Blue Flyer queue times
Blue Flyer at Blackpool Pleasure Beach averages 6 minutes. It is shortest at 1pm and worst at 11am. It has run 86% of the park's opening hours recently.
Blue Flyer queue times, day by day
Blue Flyer over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Blue Flyer has averaged about 6 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 14 minutes, with the longest queues near 11am, and the shortest near 1pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Blue Flyer queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Blue Flyer peaks at noon with 14 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 9 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Blue Flyer
Best time to ride
Blue Flyer averages 5 minutes at 10am against 14 at the noon peak - 9 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 25 minutes.
Blue Flyer by day of the week
Average wait by day
11 days with a recorded queue
- Mon4m
- Wed4m
- Thu4m
- Fri5m
- Sat15m
- Sun5m
Monday is the quietest day for Blue Flyer, at 4 minutes against 15 on Saturday.
Does Blue Flyer break down?
Uptime and closures
87% of opening hours · 11 days recorded
Running 87% of the minutes Blackpool Pleasure Beach was open, across the last 11 recorded days.
Last 11 days uptime
- 84%
- 85%
- 86%
- 88%
- 85%
- 85%
- 86%
- 91%
- 86%
- 88%
- 86%
Blue Flyer ran 87% of Blackpool Pleasure Beach's opening hours across 11 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Blue Flyer queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept25m
- 2Saturday 19 Sept15m
- 3Friday 18 Sept5m
- 4Sunday 20 Sept5m
- 5Wednesday 23 Sept5m
- 6Thursday 24 Sept5m
- 7Friday 25 Sept5m
- 8Sunday 27 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Blue Flyer was 25 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Blue Flyer 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 Blue Flyer
Blue Flyer is one of 27 rides tracked at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 17th longest of 27 by usual wait. It queues about 6 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 11-minute park average.
Blue Flyer has averaged about 6 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 11am and quietest around 1pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 86% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Wednesdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Blue Flyer?
The live wait time for Blue Flyer at Blackpool Pleasure Beach is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Blue Flyer queue times.
Is Blue Flyer open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Blue Flyer is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Blackpool Pleasure Beach's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Blue Flyer has been open around 86% 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 Blue Flyer?
Based on historical queue time data, Blue Flyer is typically quietest around 1pm. 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 Blue Flyer?
Blue Flyer is usually quietest on Wednesdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Wednesday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Blue Flyer usually?
Over recent weeks, Blue Flyer has averaged about 6 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 Blue Flyer at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
Is Blue Flyer often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Blue Flyer has been running about 86% of the time. We track Blue Flyer'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 Blue Flyer at Blackpool Pleasure Beach?
Blue Flyer 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 Blue Flyer?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Blue Flyer's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Blue Flyer is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.