Flying Machines queue times
Flying Machines at Blackpool Pleasure Beach averages 6 minutes. It is shortest at 12pm and worst at 11am. It has run 85% 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 6 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 17 minutes, with the longest queues near 11am, and the shortest near 12pm. 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 15 minutes, and is at its shortest at 3pm with 4. 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 4 minutes at 3pm against 15 at the noon peak - 11 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 20 minutes.
Flying Machines by day of the week
Average wait by day
11 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Wed4m
- Thu3m
- Fri5m
- Sat11m
- Sun5m
Thursday is the quietest day for Flying Machines, at 3 minutes against 11 on Saturday.
Does Flying Machines break down?
Uptime and closures
86% of opening hours · 11 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 86% of the minutes Blackpool Pleasure Beach was open, across the last 11 recorded days.
Last 11 days uptime
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 3%
- 97%
- 33%
- 100%
- 100%
Flying Machines ran 86% of Blackpool Pleasure Beach's opening hours across 11 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Flying Machines queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept20m
- 2Saturday 19 Sept10m
- 3Friday 18 Sept5m
- 4Sunday 20 Sept5m
- 5Thursday 24 Sept5m
- 6Friday 25 Sept5m
- 7Sunday 27 Sept5m
- 8Monday 28 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Flying Machines was 20 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
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.
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About Flying Machines
Flying Machines is one of 27 rides tracked at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 19th longest of 27 by usual wait. It queues about 6 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 11-minute park average.
Flying Machines 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 85% 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 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 85% 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 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 Flying Machines?
Flying Machines 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 Flying Machines usually?
Over recent weeks, Flying Machines 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 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 85% 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.