Theme Park Wait Times / Silver Dollar City / PowderKeg
PowderKeg Wait Times
; Rides & Attractions · 48" minimum height · Silver Dollar City
PowderKeg is not operating today.
Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for PowderKeg at Silver Dollar City, built on 15,695 measured readings.
Park hours today: 9am–6pm
Best time to ride PowderKeg
On a typical Monday, PowderKeg runs about 16 min at rope drop, peaks near 59 min around 4 PM, and eases to 9 min by close. Across the week, Saturday is the worst day (about 84 min at its midday peak) and Wednesday the calmest (about 20 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.
Averaging 27 min, this is the #7 longest line of 38 tracked rides at Silver Dollar City (park average 10 min). The longest is Mystic River Falls at 35 min.
Typical PowderKeg wait by day
| Day | Rope Drop | Midday Peak | Late Night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 11 min | 41 min 1 PM | 8 min |
| Monday | 16 min | 59 min 4 PM | 9 min |
| Tuesday | 20 min | 31 min 11 AM | 5 min |
| Wednesday | 13 min | 20 min 1 PM | 11 min |
| Thursday | 7 min | 32 min 3 PM | 13 min |
| Friday | 16 min | 54 min 1 PM | 10 min |
| Saturday · busiest | 28 min | 84 min 8 PM | 61 min |
PowderKeg average wait by month
| Month | Avg Wait | Readings |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 31.6 min | 3,662 |
| July 2026 | 24.4 min | 8,618 |
| August 2026 | 27.5 min | 9,817 |
PowderKeg wait time FAQ
▾When is PowderKeg shortest?
PowderKeg is shortest at rope drop (about 16 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 9 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 59 min around 4 PM.
▾Which day is PowderKeg busiest?
Saturday runs the longest lines, peaking around 84 min midday, while Wednesday is the calmest at about 20 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.
▾What is the wait for PowderKeg right now?
PowderKeg 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.
Across 809 hours that Silver Dollar City was open, PowderKeg was running 80.69% of the time, with 216 separate interruptions. That ranks #1 for availability out of 31 tracked rides at Silver Dollar City, where the typical ride runs 98.3% 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 15,695 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure
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