Theme Park Wait Times / Kings Dominion / Drop Tower
Drop Tower Wait Times
Thrill · 48" minimum height · Kings Dominion
Drop Tower is not operating today.
Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Drop Tower at Kings Dominion, built on 23,607 measured readings.
Park hours today: 11am–7pm
Best time to ride Drop Tower
On a typical Monday, Drop Tower runs about 5 min at rope drop, peaks near 7 min around 3 PM, and eases to 6 min by close. Across the week, Saturday is the worst day (about 16 min at its midday peak) and Tuesday the calmest (about 6 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.
Averaging 6 min, this is the #23 longest line of 26 tracked rides at Kings Dominion (park average 10 min). The longest is Rapterra at 22 min.
Typical Drop Tower wait by day
| Day | Rope Drop | Midday Peak | Late Night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 10 min | 10 min 10 AM | 5 min |
| Monday | 5 min | 7 min 3 PM | 6 min |
| Tuesday | 6 min | 6 min 10 AM | 4 min |
| Wednesday | 2 min | 7 min 2 PM | 5 min |
| Thursday | 6 min | 7 min 3 PM | 6 min |
| Friday | 2 min | 8 min 4 PM | 5 min |
| Saturday · busiest | 3 min | 16 min 3 PM | 9 min |
Drop Tower average wait by month
| Month | Avg Wait | Readings |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 6.2 min | 14,637 |
| July 2026 | 5.4 min | 16,490 |
| August 2026 | 6.4 min | 15,138 |
Drop Tower wait time FAQ
▾When is Drop Tower shortest?
Drop Tower is shortest at rope drop (about 5 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 6 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 7 min around 3 PM.
▾Which day is Drop Tower busiest?
Saturday runs the longest lines, peaking around 16 min midday, while Tuesday is the calmest at about 6 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.
▾What is the wait for Drop Tower right now?
Drop Tower is at 3 minutes right now, updated 1 min ago. Thoosie refreshes every minute.
Other rides at Kings Dominion
Plan your Kings Dominion visit
Reliability, measured
How often this ride was actually running, not how long the line was.
Across 788 hours that Kings Dominion was open, Drop Tower was running 89.69% of the time, with 51 separate interruptions. That ranks #6 for availability out of 56 tracked rides at Kings Dominion, where the typical ride runs 97.4% 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 23,607 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure
See every ride at Kings Dominion
Thoosie