Pirate Ship queue times
Pirate Ship at Paultons Park averages 7 minutes. It is shortest at 10am and worst at 12pm. It has run 75% 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 7 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 8 minutes, with the longest queues near 12pm, and the shortest near 10am. 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 noon with 6 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 1. Riding it at the right hour saves 5 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Pirate Ship
Best time to ride
Pirate Ship averages 1 minutes at 10am against 6 at the noon peak - 5 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 15 minutes.
Pirate Ship by day of the week
Average wait by day
13 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Tue5m
- Wed0m
- Thu3m
- Fri3m
- Sat5m
- Sun3m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Pirate Ship, at 0 minutes against 5 on Monday.
Does Pirate Ship break down?
Uptime and closures
75% of opening hours · 13 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 75% of the minutes Paultons Park was open, across the last 13 recorded days.
Last 13 days uptime
- 98%
- 100%
- 72%
- 71%
- 71%
- 74%
- 74%
- 70%
- 69%
- 57%
- 69%
- 72%
- 71%
Pirate Ship ran 75% of Paultons Park's opening hours across 13 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 14 Sept.
Longest Pirate Ship queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Monday 31 Aug15m
- 2Tuesday 1 Sept15m
- 3Thursday 3 Sept5m
- 4Saturday 5 Sept5m
- 5Sunday 6 Sept5m
- 6Friday 11 Sept5m
- 7Saturday 12 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Pirate Ship was 15 minutes on Monday 31 Aug.
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.
About Pirate Ship
Pirate Ship is one of 38 rides tracked at Paultons Park, 32nd longest of 38 by usual wait. It queues about 7 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 12-minute park average.
Pirate Ship has averaged about 7 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 75% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Saturdays and busiest on Tuesdays.
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 75% 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 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 Pirate Ship?
Pirate Ship is usually quietest on Saturdays, and busiest on Tuesdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Saturday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Pirate Ship usually?
Over recent weeks, Pirate Ship has averaged about 7 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 Pirate Ship at Paultons Park.
Is Pirate Ship often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Pirate Ship has been running about 75% 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.