Iron Menace wait times
Iron Menace at Dorney Park averages 14 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 7pm. It has run 91% of the park's opening hours recently.
Iron Menace queue times, day by day
Iron Menace over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Iron Menace has averaged about 14 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 26 minutes, with the longest queues near 7pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Iron Menace queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Iron Menace peaks at 3pm with 34 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 34 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Iron Menace
Best time to ride
Iron Menace averages 0 minutes at 10am against 34 at the 3pm peak - 34 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 40 minutes.
Iron Menace by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri13m
- Sat9m
- Sun3m
Sunday is the quietest day for Iron Menace, at 3 minutes against 13 on Friday.
Does Iron Menace break down?
Uptime and closures
54% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 54% of the minutes Dorney Park was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 0%
- 0%
- 71%
- 97%
- 97%
- 98%
Iron Menace ran 54% of Dorney Park's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Iron Menace queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Friday 9 Oct40m
- 2Saturday 3 Oct30m
- 3Friday 2 Oct10m
- 4Sunday 4 Oct5m
The worst queue recorded for Iron Menace was 40 minutes on Friday 9 Oct.
Iron Menace through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Dorney Park 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 Iron Menace
Iron Menace is one of 13 rides tracked at Dorney Park, 4th longest of 13 by usual wait. It queues about 14 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 14-minute park average.
Iron Menace has averaged about 14 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 7pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 91% 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 Iron Menace?
The live wait time for Iron Menace at Dorney Park is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Iron Menace wait times.
Is Iron Menace open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Iron Menace is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Dorney Park's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Iron Menace has been open around 91% of Dorney Park's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Dorney Park.
What's the best time of day to ride Iron Menace?
Based on historical wait time data, Iron Menace is typically quietest around 4pm. 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 Iron Menace?
Iron Menace 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 Iron Menace usually?
Over recent weeks, Iron Menace has averaged about 14 minutes, with lines usually longest around 7pm. 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 Iron Menace at Dorney Park.
Is Iron Menace often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Iron Menace has been running about 91% of the time. We track Iron Menace'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 Iron Menace at Dorney Park?
Iron Menace is at Dorney Park - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Dorney Park page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Iron Menace?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Iron Menace's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Iron Menace is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.