Giant Wheel wait times
Giant Wheel at Knoebels averages 8 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 98% of the park's opening hours recently.
Giant Wheel queue times, day by day
Giant Wheel over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Giant Wheel has averaged about 8 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 12 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Giant Wheel queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Giant Wheel peaks at 6pm with 15 minutes, and is at its shortest at noon with 6. Riding it at the right hour saves 9 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Giant Wheel
Best time to ride
Giant Wheel averages 6 minutes at noon against 15 at the 6pm peak - 9 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 15 minutes.
Giant Wheel by day of the week
Average wait by day
7 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Thu5m
- Fri5m
- Sat12m
- Sun9m
Monday is the quietest day for Giant Wheel, at 5 minutes against 12 on Saturday.
Does Giant Wheel 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%
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Giant Wheel 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 Giant Wheel queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 6 Sept15m
- 2Saturday 12 Sept15m
- 3Saturday 5 Sept10m
- 4Thursday 3 Sept5m
- 5Friday 4 Sept5m
- 6Monday 7 Sept5m
- 7Sunday 13 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Giant Wheel was 15 minutes on Sunday 6 Sept.
Giant Wheel 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 Giant Wheel
Giant Wheel is one of 53 rides tracked at Knoebels, 17th longest of 53 by usual wait. It queues about 8 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 8-minute park average.
Giant Wheel has averaged about 8 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 98% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Mondays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Giant Wheel?
The live wait time for Giant Wheel at Knoebels is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Giant Wheel wait times.
Is Giant Wheel open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Giant Wheel is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Knoebels's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Giant Wheel 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 Giant Wheel?
Based on historical wait time data, Giant Wheel 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 Giant Wheel?
Giant Wheel is usually quietest on Mondays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Monday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Giant Wheel usually?
Over recent weeks, Giant Wheel has averaged about 8 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 Giant Wheel at Knoebels.
Is Giant Wheel often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Giant Wheel has been running about 98% of the time. We track Giant Wheel'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 Giant Wheel at Knoebels?
Giant Wheel 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 Giant Wheel?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Giant Wheel's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Giant Wheel is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.