Rolling Thunder wait times
Rolling Thunder at Six Flags Frontier City averages 8 minutes. It is shortest at 11pm and worst at 9pm. It has run 99% of the park's opening hours recently.
Rolling Thunder queue times, day by day
Rolling Thunder over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Rolling Thunder has averaged about 8 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 10 minutes, with the longest queues near 9pm, and the shortest near 11pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Rolling Thunder queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Rolling Thunder peaks at 4pm with 10 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 10 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Rolling Thunder
Best time to ride
Rolling Thunder averages 0 minutes at 11am against 10 at the 4pm peak - 10 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 10 minutes.
Rolling Thunder by day of the week
Average wait by day
5 days with a recorded queue
- Mon10m
- Sat8m
- Sun6m
Sunday is the quietest day for Rolling Thunder, at 6 minutes against 10 on Monday.
Does Rolling Thunder break down?
Uptime and closures
99% of opening hours · 5 days recorded
Running 99% of the minutes Six Flags Frontier City was open, across the last 5 recorded days.
Last 5 days uptime
- 100%
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- 100%
- 99%
- 95%
Rolling Thunder ran 99% of Six Flags Frontier City's opening hours across 5 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Rolling Thunder queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 29 Aug10m
- 2Sunday 6 Sept10m
- 3Monday 7 Sept10m
- 4Sunday 30 Aug5m
- 5Saturday 5 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Rolling Thunder was 10 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.
Rolling Thunder through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Six Flags Frontier 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 Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder is one of 21 rides tracked at Six Flags Frontier City, 6th longest of 21 by usual wait. It queues about 8 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 7-minute park average.
Rolling Thunder has averaged about 8 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 9pm and quietest around 11pm. 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 Mondays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Rolling Thunder?
The live wait time for Rolling Thunder at Six Flags Frontier City is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Rolling Thunder wait times.
Is Rolling Thunder open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Rolling Thunder is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Frontier City's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Rolling Thunder has been open around 99% of Six Flags Frontier City's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Six Flags Frontier City.
What's the best time of day to ride Rolling Thunder?
Based on historical wait time data, Rolling Thunder is typically quietest around 11pm. 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 Rolling Thunder?
Rolling Thunder is usually quietest on Sundays, and busiest on Mondays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Rolling Thunder usually?
Over recent weeks, Rolling Thunder has averaged about 8 minutes, with lines usually longest around 9pm. 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 Rolling Thunder at Six Flags Frontier City.
Is Rolling Thunder often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Rolling Thunder has been running about 99% of the time. We track Rolling Thunder'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 Rolling Thunder at Six Flags Frontier City?
Rolling Thunder is at Six Flags Frontier City - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Six Flags Frontier City page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Rolling Thunder?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Rolling Thunder's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Rolling Thunder is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.