Powderkeg wait times
Powderkeg at Silver Dollar City averages 15 minutes. It is shortest at 3pm and worst at 4pm. It has run 74% of the park's opening hours recently.
Powderkeg queue times, day by day
Powderkeg over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Powderkeg has averaged about 15 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 18 minutes, with the longest queues near 4pm, and the shortest near 3pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Powderkeg queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Powderkeg peaks at 1pm with 17 minutes, and is at its shortest at 6pm with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 17 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Powderkeg
Best time to ride
Powderkeg averages 0 minutes at 6pm against 17 at the 1pm peak - 17 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Powderkeg by day of the week
Average wait by day
10 days with a recorded queue
- Mon7m
- Wed0m
- Thu7m
- Fri3m
- Sat15m
- Sun28m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Powderkeg, at 0 minutes against 28 on Sunday.
Does Powderkeg break down?
Uptime and closures
74% of opening hours · 10 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 74% of the minutes Silver Dollar City was open, across the last 10 recorded days.
Last 10 days uptime
- 90%
- 53%
- 65%
- 94%
- 45%
- 83%
- 85%
- 71%
- 72%
- 86%
Powderkeg ran 74% of Silver Dollar City's opening hours across 10 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Powderkeg queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 5 Sept60m
- 2Sunday 6 Sept60m
- 3Sunday 30 Aug55m
- 4Saturday 29 Aug25m
- 5Monday 7 Sept15m
- 6Monday 31 Aug5m
- 7Thursday 3 Sept5m
- 8Friday 4 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Powderkeg was 60 minutes on Saturday 5 Sept.
Powderkeg 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.
About Powderkeg
Powderkeg is one of 27 rides tracked at Silver Dollar City, 19th longest of 27 by usual wait. It queues about 15 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 21-minute park average.
Powderkeg has averaged about 15 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 4pm and quietest around 3pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 74% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Powderkeg?
The live wait time for Powderkeg at Silver Dollar City is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Powderkeg wait times.
Is Powderkeg open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Powderkeg is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Silver Dollar City's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Powderkeg has been open around 74% 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 Powderkeg?
Based on historical wait time data, Powderkeg 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 Powderkeg?
Powderkeg is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Powderkeg usually?
Over recent weeks, Powderkeg 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 Powderkeg at Silver Dollar City.
Is Powderkeg often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Powderkeg has been running about 74% of the time. We track Powderkeg'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 Powderkeg at Silver Dollar City?
Powderkeg 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 Powderkeg?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Powderkeg's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Powderkeg is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.