Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Big One queue times

Typical wait: 22min
At its busiest: 50min
Shortest queue: 11am
Running: 63%

6,303 recorded readings

Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach averages 22 minutes. It is shortest at 11am and worst at 6pm. It has run 63% of the park's opening hours recently.

Big One queue times, day by day

Every reading through the day, against what Big One usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.

Big One over recent weeks

Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings

Big One has averaged about 22 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: 22min
Peak: 50min
Running: 63%
Busiest at: 6pm

Last 13 days, tap one

When to queue

Go at 5pm.

Typical wait at 5pm: 21min
At 8pm, its worst hour: 42min

Which day

Pick a Tuesday.

Typical wait on a Tuesday: 3min
On a Wednesday: 31min

Does Big One break down?

Quite often.

It was running 63% of the time Blackpool Pleasure Beach was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 22 minutes in every opening hour.

Running, share of opening hours: 63%
Queue readings recorded: 6,303

The record

100 minutes.

The longest queue Big One has held, on Saturday 17 October.

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When is the Big One queue shortest?

Usually at 5pm, about 21 minutes, against 42 at 8pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 21 minutes on a single ride.

Big One queue times by hour

Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes

2610a

2611a

3012p

281p

322p

263p

284p

215p

336p

317p

428p

Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up

Best time to ride Big One

5pm on a Tuesday

Big One averages 21 minutes at 5pm. The longest queue it has ever held is 100 minutes.

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Which day is quietest for Big One?

Tuesday, at 3 minutes on average, against 31 on Wednesday.

Big One by day of the week

13 days with a recorded queue

Mon14m
Tue3m
Wed31m
Thu12m
Fri8m
Sat30m
Sun24m

Does Big One break down?

It ran 64% of Blackpool Pleasure Beach's opening hours across 13 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Wednesday 21 Oct.

Uptime and closures

64% of opening hours · 13 days recorded

↑ improving

64%

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Running 64% 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 Big One queue get?

The worst queue recorded for Big One was 100 minutes on Saturday 17 Oct.

Longest Big One queues on record

Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date

Which months are busiest for Big One?

July runs longest at 59 minutes on average, and October is quietest at 18.

Big One through the year

All-time average by month · minutes

20Nov

30Mar

28Apr

31May

28Jun

59Jul

33Aug

23Sep

18Oct

About Big One

Big One is one of 28 rides tracked at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 1st longest of 28 by usual wait. It queues about 22 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 10-minute park average.

Big One has averaged about 22 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 63% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Tuesdays and busiest on Saturdays.

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 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 63% 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 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 Big One?

Big One is usually quietest on Tuesdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Tuesday for shorter waits.

How long is the queue for Big One usually?

Over recent weeks, Big One has averaged about 22 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 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 63% 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.

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