Thorpe Park on Friday 21 August 2026
Thorpe Park ran at 45% of a peak day on Friday 21 August 2026 - average, the 25th quietest of the 31 days that month. The park-wide average queue was 30 minutes, peaking at 40 around 2pm.
Friday 21 August 2026
Thorpe Park ran at 45% of a peak day, against 34% for August 2026 as a whole. The park-wide average queue was 30 minutes.
Queue times through the day at Thorpe Park
Park-wide average by hour
10am - 9pm · minutes
The park was at its worst around 2pm, averaging 40 minutes, and at its best at 8pm with 13 minutes.
Every ride's queue at Thorpe Park on Fri 21 Aug
Average queue by ride
27 rides · longest first
- Hyperia67m
- Nemesis Inferno52m
- SAW - The Ride49m
- Storm Surge46m
- The Swarm45m
- Colossus42m
- Stealth40m
- Ghost Train32m
- Rush30m
- Samurai30m
- The Walking Dead©: The Ride30m
- Depth Charge27m
- Detonator22m
- Flying Fish19m
- Big Easy Bumpers16m
- Quantum15m
- Mr Monkey's Banana Ride10m
- Dobble Tea Party8m
- High Striker8m
- Amity Beach0m
- Launch Pad0m
- Rumba Rapids0m
- Summer Sounds0m
- The Playground0m
- Tidal Wave0m
- Vortex0m
- Zodiac0m
Hyperia held the longest queue, averaging 67 minutes and touching 100. 3 rides were down for most of the day.
When Thorpe Park rides were down on Fri 21 Aug
Closures through the day
10am - 9pm · red is closed
- Vortex11h
- Tidal Wave11h
- Zodiac11h
- Summer Sounds3h 25m
- SAW - The Ride2h 18m
- The Swarm2h 12m
- Stealth2h 8m
- Ghost Train2h 2m
- Amity Beach2h
- Colossus1h 28m
- Samurai1h 17m
- Quantum56m
- Depth Charge52m
- Nemesis Inferno34m
- High Striker26m
- Mr Monkey's Banana Ride23m
- Big Easy Bumpers21m
- Hyperia1m
- The Walking Dead©: The Ride1m
- Launch Pad1m
- Detonator1m
- Storm Surge1m
- Rush1m
- Flying Fish1m
- The Playground1m
- Dobble Tea Party1m
26 of 27 rides lost time on Fri 21 Aug, 56 closures totalling 54 ride-hours. Vortex lost the most at 11h.
Where Fri 21 Aug sat in August 2026
Crowd score, day by day
31 days · this day marked
At 45% this was the 25th quietest of the 31 days in August 2026, which averaged 34%.
Every figure here was measured on the day: each ride's queue time and open or closed status is recorded every few minutes through Thorpe Park's own operating hours. The crowd score is relative to this park's own busiest day rather than to other parks. Rides with no queue recorded were either walk-on all day or not reporting.
Frequently asked
How busy was Thorpe Park on Friday 21 August 2026?
45% of a peak day, which is average. The park-wide average wait across 20 rides was 30 minutes, making it the 25th quietest of the 31 days in August 2026.
What was the best time of day to be at Thorpe Park on that day?
8pm, when the park-wide average was 13 minutes, against 40 minutes at the 2pm peak. The park was open 10am - 9pm.
Which ride had the longest queue at Thorpe Park that day?
Hyperia, averaging 67 minutes and reaching 100 minutes at its worst. The shortest was Zodiac at 0 minutes.
Were any rides closed at Thorpe Park on Fri 21 Aug?
3 rides were down for most of the day.
Where do these figures come from?
Every ride's queue time and open or closed status is recorded every few minutes through Thorpe Park's own operating hours. The figures on this page are what was measured on the day, not a forecast.

