Raptor wait times
Raptor at Cedar Point averages 25 minutes. It is shortest at 9pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 70% of the park's opening hours recently.
Raptor queue times, day by day
Raptor over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Raptor has averaged about 25 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 41 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 9pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Raptor queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Raptor peaks at noon with 42 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 10. Riding it at the right hour saves 32 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Raptor
Best time to ride
Raptor averages 10 minutes at 11am against 42 at the noon peak - 32 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 90 minutes.
Raptor by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Thu11m
- Fri30m
- Sat57m
- Sun17m
Thursday is the quietest day for Raptor, at 11 minutes against 57 on Saturday.
Does Raptor break down?
Uptime and closures
76% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 76% of the minutes Cedar Point was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 90%
- 52%
- 0%
- 88%
- 82%
- 80%
- 78%
- 89%
Raptor ran 76% of Cedar Point's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Raptor queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept90m
- 2Saturday 3 Oct90m
- 3Friday 9 Oct90m
- 4Sunday 4 Oct50m
- 5Sunday 27 Sept45m
- 6Thursday 8 Oct30m
- 7Friday 2 Oct15m
The worst queue recorded for Raptor was 90 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Raptor 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 Raptor
Raptor is one of 21 rides tracked at Cedar Point, 8th longest of 21 by usual wait. It queues about 25 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 25-minute park average.
Raptor has averaged about 25 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 9pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 70% 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 Raptor?
The live wait time for Raptor at Cedar Point is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Raptor wait times.
Is Raptor open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Raptor is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Cedar Point's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Raptor has been open around 70% 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 Raptor?
Based on historical wait time data, Raptor is typically quietest around 9pm. 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 Raptor?
Raptor 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 Raptor usually?
Over recent weeks, Raptor has averaged about 25 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 Raptor at Cedar Point.
Is Raptor often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Raptor has been running about 70% of the time. We track Raptor'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 Raptor at Cedar Point?
Raptor 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 Raptor?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Raptor's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Raptor is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.