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Grand Centennial Ferris Wheel Wait Times

Grand Centennial Ferris Wheel is not operating today.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Grand Centennial Ferris Wheel at Frontier City, built on 12,267 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens Saturday 11am · usually ~0 min at rope drop
Grand Centennial Ferris WheelClosed

Best time to ride Grand Centennial Ferris Wheel

On a typical Monday, Grand Centennial Ferris Wheel runs about 0 min at rope drop, peaks near 7 min around 1 PM, and eases to 5 min by close. Across the week, Monday is the worst day (about 7 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 4 min, this is the #15 longest line of 28 tracked rides at Frontier City (park average 4 min). The longest is Renegade Rapids at 8 min.

Typical Grand Centennial Ferris Wheel wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday0 min8 min 9 PM8 min
Monday · busiest0 min7 min 1 PM5 min
Thursday0 min7 min 5 PM5 min
Friday0 min0 min 11 AM0 min
Saturday0 min5 min 5 PM5 min

Grand Centennial Ferris Wheel average wait by month

2 to 4 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 20264 min3,588
July 20261.7 min6,707
August 20263.8 min8,051

Grand Centennial Ferris Wheel wait time FAQ

▾When is Grand Centennial Ferris Wheel shortest?

Grand Centennial Ferris Wheel 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 7 min around 1 PM.

▾Which day is Grand Centennial Ferris Wheel busiest?

Monday runs the longest lines, peaking around 7 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 Centennial Ferris Wheel right now?

Grand Centennial Ferris Wheel isn't reporting a live wait right now. The park may be closed. This page updates automatically when lines go live.

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Reliability, measured

How often this ride was actually running, not how long the line was.

94.29%
of operating hours available
17
separate outages recorded
29h
out of service

Across 506 hours that Frontier City was open, Grand Centennial Ferris Wheel was running 94.29% of the time, with 17 separate interruptions. That ranks #5 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 12,267 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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