Thunderation wait times
Thunderation at Silver Dollar City averages 9 minutes. It is shortest at 6pm and worst at 4pm. It has run 87% of the park's opening hours recently.
Thunderation queue times, day by day
Thunderation over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Thunderation has averaged about 9 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 12 minutes, with the longest queues near 4pm, and the shortest near 6pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Thunderation queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Thunderation peaks at 11am with 8 minutes, and is at its shortest at 5pm with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 8 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Thunderation
Best time to ride
Thunderation averages 0 minutes at 5pm against 8 at the 11am peak - 8 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 35 minutes.
Thunderation by day of the week
Average wait by day
10 days with a recorded queue
- Mon3m
- Wed0m
- Thu5m
- Fri8m
- Sat12m
- Sun11m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Thunderation, at 0 minutes against 12 on Saturday.
Does Thunderation break down?
Uptime and closures
87% of opening hours · 10 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 87% of the minutes Silver Dollar City was open, across the last 10 recorded days.
Last 10 days uptime
- 100%
- 78%
- 97%
- 80%
- 88%
- 92%
- 92%
- 76%
- 76%
- 94%
Thunderation ran 87% of Silver Dollar City's opening hours across 10 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Thunderation queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 6 Sept35m
- 2Saturday 5 Sept20m
- 3Sunday 30 Aug15m
- 4Friday 4 Sept10m
- 5Friday 28 Aug5m
- 6Saturday 29 Aug5m
- 7Thursday 3 Sept5m
- 8Monday 7 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Thunderation was 35 minutes on Sunday 6 Sept.
Thunderation 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 Thunderation
Thunderation is one of 27 rides tracked at Silver Dollar City, 26th longest of 27 by usual wait. It queues about 9 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 21-minute park average.
Thunderation has averaged about 9 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 4pm and quietest around 6pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 87% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Mondays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Thunderation?
The live wait time for Thunderation at Silver Dollar City is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Thunderation wait times.
Is Thunderation open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Thunderation is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Silver Dollar City's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Thunderation has been open around 87% 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 Thunderation?
Based on historical wait time data, Thunderation is typically quietest around 6pm. 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 Thunderation?
Thunderation is usually quietest on Mondays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Monday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Thunderation usually?
Over recent weeks, Thunderation has averaged about 9 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 Thunderation at Silver Dollar City.
Is Thunderation often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Thunderation has been running about 87% of the time. We track Thunderation'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 Thunderation at Silver Dollar City?
Thunderation 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 Thunderation?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Thunderation's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Thunderation is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.