When to queue
Go at 5pm.
- Typical wait at 5pm
- 13min
- At 1pm, its worst hour
- 20min
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Pleasure Beach Express queue times
- Typical wait
- 17min
- At its busiest
- 23min
- Shortest queue
- 10am
- Running
- 90%
17minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Pleasure Beach Express at Blackpool Pleasure Beach averages 17 minutes. It is shortest at 10am and worst at 1pm. It has run 90% of the park's opening hours recently.
Pleasure Beach Express queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what Pleasure Beach Express usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
Pleasure Beach Express over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Pleasure Beach Express has averaged about 17 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 23 minutes, with the longest queues near 1pm, and the shortest near 10am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 17min
- Peak
- 23min
- Running
- 90%
- Busiest at
- 1pm
Last 13 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Friday.
- Typical wait on a Friday
- 8min
- On a Saturday
- 16min
Does Pleasure Beach Express 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
- 4,335
The record
25 minutes.
The longest queue Pleasure Beach Express has held, on Sunday 11 October.
Every ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach →When is the Pleasure Beach Express queue shortest?
Usually at 5pm, about 13 minutes, against 20 at 1pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 7 minutes on a single ride.
Pleasure Beach Express queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
1510a
1611a
1712p
201p
192p
163p
164p
135p
146p
157p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride Pleasure Beach Express
5pm on a Friday
Pleasure Beach Express averages 13 minutes at 5pm. The longest queue it has ever held is 25 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Pleasure Beach Express?
Friday, at 8 minutes on average, against 16 on Saturday.
Pleasure Beach Express by day of the week
13 days with a recorded queue
- Mon15m
- Tue15m
- Wed15m
- Thu15m
- Fri8m
- Sat16m
- Sun16m
Does Pleasure Beach Express break down?
It ran 92% 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
92% of opening hours · 13 days recorded
↑ improving92%
Good
Running 92% 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 Pleasure Beach Express queue get?
The worst queue recorded for Pleasure Beach Express was 25 minutes on Sunday 11 Oct.
Longest Pleasure Beach Express queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Sunday 11 Oct25m
- 2Saturday 17 Oct20m
- 3Thursday 8 Oct15m
- 4Saturday 10 Oct15m
- 5Monday 12 Oct15m
- 6Tuesday 13 Oct15m
- 7Wednesday 14 Oct15m
- 8Thursday 15 Oct15m
Which months are busiest for Pleasure Beach Express?
July runs longest at 17 minutes on average, and March is quietest at 9.
Pleasure Beach Express through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
14Nov
9Mar
14Apr
14May
14Jun
17Jul
16Aug
15Sep
15Oct
About Pleasure Beach Express
Pleasure Beach Express is one of 28 rides tracked at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 5th longest of 28 by usual wait. It queues about 17 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 10-minute park average.
Pleasure Beach Express has averaged about 17 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 1pm and quietest around 10am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 90% of the park's operating hours.
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 Pleasure Beach Express?
The live wait time for Pleasure Beach Express at Blackpool Pleasure Beach is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Pleasure Beach Express queue times.
Is Pleasure Beach Express open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Pleasure Beach Express is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Blackpool Pleasure Beach's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Pleasure Beach Express 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 Pleasure Beach Express?
Based on historical queue time data, Pleasure Beach Express is typically quietest around 10am. 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.
How long is the queue for Pleasure Beach Express usually?
Over recent weeks, Pleasure Beach Express has averaged about 17 minutes, with queues usually longest around 1pm. 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 Pleasure Beach Express at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
Is Pleasure Beach Express often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Pleasure Beach Express has been running about 90% of the time. We track Pleasure Beach Express'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 Pleasure Beach Express at Blackpool Pleasure Beach?
Pleasure Beach Express 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 Pleasure Beach Express?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Pleasure Beach Express's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Pleasure Beach Express is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.
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