Is Fire Spotter open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Fire Spotter is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Silver Dollar City's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Fire Spotter has been open around 98% of Silver Dollar City's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Silver Dollar City.
What's the best time of day to ride Fire Spotter?
Based on historical wait time data, Fire Spotter 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 Fire Spotter?
Fire Spotter is usually quietest on Sundays, and busiest on Mondays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Fire Spotter usually?
Over recent weeks, Fire Spotter has averaged about 20 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 Fire Spotter at Silver Dollar City.
Is Fire Spotter often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Fire Spotter has been running about 98% of the time. We track Fire Spotter'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 Fire Spotter at Silver Dollar City?
Fire Spotter is at Silver Dollar City - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Silver Dollar City page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Fire Spotter?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Fire Spotter's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Fire Spotter is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.