Scream queue times
Scream at Heide Park averages 8 minutes. It is shortest at 8am and worst at 11am. It has run 95% of the park's opening hours recently.
Scream queue times, day by day
Scream over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Scream has averaged about 8 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 13 minutes, with the longest queues near 11am, and the shortest near 8am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Scream queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Scream peaks at noon with 14 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 9 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Scream
Best time to ride
Scream averages 5 minutes at 10am against 14 at the noon peak - 9 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 35 minutes.
Scream by day of the week
Average wait by day
12 days with a recorded queue
- Tue6m
- Wed6m
- Thu5m
- Fri5m
- Sat16m
- Sun7m
Thursday is the quietest day for Scream, at 5 minutes against 16 on Saturday.
Does Scream break down?
Uptime and closures
94% of opening hours · 12 days recorded
Running 94% of the minutes Heide Park was open, across the last 12 recorded days.
Last 12 days uptime
- 100%
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- 86%
- 56%
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Scream ran 94% of Heide Park's opening hours across 12 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 14 Sept.
Longest Scream queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 12 Sept35m
- 2Saturday 5 Sept25m
- 3Sunday 6 Sept20m
- 4Tuesday 8 Sept15m
- 5Wednesday 2 Sept10m
- 6Tuesday 1 Sept5m
- 7Thursday 3 Sept5m
- 8Friday 4 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Scream was 35 minutes on Saturday 12 Sept.
Scream 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.
About Scream
Scream is one of 37 rides tracked at Heide Park, 13th longest of 37 by usual wait. It queues about 8 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 8-minute park average.
Scream has averaged about 8 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 11am and quietest around 8am. 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 Scream?
The live wait time for Scream at Heide Park is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Scream queue times.
Is Scream open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Scream is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Heide Park's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Scream 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 Scream?
Based on historical queue time data, Scream is typically quietest around 8am. 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 Scream?
Scream 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 Scream usually?
Over recent weeks, Scream has averaged about 8 minutes, with queues usually longest around 11am. 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 Scream at Heide Park.
Is Scream often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Scream has been running about 95% of the time. We track Scream'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 Scream at Heide Park?
Scream 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 Scream?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Scream's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Scream is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.