Derby Racer queue times
Derby Racer at Blackpool Pleasure Beach averages 6 minutes. It is shortest at 12pm and worst at 11am. It has run 100% of the park's opening hours recently.
Derby Racer queue times, day by day
Derby Racer over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Derby Racer has averaged about 6 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 6 minutes, with the longest queues near 11am, and the shortest near 12pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Derby Racer queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Derby Racer peaks at noon with 8 minutes, and is at its shortest at 3pm with 4. Riding it at the right hour saves 4 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Derby Racer
Best time to ride
Derby Racer averages 4 minutes at 3pm against 8 at the noon peak - 4 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 15 minutes.
Derby Racer by day of the week
Average wait by day
11 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Wed5m
- Thu5m
- Fri5m
- Sat10m
- Sun5m
Monday is the quietest day for Derby Racer, at 5 minutes against 10 on Saturday.
Does Derby Racer break down?
Uptime and closures
100% of opening hours · 11 days recorded
Running 100% of the minutes Blackpool Pleasure Beach was open, across the last 11 recorded days.
Last 11 days uptime
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Derby Racer ran 100% of Blackpool Pleasure Beach's opening hours across 11 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Derby Racer queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept15m
- 2Saturday 19 Sept10m
- 3Thursday 17 Sept5m
- 4Friday 18 Sept5m
- 5Sunday 20 Sept5m
- 6Wednesday 23 Sept5m
- 7Thursday 24 Sept5m
- 8Friday 25 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Derby Racer was 15 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Derby Racer 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 Derby Racer
Derby Racer is one of 27 rides tracked at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 20th longest of 27 by usual wait. It queues about 6 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 11-minute park average.
Derby Racer has averaged about 6 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 11am and quietest around 12pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 100% 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 Derby Racer?
The live wait time for Derby Racer at Blackpool Pleasure Beach is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Derby Racer queue times.
Is Derby Racer open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Derby Racer is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Blackpool Pleasure Beach's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Derby Racer has been open around 100% 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 Derby Racer?
Based on historical queue time data, Derby Racer 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 Derby Racer?
Derby Racer 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 Derby Racer usually?
Over recent weeks, Derby Racer 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 Derby Racer at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
Is Derby Racer often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Derby Racer has been running about 100% of the time. We track Derby Racer'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 Derby Racer at Blackpool Pleasure Beach?
Derby Racer 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 Derby Racer?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Derby Racer's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Derby Racer is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.