When to queue
Go at 9pm.
- Typical wait at 9pm
- 0min
- At 12pm, its worst hour
- 18min
Efteling
Carnaval Festival queue times
- Typical wait
- 16min
- At its busiest
- 19min
- Shortest queue
- 10am
- Running
- 99%
16minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Carnaval Festival at Efteling averages 16 minutes. It is shortest at 10am and worst at 12pm. It has run 99% of the park's opening hours recently.
Carnaval Festival queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what Carnaval Festival usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
Carnaval Festival over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Carnaval Festival has averaged about 16 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 19 minutes, with the longest queues near 12pm, and the shortest near 10am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 16min
- Peak
- 19min
- Running
- 99%
- Busiest at
- 12pm
Last 14 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Friday.
- Typical wait on a Friday
- 7min
- On a Saturday
- 17min
Does Carnaval Festival break down?
Rarely.
It was running 99% of the time Efteling was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 1 minute in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 99%
- Queue readings recorded
- 11,555
The record
35 minutes.
The longest queue Carnaval Festival has held, on Tuesday 20 October.
Every ride at Efteling →When is the Carnaval Festival queue shortest?
Usually at 9pm, about 0 minutes, against 18 at noon. Turning up at the right hour saves 18 minutes on a single ride.
Carnaval Festival queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
210a
1311a
1812p
181p
182p
153p
104p
75p
46p
27p
28p
09p
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
9pm on a Friday
Carnaval Festival averages 0 minutes at 9pm. The longest queue it has ever held is 35 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Carnaval Festival?
Friday, at 7 minutes on average, against 17 on Saturday.
Carnaval Festival by day of the week
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon12m
- Tue13m
- Wed15m
- Thu12m
- Fri7m
- Sat17m
- Sun16m
Does Carnaval Festival break down?
It ran 99% of Efteling's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 26 Oct.
Uptime and closures
99% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↓ declining99%
Excellent
Running 99% of the minutes Efteling was open.
Each square is one day, its share of opening hours running. Tap a day to open it above.
How long can the Carnaval Festival queue get?
The worst queue recorded for Carnaval Festival was 35 minutes on Tuesday 20 Oct.
Longest Carnaval Festival queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Tuesday 20 Oct35m
- 2Saturday 17 Oct30m
- 3Sunday 18 Oct30m
- 4Wednesday 21 Oct30m
- 5Monday 19 Oct25m
- 6Thursday 22 Oct25m
- 7Saturday 24 Oct20m
- 8Wednesday 14 Oct15m
Which months are busiest for Carnaval Festival?
November runs longest at 15 minutes on average, and May is quietest at 10.
Carnaval Festival through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
15Nov
14Dec
11Jan
11Feb
14Mar
11Apr
10May
10Jun
11Jul
14Aug
15Sep
15Oct
About Carnaval Festival
Carnaval Festival is one of 26 rides tracked at Efteling, 13th longest of 26 by usual wait. It queues about 16 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 17-minute park average.
Carnaval Festival has averaged about 16 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 12pm and quietest around 10am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 99% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Saturdays.
How we measure
- Readings
- The queue time Efteling 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 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 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.
What is the best day to ride Carnaval Festival?
Carnaval Festival is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Carnaval Festival usually?
Over recent weeks, Carnaval Festival has averaged about 16 minutes, with queues usually longest around 12pm. 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.
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