Grand National queue times
Grand National at Blackpool Pleasure Beach averages 12 minutes. It is shortest at 3pm and worst at 2pm. It has run 92% of the park's opening hours recently.
Grand National queue times, day by day
Grand National over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Grand National has averaged about 12 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 37 minutes, with the longest queues near 2pm, and the shortest near 3pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Grand National queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Grand National peaks at 6pm with 45 minutes, and is at its shortest at 4pm with 8. Riding it at the right hour saves 37 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Grand National
Best time to ride
Grand National averages 8 minutes at 4pm against 45 at the 6pm peak - 37 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Grand National by day of the week
Average wait by day
11 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Wed5m
- Thu8m
- Fri8m
- Sat26m
- Sun12m
Monday is the quietest day for Grand National, at 5 minutes against 26 on Saturday.
Does Grand National break down?
Uptime and closures
93% of opening hours · 11 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 93% of the minutes Blackpool Pleasure Beach was open, across the last 11 recorded days.
Last 11 days uptime
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Grand National ran 93% of Blackpool Pleasure Beach's opening hours across 11 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Grand National queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept60m
- 2Sunday 20 Sept15m
- 3Saturday 19 Sept10m
- 4Thursday 24 Sept10m
- 5Friday 25 Sept10m
- 6Sunday 27 Sept10m
- 7Thursday 17 Sept5m
- 8Friday 18 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Grand National was 60 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Grand National 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 Grand National
Grand National is one of 27 rides tracked at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 11th longest of 27 by usual wait. It queues about 12 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 11-minute park average.
Grand National has averaged about 12 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 2pm and quietest around 3pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 92% 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 Grand National?
The live wait time for Grand National at Blackpool Pleasure Beach is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Grand National queue times.
Is Grand National open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Grand National is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Blackpool Pleasure Beach's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Grand National has been open around 92% 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 Grand National?
Based on historical queue time data, Grand National is typically quietest around 3pm. 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 Grand National?
Grand National 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 Grand National usually?
Over recent weeks, Grand National has averaged about 12 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 Grand National at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
Is Grand National often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Grand National has been running about 92% of the time. We track Grand National'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 Grand National at Blackpool Pleasure Beach?
Grand National 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 Grand National?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Grand National's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Grand National is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.