Drakon queue times
Drakon at Paultons Park averages 9 minutes. It is shortest at 12pm and worst at 10am. It has run 97% of the park's opening hours recently.
Drakon queue times, day by day
Drakon over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Drakon has averaged about 9 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 10 minutes, with the longest queues near 10am, and the shortest near 12pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Drakon queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Drakon peaks at 3pm with 10 minutes, and is at its shortest at 1pm with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 5 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Drakon
Best time to ride
Drakon averages 5 minutes at 1pm against 10 at the 3pm peak - 5 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 30 minutes.
Drakon by day of the week
Average wait by day
10 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Thu6m
- Fri10m
- Sat8m
- Sun8m
Monday is the quietest day for Drakon, at 5 minutes against 10 on Friday.
Does Drakon break down?
Uptime and closures
97% of opening hours · 10 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 97% of the minutes Paultons Park was open, across the last 10 recorded days.
Last 10 days uptime
- 100%
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- 97%
- 98%
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- 99%
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- 92%
- 85%
Drakon ran 97% of Paultons Park's opening hours across 10 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Sunday 4 Oct.
Longest Drakon queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Friday 25 Sept30m
- 2Sunday 20 Sept15m
- 3Thursday 24 Sept15m
- 4Saturday 26 Sept15m
- 5Sunday 27 Sept15m
- 6Friday 2 Oct10m
- 7Saturday 3 Oct10m
- 8Monday 21 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Drakon was 30 minutes on Friday 25 Sept.
Drakon 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 Drakon
Drakon is one of 38 rides tracked at Paultons Park, 13th longest of 38 by usual wait. It queues about 9 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 8-minute park average.
Drakon has averaged about 9 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 10am and quietest around 12pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 97% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Mondays and busiest on Fridays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Drakon?
The live wait time for Drakon at Paultons Park is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Drakon queue times.
Is Drakon open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Drakon is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Paultons Park's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Drakon has been open around 97% 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 Drakon?
Based on historical queue time data, Drakon is typically quietest around 12pm. 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 Drakon?
Drakon is usually quietest on Mondays, and busiest on Fridays based on recent weeks - visit on a Monday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Drakon usually?
Over recent weeks, Drakon has averaged about 9 minutes, with queues usually longest around 10am. 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 Drakon at Paultons Park.
Is Drakon often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Drakon has been running about 97% of the time. We track Drakon'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 Drakon at Paultons Park?
Drakon 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 Drakon?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Drakon's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Drakon is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.