Thunderation wait times
Thunderation at Silver Dollar City averages 9 minutes. It is shortest at 6pm and worst at 4pm. It has run 88% 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 6pm 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 6pm against 8 at the 11am peak - 8 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 15 minutes.
Thunderation by day of the week
Average wait by day
10 days with a recorded queue
- Mon8m
- Thu7m
- Fri11m
- Sat7m
- Sun7m
Thursday is the quietest day for Thunderation, at 7 minutes against 11 on Friday.
Does Thunderation break down?
Uptime and closures
89% of opening hours · 10 days recorded
Running 89% of the minutes Silver Dollar City was open, across the last 10 recorded days.
Last 10 days uptime
- 66%
- 96%
- 99%
- 69%
- 99%
- 94%
- 92%
- 86%
- 87%
- 92%
Thunderation ran 89% of Silver Dollar City's opening hours across 10 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Thunderation queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Friday 18 Sept15m
- 2Sunday 20 Sept15m
- 3Saturday 26 Sept15m
- 4Monday 28 Sept15m
- 5Thursday 17 Sept10m
- 6Thursday 24 Sept10m
- 7Friday 25 Sept10m
- 8Saturday 19 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Thunderation was 15 minutes on Friday 18 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.
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About Thunderation
Thunderation is one of 27 rides tracked at Silver Dollar City, 24th longest of 27 by usual wait. It queues about 9 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 17-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 88% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays and busiest on Fridays.
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 88% 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 Sundays, and busiest on Fridays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday 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 88% 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.