Windy Castle queue times
Windy Castle at Paultons Park averages 13 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 10am. It has run 99% of the park's opening hours recently.
Windy Castle queue times, day by day
Windy Castle over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Windy Castle has averaged about 13 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 16 minutes, with the longest queues near 10am, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Windy Castle queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Windy Castle peaks at 11am with 15 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 6. Riding it at the right hour saves 9 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Windy Castle
Best time to ride
Windy Castle averages 6 minutes at 10am against 15 at the 11am peak - 9 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 25 minutes.
Windy Castle by day of the week
Average wait by day
13 days with a recorded queue
- Mon9m
- Tue9m
- Wed6m
- Thu6m
- Fri6m
- Sat9m
- Sun7m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Windy Castle, at 6 minutes against 9 on Monday.
Does Windy Castle break down?
Uptime and closures
99% of opening hours · 13 days recorded
Running 99% of the minutes Paultons Park was open, across the last 13 recorded days.
Last 13 days uptime
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Windy Castle ran 99% of Paultons Park's opening hours across 13 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 14 Sept.
Longest Windy Castle queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Tuesday 1 Sept25m
- 2Monday 31 Aug20m
- 3Saturday 5 Sept15m
- 4Saturday 12 Sept15m
- 5Wednesday 2 Sept10m
- 6Thursday 3 Sept10m
- 7Friday 4 Sept10m
- 8Sunday 6 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Windy Castle was 25 minutes on Tuesday 1 Sept.
Windy Castle 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 Windy Castle
Windy Castle is one of 38 rides tracked at Paultons Park, 16th longest of 38 by usual wait. It queues about 13 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 12-minute park average.
Windy Castle has averaged about 13 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 10am and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 99% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Tuesdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Windy Castle?
The live wait time for Windy Castle at Paultons Park is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Windy Castle queue times.
Is Windy Castle open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Windy Castle is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Paultons Park's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Windy Castle has been open around 99% 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 Windy Castle?
Based on historical queue time data, Windy Castle is typically quietest around 4pm. 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 Windy Castle?
Windy Castle is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Tuesdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Windy Castle usually?
Over recent weeks, Windy Castle has averaged about 13 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 Windy Castle at Paultons Park.
Is Windy Castle often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Windy Castle has been running about 99% of the time. We track Windy Castle'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 Windy Castle at Paultons Park?
Windy Castle 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 Windy Castle?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Windy Castle's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Windy Castle is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.