Coast Rider wait times
Coast Rider at Knotts Berry Farm averages 15 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 6pm. It has run 98% of the park's opening hours recently.
Coast Rider queue times, day by day
Coast Rider over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Coast Rider has averaged about 15 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 7 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Coast Rider queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Coast Rider peaks at 7pm with 60 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 2. Riding it at the right hour saves 58 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Coast Rider
Best time to ride
Coast Rider averages 2 minutes at 10am against 60 at the 7pm peak - 58 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Coast Rider by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Tue5m
- Wed3m
- Thu5m
- Fri5m
- Sat25m
- Sun16m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Coast Rider, at 3 minutes against 25 on Saturday.
Does Coast Rider break down?
Uptime and closures
98% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 98% of the minutes Knotts Berry Farm was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
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Coast Rider ran 98% of Knotts Berry Farm's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Coast Rider queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 19 Sept60m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept60m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept60m
- 4Thursday 17 Sept5m
- 5Friday 18 Sept5m
- 6Sunday 20 Sept5m
- 7Monday 21 Sept5m
- 8Tuesday 22 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Coast Rider was 60 minutes on Saturday 19 Sept.
Coast Rider through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Knotts Berry Farm 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 Coast Rider
Coast Rider is one of 17 rides tracked at Knotts Berry Farm, 11th longest of 17 by usual wait. It queues about 15 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 19-minute park average.
Coast Rider has averaged about 15 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 6pm 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 Tuesdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Coast Rider?
The live wait time for Coast Rider at Knotts Berry Farm is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Coast Rider wait times.
Is Coast Rider open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Coast Rider is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Knotts Berry Farm's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Coast Rider has been open around 98% 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 Coast Rider?
Based on historical wait time data, Coast Rider 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 Coast Rider?
Coast Rider is usually quietest on Tuesdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Tuesday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Coast Rider usually?
Over recent weeks, Coast Rider has averaged about 15 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 Coast Rider at Knotts Berry Farm.
Is Coast Rider often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Coast Rider has been running about 98% of the time. We track Coast Rider'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 Coast Rider at Knotts Berry Farm?
Coast Rider 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 Coast Rider?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Coast Rider's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Coast Rider is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.