Icon queue times
Icon at Blackpool Pleasure Beach averages 17 minutes. It is shortest at 12pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 98% 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 17 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 60 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 12pm. 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 6pm with 60 minutes, and is at its shortest at 1pm with 10. Riding it at the right hour saves 50 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Icon
Best time to ride
Icon averages 10 minutes at 1pm against 60 at the 6pm peak - 50 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
11 days with a recorded queue
- Mon4m
- Wed8m
- Thu6m
- Fri9m
- Sat49m
- Sun23m
Monday is the quietest day for Icon, at 4 minutes against 49 on Saturday.
Does Icon break down?
Uptime and closures
98% of opening hours · 11 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 98% of the minutes Blackpool Pleasure Beach was open, across the last 11 recorded days.
Last 11 days uptime
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Icon ran 98% 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 Icon queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept80m
- 2Saturday 19 Sept60m
- 3Sunday 20 Sept35m
- 4Sunday 27 Sept25m
- 5Wednesday 23 Sept15m
- 6Thursday 24 Sept15m
- 7Friday 18 Sept10m
- 8Friday 25 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Icon was 80 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
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.
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About Icon
Icon is one of 27 rides tracked at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 5th longest of 27 by usual wait. It queues about 17 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 11-minute park average.
Icon has averaged about 17 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 12pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 98% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Mondays 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 98% 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 12pm. 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 Mondays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Monday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Icon usually?
Over recent weeks, Icon has averaged about 17 minutes, with queues usually longest around 5pm. 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 98% 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.