Ole Smokey wait times
Ole Smokey at Knoebels averages 9 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 7pm. It has run 71% of the park's opening hours recently.
Ole Smokey queue times, day by day
Ole Smokey over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Ole Smokey has averaged about 9 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 13 minutes, with the longest queues near 7pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Ole Smokey queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Ole Smokey peaks at 3pm with 12 minutes, and is at its shortest at noon with 6. Riding it at the right hour saves 6 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Ole Smokey
Best time to ride
Ole Smokey averages 6 minutes at noon against 12 at the 3pm peak - 6 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 15 minutes.
Ole Smokey by day of the week
Average wait by day
7 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Thu0m
- Fri0m
- Sat14m
- Sun9m
Thursday is the quietest day for Ole Smokey, at 0 minutes against 14 on Saturday.
Does Ole Smokey break down?
Uptime and closures
71% of opening hours · 7 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 71% of the minutes Knoebels was open, across the last 7 recorded days.
Last 7 days uptime
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Ole Smokey ran 71% of Knoebels's opening hours across 7 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 17 Sept.
Longest Ole Smokey queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 5 Sept15m
- 2Saturday 12 Sept15m
- 3Sunday 6 Sept10m
- 4Sunday 13 Sept10m
- 5Monday 7 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Ole Smokey was 15 minutes on Saturday 5 Sept.
Ole Smokey 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 Ole Smokey
Ole Smokey is one of 53 rides tracked at Knoebels, 15th longest of 53 by usual wait. It queues about 9 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 8-minute park average.
Ole Smokey has averaged about 9 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 7pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 71% 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 Ole Smokey?
The live wait time for Ole Smokey at Knoebels is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Ole Smokey wait times.
Is Ole Smokey open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Ole Smokey is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Knoebels's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Ole Smokey has been open around 71% 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 Ole Smokey?
Based on historical wait time data, Ole Smokey 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 Ole Smokey?
Ole Smokey 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 Ole Smokey usually?
Over recent weeks, Ole Smokey has averaged about 9 minutes, with lines usually longest around 7pm. 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 Ole Smokey at Knoebels.
Is Ole Smokey often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Ole Smokey has been running about 71% of the time. We track Ole Smokey'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 Ole Smokey at Knoebels?
Ole Smokey 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 Ole Smokey?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Ole Smokey's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Ole Smokey is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.