When to queue
Go at 12pm.
- Typical wait at 12pm
- 7min
- At 8pm, its worst hour
- 20min
Knoebels
Bumper Cars wait times
- Typical wait
- 14min
- At its busiest
- 19min
- Shortest queue
- 5pm
- Running
- 99%
14minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Bumper Cars at Knoebels averages 14 minutes. It is shortest at 5pm and worst at 4pm. It has run 99% of the park's opening hours recently.
Bumper Cars queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what Bumper Cars usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
Bumper Cars over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Bumper Cars has averaged about 14 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 19 minutes, with the longest queues near 4pm, and the shortest near 5pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 14min
- Peak
- 19min
- Running
- 99%
- Busiest at
- 4pm
Last 6 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Sunday.
- Typical wait on a Sunday
- 9min
- On a Saturday
- 20min
Does Bumper Cars break down?
Rarely.
It was running 99% of the time Knoebels was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 1 minute in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 99%
- Queue readings recorded
- 1,781
The record
30 minutes.
The longest queue Bumper Cars has held, on Saturday 17 October.
Every ride at Knoebels →When is the Bumper Cars queue shortest?
Usually at noon, about 7 minutes, against 20 at 8pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 13 minutes on a single ride.
Bumper Cars queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
712p
131p
92p
143p
154p
115p
136p
157p
208p
99p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride Bumper Cars
noon on a Sunday
Bumper Cars averages 7 minutes at noon. The longest queue it has ever held is 30 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Bumper Cars?
Sunday, at 9 minutes on average, against 20 on Saturday.
Bumper Cars by day of the week
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri13m
- Sat20m
- Sun9m
Does Bumper Cars break down?
It ran 99% of Knoebels's opening hours across 6 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 30 Oct.
Uptime and closures
99% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
99%
Excellent
Running 99% of the minutes Knoebels was open.
Each square is one day, its share of opening hours running. Tap a day to open it above.
How long can the Bumper Cars queue get?
The worst queue recorded for Bumper Cars was 30 minutes on Saturday 17 Oct.
Longest Bumper Cars queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Saturday 17 Oct30m
- 2Saturday 24 Oct20m
- 3Friday 16 Oct15m
- 4Friday 23 Oct15m
- 5Sunday 25 Oct15m
- 6Sunday 18 Oct5m
Which months are busiest for Bumper Cars?
September runs longest at 12 minutes on average, and April is quietest at 5.
Bumper Cars through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
5Apr
9May
8Jun
8Jul
9Aug
12Sep
12Oct
About Bumper Cars
Bumper Cars is one of 52 rides tracked at Knoebels, 10th longest of 52 by usual wait. It queues about 14 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 10-minute park average.
Bumper Cars has averaged about 14 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 4pm and quietest around 5pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 99% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays and busiest on Saturdays.
How we measure
- Readings
- The queue time Knoebels publishes for this ride, read every few minutes while the park is open.
- By hour
- This ride's own last 90 days, within opening hours.
- Day by day
- Its last 14 days.
- Running
- The share of the park's open minutes the ride was running.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Bumper Cars?
The live wait time for Bumper Cars at Knoebels is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Bumper Cars wait times.
Is Bumper Cars open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Bumper Cars is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Knoebels's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Bumper Cars has been open around 99% 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 Bumper Cars?
Based on historical wait time data, Bumper Cars is typically quietest around 5pm. 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 Bumper Cars?
Bumper Cars 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 Bumper Cars usually?
Over recent weeks, Bumper Cars has averaged about 14 minutes, with lines 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 lines for Bumper Cars at Knoebels.
Is Bumper Cars often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Bumper Cars has been running about 99% of the time. We track Bumper Cars'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 Bumper Cars at Knoebels?
Bumper Cars 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 Bumper Cars?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Bumper Cars's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Bumper Cars is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.
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