Thunder Spinner queue times
Thunder Spinner at Chimelong Paradise averages 6 minutes. It is shortest at 1pm and worst at 10am. It has run 94% of the park's opening hours recently.
Thunder Spinner queue times, day by day
Thunder Spinner over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Thunder Spinner has averaged about 6 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 12 minutes, with the longest queues near 10am, and the shortest near 1pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Thunder Spinner queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Thunder Spinner peaks at 9am with 18 minutes, and is at its shortest at 2am with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 13 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Thunder Spinner
Best time to ride
Thunder Spinner averages 5 minutes at 2am against 18 at the 9am peak - 13 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 40 minutes.
Thunder Spinner by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon8m
- Tue6m
- Wed7m
- Thu5m
- Fri5m
- Sat6m
- Sun10m
Thursday is the quietest day for Thunder Spinner, at 5 minutes against 10 on Sunday.
Does Thunder Spinner break down?
Uptime and closures
95% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
Running 95% of the minutes Chimelong Paradise was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 94%
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Thunder Spinner ran 95% of Chimelong Paradise's opening hours across 14 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Thunder Spinner queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 4 Oct40m
- 2Wednesday 7 Oct30m
- 3Monday 5 Oct20m
- 4Tuesday 29 Sept10m
- 5Saturday 3 Oct10m
- 6Tuesday 6 Oct10m
- 7Thursday 8 Oct10m
- 8Saturday 26 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Thunder Spinner was 40 minutes on Sunday 4 Oct.
Thunder Spinner through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Chimelong Paradise 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 Thunder Spinner
Thunder Spinner is one of 28 rides tracked at Chimelong Paradise, 24th longest of 28 by usual wait. It queues about 6 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 15-minute park average.
Thunder Spinner has averaged about 6 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 10am and quietest around 1pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 94% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Thunder Spinner?
The live wait time for Thunder Spinner at Chimelong Paradise is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Thunder Spinner queue times.
Is Thunder Spinner open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Thunder Spinner is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Chimelong Paradise's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Thunder Spinner has been open around 94% of Chimelong Paradise's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Chimelong Paradise.
What's the best time of day to ride Thunder Spinner?
Based on historical queue time data, Thunder Spinner is typically quietest around 1pm. 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 Thunder Spinner?
Thunder Spinner is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Thunder Spinner usually?
Over recent weeks, Thunder Spinner has averaged about 6 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 Thunder Spinner at Chimelong Paradise.
Is Thunder Spinner often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Thunder Spinner has been running about 94% of the time. We track Thunder Spinner'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 Thunder Spinner at Chimelong Paradise?
Thunder Spinner is at Chimelong Paradise - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Chimelong Paradise page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for Thunder Spinner?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Thunder Spinner's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Thunder Spinner is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.