El Toro queue times
El Toro at Bellewaerde averages 11 minutes. It is shortest at 11am and worst at 9am. It has run 98% of the park's opening hours recently.
El Toro queue times, day by day
El Toro over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
El Toro has averaged about 11 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 28 minutes, with the longest queues near 9am, and the shortest near 11am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
El Toro queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
El Toro peaks at 11am with 23 minutes, and is at its shortest at 1pm with 9. Riding it at the right hour saves 14 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride El Toro
Best time to ride
El Toro averages 9 minutes at 1pm against 23 at the 11am peak - 14 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 30 minutes.
El Toro by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Mon8m
- Fri6m
- Sat11m
- Sun15m
Friday is the quietest day for El Toro, at 6 minutes against 15 on Sunday.
Does El Toro break down?
Uptime and closures
98% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 98% of the minutes Bellewaerde was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 94%
- 94%
- 100%
El Toro ran 98% of Bellewaerde's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest El Toro queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 30 Aug30m
- 2Saturday 5 Sept25m
- 3Sunday 6 Sept25m
- 4Saturday 29 Aug15m
- 5Friday 28 Aug10m
- 6Monday 31 Aug10m
The worst queue recorded for El Toro was 30 minutes on Sunday 30 Aug.
El Toro through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Bellewaerde 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.
About El Toro
El Toro is one of 32 rides tracked at Bellewaerde, 12th longest of 32 by usual wait. It queues about 11 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 10-minute park average.
El Toro has averaged about 11 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 9am and quietest around 11am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 98% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for El Toro?
The live wait time for El Toro at Bellewaerde is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live El Toro queue times.
Is El Toro open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether El Toro is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Bellewaerde's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, El Toro has been open around 98% of Bellewaerde's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Bellewaerde.
What's the best time of day to ride El Toro?
Based on historical queue time data, El Toro is typically quietest around 11am. 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 El Toro?
El Toro is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for El Toro usually?
Over recent weeks, El Toro has averaged about 11 minutes, with queues usually longest around 9am. 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 queues for El Toro at Bellewaerde.
Is El Toro often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, El Toro has been running about 98% of the time. We track El Toro'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 El Toro at Bellewaerde?
El Toro is at Bellewaerde - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Bellewaerde page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for El Toro?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when El Toro's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when El Toro is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.