Pirate Reef wait times
Pirate Reef at Legoland California averages 8 minutes. It is shortest at 6pm and worst at 8pm. It has run 13% of the park's opening hours recently.
Pirate Reef queue times, day by day
Pirate Reef over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Pirate Reef has averaged about 8 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 8 minutes, with the longest queues near 8pm, and the shortest near 6pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Pirate Reef queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Pirate Reef peaks at 2pm with 14 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 9 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Pirate Reef
Best time to ride
Pirate Reef averages 5 minutes at 10am against 14 at the 2pm peak - 9 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 20 minutes.
Pirate Reef by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Tue0m
- Wed0m
- Thu0m
- Fri0m
- Sat12m
- Sun7m
Monday is the quietest day for Pirate Reef, at 0 minutes against 12 on Saturday.
Does Pirate Reef break down?
Uptime and closures
16% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 16% of the minutes Legoland California was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 59%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 48%
- 58%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 18%
Pirate Reef ran 16% of Legoland California's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Sunday 4 Oct.
Longest Pirate Reef queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 3 Oct20m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept15m
- 3Sunday 20 Sept10m
- 4Sunday 27 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Pirate Reef was 20 minutes on Saturday 3 Oct.
Pirate Reef through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Legoland California 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 Pirate Reef
Pirate Reef is one of 27 rides tracked at Legoland California, 20th longest of 27 by usual wait. It queues about 8 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 14-minute park average.
Pirate Reef has averaged about 8 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 8pm and quietest around 6pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 13% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Pirate Reef?
The live wait time for Pirate Reef at Legoland California is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Pirate Reef wait times.
Is Pirate Reef open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Pirate Reef is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Legoland California's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Pirate Reef has been open around 13% of Legoland California's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Legoland California.
What's the best time of day to ride Pirate Reef?
Based on historical wait time data, Pirate Reef is typically quietest around 6pm. 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.
How long is the line for Pirate Reef usually?
Over recent weeks, Pirate Reef has averaged about 8 minutes, with lines usually longest around 8pm. 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 Pirate Reef at Legoland California.
Is Pirate Reef often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Pirate Reef has been running about 13% of the time. We track Pirate Reef'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 Pirate Reef at Legoland California?
Pirate Reef is at Legoland California - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Legoland California page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Pirate Reef?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Pirate Reef's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Pirate Reef is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.