Balloon Race wait times
Balloon Race at Knoebels averages 5 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 97% of the park's opening hours recently.
Balloon Race queue times, day by day
Balloon Race over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Balloon Race has averaged about 5 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 7 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Balloon Race queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Balloon Race peaks at 1pm with 6 minutes, and is at its shortest at noon with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 1 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Balloon Race
Best time to ride
Balloon Race averages 5 minutes at noon against 6 at the 1pm peak - 1 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 10 minutes.
Balloon Race by day of the week
Average wait by day
7 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Thu5m
- Fri5m
- Sat7m
- Sun5m
Monday is the quietest day for Balloon Race, at 5 minutes against 7 on Saturday.
Does Balloon Race break down?
Uptime and closures
98% of opening hours · 7 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 98% of the minutes Knoebels was open, across the last 7 recorded days.
Last 7 days uptime
- 86%
- 99%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
Balloon Race ran 98% of Knoebels's opening hours across 7 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 17 Sept.
Longest Balloon Race queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 12 Sept10m
- 2Thursday 3 Sept5m
- 3Friday 4 Sept5m
- 4Saturday 5 Sept5m
- 5Sunday 6 Sept5m
- 6Monday 7 Sept5m
- 7Sunday 13 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Balloon Race was 10 minutes on Saturday 12 Sept.
Balloon Race through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Knoebels 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 Balloon Race
Balloon Race is one of 53 rides tracked at Knoebels, 32nd longest of 53 by usual wait. It queues about 5 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 8-minute park average.
Balloon Race has averaged about 5 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 97% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Balloon Race?
The live wait time for Balloon Race at Knoebels is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Balloon Race wait times.
Is Balloon Race open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Balloon Race is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Knoebels's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Balloon Race has been open around 97% of Knoebels's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Knoebels.
What's the best time of day to ride Balloon Race?
Based on historical wait time data, Balloon Race is typically quietest around 4pm. 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 Balloon Race?
Balloon Race is usually quietest on Sundays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Balloon Race usually?
Over recent weeks, Balloon Race has averaged about 5 minutes, with lines usually longest around 5pm. 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 lines for Balloon Race at Knoebels.
Is Balloon Race often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Balloon Race has been running about 97% of the time. We track Balloon Race'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 Balloon Race at Knoebels?
Balloon Race is at Knoebels - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Knoebels page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Balloon Race?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Balloon Race's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Balloon Race is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.