Balloon Race queue times
Balloon Race at Plopsaland Deutschland averages 1 minute. It is shortest at 10am and worst at 11am. It has run 100% of the park's opening hours recently.
Balloon Race queue times, day by day
Balloon Race over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Balloon Race has averaged about 1 minute of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 7 minutes, with the longest queues near 11am, and the shortest near 10am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Balloon Race queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Balloon Race peaks at 1pm 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 Balloon Race
Best time to ride
Balloon Race averages 1 minutes at 10am against 6 at the 1pm peak - 5 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 1 minutes.
Balloon Race by day of the week
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Does Balloon Race break down?
Uptime and closures
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Running 100% of the minutes Plopsaland Deutschland was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
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Balloon Race ran 100% of Plopsaland Deutschland's opening hours across 14 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 14 Sept.
Longest Balloon Race queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
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- 1Monday 31 Aug1m
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The worst queue recorded for Balloon Race was 1 minutes on Monday 31 Aug.
Balloon Race through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Plopsaland Deutschland 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 Balloon Race
Balloon Race is one of 33 rides tracked at Plopsaland Deutschland, 30th longest of 33 by usual wait. It queues about 1 minute on a typical day, shorter than the 5-minute park average.
Balloon Race has averaged about 1 minute of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 11am and quietest around 10am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 100% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Balloon Race?
The live wait time for Balloon Race at Plopsaland Deutschland is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Balloon Race queue times.
Is Balloon Race open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Balloon Race is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Plopsaland Deutschland's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Balloon Race has been open around 100% of Plopsaland Deutschland's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Plopsaland Deutschland.
What's the best time of day to ride Balloon Race?
Based on historical queue time data, Balloon Race 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.
How long is the queue for Balloon Race usually?
Over recent weeks, Balloon Race has averaged about 1 minute, 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 Balloon Race at Plopsaland Deutschland.
Is Balloon Race often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Balloon Race has been running about 100% of the time. We track Balloon Race'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 Balloon Race at Plopsaland Deutschland?
Balloon Race is at Plopsaland Deutschland - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Plopsaland Deutschland page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for Balloon Race?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Balloon Race's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Balloon Race is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.