Safari queue times
Safari at Plopsaland averages 11 minutes. It is shortest at 12pm and worst at 10am. It has run 100% of the park's opening hours recently.
Safari queue times, day by day
Safari over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Safari has averaged about 11 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 11 minutes, with the longest queues near 10am, and the shortest near 12pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Safari queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Safari 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 Safari
Best time to ride
Safari 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.
Safari by day of the week
Average wait by day
13 days with a recorded queue
- Mon15m
- Tue15m
- Wed5m
- Thu15m
- Fri15m
- Sat5m
- Sun5m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Safari, at 5 minutes against 15 on Monday.
Does Safari 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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Safari ran 100% of Plopsaland's opening hours across 13 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Safari 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
- 5Thursday 24 Sept15m
- 6Friday 25 Sept15m
- 7Monday 28 Sept15m
- 8Tuesday 29 Sept15m
The worst queue recorded for Safari was 15 minutes on Thursday 17 Sept.
Safari 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 Safari
Safari is one of 40 rides tracked at Plopsaland, 13th longest of 40 by usual wait. It queues about 11 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 9-minute park average.
Safari has averaged about 11 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 10am and quietest around 12pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 100% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Wednesdays and busiest on Tuesdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Safari?
The live wait time for Safari at Plopsaland is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Safari queue times.
Is Safari open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Safari is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Plopsaland's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Safari 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 Safari?
Based on historical queue time data, Safari is typically quietest around 12pm. 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 Safari?
Safari is usually quietest on Wednesdays, and busiest on Tuesdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Wednesday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Safari usually?
Over recent weeks, Safari has averaged about 11 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 Safari at Plopsaland.
Is Safari often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Safari has been running about 100% of the time. We track Safari'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 Safari at Plopsaland?
Safari 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 Safari?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Safari's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Safari is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.