Raptor queue times
Raptor at Gardaland averages 16 minutes. It is shortest at 12pm and worst at 10am. It has run 95% of the park's opening hours recently.
Raptor queue times, day by day
Raptor over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Raptor has averaged about 16 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 22 minutes, with the longest queues near 10am, and the shortest near 12pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Raptor queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Raptor peaks at 11am with 25 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 11. Riding it at the right hour saves 14 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Raptor
Best time to ride
Raptor averages 11 minutes at 10am against 25 at the 11am peak - 14 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 55 minutes.
Raptor by day of the week
Average wait by day
13 days with a recorded queue
- Mon16m
- Tue16m
- Wed14m
- Thu13m
- Fri16m
- Sat36m
- Sun19m
Thursday is the quietest day for Raptor, at 13 minutes against 36 on Saturday.
Does Raptor break down?
Uptime and closures
96% of opening hours · 13 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 96% of the minutes Gardaland was open, across the last 13 recorded days.
Last 13 days uptime
- 97%
- 99%
- 99%
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- 98%
- 99%
- 96%
- 97%
- 94%
- 70%
- 95%
- 97%
- 93%
Raptor ran 96% of Gardaland's opening hours across 13 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 14 Sept.
Longest Raptor queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 12 Sept55m
- 2Sunday 6 Sept40m
- 3Monday 7 Sept40m
- 4Thursday 3 Sept35m
- 5Friday 4 Sept35m
- 6Tuesday 8 Sept35m
- 7Sunday 13 Sept35m
- 8Friday 11 Sept30m
The worst queue recorded for Raptor was 55 minutes on Saturday 12 Sept.
Raptor through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Gardaland 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.
About Raptor
Raptor is one of 32 rides tracked at Gardaland, 9th longest of 32 by usual wait. It queues about 16 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 11-minute park average.
Raptor has averaged about 16 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 10am and quietest around 12pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 95% 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 Raptor?
The live wait time for Raptor at Gardaland is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Raptor queue times.
Is Raptor open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Raptor is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Gardaland's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Raptor has been open around 95% of Gardaland's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Gardaland.
What's the best time of day to ride Raptor?
Based on historical queue time data, Raptor is typically quietest around 12pm. 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 Raptor?
Raptor 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 Raptor usually?
Over recent weeks, Raptor has averaged about 16 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 Raptor at Gardaland.
Is Raptor often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Raptor has been running about 95% of the time. We track Raptor'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 Raptor at Gardaland?
Raptor is at Gardaland - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Gardaland page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for Raptor?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Raptor's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Raptor is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.