Fabula queue times
Fabula at Efteling averages 10 minutes. It is shortest at 10am and worst at 1pm. It has run 96% of the park's opening hours recently.
Fabula queue times, day by day
Fabula over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Fabula has averaged about 10 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 14 minutes, with the longest queues near 1pm, and the shortest near 10am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Fabula queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Fabula peaks at 11am with 10 minutes, and is at its shortest at 5pm with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 5 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Fabula
Best time to ride
Fabula averages 5 minutes at 5pm against 10 at the 11am peak - 5 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 10 minutes.
Fabula by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon10m
- Tue10m
- Wed10m
- Thu10m
- Fri10m
- Sat10m
- Sun10m
Does Fabula break down?
Uptime and closures
97% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
Running 97% of the minutes Efteling was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
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Fabula ran 97% of Efteling's opening hours across 14 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 5 Oct.
Longest Fabula queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Monday 21 Sept10m
- 2Tuesday 22 Sept10m
- 3Wednesday 23 Sept10m
- 4Thursday 24 Sept10m
- 5Friday 25 Sept10m
- 6Saturday 26 Sept10m
- 7Sunday 27 Sept10m
- 8Monday 28 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Fabula was 10 minutes on Monday 21 Sept.
Fabula through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
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.
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About Fabula
Fabula is one of 26 rides tracked at Efteling, 21st longest of 26 by usual wait. It queues about 10 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 18-minute park average.
Fabula has averaged about 10 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 96% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Fabula?
The live wait time for Fabula at Efteling is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Fabula queue times.
Is Fabula open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Fabula is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Efteling's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Fabula has been open around 96% 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 Fabula?
Based on historical queue time data, Fabula 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 Fabula usually?
Over recent weeks, Fabula has averaged about 10 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 Fabula at Efteling.
Is Fabula often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Fabula has been running about 96% of the time. We track Fabula'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 Fabula at Efteling?
Fabula 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 Fabula?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Fabula's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Fabula is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.