Buffalo Falls queue times
Buffalo Falls at Paultons Park averages 11 minutes. It is shortest at 10am and worst at 12pm. It has run 100% of the park's opening hours recently.
Buffalo Falls queue times, day by day
Buffalo Falls over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Buffalo Falls has averaged about 11 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 12 minutes, with the longest queues near 12pm, and the shortest near 10am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Buffalo Falls queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Buffalo Falls peaks at 1pm with 11 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 2. Riding it at the right hour saves 9 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Buffalo Falls
Best time to ride
Buffalo Falls averages 2 minutes at 10am against 11 at the 1pm peak - 9 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 25 minutes.
Buffalo Falls by day of the week
Average wait by day
10 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Thu5m
- Fri9m
- Sat15m
- Sun13m
Monday is the quietest day for Buffalo Falls, at 5 minutes against 15 on Saturday.
Does Buffalo Falls break down?
Uptime and closures
100% of opening hours · 10 days recorded
Running 100% of the minutes Paultons Park was open, across the last 10 recorded days.
Last 10 days uptime
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Buffalo Falls ran 100% of Paultons Park's opening hours across 10 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Sunday 4 Oct.
Longest Buffalo Falls queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept25m
- 2Sunday 20 Sept20m
- 3Saturday 3 Oct20m
- 4Friday 25 Sept15m
- 5Sunday 27 Sept15m
- 6Friday 2 Oct15m
- 7Monday 21 Sept5m
- 8Thursday 24 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Buffalo Falls was 25 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Buffalo Falls through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Paultons Park 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 Buffalo Falls
Buffalo Falls is one of 38 rides tracked at Paultons Park, 4th longest of 38 by usual wait. It queues about 11 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 8-minute park average.
Buffalo Falls has averaged about 11 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 12pm and quietest around 10am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 100% 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 Buffalo Falls?
The live wait time for Buffalo Falls at Paultons Park is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Buffalo Falls queue times.
Is Buffalo Falls open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Buffalo Falls is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Paultons Park's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Buffalo Falls has been open around 100% of Paultons Park's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Paultons Park.
What's the best time of day to ride Buffalo Falls?
Based on historical queue time data, Buffalo Falls 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 Buffalo Falls?
Buffalo Falls 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 Buffalo Falls usually?
Over recent weeks, Buffalo Falls has averaged about 11 minutes, with queues usually longest around 12pm. 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 Buffalo Falls at Paultons Park.
Is Buffalo Falls often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Buffalo Falls has been running about 100% of the time. We track Buffalo Falls'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 Buffalo Falls at Paultons Park?
Buffalo Falls is at Paultons Park - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Paultons Park page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for Buffalo Falls?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Buffalo Falls's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Buffalo Falls is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.