Bumper Cars wait times
Bumper Cars at Knoebels averages 10 minutes. It is shortest at 6pm and worst at 8pm. It has run 98% of the park's opening hours recently.
Bumper Cars queue times, day by day
Bumper Cars over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Bumper Cars has averaged about 10 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 15 minutes, with the longest queues near 8pm, and the shortest near 6pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Bumper Cars queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Bumper Cars peaks at 6pm with 15 minutes, and is at its shortest at 2pm with 6. Riding it at the right hour saves 9 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Bumper Cars
Best time to ride
Bumper Cars averages 6 minutes at 2pm against 15 at the 6pm peak - 9 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 20 minutes.
Bumper Cars by day of the week
Average wait by day
7 days with a recorded queue
- Mon15m
- Thu5m
- Fri5m
- Sat16m
- Sun13m
Thursday is the quietest day for Bumper Cars, at 5 minutes against 16 on Saturday.
Does Bumper Cars 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%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
Bumper Cars 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 Bumper Cars queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 12 Sept20m
- 2Saturday 5 Sept15m
- 3Sunday 6 Sept15m
- 4Monday 7 Sept15m
- 5Sunday 13 Sept15m
- 6Thursday 3 Sept5m
- 7Friday 4 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Bumper Cars was 20 minutes on Saturday 12 Sept.
Bumper Cars 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 Bumper Cars
Bumper Cars is one of 53 rides tracked at Knoebels, 11th longest of 53 by usual wait. It queues about 10 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 8-minute park average.
Bumper Cars has averaged about 10 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 8pm and quietest around 6pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 98% 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 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 98% 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 6pm. 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 Fridays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Bumper Cars usually?
Over recent weeks, Bumper Cars has averaged about 10 minutes, with lines usually longest around 8pm. 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 98% 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.