Colossus queue times
Colossus at Thorpe Park averages 24 minutes. It is shortest at 6pm and worst at 10am. It has run 88% of the park's opening hours recently.
Colossus queue times, day by day
Colossus over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Colossus has averaged about 24 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 35 minutes, with the longest queues near 10am, and the shortest near 6pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Colossus queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Colossus peaks at 2pm with 36 minutes, and is at its shortest at 8pm with 16. Riding it at the right hour saves 20 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Colossus
Best time to ride
Colossus averages 16 minutes at 8pm against 36 at the 2pm peak - 20 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 110 minutes.
Colossus by day of the week
Average wait by day
12 days with a recorded queue
- Mon12m
- Tue25m
- Thu15m
- Fri36m
- Sat46m
- Sun33m
Monday is the quietest day for Colossus, at 12 minutes against 46 on Saturday.
Does Colossus break down?
Uptime and closures
89% of opening hours · 12 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 89% of the minutes Thorpe Park was open, across the last 12 recorded days.
Last 12 days uptime
- 92%
- 79%
- 60%
- 74%
- 94%
- 93%
- 93%
- 94%
- 99%
- 100%
- 88%
- 96%
Colossus ran 89% of Thorpe Park's opening hours across 12 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Sunday 4 Oct.
Longest Colossus queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 3 Oct110m
- 2Sunday 20 Sept105m
- 3Tuesday 22 Sept70m
- 4Friday 25 Sept65m
- 5Friday 2 Oct55m
- 6Saturday 26 Sept50m
- 7Sunday 27 Sept45m
- 8Thursday 24 Sept35m
The worst queue recorded for Colossus was 110 minutes on Saturday 3 Oct.
Colossus through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Thorpe Park 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 Colossus
Colossus at Thorpe Park was the world's most-inverting coaster when it opened in 2002, with 10 inversions across its 850m of track. The line-up includes a vertical loop, a cobra roll, a double corkscrew and four heartline rolls in a row. Top speed 45 mph, ride duration about 90 seconds. The compact layout makes it photogenic from almost any angle in the park.
Colossus's hourly capacity is high - typically the shortest queue among the major coasters. Waits commonly stay under 20 minutes on weekdays. Riders who don't like repeated inversions should sit it out: those four rolls in a row are the defining feature.
Colossus has averaged about 24 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 10am and quietest around 6pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 88% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Mondays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Colossus?
The live wait time for Colossus at Thorpe Park is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Colossus queue times.
Is Colossus open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Colossus is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Thorpe Park's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Colossus has been open around 88% of Thorpe Park's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Thorpe Park.
What's the best time of day to ride Colossus?
Based on historical queue time data, Colossus is typically quietest around 6pm. 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 Colossus?
Colossus is usually quietest on Mondays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Monday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Colossus usually?
Over recent weeks, Colossus has averaged about 24 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 Colossus at Thorpe Park.
Is Colossus often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Colossus has been running about 88% of the time. We track Colossus'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 Colossus at Thorpe Park?
Colossus is at Thorpe Park - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Thorpe Park page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for Colossus?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Colossus's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Colossus is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.