Area 51 Top Secret queue times
Area 51 Top Secret at Movie Park Germany averages 9 minutes. It is shortest at 5pm and worst at 3pm. It has run 91% of the park's opening hours recently.
Area 51 Top Secret queue times, day by day
Area 51 Top Secret over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Area 51 Top Secret has averaged about 9 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 22 minutes, with the longest queues near 3pm, and the shortest near 5pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Area 51 Top Secret queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Area 51 Top Secret peaks at 5pm with 22 minutes, and is at its shortest at 6pm with 6. Riding it at the right hour saves 16 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Area 51 Top Secret
Best time to ride
Area 51 Top Secret averages 6 minutes at 6pm against 22 at the 5pm peak - 16 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 35 minutes.
Area 51 Top Secret by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Thu5m
- Fri5m
- Sat12m
- Sun8m
Thursday is the quietest day for Area 51 Top Secret, at 5 minutes against 12 on Saturday.
Does Area 51 Top Secret break down?
Uptime and closures
90% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 90% of the minutes Movie Park Germany was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 93%
- 90%
- 97%
- 93%
- 93%
- 92%
- 79%
- 87%
Area 51 Top Secret ran 90% of Movie Park Germany's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Area 51 Top Secret queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 19 Sept35m
- 2Sunday 27 Sept35m
- 3Saturday 26 Sept30m
- 4Sunday 20 Sept10m
- 5Thursday 17 Sept6m
- 6Friday 18 Sept6m
- 7Thursday 24 Sept6m
- 8Friday 25 Sept6m
The worst queue recorded for Area 51 Top Secret was 35 minutes on Saturday 19 Sept.
Area 51 Top Secret through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Movie Park Germany 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 Area 51 Top Secret
Area 51 Top Secret is one of 27 rides tracked at Movie Park Germany, 14th longest of 27 by usual wait. It queues about 9 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 11-minute park average.
Area 51 Top Secret has averaged about 9 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 3pm and quietest around 5pm. 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 Area 51 Top Secret?
The live wait time for Area 51 Top Secret at Movie Park Germany is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Area 51 Top Secret queue times.
Is Area 51 Top Secret open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Area 51 Top Secret is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Movie Park Germany's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Area 51 Top Secret has been open around 91% of Movie Park Germany's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Movie Park Germany.
What's the best time of day to ride Area 51 Top Secret?
Based on historical queue time data, Area 51 Top Secret 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 Area 51 Top Secret?
Area 51 Top Secret is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Area 51 Top Secret usually?
Over recent weeks, Area 51 Top Secret has averaged about 9 minutes, with queues 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 queues for Area 51 Top Secret at Movie Park Germany.
Is Area 51 Top Secret often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Area 51 Top Secret has been running about 91% of the time. We track Area 51 Top Secret'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 Area 51 Top Secret at Movie Park Germany?
Area 51 Top Secret is at Movie Park Germany - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Movie Park Germany page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for Area 51 Top Secret?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Area 51 Top Secret's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Area 51 Top Secret is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.