Thorpe Park October half term 2026
Thorpe Park is forecast very busy over October half term, averaging 97%. Quietest on Saturday 31 October at 91%, busiest on Wednesday 28 October at 100%.
Quietest day of October half term
The quietest day Thorpe Park is open during October half term, forecast at 91% against a break average of 97%.
24 October to 1 November 2026, with the weekends either side. Thorpe Park runs very busy across the break at 97% on a typical day, and is shut on 4 of the 9 days. The figure is the forecast queue level against the park's own busiest days: 100% is its peak, under 30% is a quiet day.
Most English and Welsh schools break from Monday 26 to Friday 30 October; Scottish schools have their October week earlier, from 12 October.
Thorpe Park day by day, October half term
- Sat 24 OctClosed
- Sun 25 OctClosed
- Mon 26 OctClosed
- Tue 27 OctClosed
- Wed 28 Oct100%very busy, about 61 min queues · 10am to 9pm
- Thu 29 Oct100%very busy, about 48 min queues · 10am to 9pm
- Fri 30 Oct97%very busy, about 56 min queues · 10am to 9pm
- Sat 31 Oct91%very busy, about 66 min queues · 10am to 9pm
- Sun 1 NovNo forecast · 10am to 9pm
Crowd levels are modelled from this park's own recorded queue times, school and public holidays, day of the week and the weather forecast, and may not always be right. We score every past forecast against what the queues actually did and publish the result in the crowd forecast accuracy ledger.
Frequently asked
How busy is Thorpe Park during October half term 2026?
Very busy: a typical day of the break is forecast at 97% crowd level, against the park's own busiest days at 100%.
What is the quietest day at Thorpe Park over October half term?
Saturday 31 October, forecast at 91%. The next quietest are Fri 30 Oct at 97%, Wed 28 Oct at 100%, Thu 29 Oct at 100%.
What is the busiest day at Thorpe Park over October half term?
Wednesday 28 October, forecast at 100%. Arrive for opening and ride the headline coasters first, or pick another day of the break.
Are the weekends busier than the weekdays of October half term at Thorpe Park?
The weekdays of the break run about 8 points busier than the weekends: the weekend days average 91% and the weekdays 99%.
Is Thorpe Park open every day of October half term?
No. It is shut on 4 of the 9 days in the window; the day-by-day list above marks them.