All time
Renegade Rapids has the longest average wait at Frontier City, at 15 minutes, followed by Silver Bullet (13 minutes) and Gunslinger (12 minutes).
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Renegade Rapids | 15 |
| Silver Bullet | 13 |
| Gunslinger | 12 |
| Steel Lasso | 12 |
| Wildcat | 12 |
| Grand Centennial Ferris Wheel | 11 |
| Mystery River Log Flume | 11 |
| Diamondback | 10 |
| Rolling Thunder | 10 |
| Quick Draw | 9 |
| Sidewinder | 8 |
| Winged Warrior | 8 |
| Prairie Schooner | 7 |
| Tornado | 7 |
| Frankie's Mine Train | 6 |
| Rodeo Round Up | 6 |
| Tin Lizzy's | 6 |
| Billy's Frog Hopper | 5 |
| Bubba's Honey Swings | 5 |
| Casino | 5 |
| Grand Carousel | 5 |
| Rocky's Ranger Planes | 5 |
| Soaring Eagle | 5 |
| Tina's Tea Cup Twirl | 5 |
Renegade Rapids sees the longest peak waits at Frontier City, with its daily maximum averaging 18 minutes, ahead of Silver Bullet (15 minutes) and Gunslinger (14 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Renegade Rapids | 18 |
| Silver Bullet | 15 |
| Gunslinger | 14 |
| Wildcat | 14 |
| Grand Centennial Ferris Wheel | 13 |
| Mystery River Log Flume | 13 |
| Steel Lasso | 13 |
| Diamondback | 12 |
| Rolling Thunder | 11 |
| Quick Draw | 10 |
| Sidewinder | 10 |
| Prairie Schooner | 8 |
| Tornado | 8 |
| Winged Warrior | 8 |
| Frankie's Mine Train | 7 |
| Rodeo Round Up | 7 |
| Tin Lizzy's | 7 |
| Casino | 6 |
| Billy's Frog Hopper | 5 |
| Bubba's Honey Swings | 5 |
| Grand Carousel | 5 |
| Rocky's Ranger Planes | 5 |
| Soaring Eagle | 5 |
| Tina's Tea Cup Twirl | 5 |
Frontier City is usually quietest in July and August, when crowd levels average as low as 23%. The busiest month tends to be December, at around 73%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | 69 |
| Apr | 54 |
| May | 60 |
| Jun | 36 |
| Jul | 25 |
| Aug | 23 |
| Sep | 30 |
| Oct | 50 |
| Nov | 67 |
| Dec | 73 |
Monday is typically the quietest day of the week at Frontier City, averaging 31% compared with 86% on Wednesday. On average, weekdays are 14 percentage points busier than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 39 |
| Mon | 31 |
| Tue | 81 |
| Wed | 86 |
| Thu | 44 |
| Fri | 40 |
| Sat | 46 |
So far in 2026, Frontier City is running 45 percentage points quieter than at the same point in 2025 (38% compared with 83%). Of the full years on record, 2025 was the busiest, averaging 83%. 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, % |
|---|---|
| 🔴 Buyout | 67 |
| 🤡 Kids Boo Fest | 62 |
| 👻 Fright Fest | 59 |
| 🍴 Food & Brews | 20 |
| ⭐ Star Spangled Nights | 17 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| June 03, 2021 | 100 |
| October 23, 2021 | 99 |
| November 27, 2021 | 99 |
| May 10, 2025 | 99 |
| March 16, 2022 | 98 |
| July 21, 2020 | 98 |
| April 30, 2022 | 96 |
| November 26, 2021 | 96 |
| May 02, 2026 | 95 |
| October 31, 2021 | 95 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | 4 |
| July 03, 2022 | 5 |
| October 23, 2022 | 5 |
| September 10, 2022 | 5 |
| August 28, 2022 | 6 |
| August 27, 2022 | 6 |
| September 11, 2022 | 7 |
| July 02, 2022 | 7 |
| September 05, 2022 | 7 |
| August 07, 2022 | 8 |