When to queue
Go at 5pm.
- Typical wait at 5pm
- 14min
- At 7pm, its worst hour
- 33min
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Ghost Train queue times
- Typical wait
- 13min
- At its busiest
- 36min
- Shortest queue
- 10am
- Running
- 95%
13minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Ghost Train at Blackpool Pleasure Beach averages 13 minutes. It is shortest at 10am and worst at 6pm. It has run 95% of the park's opening hours recently.
Ghost Train queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what Ghost Train usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
Ghost Train over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Ghost Train has averaged about 13 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 36 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 10am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 13min
- Peak
- 36min
- Running
- 95%
- Busiest at
- 6pm
Last 13 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Thursday.
- Typical wait on a Thursday
- 5min
- On a Saturday
- 24min
Does Ghost Train break down?
Rarely.
It was running 95% of the time Blackpool Pleasure Beach was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 3 minutes in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 95%
- Queue readings recorded
- 8,867
The record
50 minutes.
The longest queue Ghost Train has held, on Saturday 17 October.
Every ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach →When is the Ghost Train queue shortest?
Usually at 5pm, about 14 minutes, against 33 at 7pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 19 minutes on a single ride.
Ghost Train queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
1610a
1811a
2812p
281p
232p
213p
254p
145p
266p
337p
338p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride Ghost Train
5pm on a Thursday
Ghost Train averages 14 minutes at 5pm. The longest queue it has ever held is 50 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Ghost Train?
Thursday, at 5 minutes on average, against 24 on Saturday.
Ghost Train by day of the week
13 days with a recorded queue
- Mon8m
- Tue8m
- Wed20m
- Thu5m
- Fri8m
- Sat24m
- Sun13m
Does Ghost Train break down?
It ran 95% of Blackpool Pleasure Beach's opening hours across 13 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Wednesday 21 Oct.
Uptime and closures
95% of opening hours · 13 days recorded
95%
Excellent
Running 95% of the minutes Blackpool Pleasure Beach was open.
Each square is one day, its share of opening hours running. Tap a day to open it above.
How long can the Ghost Train queue get?
The worst queue recorded for Ghost Train was 50 minutes on Saturday 17 Oct.
Longest Ghost Train queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Saturday 17 Oct50m
- 2Sunday 11 Oct20m
- 3Wednesday 14 Oct20m
- 4Sunday 18 Oct15m
- 5Saturday 10 Oct10m
- 6Monday 12 Oct10m
- 7Tuesday 13 Oct10m
- 8Friday 16 Oct10m
Which months are busiest for Ghost Train?
May runs longest at 26 minutes on average, and June is quietest at 11.
Ghost Train through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
12Nov
17Mar
24Apr
26May
11Jun
23Jul
25Aug
14Sep
13Oct
About Ghost Train
Ghost Train is one of 28 rides tracked at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 10th longest of 28 by usual wait. It queues about 13 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 10-minute park average.
Ghost Train has averaged about 13 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 6pm and quietest around 10am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 95% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Saturdays.
How we measure
- Readings
- The queue time Blackpool Pleasure Beach publishes for this ride, read every few minutes while the park is open.
- By hour
- This ride's own last 90 days, within opening hours.
- Day by day
- Its last 14 days.
- Running
- The share of the park's open minutes the ride was running.
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 95% 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 10am. 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 13 minutes, with queues usually longest around 6pm. 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 95% 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.
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