Tornado wait times
Tornado at Knoebels averages 5 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 98% of the park's opening hours recently.
Tornado queue times, day by day
Tornado over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Tornado has averaged about 5 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 8 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Tornado queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Tornado peaks at 1pm with 6 minutes, and is at its shortest at noon with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 1 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Tornado
Best time to ride
Tornado averages 5 minutes at noon against 6 at the 1pm peak - 1 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 10 minutes.
Tornado by day of the week
Average wait by day
7 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Thu5m
- Fri5m
- Sat7m
- Sun5m
Monday is the quietest day for Tornado, at 5 minutes against 7 on Saturday.
Does Tornado 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%
Tornado 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 Tornado queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 12 Sept10m
- 2Thursday 3 Sept5m
- 3Friday 4 Sept5m
- 4Saturday 5 Sept5m
- 5Sunday 6 Sept5m
- 6Monday 7 Sept5m
- 7Sunday 13 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Tornado was 10 minutes on Saturday 12 Sept.
Tornado 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 Tornado
Tornado is one of 53 rides tracked at Knoebels, 52nd longest of 53 by usual wait. It queues about 5 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 8-minute park average.
Tornado has averaged about 5 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 Sundays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Tornado?
The live wait time for Tornado at Knoebels is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Tornado wait times.
Is Tornado open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Tornado is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Knoebels's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Tornado 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 Tornado?
Based on historical wait time data, Tornado 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 Tornado?
Tornado is usually quietest on Sundays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Tornado usually?
Over recent weeks, Tornado has averaged about 5 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 Tornado at Knoebels.
Is Tornado often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Tornado has been running about 98% of the time. We track Tornado'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 Tornado at Knoebels?
Tornado 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 Tornado?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Tornado's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Tornado is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.