Lake Compounce Wait Times

Lake Compounce · US & Canada · typical hours 11 AM–6 PM

The one-minute version: be at the gate 30–45 minutes before opening and ride Boulder Dash first. Waits peak from late morning to mid-afternoon — do shows and meals then. The final hour is often as quiet as rope drop. There is no headline evening show, so the final operating hour is usually the quietest time to ride.

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Lake Compounce wait times by hour

Queues here follow a predictable daily shape. Lines are shortest in the first hour and the last, and peak 2 PM–3 PM — that is the window to spend on shows, meals or indoor attractions rather than headliners.

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Typical shape of a Lake Compounce day, shown as each hour's share of that day's own peak wait. Actual minutes vary by season and day of week — check today's live waits.

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HourTypical wait level
11 AM30% of the day's peak
12 PM62% of the day's peak
1 PM91% of the day's peak
2 PM100% of the day's peak
3 PM87% of the day's peak
4 PM57% of the day's peak
5 PM30% of the day's peak
Shortest lines: 11 AM–12 PM and 5 PM–6 PM. Longest: 2 PM–3 PM.

What to ride first at Lake Compounce: rope drop order

Be at the gate 30–45 minutes before opening and ride in this order. Boulder Dash, the wooden coaster that runs along the mountainside, and Wildcat post the longest waits; Phobia Phear Coaster comes next.

  1. Boulder Dash
  2. Wildcat
  3. Phobia Phear Coaster
  4. Zoomerang

The first hour is the cheapest capacity of the day — no pass, no fee, and typically the shortest waits you will see.

Best and worst months to visit Lake Compounce

Red = busiest, green = quietest, grey = moderate.

Busiest: July, August and October

Expect the year's longest waits during summer weekends and the Phantom Fall Fest weekends in October.

Quietest: May and September

The best value for short lines is the early-season weekends in May and the first fall weekends in September.

When to avoid Lake Compounce, and when to go

Busiest stretches, next 12 months

  • Wed Nov 25 – Sun Nov 29Thanksgiving · about 6/10, 10 at worst
  • Sun Dec 20 – Sun Jan 3Christmas holidays · about 6/10, 10 at worst
  • Sun Mar 21 – Mon Mar 29Easter week · about 5/10, 10 at worst
  • Sun Jul 4July 4th · about 10/10
  • Sat Oct 9 – Mon Oct 11Columbus Day · about 8/10, 10 at worst

Quietest weeks

  • Mon Apr 26 – Sun May 2about 3/10 · no holidays or school breaks
  • Mon May 3 – Sun May 9about 3/10 · no holidays or school breaks
  • Mon May 10 – Sun May 16about 3/10 · no holidays or school breaks
  • Mon May 17 – Sun May 23about 3/10 · no holidays or school breaks
  • Mon Sep 13 – Sun Sep 19about 3/10 · no holidays or school breaks

Scores are the crowd forecast, 1 to 10, averaged over the stretch. Visiting in a busy stretch anyway? Be at the gate before opening, and ride the big ones in the first hour and the last. Every day is scored on the crowd calendar.

Is Speedy Pass worth it at Lake Compounce?

Worth it on busy days

Speedy Pass is a virtual queue sold by the day, Premium from $20 and Elite from $30, priced up on busy dates. It pays off on October Fall Fest weekends; on a summer weekday the coasters rarely need it.

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Beat the lines without paying at Lake Compounce

Local knowledge: The park is not open every day in May, September or October, and its hours change from date to date, so check the calendar before you drive.

Planning ahead? The free Lake Compounce crowd calendar scores every day for the next twelve months, 1 to 10 — no sign-up.

How the wait moves through the day at Lake Compounce

Median posted wait across the rides we track, on moderate days — the crowd level most visitors get. The shaded band is the middle half of readings at that hour.

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Posted standby minutes, from our own recorded snapshots. Posted waits are what the park displays — not necessarily how long you stand there. Download CSV · Save PNG · Share

What's closed at Lake Compounce

Detected automatically from the live feed — each of these reported closed all day, every day, for at least three operating days. Observed through October 18, 2026.

AttractionClosed sinceDuration
Croc-O-NileOctober 4, 202610 operating days
Down TimeOctober 4, 202610 operating days
Ghost HuntOctober 4, 202610 operating days
North Pole ExpressOctober 4, 202610 operating days
Rev-O-LutionOctober 4, 202610 operating days
Riptide RacerOctober 4, 202610 operating days
Sawmill PlungeOctober 4, 202610 operating days
Storm SurgeOctober 4, 202610 operating days
Thunder RapidsOctober 4, 202610 operating days
Venus VortexOctober 4, 202610 operating days

Generated from wait-feed observations, not an operator announcement: a long closure usually means refurbishment, but we report what the feed shows rather than guessing why. Always check the operator's own page before travelling for one specific ride.

What counts as a normal wait at Lake Compounce

Every wait we have recorded here, grouped by how busy the day turned out to be. The bold figure is the middle half of what we saw — a quarter of the time it was shorter, a quarter of the time longer. Read it against today’s crowd level to know whether the number on the sign is good or bad.

RideMildlevel 2Moderatelevel 3Packedlevel 5
Wildcat10–1010 typical10–1010 typical10–4010 typical
Boulder Dash10–1010 typical10–1010 typical10–3510 typical
Phobia Phear Coaster5–55 typical5–55 typical10–2010 typical
Project Nightmare10–1010 typical10–1010 typical5–205 typical
Zoomerang5–55 typical5–55 typical10–1010 typical

Minutes of posted standby wait, from our own recorded snapshots — up to 4 days per figure. Cells stay blank until a ride has enough observations at that crowd level to be worth printing. Posted waits are what the park displays, which is not always what you queue.

Lake Compounce FAQ

What time should I arrive at Lake Compounce?

Aim to be at the gate 30–45 minutes before the posted opening time of 11 AM. The first hour consistently has the day's shortest waits, and arriving even 45 minutes late typically costs you two headliners.

When are wait times shortest at Lake Compounce?

11 AM–12 PM and 5 PM–6 PM — the opening hour and the final hour of the operating day. Waits peak 2 PM–3 PM, so plan meals, shows and indoor attractions for that window.

What should I ride first at Lake Compounce?

Boulder Dash, then Wildcat and Phobia Phear Coaster. Boulder Dash, the wooden coaster that runs along the mountainside, and Wildcat post the longest waits; Phobia Phear Coaster comes next.

What is the best month to visit Lake Compounce?

May and September — the early-season weekends in May and the first fall weekends in September. Avoid July, August and October, when summer weekends and the Phantom Fall Fest weekends in October.

Is Speedy Pass worth it at Lake Compounce?

Speedy Pass is a virtual queue sold by the day, Premium from $20 and Elite from $30, priced up on busy dates. It pays off on October Fall Fest weekends; on a summer weekday the coasters rarely need it.

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