Grande Roue wait times
Grande Roue at La Ronde Montreal averages 29 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 9pm. It has run 89% of the park's opening hours recently.
Grande Roue queue times, day by day
Grande Roue over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Grande Roue has averaged about 29 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 44 minutes, with the longest queues near 9pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Grande Roue queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Grande Roue peaks at 5pm with 42 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 42 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Grande Roue
Best time to ride
Grande Roue averages 0 minutes at 10am against 42 at the 5pm peak - 42 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 75 minutes.
Grande Roue by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Mon35m
- Fri20m
- Sat31m
- Sun23m
Friday is the quietest day for Grande Roue, at 20 minutes against 35 on Monday.
Does Grande Roue break down?
Uptime and closures
89% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
Running 89% of the minutes La Ronde Montreal was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 100%
- 100%
- 66%
- 69%
- 100%
- 99%
Grande Roue ran 89% of La Ronde Montreal's opening hours across 6 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Grande Roue queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 6 Sept75m
- 2Saturday 29 Aug60m
- 3Monday 7 Sept45m
- 4Friday 28 Aug30m
- 5Saturday 5 Sept30m
The worst queue recorded for Grande Roue was 75 minutes on Sunday 6 Sept.
Grande Roue through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures La Ronde Montreal 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.
About Grande Roue
Grande Roue is one of 37 rides tracked at La Ronde Montreal, 19th longest of 37 by usual wait. It queues about 29 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 32-minute park average.
Grande Roue has averaged about 29 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 9pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 89% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Grande Roue?
The live wait time for Grande Roue at La Ronde Montreal is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Grande Roue wait times.
Is Grande Roue open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Grande Roue is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from La Ronde Montreal's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Grande Roue has been open around 89% of La Ronde Montreal's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at La Ronde Montreal.
What's the best time of day to ride Grande Roue?
Based on historical wait time data, Grande Roue 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 Grande Roue?
Grande Roue is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Grande Roue usually?
Over recent weeks, Grande Roue has averaged about 29 minutes, with lines usually longest around 9pm. 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 Grande Roue at La Ronde Montreal.
Is Grande Roue often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Grande Roue has been running about 89% of the time. We track Grande Roue'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 Grande Roue at La Ronde Montreal?
Grande Roue is at La Ronde Montreal - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The La Ronde Montreal page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Grande Roue?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Grande Roue's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Grande Roue is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.