Theme Park Wait Times / Frontier City / Sidewinder

Sidewinder Wait Times

36" minimum height · Frontier City

Sidewinder is not operating today.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Sidewinder at Frontier City, built on 4,675 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens tomorrow 6pm · usually ~0 min at rope drop
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Best time to ride Sidewinder

On a typical Wednesday, Sidewinder runs about 0 min at rope drop, peaks near 0 min around 5 PM, and eases to 0 min by close. Across the week, Saturday is the worst day (about 7 min at its midday peak) and Wednesday 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 #11 longest line of 26 tracked rides at Frontier City (park average 4 min). The longest is Renegade Rapids at 7 min.

Typical Sidewinder wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday0 min10 min 6 PM8 min
Wednesday0 min0 min 5 PM0 min
Thursday0 min0 min 5 PM0 min
Saturday · busiest0 min7 min 9 PM7 min

Sidewinder average wait by month

3 to 4 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 20263.8 min3,975
July 20262.8 min6,753
August 20264.2 min11,728
September 20264.4 min4,681

Sidewinder wait time FAQ

▾When is Sidewinder shortest?

Sidewinder is shortest at rope drop (about 0 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 0 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 0 min around 5 PM.

▾Which day is Sidewinder busiest?

Saturday runs the longest lines, peaking around 7 min midday, while Wednesday is the calmest at about 0 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Sidewinder right now?

Sidewinder 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.

98.56%
of operating hours available
4
separate outages recorded
9h
out of service

Across 605 hours that Frontier City was open, Sidewinder was running 98.56% of the time, with 4 separate interruptions. That ranks #14 for availability out of 23 tracked rides at Frontier City, where the typical ride runs 97.67% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-09-29 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 4,675 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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