Symbolica queue times
Symbolica at Efteling averages 32 minutes. It is shortest at 5pm and worst at 1pm. It has run 95% of the park's opening hours recently.
Symbolica queue times, day by day
Symbolica over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Symbolica has averaged about 32 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 35 minutes, with the longest queues near 1pm, and the shortest near 5pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Symbolica queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Symbolica peaks at 11am with 36 minutes, and is at its shortest at 5pm with 24. Riding it at the right hour saves 12 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Symbolica
Best time to ride
Symbolica averages 24 minutes at 5pm against 36 at the 11am peak - 12 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 55 minutes.
Symbolica by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon40m
- Tue32m
- Wed30m
- Thu22m
- Fri30m
- Sat43m
- Sun40m
Thursday is the quietest day for Symbolica, at 22 minutes against 43 on Saturday.
Does Symbolica break down?
Uptime and closures
95% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 95% of the minutes Efteling was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 98%
- 91%
- 96%
- 86%
- 100%
- 100%
- 69%
- 99%
- 99%
- 99%
- 96%
- 100%
- 100%
- 97%
Symbolica ran 95% of Efteling's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Symbolica queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept55m
- 2Sunday 27 Sept55m
- 3Saturday 3 Oct50m
- 4Sunday 4 Oct50m
- 5Monday 5 Oct50m
- 6Wednesday 7 Oct45m
- 7Monday 28 Sept40m
- 8Friday 2 Oct40m
The worst queue recorded for Symbolica was 55 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Symbolica 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 Symbolica
Symbolica is one of 26 rides tracked at Efteling, 1st longest of 26 by usual wait. It queues about 32 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 18-minute park average.
Symbolica has averaged about 32 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 1pm and quietest around 5pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 95% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Symbolica?
The live wait time for Symbolica at Efteling is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Symbolica queue times.
Is Symbolica open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Symbolica is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Efteling's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Symbolica has been open around 95% 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 Symbolica?
Based on historical queue time data, Symbolica is typically quietest around 5pm. 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 Symbolica?
Symbolica is usually quietest on Thursdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Thursday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Symbolica usually?
Over recent weeks, Symbolica has averaged about 32 minutes, with queues usually longest around 1pm. 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 Symbolica at Efteling.
Is Symbolica often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Symbolica has been running about 95% of the time. We track Symbolica'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 Symbolica at Efteling?
Symbolica 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 Symbolica?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Symbolica's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Symbolica is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.