Corkscrew wait times
Corkscrew at Cedar Point averages 13 minutes. It is shortest at 3pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 80% of the park's opening hours recently.
Corkscrew queue times, day by day
Corkscrew over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Corkscrew has averaged about 13 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 22 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 3pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Corkscrew queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Corkscrew peaks at 2pm with 27 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 2. Riding it at the right hour saves 25 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Corkscrew
Best time to ride
Corkscrew averages 2 minutes at 11am against 27 at the 2pm peak - 25 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 150 minutes.
Corkscrew by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Thu5m
- Fri21m
- Sat22m
- Sun6m
Thursday is the quietest day for Corkscrew, at 5 minutes against 22 on Saturday.
Does Corkscrew break down?
Uptime and closures
81% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 81% of the minutes Cedar Point was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 86%
- 52%
- 78%
- 87%
- 83%
- 88%
- 78%
- 87%
Corkscrew ran 81% of Cedar Point's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Corkscrew queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Friday 9 Oct150m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept45m
- 3Saturday 3 Oct45m
- 4Friday 2 Oct20m
- 5Sunday 4 Oct10m
- 6Thursday 8 Oct10m
- 7Sunday 27 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Corkscrew was 150 minutes on Friday 9 Oct.
Corkscrew through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Cedar Point publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
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About Corkscrew
Corkscrew is one of 21 rides tracked at Cedar Point, 14th longest of 21 by usual wait. It queues about 13 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 25-minute park average.
Corkscrew has averaged about 13 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 3pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 80% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Corkscrew?
The live wait time for Corkscrew at Cedar Point is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Corkscrew wait times.
Is Corkscrew open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Corkscrew is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Cedar Point's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Corkscrew has been open around 80% of Cedar Point's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Cedar Point.
What's the best time of day to ride Corkscrew?
Based on historical wait time data, Corkscrew is typically quietest around 3pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Corkscrew?
Corkscrew is usually quietest on Sundays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Corkscrew usually?
Over recent weeks, Corkscrew has averaged about 13 minutes, with lines usually longest around 5pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Corkscrew at Cedar Point.
Is Corkscrew often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Corkscrew has been running about 80% of the time. We track Corkscrew's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Corkscrew at Cedar Point?
Corkscrew is at Cedar Point - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Cedar Point page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Corkscrew?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Corkscrew's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Corkscrew is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.