Santa Monica Wheel queue times
Santa Monica Wheel at Movie Park Germany averages 7 minutes. It is shortest at 10am and worst at 6pm. It has run 90% of the park's opening hours recently.
Santa Monica Wheel queue times, day by day
Santa Monica Wheel over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Santa Monica Wheel has averaged about 7 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 12 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 10am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Santa Monica Wheel queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Santa Monica Wheel peaks at 9pm with 16 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 11 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Santa Monica Wheel
Best time to ride
Santa Monica Wheel averages 5 minutes at 10am against 16 at the 9pm peak - 11 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 20 minutes.
Santa Monica Wheel by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Thu5m
- Fri6m
- Sat10m
- Sun8m
Thursday is the quietest day for Santa Monica Wheel, at 5 minutes against 10 on Saturday.
Does Santa Monica Wheel break down?
Uptime and closures
91% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 91% of the minutes Movie Park Germany was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 69%
- 92%
- 92%
- 96%
- 95%
- 84%
- 96%
- 96%
Santa Monica Wheel ran 91% of Movie Park Germany's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Sunday 4 Oct.
Longest Santa Monica Wheel queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept20m
- 2Sunday 20 Sept15m
- 3Saturday 3 Oct15m
- 4Sunday 27 Sept11m
- 5Friday 25 Sept10m
- 6Friday 2 Oct10m
- 7Thursday 24 Sept6m
- 8Thursday 1 Oct6m
The worst queue recorded for Santa Monica Wheel was 20 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Santa Monica Wheel 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 Santa Monica Wheel
Santa Monica Wheel is one of 27 rides tracked at Movie Park Germany, 21st longest of 27 by usual wait. It queues about 7 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 12-minute park average.
Santa Monica Wheel has averaged about 7 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 6pm and quietest around 10am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 90% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Santa Monica Wheel?
The live wait time for Santa Monica Wheel at Movie Park Germany is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Santa Monica Wheel queue times.
Is Santa Monica Wheel open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Santa Monica Wheel is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Movie Park Germany's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Santa Monica Wheel has been open around 90% 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 Santa Monica Wheel?
Based on historical queue time data, Santa Monica Wheel is typically quietest around 10am. 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 Santa Monica Wheel?
Santa Monica Wheel is usually quietest on Thursdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Thursday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Santa Monica Wheel usually?
Over recent weeks, Santa Monica Wheel has averaged about 7 minutes, with queues usually longest around 6pm. 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 Santa Monica Wheel at Movie Park Germany.
Is Santa Monica Wheel often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Santa Monica Wheel has been running about 90% of the time. We track Santa Monica Wheel'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 Santa Monica Wheel at Movie Park Germany?
Santa Monica Wheel 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 Santa Monica Wheel?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Santa Monica Wheel's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Santa Monica Wheel is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.