Fabula queue times
Fabula at Efteling averages 10 minutes. It is shortest at 5pm and worst at 3pm. It has run 96% of the park's opening hours recently.
Fabula queue times, day by day
Fabula over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Fabula has averaged about 10 minutes of queue across its recorded readings. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Fabula queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Fabula peaks at 3pm with 15 minutes, and is at its shortest at 5pm with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 10 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Fabula
Best time to ride
Fabula averages 5 minutes at 5pm against 15 at the 3pm peak - 10 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 20 minutes.
Fabula by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon10m
- Tue10m
- Wed10m
- Thu10m
- Fri10m
- Sat10m
- Sun10m
Does Fabula break down?
Uptime and closures
97% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 97% of the minutes Efteling was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
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Fabula ran 97% of Efteling's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Fabula queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Monday 5 Oct20m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept10m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept10m
- 4Monday 28 Sept10m
- 5Tuesday 29 Sept10m
- 6Wednesday 30 Sept10m
- 7Thursday 1 Oct10m
- 8Friday 2 Oct10m
The worst queue recorded for Fabula was 20 minutes on Monday 5 Oct.
Fabula through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Efteling 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 Fabula
Fabula is one of 26 rides tracked at Efteling, 21st longest of 26 by usual wait. It queues about 10 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 18-minute park average.
Fabula has averaged about 10 minutes of wait over recent weeks. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 96% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Fabula?
The live wait time for Fabula at Efteling is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Fabula queue times.
Is Fabula open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Fabula is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Efteling's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Fabula has been open around 96% of Efteling's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Efteling.
What's the best time of day to ride Fabula?
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. The hour-by-hour heatmap on this page shows Fabula's specific pattern once a few days of data have been recorded.
How long is the queue for Fabula usually?
Over recent weeks, Fabula has averaged about 10 minutes. 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 Fabula at Efteling.
Is Fabula often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Fabula has been running about 96% of the time. We track Fabula'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 Fabula at Efteling?
Fabula is at Efteling - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Efteling page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for Fabula?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Fabula's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Fabula is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.