Vortex queue times
Vortex at Flamingo Land averages 7 minutes. It is shortest at 9am and worst at 10am. It has run 84% of the park's opening hours recently.
Vortex queue times, day by day
Vortex over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Vortex has averaged about 7 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 7 minutes, with the longest queues near 10am, and the shortest near 9am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Vortex queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Vortex peaks at noon with 3 minutes, and is at its shortest at 4pm with 1. Riding it at the right hour saves 2 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Vortex
Best time to ride
Vortex averages 1 minutes at 4pm against 3 at the noon peak - 2 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 5 minutes.
Vortex by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon3m
- Tue3m
- Wed0m
- Thu0m
- Fri3m
- Sat5m
- Sun5m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Vortex, at 0 minutes against 5 on Saturday.
Does Vortex break down?
Uptime and closures
84% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 84% of the minutes Flamingo Land was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 84%
- 100%
- 90%
- 100%
- 84%
- 85%
- 88%
- 72%
- 77%
- 88%
- 88%
- 75%
- 75%
- 76%
Vortex ran 84% of Flamingo Land's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 18 Sept.
Longest Vortex queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 5 Sept5m
- 2Sunday 6 Sept5m
- 3Monday 7 Sept5m
- 4Tuesday 8 Sept5m
- 5Friday 11 Sept5m
- 6Saturday 12 Sept5m
- 7Sunday 13 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Vortex was 5 minutes on Saturday 5 Sept.
Vortex 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 Vortex
Vortex is one of 24 rides tracked at Flamingo Land, 18th longest of 24 by usual wait. It queues about 7 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 14-minute park average.
Vortex has averaged about 7 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 10am and quietest around 9am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 84% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Vortex?
The live wait time for Vortex at Flamingo Land is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Vortex queue times.
Is Vortex open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Vortex is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Flamingo Land's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Vortex has been open around 84% 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 Vortex?
Based on historical queue time data, Vortex is typically quietest around 9am. 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 Vortex usually?
Over recent weeks, Vortex has averaged about 7 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 Vortex at Flamingo Land.
Is Vortex often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Vortex has been running about 84% of the time. We track Vortex'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 Vortex at Flamingo Land?
Vortex 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 Vortex?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Vortex's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Vortex is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.