Flying Machines queue times
Flying Machines at Blackpool Pleasure Beach averages 8 minutes. It is shortest at 1pm and worst at 12pm. It has run 79% of the park's opening hours recently.
Flying Machines queue times, day by day
Flying Machines over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Flying Machines has averaged about 8 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 16 minutes, with the longest queues near 12pm, and the shortest near 1pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Flying Machines queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Flying Machines peaks at noon with 16 minutes, and is at its shortest at 2pm with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 11 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Flying Machines
Best time to ride
Flying Machines averages 5 minutes at 2pm against 16 at the noon peak - 11 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 15 minutes.
Flying Machines by day of the week
Average wait by day
12 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Tue5m
- Wed5m
- Thu5m
- Fri3m
- Sat10m
- Sun5m
Monday is the quietest day for Flying Machines, at 0 minutes against 10 on Saturday.
Does Flying Machines break down?
Uptime and closures
79% of opening hours · 12 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 79% of the minutes Blackpool Pleasure Beach was open, across the last 12 recorded days.
Last 12 days uptime
- 81%
- 100%
- 100%
- 2%
- 100%
- 100%
- 94%
- 3%
- 72%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
Flying Machines ran 79% of Blackpool Pleasure Beach's opening hours across 12 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Flying Machines queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 29 Aug15m
- 2Friday 28 Aug5m
- 3Sunday 30 Aug5m
- 4Tuesday 1 Sept5m
- 5Wednesday 2 Sept5m
- 6Thursday 3 Sept5m
- 7Saturday 5 Sept5m
- 8Sunday 6 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Flying Machines was 15 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.
Flying Machines 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.
About Flying Machines
Flying Machines is one of 29 rides tracked at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 20th longest of 29 by usual wait. It queues about 8 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 16-minute park average.
Flying Machines has averaged about 8 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 12pm and quietest around 1pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 79% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Flying Machines?
The live wait time for Flying Machines at Blackpool Pleasure Beach is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Flying Machines queue times.
Is Flying Machines open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Flying Machines is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Blackpool Pleasure Beach's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Flying Machines has been open around 79% 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 Flying Machines?
Based on historical queue time data, Flying Machines 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 Flying Machines?
Flying Machines is usually quietest on Thursdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Thursday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Flying Machines usually?
Over recent weeks, Flying Machines has averaged about 8 minutes, with queues usually longest around 12pm. 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 Flying Machines at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
Is Flying Machines often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Flying Machines has been running about 79% of the time. We track Flying Machines'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 Flying Machines at Blackpool Pleasure Beach?
Flying Machines 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 Flying Machines?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Flying Machines's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Flying Machines is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.