Tornado wait times
Tornado at Six Flags Frontier City averages 6 minutes. It is shortest at 3am and worst at 8pm. It has run 96% of the park's opening hours recently.
Tornado queue times, day by day
Tornado over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Tornado has averaged about 6 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 8 minutes, with the longest queues near 8pm, and the shortest near 3am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Tornado queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Tornado peaks at 2pm with 9 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 9 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Tornado
Best time to ride
Tornado averages 0 minutes at 11am against 9 at the 2pm peak - 9 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 10 minutes.
Tornado by day of the week
Average wait by day
5 days with a recorded queue
- Thu0m
- Sat5m
- Sun7m
Thursday is the quietest day for Tornado, at 0 minutes against 7 on Sunday.
Does Tornado break down?
Uptime and closures
96% of opening hours · 5 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 96% of the minutes Six Flags Frontier City was open, across the last 5 recorded days.
Last 5 days uptime
- 99%
- 100%
- 99%
- 99%
- 84%
Tornado ran 96% of Six Flags Frontier City's opening hours across 5 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Tornado queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 20 Sept10m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept10m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Tornado was 10 minutes on Sunday 20 Sept.
Tornado 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.
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About Tornado
Tornado is one of 23 rides tracked at Six Flags Frontier City, 14th longest of 23 by usual wait. It queues about 6 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 8-minute park average.
Tornado has averaged about 6 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 8pm and quietest around 3am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 96% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Tornado?
The live wait time for Tornado 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 Tornado wait times.
Is Tornado open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Tornado is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Frontier City's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Tornado has been open around 96% 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 Tornado?
Based on historical wait time data, Tornado is typically quietest around 3am. 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.
How long is the line for Tornado usually?
Over recent weeks, Tornado has averaged about 6 minutes, with lines usually longest around 8pm. 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 Tornado at Six Flags Frontier City.
Is Tornado often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Tornado has been running about 96% of the time. We track Tornado'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 Tornado at Six Flags Frontier City?
Tornado 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 Tornado?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Tornado's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Tornado is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.