When to queue
Go at 7pm.
- Typical wait at 7pm
- 10min
- At 8pm, its worst hour
- 35min
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Ghost Train queue times
- Typical wait
- 15min
- At its busiest
- 30min
- Shortest queue
- 4pm
- Running
- 90%
15minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Ghost Train at Blackpool Pleasure Beach averages 15 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 2pm. It has run 90% 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 15 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 30 minutes, with the longest queues near 2pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 15min
- Peak
- 30min
- Running
- 90%
- Busiest at
- 2pm
Last 8 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Sunday.
- Typical wait on a Sunday
- 10min
- On a Thursday
- 45min
Does Ghost Train break down?
Rarely.
It was running 90% of the time Blackpool Pleasure Beach was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 6 minutes in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 90%
- Queue readings recorded
- 9,597
The record
60 minutes.
The longest queue posted for Ghost Train, on Thursday 29 October.
Every ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach →When is the Ghost Train queue shortest?
Usually at 7pm, about 10 minutes, against 35 at 8pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 25 minutes on a single ride.
Ghost Train queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
1410a
1611a
2412p
211p
242p
203p
174p
135p
296p
107p
358p
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
7pm on a Sunday
Ghost Train averages 10 minutes at 7pm. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Ghost Train?
Sunday, at 10 minutes on average, against 45 on Thursday.
Ghost Train by day of the week
8 days with a recorded queue
- Tue14m
- Wed32m
- Thu45m
- Fri23m
- Sat12m
- Sun10m
Does Ghost Train break down?
It ran 88% of Blackpool Pleasure Beach's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Tuesday 10 Nov.
Uptime and closures
88% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↑ improving88%
Good
Running 88% 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 60 minutes on Thursday 29 Oct.
Longest Ghost Train queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Thursday 29 Oct60m
- 2Friday 30 Oct45m
- 3Wednesday 28 Oct35m
- 4Tuesday 27 Oct20m
- 5Saturday 31 Oct15m
- 6Sunday 1 Nov10m
- 7Saturday 7 Nov10m
- 8Sunday 8 Nov10m
Which months are busiest for Ghost Train?
May runs longest at 26 minutes on average, and November is quietest at 9.
Ghost Train through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
17Mar
24Apr
26May
11Jun
23Jul
25Aug
14Sep
16Oct
9Nov
About Ghost Train
Ghost Train is one of 28 rides tracked at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 9th longest of 28 by usual wait. It queues about 15 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 10-minute park average.
Ghost Train has averaged about 15 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 2pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 90% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays and busiest on Thursdays.
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 90% 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 Sundays, and busiest on Thursdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Ghost Train usually?
Over recent weeks, Ghost Train has averaged about 15 minutes, with queues usually longest around 2pm. 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 90% 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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