Mystery Castle queue times
Mystery Castle at Phantasialand averages 13 minutes. It is shortest at 11am and worst at 1pm. It has run 86% of the park's opening hours recently.
Mystery Castle queue times, day by day
Mystery Castle over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Mystery Castle has averaged about 13 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 24 minutes, with the longest queues near 1pm, and the shortest near 11am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Mystery Castle queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Mystery Castle peaks at 2pm with 23 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 8. Riding it at the right hour saves 15 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Mystery Castle
Best time to ride
Mystery Castle averages 8 minutes at 9am against 23 at the 2pm peak - 15 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 40 minutes.
Mystery Castle by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Tue6m
- Wed11m
- Thu7m
- Fri5m
- Sat22m
- Sun18m
Monday is the quietest day for Mystery Castle, at 5 minutes against 22 on Saturday.
Does Mystery Castle break down?
Uptime and closures
86% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
Running 86% of the minutes Phantasialand was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 87%
- 89%
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- 88%
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- 66%
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- 87%
Mystery Castle ran 86% of Phantasialand's opening hours across 14 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Sunday 4 Oct.
Longest Mystery Castle queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept40m
- 2Sunday 20 Sept35m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept30m
- 4Saturday 3 Oct25m
- 5Wednesday 23 Sept20m
- 6Thursday 24 Sept10m
- 7Tuesday 29 Sept10m
- 8Wednesday 30 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Mystery Castle was 40 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Mystery Castle through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Phantasialand 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 Mystery Castle
Mystery Castle is one of 33 rides tracked at Phantasialand, 9th longest of 33 by usual wait. It queues about 13 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 11-minute park average.
Mystery Castle has averaged about 13 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 1pm and quietest around 11am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 86% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Mystery Castle?
The live wait time for Mystery Castle at Phantasialand is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Mystery Castle queue times.
Is Mystery Castle open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Mystery Castle is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Phantasialand's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Mystery Castle has been open around 86% of Phantasialand's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Phantasialand.
What's the best time of day to ride Mystery Castle?
Based on historical queue time data, Mystery Castle 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.
What is the best day to ride Mystery Castle?
Mystery Castle is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Mystery Castle usually?
Over recent weeks, Mystery Castle has averaged about 13 minutes, with queues usually longest around 1pm. 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 Mystery Castle at Phantasialand.
Is Mystery Castle often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Mystery Castle has been running about 86% of the time. We track Mystery 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 Mystery Castle at Phantasialand?
Mystery Castle is at Phantasialand - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Phantasialand page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for Mystery Castle?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Mystery Castle's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Mystery Castle is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.