Big One queue times
Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach averages 23 minutes. It is shortest at 12pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 51% of the park's opening hours recently.
Big One queue times, day by day
Big One over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Big One has averaged about 23 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 50 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 12pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Big One queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Big One peaks at 7pm with 55 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 13. Riding it at the right hour saves 42 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Big One
Best time to ride
Big One averages 13 minutes at 11am against 55 at the 7pm peak - 42 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 75 minutes.
Big One by day of the week
Average wait by day
11 days with a recorded queue
- Mon7m
- Wed8m
- Thu12m
- Fri7m
- Sat29m
- Sun31m
Monday is the quietest day for Big One, at 7 minutes against 31 on Sunday.
Does Big One break down?
Uptime and closures
54% of opening hours · 11 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 54% of the minutes Blackpool Pleasure Beach was open, across the last 11 recorded days.
Last 11 days uptime
- 0%
- 0%
- 2%
- 40%
- 9%
- 100%
- 100%
- 98%
- 12%
- 100%
- 100%
Big One ran 54% of Blackpool Pleasure Beach's opening hours across 11 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Big One queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept75m
- 2Sunday 20 Sept65m
- 3Thursday 24 Sept30m
- 4Friday 25 Sept25m
- 5Wednesday 23 Sept15m
- 6Monday 28 Sept15m
The worst queue recorded for Big One was 75 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Big One 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.
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About Big One
Big One is one of 27 rides tracked at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 2nd longest of 27 by usual wait. It queues about 23 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 11-minute park average.
Big One has averaged about 23 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 12pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 51% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Mondays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Big One?
The live wait time for Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Big One queue times.
Is Big One open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Big One is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Blackpool Pleasure Beach's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Big One has been open around 51% 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 Big One?
Based on historical queue time data, Big One is typically quietest around 12pm. 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 Big One?
Big One is usually quietest on Mondays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Monday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Big One usually?
Over recent weeks, Big One has averaged about 23 minutes, with queues usually longest around 5pm. 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 Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
Is Big One often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Big One has been running about 51% of the time. We track Big One'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 Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach?
Big One 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 Big One?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Big One's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Big One is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.