Big Loop queue times
Big Loop at Heide Park averages 10 minutes. It is shortest at 10am and worst at 4pm. It has run 95% of the park's opening hours recently.
Big Loop queue times, day by day
Big Loop over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Big Loop has averaged about 10 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 35 minutes, with the longest queues near 4pm, and the shortest near 10am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Big Loop queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Big Loop peaks at 7pm with 36 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 6. Riding it at the right hour saves 30 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Big Loop
Best time to ride
Big Loop averages 6 minutes at 10am against 36 at the 7pm peak - 30 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Big Loop by day of the week
Average wait by day
12 days with a recorded queue
- Tue6m
- Wed6m
- Thu5m
- Fri5m
- Sat33m
- Sun12m
Thursday is the quietest day for Big Loop, at 5 minutes against 33 on Saturday.
Does Big Loop break down?
Uptime and closures
95% of opening hours · 12 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 95% of the minutes Heide Park was open, across the last 12 recorded days.
Last 12 days uptime
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 92%
- 90%
- 96%
- 97%
- 86%
- 81%
Big Loop ran 95% of Heide Park's opening hours across 12 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Big Loop queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 19 Sept60m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept45m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept30m
- 4Sunday 20 Sept15m
- 5Tuesday 22 Sept10m
- 6Wednesday 23 Sept10m
- 7Thursday 24 Sept10m
- 8Wednesday 30 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Big Loop was 60 minutes on Saturday 19 Sept.
Big Loop through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Heide Park 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 Big Loop
Big Loop is one of 37 rides tracked at Heide Park, 7th longest of 37 by usual wait. It queues about 10 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 8-minute park average.
Big Loop has averaged about 10 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 4pm and quietest around 10am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 95% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Big Loop?
The live wait time for Big Loop at Heide Park is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Big Loop queue times.
Is Big Loop open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Big Loop is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Heide Park's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Big Loop has been open around 95% of Heide Park's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Heide Park.
What's the best time of day to ride Big Loop?
Based on historical queue time data, Big Loop 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.
What is the best day to ride Big Loop?
Big Loop is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Big Loop usually?
Over recent weeks, Big Loop has averaged about 10 minutes, with queues usually longest around 4pm. 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 Big Loop at Heide Park.
Is Big Loop often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Big Loop has been running about 95% of the time. We track Big Loop'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 Big Loop at Heide Park?
Big Loop is at Heide Park - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Heide Park page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for Big Loop?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Big Loop's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Big Loop is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.