Grand Canyon Rapids queue times
Grand Canyon Rapids at Port Aventura World averages 19 minutes. It is shortest at 3pm and worst at 10am. It has run 49% of the park's opening hours recently.
Grand Canyon Rapids queue times, day by day
Grand Canyon Rapids over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Grand Canyon Rapids has averaged about 19 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 21 minutes, with the longest queues near 10am, and the shortest near 3pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Grand Canyon Rapids queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Grand Canyon Rapids peaks at 11am with 23 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 8. Riding it at the right hour saves 15 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Grand Canyon Rapids
Best time to ride
Grand Canyon Rapids averages 8 minutes at 10am against 23 at the 11am peak - 15 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 55 minutes.
Grand Canyon Rapids by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon6m
- Tue5m
- Wed4m
- Thu12m
- Fri3m
- Sat5m
- Sun5m
Friday is the quietest day for Grand Canyon Rapids, at 3 minutes against 12 on Thursday.
Does Grand Canyon Rapids break down?
Uptime and closures
49% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 49% of the minutes Port Aventura World was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 96%
- 99%
- 99%
- 97%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 76%
- 77%
- 64%
- 82%
Grand Canyon Rapids ran 49% of Port Aventura World's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Monday 5 Oct.
Longest Grand Canyon Rapids queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Thursday 24 Sept55m
- 2Wednesday 23 Sept25m
- 3Monday 21 Sept20m
- 4Sunday 4 Oct20m
- 5Tuesday 22 Sept10m
- 6Saturday 3 Oct10m
- 7Friday 2 Oct5m
The worst queue recorded for Grand Canyon Rapids was 55 minutes on Thursday 24 Sept.
Grand Canyon Rapids through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Port Aventura World 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 Grand Canyon Rapids
Grand Canyon Rapids is one of 50 rides tracked at Port Aventura World, 21st longest of 50 by usual wait. It queues about 19 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 19-minute park average.
Grand Canyon Rapids has averaged about 19 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 10am and quietest around 3pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 49% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Thursdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Grand Canyon Rapids?
The live wait time for Grand Canyon Rapids at Port Aventura World is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Grand Canyon Rapids queue times.
Is Grand Canyon Rapids open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Grand Canyon Rapids is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Port Aventura World's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Grand Canyon Rapids has been open around 49% of Port Aventura World's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Port Aventura World.
What's the best time of day to ride Grand Canyon Rapids?
Based on historical queue time data, Grand Canyon Rapids is typically quietest around 3pm. 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 Grand Canyon Rapids?
Grand Canyon Rapids is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Thursdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Grand Canyon Rapids usually?
Over recent weeks, Grand Canyon Rapids has averaged about 19 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 Grand Canyon Rapids at Port Aventura World.
Is Grand Canyon Rapids often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Grand Canyon Rapids has been running about 49% of the time. We track Grand Canyon Rapids'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 Grand Canyon Rapids at Port Aventura World?
Grand Canyon Rapids is at Port Aventura World - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Port Aventura World page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for Grand Canyon Rapids?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Grand Canyon Rapids's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Grand Canyon Rapids is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.