Elmers Flying Jumbos queue times
Elmers Flying Jumbos at Chessington World Of Adventures averages 33 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 11am. It has run 91% of the park's opening hours recently.
Elmers Flying Jumbos queue times, day by day
Elmers Flying Jumbos over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Elmers Flying Jumbos has averaged about 33 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 40 minutes, with the longest queues near 11am, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Elmers Flying Jumbos queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Elmers Flying Jumbos peaks at noon with 41 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 20. Riding it at the right hour saves 21 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Elmers Flying Jumbos
Best time to ride
Elmers Flying Jumbos averages 20 minutes at 10am against 41 at the noon peak - 21 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 70 minutes.
Elmers Flying Jumbos by day of the week
Average wait by day
10 days with a recorded queue
- Mon21m
- Thu22m
- Fri21m
- Sat42m
- Sun35m
Monday is the quietest day for Elmers Flying Jumbos, at 21 minutes against 42 on Saturday.
Does Elmers Flying Jumbos break down?
Uptime and closures
92% of opening hours · 10 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 92% of the minutes Chessington World Of Adventures was open, across the last 10 recorded days.
Last 10 days uptime
- 99%
- 41%
- 100%
- 100%
- 97%
- 95%
- 95%
- 96%
- 91%
- 98%
Elmers Flying Jumbos ran 92% of Chessington World Of Adventures's opening hours across 10 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 21 Sept.
Longest Elmers Flying Jumbos queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 19 Sept70m
- 2Saturday 12 Sept65m
- 3Sunday 20 Sept65m
- 4Monday 7 Sept35m
- 5Thursday 10 Sept35m
- 6Friday 11 Sept35m
- 7Sunday 13 Sept35m
- 8Friday 18 Sept30m
The worst queue recorded for Elmers Flying Jumbos was 70 minutes on Saturday 19 Sept.
Elmers Flying Jumbos through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Chessington World Of Adventures 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 Elmers Flying Jumbos
Elmers Flying Jumbos is one of 30 rides tracked at Chessington World Of Adventures, 10th longest of 30 by usual wait. It queues about 33 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 24-minute park average.
Elmers Flying Jumbos has averaged about 33 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 11am and quietest around 2pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 91% 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 Elmers Flying Jumbos?
The live wait time for Elmers Flying Jumbos at Chessington World Of Adventures is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Elmers Flying Jumbos queue times.
Is Elmers Flying Jumbos open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Elmers Flying Jumbos is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Chessington World Of Adventures's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Elmers Flying Jumbos has been open around 91% of Chessington World Of Adventures's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Chessington World Of Adventures.
What's the best time of day to ride Elmers Flying Jumbos?
Based on historical queue time data, Elmers Flying Jumbos is typically quietest around 2pm. 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 Elmers Flying Jumbos?
Elmers Flying Jumbos 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 Elmers Flying Jumbos usually?
Over recent weeks, Elmers Flying Jumbos has averaged about 33 minutes, with queues usually longest around 11am. 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 Elmers Flying Jumbos at Chessington World Of Adventures.
Is Elmers Flying Jumbos often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Elmers Flying Jumbos has been running about 91% of the time. We track Elmers Flying Jumbos'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 Elmers Flying Jumbos at Chessington World Of Adventures?
Elmers Flying Jumbos is at Chessington World Of Adventures - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Chessington World Of Adventures page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for Elmers Flying Jumbos?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Elmers Flying Jumbos's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Elmers Flying Jumbos is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.

