All time
Mystic River Falls has the longest average wait at Silver Dollar City, at 46 minutes, followed by Fire In The Hole (42 minutes) and Marvel Cave (32 minutes). 19 of the 30 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Mystic River Falls | 46 |
| Fire In The Hole | 42 |
| [Archived] Cave | 37 |
| Marvel Cave | 32 |
| Frisco Steam Train | 30 |
| PowderKeg | 30 |
| [Archived] Frisco Silver Dollar Line | 29 |
| Time Traveler | 29 |
| [Archived] Lost River of the Ozarks | 27 |
| [Archived] Tom & Huck's River Blast | 26 |
| Hugo & Mary's Carousel | 23 |
| The Giant Barn Swing | 19 |
| Fireman's Flyers | 18 |
| Grand Exposition Coaster | 18 |
| [Archived] Fire in the Hole (SDC) | 17 |
| American Plunge | 16 |
| Electro Spin | 15 |
| Fire Spotter | 15 |
| FireFall | 15 |
| Magnificent Wave Carousel | 15 |
| Thunderation | 15 |
| Tom & Huck's RiverBlast | 15 |
| Outlaw Run | 14 |
| Racing Regatta | 14 |
| Elephant March | 13 |
| Lucky's Dizzy Dogs | 12 |
| Mighty Galleon | 12 |
| Royal Tea Party | 12 |
| The Flooded Mine | 12 |
| WildFire | 12 |
| [Archived] High-Low Silos | 11 |
| Ladybugs | 11 |
| Wings of Wonder | 11 |
| Fire Wagon Frenzy | 10 |
| Happy Frogs | 10 |
| [Archived] High-Low Silo #2 | 9 |
| Up The Ladder | 9 |
| [Archived] Fireman's Flyer | 8 |
| [Archived] Firefighter's Junior Escape | 7 |
| [Archived] HDH Carousel | 7 |
| [Archived] High-Low Silo #1 | 7 |
Mystic River Falls sees the longest peak waits at Silver Dollar City, with its daily maximum averaging 73 minutes, ahead of Fire In The Hole (71 minutes) and Time Traveler (50 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Mystic River Falls | 73 |
| Fire In The Hole | 71 |
| Time Traveler | 50 |
| PowderKeg | 47 |
| Marvel Cave | 43 |
| [Archived] Tom & Huck's River Blast | 38 |
| [Archived] Cave | 37 |
| [Archived] Lost River of the Ozarks | 34 |
| Frisco Steam Train | 32 |
| [Archived] Frisco Silver Dollar Line | 29 |
| Grand Exposition Coaster | 28 |
| The Giant Barn Swing | 28 |
| Thunderation | 28 |
| Hugo & Mary's Carousel | 27 |
| American Plunge | 25 |
| Outlaw Run | 25 |
| Tom & Huck's RiverBlast | 25 |
| FireFall | 24 |
| WildFire | 24 |
| [Archived] Fire in the Hole (SDC) | 23 |
| Fire Spotter | 23 |
| Magnificent Wave Carousel | 22 |
| Racing Regatta | 22 |
| Electro Spin | 21 |
| Fireman's Flyers | 21 |
| [Archived] High-Low Silos | 21 |
| Lucky's Dizzy Dogs | 20 |
| Royal Tea Party | 19 |
| The Flooded Mine | 19 |
| Elephant March | 18 |
| Mighty Galleon | 17 |
| Fire Wagon Frenzy | 15 |
| Up The Ladder | 15 |
| Wings of Wonder | 15 |
| Happy Frogs | 13 |
| Ladybugs | 12 |
| [Archived] Fireman's Flyer | 9 |
| [Archived] High-Low Silo #2 | 9 |
| [Archived] HDH Carousel | 8 |
| [Archived] High-Low Silo #1 | 8 |
| [Archived] Firefighter's Junior Escape | 7 |
Silver Dollar City is usually quietest in September, when crowd levels average as low as 29%. The busiest month tends to be March, at around 64%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 41 |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | 64 |
| Apr | 37 |
| May | 46 |
| Jun | 53 |
| Jul | 52 |
| Aug | 42 |
| Sep | 29 |
| Oct | 49 |
| Nov | 50 |
| Dec | 61 |
Thursday is typically the quietest day of the week at Silver Dollar City, averaging 40% compared with 64% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 9 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 44 |
| Mon | 48 |
| Tue | 49 |
| Wed | 43 |
| Thu | 40 |
| Fri | 46 |
| Sat | 64 |
So far in 2026, Silver Dollar City is running 4 percentage points busier than at the same point in 2025 (51% compared with 47%). Of the full years on record, 2025 was the busiest, averaging 50%. 2020 and 2021 are left out of these comparisons because COVID-19 closures and capacity limits affected crowd levels in those years.
| Event | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| 🎄 An Old Time Christmas | 63 |
| 🌻 Summer Celebration | 55 |
| 🪕 Bluegrass & BBQ | 44 |
| 🎶 Southern Gospel Picnic | 39 |
| 🌾 Harvest Festival | 38 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| September 20, 2019 | 100 |
| December 04, 2019 | 99 |
| March 16, 2022 | 99 |
| December 18, 2021 | 99 |
| March 19, 2021 | 99 |
| March 20, 2021 | 99 |
| December 17, 2022 | 99 |
| October 17, 2025 | 99 |
| June 22, 2021 | 99 |
| December 03, 2022 | 99 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| September 13, 2018 | 0 |
| August 28, 2024 | 0 |
| August 27, 2024 | 0 |
| September 19, 2018 | 0 |
| December 01, 2022 | 0 |
| September 26, 2019 | 0 |
| September 12, 2018 | 0 |
| August 31, 2026 | 0 |
| August 24, 2023 | 0 |
| April 25, 2024 | 0 |