Avalanche queue times
Avalanche at Blackpool Pleasure Beach averages 29 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 11am. It has run 99% of the park's opening hours recently.
Avalanche queue times, day by day
Avalanche over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Avalanche has averaged about 29 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 39 minutes, with the longest queues near 11am, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Avalanche queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Avalanche peaks at noon with 44 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 21. Riding it at the right hour saves 23 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Avalanche
Best time to ride
Avalanche averages 21 minutes at 10am against 44 at the noon peak - 23 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Avalanche by day of the week
Average wait by day
12 days with a recorded queue
- Mon20m
- Tue31m
- Wed12m
- Thu6m
- Fri14m
- Sat40m
- Sun25m
Thursday is the quietest day for Avalanche, at 6 minutes against 40 on Saturday.
Does Avalanche break down?
Uptime and closures
99% of opening hours · 12 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 99% of the minutes Blackpool Pleasure Beach was open, across the last 12 recorded days.
Last 12 days uptime
- 94%
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Avalanche ran 99% of Blackpool Pleasure Beach's opening hours across 12 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Avalanche queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 29 Aug60m
- 2Friday 28 Aug40m
- 3Tuesday 1 Sept40m
- 4Sunday 30 Aug35m
- 5Saturday 5 Sept35m
- 6Sunday 6 Sept35m
- 7Monday 31 Aug20m
- 8Wednesday 2 Sept20m
The worst queue recorded for Avalanche was 60 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.
Avalanche through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Blackpool Pleasure Beach 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 Avalanche
Avalanche is one of 29 rides tracked at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 4th longest of 29 by usual wait. It queues about 29 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 16-minute park average.
Avalanche has averaged about 29 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 11am and quietest around 2pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 99% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Avalanche?
The live wait time for Avalanche at Blackpool Pleasure Beach is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Avalanche queue times.
Is Avalanche open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Avalanche is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Blackpool Pleasure Beach's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Avalanche has been open around 99% of Blackpool Pleasure Beach's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
What's the best time of day to ride Avalanche?
Based on historical queue time data, Avalanche is typically quietest around 2pm. 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 Avalanche?
Avalanche is usually quietest on Thursdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Thursday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Avalanche usually?
Over recent weeks, Avalanche has averaged about 29 minutes, with queues usually longest around 11am. 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 Avalanche at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
Is Avalanche often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Avalanche has been running about 99% of the time. We track Avalanche'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 Avalanche at Blackpool Pleasure Beach?
Avalanche is at Blackpool Pleasure Beach - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Blackpool Pleasure Beach page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for Avalanche?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Avalanche's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Avalanche is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.