When to queue
Go at 12pm.
- Typical wait at 12pm
- 5min
- At 12pm, its worst hour
- 5min
Knoebels
Helicopters wait times
- Typical wait
- 5min
- At its busiest
- 5min
- Shortest queue
- 6pm
- Running
- 97%
5minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Helicopters at Knoebels averages 5 minutes. It is shortest at 6pm. It has run 97% of the park's opening hours recently.
Helicopters queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what Helicopters usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
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 6pm, and the shortest near 6pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 5min
- Peak
- 5min
- Running
- 97%
- Busiest at
- 6pm
Last 6 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Friday.
- Typical wait on a Friday
- 5min
- On a Friday
- 5min
Does Helicopters break down?
Rarely.
It was running 97% of the time Knoebels was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 2 minutes in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 97%
- Queue readings recorded
- 1,616
The record
5 minutes.
The longest queue Helicopters has held, on Friday 16 October.
Every ride at Knoebels →When is the Helicopters queue shortest?
Usually at noon, about 5 minutes, against 5 at noon. Turning up at the right hour saves 0 minutes on a single ride.
Helicopters queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
512p
51p
52p
53p
54p
55p
56p
57p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride Helicopters
noon on a Friday
Helicopters averages 5 minutes at noon. The longest queue it has ever held is 5 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Helicopters?
Helicopters by day of the week
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri5m
- Sat5m
- Sun5m
Does Helicopters break down?
It ran 97% of Knoebels's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 30 Oct.
Uptime and closures
97% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↓ declining97%
Excellent
Running 97% 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 Helicopters queue get?
The worst queue recorded for Helicopters was 5 minutes on Friday 16 Oct.
Longest Helicopters queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
Which months are busiest for Helicopters?
April runs longest at 10 minutes on average, and June is quietest at 5.
Helicopters through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
10Apr
7May
5Jun
5Jul
5Aug
5Sep
5Oct
About Helicopters
Helicopters is one of 52 rides tracked at Knoebels, 36th longest of 52 by usual wait. It queues about 5 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 10-minute park average.
Helicopters has averaged about 5 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 6pm and quietest around 6pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 97% of the park's operating hours.
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 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 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 Helicopters?
Based on historical wait time data, Helicopters 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.
How long is the line for Helicopters usually?
Over recent weeks, Helicopters has averaged about 5 minutes, with lines usually longest around 6pm. 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 97% 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.
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