When to queue
Go at 9am.
- Typical wait at 9am
- 1min
- At 8pm, its worst hour
- 32min
Knotts Berry Farm
Calico Mine Ride wait times
- Typical wait
- 13min
- At its busiest
- 29min
- Shortest queue
- 10am
- Running
- 95%
13minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Calico Mine Ride at Knotts Berry Farm averages 13 minutes. It is shortest at 10am and worst at 2pm. It has run 95% of the park's opening hours recently.
Calico Mine Ride queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what Calico Mine Ride usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
Calico Mine Ride over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Calico Mine Ride has averaged about 13 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 29 minutes, with the longest queues near 2pm, and the shortest near 10am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 13min
- Peak
- 29min
- Running
- 95%
- Busiest at
- 2pm
Last 14 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Wednesday.
- Typical wait on a Wednesday
- 5min
- On a Sunday
- 23min
Does Calico Mine Ride break down?
Rarely.
It was running 95% of the time Knotts Berry Farm was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 3 minutes in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 95%
- Queue readings recorded
- 6,202
The record
60 minutes.
The longest queue Calico Mine Ride has held, on Saturday 10 October.
Every ride at Knotts Berry Farm →When is the Calico Mine Ride queue shortest?
Usually at 9am, about 1 minutes, against 32 at 8pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 31 minutes on a single ride.
Calico Mine Ride queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
19a
310a
711a
1112p
101p
142p
133p
114p
225p
56p
187p
328p
159p
2010p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride Calico Mine Ride
9am on a Wednesday
Calico Mine Ride averages 1 minutes at 9am. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Calico Mine Ride?
Wednesday, at 5 minutes on average, against 23 on Sunday.
Calico Mine Ride by day of the week
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon20m
- Tue13m
- Wed5m
- Thu8m
- Fri10m
- Sat16m
- Sun23m
Does Calico Mine Ride break down?
It ran 95% of Knotts Berry Farm's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Wednesday 21 Oct.
Uptime and closures
95% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improving95%
Excellent
Running 95% of the minutes Knotts Berry Farm was open.
Each square is one day, its share of opening hours running. Tap a day to open it above.
How long can the Calico Mine Ride queue get?
The worst queue recorded for Calico Mine Ride was 60 minutes on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Calico Mine Ride queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Saturday 10 Oct60m
- 2Sunday 11 Oct30m
- 3Sunday 18 Oct30m
- 4Monday 19 Oct30m
- 5Monday 12 Oct15m
- 6Tuesday 13 Oct15m
- 7Thursday 15 Oct15m
- 8Friday 16 Oct15m
Which months are busiest for Calico Mine Ride?
December runs longest at 38 minutes on average, and January is quietest at 11.
Calico Mine Ride through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
33Nov
38Dec
11Jan
17Feb
18Mar
23Apr
18May
17Jun
19Jul
14Aug
13Sep
18Oct
About Calico Mine Ride
Calico Mine Ride is one of 17 rides tracked at Knotts Berry Farm, 6th longest of 17 by usual wait. It queues about 13 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 13-minute park average.
Calico Mine Ride has averaged about 13 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 2pm and quietest around 10am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 95% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Wednesdays and busiest on Saturdays.
How we measure
- Readings
- The queue time Knotts Berry Farm 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 Calico Mine Ride?
The live wait time for Calico Mine Ride at Knotts Berry Farm is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Calico Mine Ride wait times.
Is Calico Mine Ride open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Calico Mine Ride is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Knotts Berry Farm's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Calico Mine Ride has been open around 95% of Knotts Berry Farm's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Knotts Berry Farm.
What's the best time of day to ride Calico Mine Ride?
Based on historical wait time data, Calico Mine Ride is typically quietest around 10am. 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 Calico Mine Ride?
Calico Mine Ride is usually quietest on Wednesdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Wednesday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Calico Mine Ride usually?
Over recent weeks, Calico Mine Ride has averaged about 13 minutes, with lines usually longest around 2pm. 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 Calico Mine Ride at Knotts Berry Farm.
Is Calico Mine Ride often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Calico Mine Ride has been running about 95% of the time. We track Calico Mine Ride'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 Calico Mine Ride at Knotts Berry Farm?
Calico Mine Ride is at Knotts Berry Farm - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Knotts Berry Farm page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Calico Mine Ride?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Calico Mine Ride's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Calico Mine Ride is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.
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