Samurai queue times
Samurai at Thorpe Park averages 19 minutes. It is shortest at 3pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 87% of the park's opening hours recently.
Samurai queue times, day by day
Samurai over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Samurai has averaged about 19 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 25 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 3pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Samurai queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Samurai peaks at 6pm with 29 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 11. Riding it at the right hour saves 18 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Samurai
Best time to ride
Samurai averages 11 minutes at 10am against 29 at the 6pm peak - 18 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Samurai by day of the week
Average wait by day
12 days with a recorded queue
- Mon12m
- Tue11m
- Thu12m
- Fri29m
- Sat34m
- Sun24m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Samurai, at 11 minutes against 34 on Saturday.
Does Samurai break down?
Uptime and closures
88% of opening hours · 12 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 88% of the minutes Thorpe Park was open, across the last 12 recorded days.
Last 12 days uptime
- 95%
- 47%
- 93%
- 86%
- 54%
- 95%
- 100%
- 93%
- 94%
- 99%
- 95%
- 95%
Samurai ran 88% of Thorpe Park's opening hours across 12 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Sunday 4 Oct.
Longest Samurai queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 3 Oct60m
- 2Friday 25 Sept45m
- 3Saturday 26 Sept45m
- 4Sunday 20 Sept40m
- 5Friday 2 Oct35m
- 6Sunday 27 Sept30m
- 7Monday 28 Sept25m
- 8Tuesday 29 Sept25m
The worst queue recorded for Samurai was 60 minutes on Saturday 3 Oct.
Samurai 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 Samurai
Samurai is one of 25 rides tracked at Thorpe Park, 14th longest of 25 by usual wait. It queues about 19 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 20-minute park average.
Samurai has averaged about 19 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 3pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 87% 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 Samurai?
The live wait time for Samurai at Thorpe Park is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Samurai queue times.
Is Samurai open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Samurai is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Thorpe Park's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Samurai has been open around 87% 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 Samurai?
Based on historical queue time data, Samurai 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 Samurai?
Samurai 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 Samurai usually?
Over recent weeks, Samurai has averaged about 19 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 Samurai at Thorpe Park.
Is Samurai often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Samurai has been running about 87% of the time. We track Samurai'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 Samurai at Thorpe Park?
Samurai 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 Samurai?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Samurai's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Samurai is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.