Halve Maen queue times
Halve Maen at Efteling averages 12 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 12pm. It has run 97% of the park's opening hours recently.
Halve Maen queue times, day by day
Halve Maen over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Halve Maen has averaged about 12 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 20 minutes, with the longest queues near 12pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Halve Maen queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Halve Maen peaks at 2pm with 19 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 4. Riding it at the right hour saves 15 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Halve Maen
Best time to ride
Halve Maen averages 4 minutes at 10am against 19 at the 2pm peak - 15 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 35 minutes.
Halve Maen by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon11m
- Tue10m
- Wed9m
- Thu10m
- Fri10m
- Sat17m
- Sun16m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Halve Maen, at 9 minutes against 17 on Saturday.
Does Halve Maen break down?
Uptime and closures
97% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 97% of the minutes Efteling was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
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Halve Maen ran 97% of Efteling's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 5 Oct.
Longest Halve Maen queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Monday 28 Sept35m
- 2Saturday 3 Oct35m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept30m
- 4Sunday 4 Oct30m
- 5Saturday 26 Sept25m
- 6Friday 25 Sept20m
- 7Thursday 24 Sept15m
- 8Tuesday 29 Sept15m
The worst queue recorded for Halve Maen was 35 minutes on Monday 28 Sept.
Halve Maen 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 Halve Maen
Halve Maen is one of 26 rides tracked at Efteling, 19th longest of 26 by usual wait. It queues about 12 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 18-minute park average.
Halve Maen has averaged about 12 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 12pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 97% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Wednesdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Halve Maen?
The live wait time for Halve Maen at Efteling is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Halve Maen queue times.
Is Halve Maen open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Halve Maen is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Efteling's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Halve Maen has been open around 97% 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 Halve Maen?
Based on historical queue time data, Halve Maen 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 Halve Maen?
Halve Maen is usually quietest on Wednesdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Wednesday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Halve Maen usually?
Over recent weeks, Halve Maen has averaged about 12 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 Halve Maen at Efteling.
Is Halve Maen often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Halve Maen has been running about 97% of the time. We track Halve Maen'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 Halve Maen at Efteling?
Halve Maen 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 Halve Maen?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Halve Maen's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Halve Maen is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.