Rush queue times
Rush at Thorpe Park averages 20 minutes. It is shortest at 7pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 75% of the park's opening hours recently.
Rush queue times, day by day
Rush over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Rush has averaged about 20 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 32 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 7pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Rush queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Rush peaks at 6pm with 30 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 15. Riding it at the right hour saves 15 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Rush
Best time to ride
Rush averages 15 minutes at 10am against 30 at the 6pm peak - 15 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 75 minutes.
Rush by day of the week
Average wait by day
12 days with a recorded queue
- Mon15m
- Tue13m
- Thu8m
- Fri13m
- Sat44m
- Sun35m
Thursday is the quietest day for Rush, at 8 minutes against 44 on Saturday.
Does Rush break down?
Uptime and closures
77% of opening hours · 12 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 77% of the minutes Thorpe Park was open, across the last 12 recorded days.
Last 12 days uptime
- 100%
- 82%
- 86%
- 0%
- 0%
- 66%
- 68%
- 100%
- 96%
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
Rush ran 77% of Thorpe Park's opening hours across 12 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Sunday 4 Oct.
Longest Rush queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 3 Oct75m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept70m
- 3Sunday 20 Sept55m
- 4Sunday 27 Sept50m
- 5Friday 2 Oct45m
- 6Monday 28 Sept35m
- 7Tuesday 29 Sept25m
- 8Thursday 1 Oct25m
The worst queue recorded for Rush was 75 minutes on Saturday 3 Oct.
Rush 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 Rush
Rush is one of 25 rides tracked at Thorpe Park, 11th longest of 25 by usual wait. It queues about 20 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 20-minute park average.
Rush has averaged about 20 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 7pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 75% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Tuesdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Rush?
The live wait time for Rush at Thorpe Park is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Rush queue times.
Is Rush open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Rush is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Thorpe Park's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Rush has been open around 75% 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 Rush?
Based on historical queue time data, Rush is typically quietest around 7pm. 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 Rush?
Rush is usually quietest on Tuesdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Tuesday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Rush usually?
Over recent weeks, Rush has averaged about 20 minutes, with queues usually longest around 5pm. 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 Rush at Thorpe Park.
Is Rush often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Rush has been running about 75% of the time. We track Rush'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 Rush at Thorpe Park?
Rush 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 Rush?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Rush's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Rush is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.

