Magnificent Wave Carousel wait times
Magnificent Wave Carousel at Silver Dollar City averages 18 minutes. It is shortest at 9pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 94% of the park's opening hours recently.
Magnificent Wave Carousel queue times, day by day
Magnificent Wave Carousel over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Magnificent Wave Carousel has averaged about 18 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 33 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 9pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Magnificent Wave Carousel queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Magnificent Wave Carousel peaks at noon with 21 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 21 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Magnificent Wave Carousel
Best time to ride
Magnificent Wave Carousel averages 0 minutes at 9am against 21 at the noon peak - 21 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 30 minutes.
Magnificent Wave Carousel by day of the week
Average wait by day
10 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Thu8m
- Fri0m
- Sat11m
- Sun5m
Monday is the quietest day for Magnificent Wave Carousel, at 0 minutes against 11 on Saturday.
Does Magnificent Wave Carousel break down?
Uptime and closures
95% of opening hours · 10 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 95% of the minutes Silver Dollar City was open, across the last 10 recorded days.
Last 10 days uptime
- 83%
- 99%
- 99%
- 73%
- 97%
- 99%
- 97%
- 99%
- 100%
- 99%
Magnificent Wave Carousel ran 95% of Silver Dollar City's opening hours across 10 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Magnificent Wave Carousel queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept30m
- 2Thursday 24 Sept15m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Magnificent Wave Carousel was 30 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Magnificent Wave Carousel 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 Magnificent Wave Carousel
Magnificent Wave Carousel is one of 27 rides tracked at Silver Dollar City, 9th longest of 27 by usual wait. It queues about 18 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 17-minute park average.
Magnificent Wave Carousel has averaged about 18 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 9pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 94% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Magnificent Wave Carousel?
The live wait time for Magnificent Wave Carousel at Silver Dollar City is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Magnificent Wave Carousel wait times.
Is Magnificent Wave Carousel open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Magnificent Wave Carousel is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Silver Dollar City's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Magnificent Wave Carousel has been open around 94% 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 Magnificent Wave Carousel?
Based on historical wait time data, Magnificent Wave Carousel is typically quietest around 9pm. 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 Magnificent Wave Carousel?
Magnificent Wave Carousel is usually quietest on Sundays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Magnificent Wave Carousel usually?
Over recent weeks, Magnificent Wave Carousel has averaged about 18 minutes, with lines usually longest around 5pm. 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 Magnificent Wave Carousel at Silver Dollar City.
Is Magnificent Wave Carousel often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Magnificent Wave Carousel has been running about 94% of the time. We track Magnificent Wave Carousel'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 Magnificent Wave Carousel at Silver Dollar City?
Magnificent Wave Carousel 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 Magnificent Wave Carousel?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Magnificent Wave Carousel's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Magnificent Wave Carousel is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.