When to queue
Go at 9am.
- Typical wait at 9am
- 2min
- At 12pm, its worst hour
- 12min
Silver Dollar City
Up The Ladder wait times
- Typical wait
- 17min
- At its busiest
- 25min
- Shortest queue
- 7pm
- Running
- 99%
17minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Up The Ladder at Silver Dollar City averages 17 minutes. It is shortest at 7pm and worst at 2pm. It has run 99% of the park's opening hours recently.
Up The Ladder queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what Up The Ladder usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
Up The Ladder over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Up The Ladder has averaged about 17 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 25 minutes, with the longest queues near 2pm, and the shortest near 7pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 17min
- Peak
- 25min
- Running
- 99%
- Busiest at
- 2pm
Last 6 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Thursday.
- Typical wait on a Thursday
- 11min
- On a Friday
- 18min
Does Up The Ladder break down?
Rarely.
It was running 99% of the time Silver Dollar City was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 1 minute in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 99%
- Queue readings recorded
- 7,145
The record
55 minutes.
The longest queue posted for Up The Ladder, on Friday 30 October.
Every ride at Silver Dollar City →When is the Up The Ladder queue shortest?
Usually at 9am, about 2 minutes, against 12 at noon. Turning up at the right hour saves 10 minutes on a single ride.
Up The Ladder queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
29a
310a
911a
1212p
91p
102p
83p
104p
95p
76p
87p
98p
69p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride Up The Ladder
9am on a Thursday
Up The Ladder averages 2 minutes at 9am. The longest queue it has ever held is 55 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Up The Ladder?
Thursday, at 11 minutes on average, against 18 on Friday.
Up The Ladder by day of the week
6 days with a recorded queue
- Mon17m
- Thu11m
- Fri18m
- Sat14m
- Sun11m
Does Up The Ladder break down?
It ran 99% of Silver Dollar City's opening hours across 6 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Tuesday 10 Nov.
Uptime and closures
99% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
99%
Excellent
Running 99% of the minutes Silver Dollar City was open.
Each square is one day, its share of opening hours running. Tap a day to open it above.
How long can the Up The Ladder queue get?
The worst queue recorded for Up The Ladder was 55 minutes on Friday 30 Oct.
Longest Up The Ladder queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Friday 30 Oct55m
- 2Saturday 7 Nov25m
- 3Monday 9 Nov25m
- 4Saturday 31 Oct15m
- 5Sunday 8 Nov15m
- 6Thursday 29 Oct10m
Which months are busiest for Up The Ladder?
October runs longest at 15 minutes on average, and April is quietest at 8.
Up The Ladder through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
10Mar
8Apr
9May
8Jun
14Jul
12Aug
14Sep
15Oct
15Nov
About Up The Ladder
Up The Ladder is one of 28 rides tracked at Silver Dollar City, 20th longest of 28 by usual wait. It queues about 17 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 22-minute park average.
Up The Ladder has averaged about 17 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 2pm and quietest around 7pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 99% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays and busiest on Fridays.
How we measure
- Readings
- The queue time Silver Dollar City publishes for this ride, read every few minutes while the park is open.
- By hour
- This ride's own last 90 days, within opening hours.
- Day by day
- Its last 14 days.
- Running
- The share of the park's open minutes the ride was running.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Up The Ladder?
The live wait time for Up The Ladder at Silver Dollar City is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Up The Ladder wait times.
Is Up The Ladder open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Up The Ladder is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Silver Dollar City's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Up The Ladder has been open around 99% 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 Up The Ladder?
Based on historical wait time data, Up The Ladder is typically quietest around 7pm. 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 Up The Ladder?
Up The Ladder 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 Up The Ladder usually?
Over recent weeks, Up The Ladder has averaged about 17 minutes, with lines usually longest around 2pm. 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 Up The Ladder at Silver Dollar City.
Is Up The Ladder often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Up The Ladder has been running about 99% of the time. We track Up The Ladder'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 Up The Ladder at Silver Dollar City?
Up The Ladder 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 Up The Ladder?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Up The Ladder's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Up The Ladder is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.
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