Icon queue times
Icon at Blackpool Pleasure Beach averages 32 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 12pm. It has run 95% of the park's opening hours recently.
Icon queue times, day by day
Icon over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Icon has averaged about 32 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 36 minutes, with the longest queues near 12pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Icon queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Icon peaks at 9pm with 80 minutes, and is at its shortest at 6pm with 12. Riding it at the right hour saves 68 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Icon
Best time to ride
Icon averages 12 minutes at 6pm against 80 at the 9pm peak - 68 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 80 minutes.
Icon by day of the week
Average wait by day
12 days with a recorded queue
- Mon22m
- Tue25m
- Wed8m
- Thu7m
- Fri22m
- Sat43m
- Sun22m
Thursday is the quietest day for Icon, at 7 minutes against 43 on Saturday.
Does Icon break down?
Uptime and closures
95% of opening hours · 12 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 95% of the minutes Blackpool Pleasure Beach was open, across the last 12 recorded days.
Last 12 days uptime
- 72%
- 100%
- 92%
- 100%
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- 85%
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- 99%
Icon ran 95% of Blackpool Pleasure Beach's opening hours across 12 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Icon queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 29 Aug80m
- 2Friday 28 Aug40m
- 3Tuesday 1 Sept40m
- 4Sunday 30 Aug30m
- 5Saturday 5 Sept30m
- 6Monday 31 Aug25m
- 7Thursday 3 Sept25m
- 8Sunday 6 Sept25m
The worst queue recorded for Icon was 80 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.
Icon 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 Icon
Icon is one of 29 rides tracked at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 2nd longest of 29 by usual wait. It queues about 32 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 16-minute park average.
Icon has averaged about 32 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 12pm and quietest around 4pm. 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.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Icon?
The live wait time for Icon at Blackpool Pleasure Beach is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Icon queue times.
Is Icon open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Icon is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Blackpool Pleasure Beach's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Icon 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 Icon?
Based on historical queue time data, Icon 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 Icon?
Icon 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 Icon usually?
Over recent weeks, Icon has averaged about 32 minutes, with queues usually longest around 12pm. 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 Icon at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
Is Icon often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Icon has been running about 95% of the time. We track Icon'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 Icon at Blackpool Pleasure Beach?
Icon 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 Icon?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Icon's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Icon is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.