Merlins Challenge wait times
Merlins Challenge at Legoland Orlando averages 5 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 3pm. It has run 91% of the park's opening hours recently.
Merlins Challenge queue times, day by day
Merlins Challenge over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Merlins Challenge has averaged about 5 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 7 minutes, with the longest queues near 3pm, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Merlins Challenge queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Merlins Challenge peaks at 2pm with 9 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 4 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Merlins Challenge
Best time to ride
Merlins Challenge averages 5 minutes at 10am against 9 at the 2pm peak - 4 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 20 minutes.
Merlins Challenge by day of the week
Average wait by day
13 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Tue5m
- Wed0m
- Thu5m
- Fri5m
- Sat7m
- Sun7m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Merlins Challenge, at 0 minutes against 7 on Saturday.
Does Merlins Challenge break down?
Uptime and closures
92% of opening hours · 13 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 92% of the minutes Legoland Orlando was open, across the last 13 recorded days.
Last 13 days uptime
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Merlins Challenge ran 92% of Legoland Orlando's opening hours across 13 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 14 Sept.
Longest Merlins Challenge queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 5 Sept20m
- 2Sunday 6 Sept15m
- 3Monday 31 Aug5m
- 4Tuesday 1 Sept5m
- 5Thursday 3 Sept5m
- 6Friday 4 Sept5m
- 7Monday 7 Sept5m
- 8Tuesday 8 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Merlins Challenge was 20 minutes on Saturday 5 Sept.
Merlins Challenge through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Legoland Orlando 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 Merlins Challenge
Merlins Challenge is one of 24 rides tracked at Legoland Orlando, 21st longest of 24 by usual wait. It queues about 5 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 7-minute park average.
Merlins Challenge has averaged about 5 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 3pm and quietest around 2pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 91% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Merlins Challenge?
The live wait time for Merlins Challenge at Legoland Orlando is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Merlins Challenge wait times.
Is Merlins Challenge open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Merlins Challenge is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Legoland Orlando's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Merlins Challenge has been open around 91% of Legoland Orlando's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Legoland Orlando.
What's the best time of day to ride Merlins Challenge?
Based on historical wait time data, Merlins Challenge is typically quietest around 2pm. 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 Merlins Challenge?
Merlins Challenge is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Merlins Challenge usually?
Over recent weeks, Merlins Challenge has averaged about 5 minutes, with lines usually longest around 3pm. 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 Merlins Challenge at Legoland Orlando.
Is Merlins Challenge often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Merlins Challenge has been running about 91% of the time. We track Merlins Challenge'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 Merlins Challenge at Legoland Orlando?
Merlins Challenge is at Legoland Orlando - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Legoland Orlando page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Merlins Challenge?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Merlins Challenge's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Merlins Challenge is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.