Ghost Train queue times
Ghost Train at Blackpool Pleasure Beach averages 22 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 11am. It has run 99% of the park's opening hours recently.
Ghost Train queue times, day by day
Ghost Train over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Ghost Train has averaged about 22 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 34 minutes, with the longest queues near 11am, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Ghost Train queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Ghost Train peaks at 8pm with 40 minutes, and is at its shortest at 5pm with 13. Riding it at the right hour saves 27 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Ghost Train
Best time to ride
Ghost Train averages 13 minutes at 5pm against 40 at the 8pm peak - 27 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 40 minutes.
Ghost Train by day of the week
Average wait by day
12 days with a recorded queue
- Mon22m
- Tue21m
- Wed10m
- Thu10m
- Fri18m
- Sat30m
- Sun23m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Ghost Train, at 10 minutes against 30 on Saturday.
Does Ghost Train break down?
Uptime and closures
99% of opening hours · 12 days recorded
Running 99% of the minutes Blackpool Pleasure Beach was open, across the last 12 recorded days.
Last 12 days uptime
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Ghost Train ran 99% of Blackpool Pleasure Beach's opening hours across 12 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Ghost Train queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 29 Aug40m
- 2Friday 28 Aug30m
- 3Sunday 30 Aug30m
- 4Monday 31 Aug25m
- 5Tuesday 1 Sept25m
- 6Saturday 5 Sept20m
- 7Sunday 6 Sept20m
- 8Wednesday 2 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Ghost Train was 40 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.
Ghost Train 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 Ghost Train
Ghost Train is one of 29 rides tracked at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 8th longest of 29 by usual wait. It queues about 22 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 16-minute park average.
Ghost Train has averaged about 22 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 11am and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 99% 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 Ghost Train?
The live wait time for Ghost Train at Blackpool Pleasure Beach is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Ghost Train queue times.
Is Ghost Train open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Ghost Train is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Blackpool Pleasure Beach's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Ghost Train has been open around 99% 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 Ghost Train?
Based on historical queue time data, Ghost Train is typically quietest around 4pm. 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 Ghost Train?
Ghost Train 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 Ghost Train usually?
Over recent weeks, Ghost Train has averaged about 22 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 Ghost Train at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
Is Ghost Train often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Ghost Train has been running about 99% of the time. We track Ghost Train'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 Ghost Train at Blackpool Pleasure Beach?
Ghost Train 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 Ghost Train?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Ghost Train's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Ghost Train is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.