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Rolling Thunder Wait Times

Rolling Thunder is not operating today.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Rolling Thunder at Frontier City, built on 11,727 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens Saturday 11am · usually ~0 min at rope drop
Rolling ThunderClosed

Best time to ride Rolling Thunder

On a typical Monday, Rolling Thunder runs about 0 min at rope drop, peaks near 10 min around 1 PM, and eases to 7 min by close. Across the week, Monday is the worst day (about 10 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 5 min, this is the #5 longest line of 28 tracked rides at Frontier City (park average 4 min). The longest is Renegade Rapids at 8 min.

Typical Rolling Thunder wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday0 min6 min 6 PM5 min
Monday · busiest0 min10 min 1 PM7 min
Thursday0 min9 min 2 PM7 min
Friday0 min0 min 11 AM0 min
Saturday0 min7 min 9 PM7 min

Rolling Thunder average wait by month

3 to 5 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 20263.6 min3,711
July 20262.7 min6,232
August 20265.3 min7,974

Rolling Thunder wait time FAQ

▾When is Rolling Thunder shortest?

Rolling Thunder is shortest at rope drop (about 0 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 7 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 10 min around 1 PM.

▾Which day is Rolling Thunder busiest?

Monday runs the longest lines, peaking around 10 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 Rolling Thunder right now?

Rolling Thunder 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.

94.4%
of operating hours available
19
separate outages recorded
28h
out of service

Across 496 hours that Frontier City was open, Rolling Thunder was running 94.4% of the time, with 19 separate interruptions. That ranks #6 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 11,727 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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