When to queue
Go at 5pm.
- Typical wait at 5pm
- 19min
- At 9pm, its worst hour
- 80min
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Icon queue times
- Typical wait
- 18min
- At its busiest
- 60min
- Shortest queue
- 11am
- Running
- 95%
18minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Icon at Blackpool Pleasure Beach averages 18 minutes. It is shortest at 11am and worst at 6pm. It has run 95% of the park's opening hours recently.
Icon queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what Icon usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
Icon over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Icon has averaged about 18 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 60 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 11am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 18min
- Peak
- 60min
- Running
- 95%
- Busiest at
- 6pm
Last 13 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Thursday.
- Typical wait on a Thursday
- 6min
- On a Saturday
- 36min
Does Icon 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
- 9,161
The record
80 minutes.
The longest queue Icon has held, on Saturday 17 October.
Every ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach →When is the Icon queue shortest?
Usually at 5pm, about 19 minutes, against 80 at 9pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 61 minutes on a single ride.
Icon queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
2710a
2111a
2912p
281p
222p
253p
234p
195p
236p
457p
548p
809p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride Icon
5pm on a Thursday
Icon averages 19 minutes at 5pm. The longest queue it has ever held is 80 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Icon?
Thursday, at 6 minutes on average, against 36 on Saturday.
Icon by day of the week
13 days with a recorded queue
- Mon11m
- Tue10m
- Wed25m
- Thu6m
- Fri10m
- Sat36m
- Sun20m
Does Icon break down?
It ran 95% of Blackpool Pleasure Beach's opening hours across 13 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Wednesday 21 Oct.
Uptime and closures
95% of opening hours · 13 days recorded
↑ improving95%
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 Icon queue get?
The worst queue recorded for Icon was 80 minutes on Saturday 17 Oct.
Longest Icon queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Saturday 17 Oct80m
- 2Sunday 11 Oct40m
- 3Saturday 10 Oct30m
- 4Wednesday 14 Oct30m
- 5Tuesday 13 Oct25m
- 6Friday 16 Oct20m
- 7Sunday 18 Oct20m
- 8Monday 12 Oct15m
Which months are busiest for Icon?
July runs longest at 46 minutes on average, and November is quietest at 11.
Icon through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
11Nov
20Mar
25Apr
30May
20Jun
46Jul
35Aug
15Sep
18Oct
About Icon
Icon is one of 28 rides tracked at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 3rd longest of 28 by usual wait. It queues about 18 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 10-minute park average.
Icon has averaged about 18 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 6pm and quietest around 11am. 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 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 11am. 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 18 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 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.
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