Orbite wait times
Orbite at La Ronde Montreal averages 34 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 9pm. It has run 78% of the park's opening hours recently.
Orbite queue times, day by day
Orbite over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Orbite has averaged about 34 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 51 minutes, with the longest queues near 9pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Orbite queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Orbite peaks at 5pm with 60 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 60 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Orbite
Best time to ride
Orbite averages 0 minutes at 11am against 60 at the 5pm peak - 60 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 45 minutes.
Orbite by day of the week
Average wait by day
4 days with a recorded queue
- Sat16m
- Sun29m
Saturday is the quietest day for Orbite, at 16 minutes against 29 on Sunday.
Does Orbite break down?
Uptime and closures
57% of opening hours · 4 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 57% of the minutes La Ronde Montreal was open, across the last 4 recorded days.
Last 4 days uptime
- 0%
- 55%
- 95%
- 83%
Orbite ran 57% of La Ronde Montreal's opening hours across 4 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Orbite queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 3 Oct45m
- 2Sunday 4 Oct45m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept30m
The worst queue recorded for Orbite was 45 minutes on Saturday 3 Oct.
Orbite through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures La Ronde Montreal 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 Orbite
Orbite is one of 35 rides tracked at La Ronde Montreal, 8th longest of 35 by usual wait. It queues about 34 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 26-minute park average.
Orbite has averaged about 34 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 9pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 78% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Orbite?
The live wait time for Orbite at La Ronde Montreal is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Orbite wait times.
Is Orbite open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Orbite is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from La Ronde Montreal's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Orbite has been open around 78% of La Ronde Montreal's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at La Ronde Montreal.
What's the best time of day to ride Orbite?
Based on historical wait time data, Orbite is typically quietest around 4pm. 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.
How long is the line for Orbite usually?
Over recent weeks, Orbite has averaged about 34 minutes, with lines usually longest around 9pm. 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 lines for Orbite at La Ronde Montreal.
Is Orbite often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Orbite has been running about 78% of the time. We track Orbite'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 Orbite at La Ronde Montreal?
Orbite is at La Ronde Montreal - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The La Ronde Montreal page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Orbite?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Orbite's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Orbite is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.