Helicopters wait times
Helicopters at Knoebels averages 5 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm. It has run 92% of the park's opening hours recently.
Helicopters queue times, day by day
Helicopters over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Helicopters has averaged about 5 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 5 minutes, with the longest queues near 4pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Helicopters queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Helicopters peaks at noon with 5 minutes, and is at its shortest at noon with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 0 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Helicopters
Best time to ride
Helicopters averages 5 minutes at noon. The longest queue it has ever held is 5 minutes.
Helicopters by day of the week
Average wait by day
7 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Thu5m
- Fri5m
- Sat5m
- Sun5m
Does Helicopters break down?
Uptime and closures
92% of opening hours · 7 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 92% of the minutes Knoebels was open, across the last 7 recorded days.
Last 7 days uptime
- 86%
- 63%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
Helicopters ran 92% of Knoebels's opening hours across 7 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 17 Sept.
Longest Helicopters queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Thursday 3 Sept5m
- 2Friday 4 Sept5m
- 3Saturday 5 Sept5m
- 4Sunday 6 Sept5m
- 5Monday 7 Sept5m
- 6Saturday 12 Sept5m
- 7Sunday 13 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Helicopters was 5 minutes on Thursday 3 Sept.
Helicopters 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 Helicopters
Helicopters is one of 53 rides tracked at Knoebels, 36th longest of 53 by usual wait. It queues about 5 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 8-minute park average.
Helicopters has averaged about 5 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 4pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 92% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Helicopters?
The live wait time for Helicopters at Knoebels is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Helicopters wait times.
Is Helicopters open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Helicopters is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Knoebels's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Helicopters has been open around 92% 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 Helicopters?
Based on historical wait time data, Helicopters 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.
How long is the line for Helicopters usually?
Over recent weeks, Helicopters has averaged about 5 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 Helicopters at Knoebels.
Is Helicopters often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Helicopters has been running about 92% of the time. We track Helicopters'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 Helicopters at Knoebels?
Helicopters 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 Helicopters?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Helicopters's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Helicopters is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.