Theme Park Wait Times / Kings Dominion / Flight of Fear
Flight of Fear Wait Times
Roller Coaster · 54" minimum height · Kings Dominion
Flight of Fear is not operating today.
Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Flight of Fear at Kings Dominion, built on 24,582 measured readings.
Park hours today: 11am–7pm
Best time to ride Flight of Fear
On a typical Monday, Flight of Fear runs about 5 min at rope drop, peaks near 14 min around 2 PM, and eases to 2 min by close. Across the week, Saturday is the worst day (about 67 min at its midday peak) and Tuesday the calmest (about 7 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.
Averaging 19 min, this is the #2 longest line of 26 tracked rides at Kings Dominion (park average 10 min). The longest is Rapterra at 22 min.
Typical Flight of Fear wait by day
| Day | Rope Drop | Midday Peak | Late Night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 32 min | 36 min 2 PM | 10 min |
| Monday | 5 min | 14 min 2 PM | 2 min |
| Tuesday | 1 min | 7 min 1 PM | 2 min |
| Wednesday | 0 min | 21 min 3 PM | 3 min |
| Thursday | 1 min | 18 min 4 PM | 7 min |
| Friday | 0 min | 19 min 2 PM | 11 min |
| Saturday · busiest | 2 min | 67 min 5 PM | 39 min |
Flight of Fear average wait by month
| Month | Avg Wait | Readings |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 19 min | 14,840 |
| July 2026 | 9.2 min | 16,661 |
| August 2026 | 18.7 min | 15,005 |
Flight of Fear wait time FAQ
▾When is Flight of Fear shortest?
Flight of Fear is shortest at rope drop (about 5 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 2 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 14 min around 2 PM.
▾Which day is Flight of Fear busiest?
Saturday runs the longest lines, peaking around 67 min midday, while Tuesday is the calmest at about 7 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.
▾What is the wait for Flight of Fear right now?
Flight of Fear is at 2 minutes right now, updated just now. Thoosie refreshes every minute.
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Reliability, measured
How often this ride was actually running, not how long the line was.
Across 754 hours that Kings Dominion was open, Flight of Fear was running 92.08% of the time, with 89 separate interruptions. That ranks #10 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 24,582 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure
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