Theme Park Wait Times / Frontier City / Grand Carousel
Grand Carousel Wait Times
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Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Grand Carousel at Frontier City, built on 12,413 measured readings.
Best time to ride Grand Carousel
On a typical Monday, Grand Carousel runs about 0 min at rope drop, peaks near 5 min around 8 PM, and eases to 5 min by close. Across the week, Monday is the worst day (about 5 min at its midday peak) and Friday the calmest (about 0 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.
Averaging 3 min, this is the #23 longest line of 28 tracked rides at Frontier City (park average 4 min). The longest is Renegade Rapids at 8 min.
Typical Grand Carousel wait by day
| Day | Rope Drop | Midday Peak | Late Night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 0 min | 5 min 9 PM | 5 min |
| Monday · busiest | 0 min | 5 min 8 PM | 5 min |
| Thursday | 0 min | 5 min 8 PM | 5 min |
| Friday | 0 min | 0 min 11 AM | 0 min |
| Saturday | 0 min | 5 min 9 PM | 5 min |
Grand Carousel average wait by month
| Month | Avg Wait | Readings |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 2.5 min | 3,956 |
| July 2026 | 1.5 min | 6,900 |
| August 2026 | 3.2 min | 8,146 |
Grand Carousel wait time FAQ
▾When is Grand Carousel shortest?
Grand Carousel is shortest at rope drop (about 0 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 5 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 5 min around 8 PM.
▾Which day is Grand Carousel busiest?
Monday runs the longest lines, peaking around 5 min midday, while Friday is the calmest at about 0 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.
▾What is the wait for Grand Carousel right now?
Grand Carousel is at 5 minutes right now, updated 5 min ago. Thoosie refreshes every minute.
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Reliability, measured
How often this ride was actually running, not how long the line was.
Across 505 hours that Frontier City was open, Grand Carousel was running 98.63% of the time, with 5 separate interruptions. That ranks #15 for availability out of 22 tracked rides at Frontier City, where the typical ride runs 98.03% of operating hours.
Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-08-15 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure
Based on 12,413 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure
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