Pterodactyl queue times
Pterodactyl at Flamingo Land averages 13 minutes. It is shortest at 11am and worst at 2pm. It has run 81% of the park's opening hours recently.
Pterodactyl queue times, day by day
Pterodactyl over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Pterodactyl has averaged about 13 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 16 minutes, with the longest queues near 2pm, and the shortest near 11am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Pterodactyl queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Pterodactyl peaks at 2pm with 14 minutes, and is at its shortest at 5pm with 2. Riding it at the right hour saves 12 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Pterodactyl
Best time to ride
Pterodactyl averages 2 minutes at 5pm against 14 at the 2pm peak - 12 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 40 minutes.
Pterodactyl by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon6m
- Tue0m
- Wed9m
- Thu3m
- Fri9m
- Sat24m
- Sun11m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Pterodactyl, at 0 minutes against 24 on Saturday.
Does Pterodactyl break down?
Uptime and closures
81% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 81% of the minutes Flamingo Land was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 84%
- 90%
- 89%
- 76%
- 76%
- 78%
- 76%
- 89%
- 91%
- 89%
- 76%
- 76%
- 76%
- 76%
Pterodactyl ran 81% of Flamingo Land's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 9 Oct.
Longest Pterodactyl queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept40m
- 2Saturday 3 Oct35m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept20m
- 4Wednesday 30 Sept20m
- 5Friday 2 Oct15m
- 6Friday 25 Sept10m
- 7Sunday 4 Oct10m
- 8Thursday 8 Oct10m
The worst queue recorded for Pterodactyl was 40 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Pterodactyl through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Flamingo Land 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 Pterodactyl
Pterodactyl is one of 25 rides tracked at Flamingo Land, 8th longest of 25 by usual wait. It queues about 13 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 11-minute park average.
Pterodactyl has averaged about 13 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 2pm and quietest around 11am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 81% 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 Pterodactyl?
The live wait time for Pterodactyl at Flamingo Land is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Pterodactyl queue times.
Is Pterodactyl open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Pterodactyl is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Flamingo Land's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Pterodactyl has been open around 81% of Flamingo Land's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Flamingo Land.
What's the best time of day to ride Pterodactyl?
Based on historical queue time data, Pterodactyl is typically quietest around 11am. 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 Pterodactyl?
Pterodactyl 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 Pterodactyl usually?
Over recent weeks, Pterodactyl has averaged about 13 minutes, with queues usually longest around 2pm. 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 Pterodactyl at Flamingo Land.
Is Pterodactyl often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Pterodactyl has been running about 81% of the time. We track Pterodactyl'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 Pterodactyl at Flamingo Land?
Pterodactyl is at Flamingo Land - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Flamingo Land page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for Pterodactyl?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Pterodactyl's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Pterodactyl is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.