Pirate Ship queue times
Pirate Ship at Paultons Park averages 5 minutes. It is shortest at 11am. It has run 73% of the park's opening hours recently.
Pirate Ship queue times, day by day
Pirate Ship over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Pirate Ship has averaged about 5 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 5 minutes, with the longest queues near 11am, and the shortest near 11am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Pirate Ship queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Pirate Ship peaks at 4pm with 3 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 3 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Pirate Ship
Best time to ride
Pirate Ship averages 0 minutes at 11am against 3 at the 4pm peak - 3 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 5 minutes.
Pirate Ship by day of the week
Average wait by day
10 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Thu0m
- Fri5m
- Sat5m
- Sun5m
Monday is the quietest day for Pirate Ship, at 0 minutes against 5 on Friday.
Does Pirate Ship break down?
Uptime and closures
73% of opening hours · 10 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 73% of the minutes Paultons Park was open, across the last 10 recorded days.
Last 10 days uptime
- 71%
- 74%
- 69%
- 75%
- 70%
- 72%
- 75%
- 76%
- 76%
- 73%
Pirate Ship ran 73% of Paultons Park's opening hours across 10 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Sunday 4 Oct.
Longest Pirate Ship queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 20 Sept5m
- 2Friday 25 Sept5m
- 3Saturday 26 Sept5m
- 4Sunday 27 Sept5m
- 5Friday 2 Oct5m
- 6Saturday 3 Oct5m
The worst queue recorded for Pirate Ship was 5 minutes on Sunday 20 Sept.
Pirate Ship 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 Pirate Ship
Pirate Ship is one of 38 rides tracked at Paultons Park, 35th longest of 38 by usual wait. It queues about 5 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 8-minute park average.
Pirate Ship has averaged about 5 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 11am and quietest around 11am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 73% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Pirate Ship?
The live wait time for Pirate Ship at Paultons Park is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Pirate Ship queue times.
Is Pirate Ship open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Pirate Ship is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Paultons Park's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Pirate Ship has been open around 73% 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 Pirate Ship?
Based on historical queue time data, Pirate Ship is typically quietest around 11am. 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.
How long is the queue for Pirate Ship usually?
Over recent weeks, Pirate Ship has averaged about 5 minutes, with queues usually longest around 11am. 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 Pirate Ship at Paultons Park.
Is Pirate Ship often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Pirate Ship has been running about 73% of the time. We track Pirate Ship'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 Pirate Ship at Paultons Park?
Pirate Ship 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 Pirate Ship?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Pirate Ship's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Pirate Ship is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.