Talon wait times
Talon at Dorney Park averages 21 minutes. It is shortest at 3pm and worst at 11pm. It has run 87% of the park's opening hours recently.
Talon queue times, day by day
Talon over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Talon has averaged about 21 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 37 minutes, with the longest queues near 11pm, and the shortest near 3pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Talon queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Talon peaks at 7pm with 34 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 1. Riding it at the right hour saves 33 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Talon
Best time to ride
Talon averages 1 minutes at 11am against 34 at the 7pm peak - 33 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 90 minutes.
Talon by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Tue0m
- Fri5m
- Sat27m
- Sun27m
Monday is the quietest day for Talon, at 0 minutes against 27 on Saturday.
Does Talon break down?
Uptime and closures
79% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 79% of the minutes Dorney Park was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 91%
- 96%
- 94%
- 0%
- 100%
- 80%
- 87%
- 60%
Talon ran 79% of Dorney Park's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Talon queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 6 Sept90m
- 2Saturday 29 Aug60m
- 3Sunday 30 Aug30m
- 4Saturday 5 Sept25m
- 5Friday 28 Aug5m
- 6Friday 4 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Talon was 90 minutes on Sunday 6 Sept.
Talon through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Dorney Park 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 Talon
Talon is one of 13 rides tracked at Dorney Park, 5th longest of 13 by usual wait. It queues about 21 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 19-minute park average.
Talon has averaged about 21 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 11pm and quietest around 3pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 87% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Talon?
The live wait time for Talon at Dorney Park is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Talon wait times.
Is Talon open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Talon is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Dorney Park's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Talon has been open around 87% of Dorney Park's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Dorney Park.
What's the best time of day to ride Talon?
Based on historical wait time data, Talon is typically quietest around 3pm. 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 Talon?
Talon is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Talon usually?
Over recent weeks, Talon has averaged about 21 minutes, with lines usually longest around 11pm. 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 lines for Talon at Dorney Park.
Is Talon often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Talon has been running about 87% of the time. We track Talon'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 Talon at Dorney Park?
Talon is at Dorney Park - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Dorney Park page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Talon?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Talon's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Talon is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.