Royal Joust wait times
Royal Joust at Legoland California averages 14 minutes. It is shortest at 5pm and worst at 8pm. It has run 97% of the park's opening hours recently.
Royal Joust queue times, day by day
Royal Joust over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Royal Joust has averaged about 14 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 17 minutes, with the longest queues near 8pm, and the shortest near 5pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Royal Joust queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Royal Joust peaks at 5pm with 29 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 6. Riding it at the right hour saves 23 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Royal Joust
Best time to ride
Royal Joust averages 6 minutes at 10am against 29 at the 5pm peak - 23 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 50 minutes.
Royal Joust by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon13m
- Tue10m
- Wed7m
- Thu10m
- Fri9m
- Sat23m
- Sun21m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Royal Joust, at 7 minutes against 23 on Saturday.
Does Royal Joust break down?
Uptime and closures
97% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 97% of the minutes Legoland California was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
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Royal Joust ran 97% of Legoland California's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Sunday 4 Oct.
Longest Royal Joust queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept50m
- 2Saturday 3 Oct40m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept35m
- 4Sunday 20 Sept30m
- 5Monday 21 Sept20m
- 6Monday 28 Sept20m
- 7Tuesday 29 Sept20m
- 8Wednesday 30 Sept20m
The worst queue recorded for Royal Joust was 50 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Royal Joust 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 Royal Joust
Royal Joust is one of 27 rides tracked at Legoland California, 14th longest of 27 by usual wait. It queues about 14 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 14-minute park average.
Royal Joust has averaged about 14 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 8pm and quietest around 5pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 97% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Wednesdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Royal Joust?
The live wait time for Royal Joust at Legoland California is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Royal Joust wait times.
Is Royal Joust open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Royal Joust is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Legoland California's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Royal Joust has been open around 97% 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 Royal Joust?
Based on historical wait time data, Royal Joust is typically quietest around 5pm. 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 Royal Joust?
Royal Joust 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 Royal Joust usually?
Over recent weeks, Royal Joust has averaged about 14 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 Royal Joust at Legoland California.
Is Royal Joust often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Royal Joust has been running about 97% of the time. We track Royal Joust'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 Royal Joust at Legoland California?
Royal Joust 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 Royal Joust?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Royal Joust's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Royal Joust is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.