When to queue
Go at 10am.
- Typical wait at 10am
- 18min
- At 12pm, its worst hour
- 35min
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Avalanche queue times
- Typical wait
- 18min
- At its busiest
- 50min
- Shortest queue
- 11am
- Running
- 98%
18minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Avalanche at Blackpool Pleasure Beach averages 18 minutes. It is shortest at 11am and worst at 6pm. It has run 98% of the park's opening hours recently.
Avalanche queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what Avalanche usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
Avalanche over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Avalanche has averaged about 18 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 50 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 11am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 18min
- Peak
- 50min
- Running
- 98%
- Busiest at
- 6pm
Last 13 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Tuesday.
- Typical wait on a Tuesday
- 8min
- On a Wednesday
- 35min
Does Avalanche break down?
Rarely.
It was running 98% of the time Blackpool Pleasure Beach was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 1 minute in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 98%
- Queue readings recorded
- 9,184
The record
60 minutes.
The longest queue Avalanche has held, on Saturday 17 October.
Every ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach →When is the Avalanche queue shortest?
Usually at 10am, about 18 minutes, against 35 at noon. Turning up at the right hour saves 17 minutes on a single ride.
Avalanche queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
1810a
1911a
3512p
301p
272p
223p
224p
245p
276p
317p
298p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride Avalanche
10am on a Tuesday
Avalanche averages 18 minutes at 10am. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Avalanche?
Tuesday, at 8 minutes on average, against 35 on Wednesday.
Avalanche by day of the week
13 days with a recorded queue
- Mon10m
- Tue8m
- Wed35m
- Thu11m
- Fri8m
- Sat28m
- Sun15m
Does Avalanche break down?
It ran 98% of Blackpool Pleasure Beach's opening hours across 13 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Wednesday 21 Oct.
Uptime and closures
98% of opening hours · 13 days recorded
98%
Excellent
Running 98% of the minutes Blackpool Pleasure Beach was open.
Each square is one day, its share of opening hours running. Tap a day to open it above.
How long can the Avalanche queue get?
The worst queue recorded for Avalanche was 60 minutes on Saturday 17 Oct.
Longest Avalanche queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Saturday 17 Oct60m
- 2Wednesday 14 Oct40m
- 3Sunday 11 Oct35m
- 4Sunday 18 Oct25m
- 5Thursday 15 Oct20m
- 6Saturday 10 Oct15m
- 7Monday 12 Oct15m
- 8Tuesday 13 Oct15m
Which months are busiest for Avalanche?
August runs longest at 31 minutes on average, and October is quietest at 14.
Avalanche through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
19Nov
18Mar
25Apr
23May
18Jun
30Jul
31Aug
18Sep
14Oct
About Avalanche
Avalanche is one of 28 rides tracked at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 4th longest of 28 by usual wait. It queues about 18 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 10-minute park average.
Avalanche has averaged about 18 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 6pm 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 Tuesdays and busiest on Wednesdays.
How we measure
- Readings
- The queue time Blackpool Pleasure Beach publishes for this ride, read every few minutes while the park is open.
- By hour
- This ride's own last 90 days, within opening hours.
- Day by day
- Its last 14 days.
- Running
- The share of the park's open minutes the ride was running.
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 98% 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 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 Avalanche?
Avalanche is usually quietest on Tuesdays, and busiest on Wednesdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Tuesday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Avalanche usually?
Over recent weeks, Avalanche has averaged about 18 minutes, with queues usually longest around 6pm. 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 98% 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.
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