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Carnaval Festival queue times

Efteling11,130 recorded readings

Carnaval Festival at Efteling averages 14 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 10am. It has run 99% of the park's opening hours recently.

Carnaval Festival queue times, day by day

Carnaval Festival over recent weeks

Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings

Carnaval Festival has averaged about 14 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 17 minutes, with the longest queues near 10am, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.

Typical14m
Peak17m
Uptime99%
Busiest at10am
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Carnaval Festival queue times by hour

Average wait by hour

Across the last 28 days · minutes

210a
1211a
1712p
171p
162p
143p
114p
65p
46p
27p
28p
09p

Carnaval Festival peaks at noon with 17 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9pm with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 17 minutes on a single ride.

Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up

Best time to ride Carnaval Festival

Best time to ride

9pm on a Thursday

Carnaval Festival averages 0 minutes at 9pm against 17 at the noon peak - 17 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 35 minutes.

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Carnaval Festival by day of the week

Average wait by day

14 days with a recorded queue

  1. Mon10m
  2. Tue7m
  3. Wed8m
  4. Thu6m
  5. Fri9m
  6. Sat21m
  7. Sun17m

Thursday is the quietest day for Carnaval Festival, at 6 minutes against 21 on Saturday.

Does Carnaval Festival break down?

Uptime and closures

99% of opening hours · 14 days recorded

99%
Excellent

Running 99% of the minutes Efteling was open, across the last 14 recorded days.

Last 14 days uptime

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  7. 100%
  8. 100%
  9. 89%
  10. 100%
  11. 99%
  12. 99%
  13. 99%
  14. 100%

Carnaval Festival ran 99% of Efteling's opening hours across 14 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 14 Sept.

Longest Carnaval Festival queues on record

Peaks in the last 14 days

Every one a real date · tap through to that day

  1. 1Saturday 5 Sept35m
  2. 2Saturday 12 Sept35m
  3. 3Sunday 6 Sept30m
  4. 4Sunday 13 Sept25m
  5. 5Friday 11 Sept20m
  6. 6Monday 7 Sept15m
  7. 7Wednesday 9 Sept15m
  8. 8Monday 31 Aug10m

The worst queue recorded for Carnaval Festival was 35 minutes on Saturday 5 Sept.

Carnaval Festival through the year

All-time average by month

From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes

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Queue times are the figures Efteling 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 Carnaval Festival

Carnaval Festival is one of 26 rides tracked at Efteling, 15th longest of 26 by usual wait. It queues about 14 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 18-minute park average.

Carnaval Festival has averaged about 14 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 10am and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 99% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Saturdays.

Frequently asked

What's the current wait time for Carnaval Festival?

The live wait time for Carnaval Festival at Efteling is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Carnaval Festival queue times.

Is Carnaval Festival open right now?

The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Carnaval Festival is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Efteling's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Carnaval Festival has been open around 99% of Efteling's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Efteling.

What's the best time of day to ride Carnaval Festival?

Based on historical queue time data, Carnaval Festival is typically quietest around 4pm. 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 Carnaval Festival?

Carnaval Festival 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 Carnaval Festival usually?

Over recent weeks, Carnaval Festival has averaged about 14 minutes, with queues usually longest around 10am. 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 Carnaval Festival at Efteling.

Is Carnaval Festival often closed or broken down?

Over the last two weeks, Carnaval Festival has been running about 99% of the time. We track Carnaval Festival'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 Carnaval Festival at Efteling?

Carnaval Festival is at Efteling - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Efteling page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.

Can I get queue time alerts for Carnaval Festival?

Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Carnaval Festival's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Carnaval Festival is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.