When to queue
Go at 5pm.
- Typical wait at 5pm
- 20min
- At 8pm, its worst hour
- 47min
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Big One queue times
- Typical wait
- 24min
- At its busiest
- 60min
- Shortest queue
- 10am
- Running
- 87%
24minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach averages 24 minutes. It is shortest at 10am and worst at 7pm. It has run 87% 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 24 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 60 minutes, with the longest queues near 7pm, and the shortest near 10am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 24min
- Peak
- 60min
- Running
- 87%
- Busiest at
- 7pm
Last 8 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Tuesday.
- Typical wait on a Tuesday
- 0min
- On a Wednesday
- 74min
Does Big One break down?
Now and then.
It was running 87% of the time Blackpool Pleasure Beach was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 8 minutes in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 87%
- Queue readings recorded
- 6,547
The record
90 minutes.
The longest queue posted for Big One, on Wednesday 28 October.
Every ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach →When is the Big One queue shortest?
Usually at 5pm, about 20 minutes, against 47 at 8pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 27 minutes on a single ride.
Big One queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
2410a
2211a
2812p
251p
342p
273p
284p
205p
336p
387p
478p
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 20 minutes at 5pm. The longest queue it has ever held is 90 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Big One?
Tuesday, at 0 minutes on average, against 74 on Wednesday.
Big One by day of the week
8 days with a recorded queue
- Tue0m
- Wed74m
- Thu46m
- Fri20m
- Sat22m
- Sun10m
Does Big One break down?
It ran 84% of Blackpool Pleasure Beach's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Tuesday 10 Nov.
Uptime and closures
84% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↑ improving84%
Average
Running 84% 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 90 minutes on Wednesday 28 Oct.
Longest Big One queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Wednesday 28 Oct90m
- 2Thursday 29 Oct60m
- 3Saturday 31 Oct30m
- 4Friday 30 Oct25m
- 5Saturday 7 Nov25m
- 6Sunday 1 Nov10m
- 7Sunday 8 Nov10m
Which months are busiest for Big One?
July runs longest at 59 minutes on average, and November is quietest at 13.
Big One through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
30Mar
28Apr
31May
28Jun
59Jul
33Aug
23Sep
23Oct
13Nov
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 24 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 10-minute park average.
Big One has averaged about 24 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 7pm and quietest around 10am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 87% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays 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 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 87% 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 10am. 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 Sundays, and busiest on Wednesdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Big One usually?
Over recent weeks, Big One has averaged about 24 minutes, with queues usually longest around 7pm. 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 87% 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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