Desert Race queue times
Desert Race at Heide Park averages 10 minutes. It is shortest at 1pm and worst at 4pm. It has run 99% of the park's opening hours recently.
Desert Race queue times, day by day
Desert Race over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Desert Race has averaged about 10 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 33 minutes, with the longest queues near 4pm, and the shortest near 1pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Desert Race queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Desert Race peaks at 6pm with 35 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 7. Riding it at the right hour saves 28 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Desert Race
Best time to ride
Desert Race averages 7 minutes at 10am against 35 at the 6pm peak - 28 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Desert Race by day of the week
Average wait by day
13 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Tue7m
- Wed8m
- Thu5m
- Fri5m
- Sat33m
- Sun10m
Monday is the quietest day for Desert Race, at 5 minutes against 33 on Saturday.
Does Desert Race break down?
Uptime and closures
99% of opening hours · 13 days recorded
Running 99% of the minutes Heide Park was open, across the last 13 recorded days.
Last 13 days uptime
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Desert Race ran 99% of Heide Park's opening hours across 13 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Desert Race queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 3 Oct60m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept40m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept25m
- 4Wednesday 30 Sept15m
- 5Sunday 4 Oct15m
- 6Tuesday 29 Sept10m
- 7Tuesday 6 Oct10m
- 8Wednesday 7 Oct10m
The worst queue recorded for Desert Race was 60 minutes on Saturday 3 Oct.
Desert Race through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Heide 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 Desert Race
Desert Race is one of 37 rides tracked at Heide Park, 10th longest of 37 by usual wait. It queues about 10 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 8-minute park average.
Desert Race has averaged about 10 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 4pm and quietest around 1pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 99% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Desert Race?
The live wait time for Desert Race at Heide Park is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Desert Race queue times.
Is Desert Race open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Desert Race is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Heide Park's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Desert Race has been open around 99% of Heide Park's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Heide Park.
What's the best time of day to ride Desert Race?
Based on historical queue time data, Desert Race 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 Desert Race?
Desert Race is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Desert Race usually?
Over recent weeks, Desert Race has averaged about 10 minutes, with queues usually longest around 4pm. 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 Desert Race at Heide Park.
Is Desert Race often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Desert Race has been running about 99% of the time. We track Desert Race'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 Desert Race at Heide Park?
Desert Race is at Heide Park - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Heide Park page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for Desert Race?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Desert Race's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Desert Race is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.