Riptide queue times
Riptide at Pleasurewood Hills averages 9 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 1pm. It has run 98% of the park's opening hours recently.
Riptide queue times, day by day
Riptide over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Riptide has averaged about 9 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 15 minutes, with the longest queues near 1pm, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Riptide queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Riptide peaks at 2pm with 15 minutes, and is at its shortest at 3pm with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 10 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Riptide
Best time to ride
Riptide averages 5 minutes at 3pm against 15 at the 2pm peak - 10 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 15 minutes.
Riptide by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Mon15m
- Fri15m
- Sat15m
- Sun15m
Does Riptide break down?
Uptime and closures
97% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 97% of the minutes Pleasurewood Hills was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 88%
- 100%
- 100%
Riptide ran 97% of Pleasurewood Hills's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Riptide queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Friday 28 Aug15m
- 2Saturday 29 Aug15m
- 3Sunday 30 Aug15m
- 4Monday 31 Aug15m
- 5Saturday 5 Sept15m
- 6Sunday 6 Sept15m
The worst queue recorded for Riptide was 15 minutes on Friday 28 Aug.
Riptide through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Pleasurewood Hills 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 Riptide
Riptide is one of 25 rides tracked at Pleasurewood Hills, 8th longest of 25 by usual wait. It queues about 9 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 10-minute park average.
Riptide has averaged about 9 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 1pm and quietest around 2pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 98% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Riptide?
The live wait time for Riptide at Pleasurewood Hills is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Riptide queue times.
Is Riptide open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Riptide is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Pleasurewood Hills's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Riptide has been open around 98% of Pleasurewood Hills's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Pleasurewood Hills.
What's the best time of day to ride Riptide?
Based on historical queue time data, Riptide is typically quietest around 2pm. 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 Riptide usually?
Over recent weeks, Riptide has averaged about 9 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 Riptide at Pleasurewood Hills.
Is Riptide often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Riptide has been running about 98% of the time. We track Riptide'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 Riptide at Pleasurewood Hills?
Riptide is at Pleasurewood Hills - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Pleasurewood Hills page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for Riptide?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Riptide's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Riptide is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.