Merry Go Round queue times
Merry Go Round at Plopsaland averages 12 minutes. It is shortest at 1pm and worst at 11am. It has run 100% of the park's opening hours recently.
Merry Go Round queue times, day by day
Merry Go Round over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Merry Go Round has averaged about 12 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 15 minutes, with the longest queues near 11am, and the shortest near 1pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Merry Go Round queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Merry Go Round peaks at 11am with 15 minutes, and is at its shortest at 5pm with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 15 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Merry Go Round
Best time to ride
Merry Go Round averages 0 minutes at 5pm against 15 at the 11am peak - 15 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 15 minutes.
Merry Go Round by day of the week
Average wait by day
13 days with a recorded queue
- Mon15m
- Tue15m
- Wed15m
- Thu15m
- Fri15m
- Sat5m
- Sun5m
Saturday is the quietest day for Merry Go Round, at 5 minutes against 15 on Monday.
Does Merry Go Round break down?
Uptime and closures
100% of opening hours · 13 days recorded
Running 100% of the minutes Plopsaland was open, across the last 13 recorded days.
Last 13 days uptime
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Merry Go Round ran 100% of Plopsaland's opening hours across 13 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Merry Go Round queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Thursday 17 Sept15m
- 2Friday 18 Sept15m
- 3Monday 21 Sept15m
- 4Tuesday 22 Sept15m
- 5Wednesday 23 Sept15m
- 6Thursday 24 Sept15m
- 7Friday 25 Sept15m
- 8Monday 28 Sept15m
The worst queue recorded for Merry Go Round was 15 minutes on Thursday 17 Sept.
Merry Go Round through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Plopsaland 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 Merry Go Round
Merry Go Round is one of 40 rides tracked at Plopsaland, 5th longest of 40 by usual wait. It queues about 12 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 9-minute park average.
Merry Go Round has averaged about 12 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 11am and quietest around 1pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 100% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays and busiest on Wednesdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Merry Go Round?
The live wait time for Merry Go Round at Plopsaland is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Merry Go Round queue times.
Is Merry Go Round open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Merry Go Round is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Plopsaland's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Merry Go Round has been open around 100% of Plopsaland's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Plopsaland.
What's the best time of day to ride Merry Go Round?
Based on historical queue time data, Merry Go Round is typically quietest around 1pm. 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 Merry Go Round?
Merry Go Round is usually quietest on Sundays, and busiest on Wednesdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Merry Go Round usually?
Over recent weeks, Merry Go Round has averaged about 12 minutes, 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 Merry Go Round at Plopsaland.
Is Merry Go Round often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Merry Go Round has been running about 100% of the time. We track Merry Go Round'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 Merry Go Round at Plopsaland?
Merry Go Round is at Plopsaland - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Plopsaland page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for Merry Go Round?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Merry Go Round's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Merry Go Round is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.