Balloon Race queue times
Balloon Race at Plopsaland averages 13 minutes. It is shortest at 12pm and worst at 10am. It has run 100% of the park's opening hours recently.
Balloon Race queue times, day by day
Balloon Race over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Balloon Race has averaged about 13 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 15 minutes, with the longest queues near 10am, and the shortest near 12pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Balloon Race queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Balloon Race peaks at noon with 15 minutes, and is at its shortest at 4pm with 2. Riding it at the right hour saves 13 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Balloon Race
Best time to ride
Balloon Race averages 2 minutes at 4pm against 15 at the noon peak - 13 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 15 minutes.
Balloon Race by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon15m
- Tue15m
- Wed15m
- Thu15m
- Fri15m
- Sat7m
- Sun8m
Saturday is the quietest day for Balloon Race, at 7 minutes against 15 on Monday.
Does Balloon Race break down?
Uptime and closures
100% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
Running 100% of the minutes Plopsaland was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
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Balloon Race ran 100% of Plopsaland's opening hours across 14 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Balloon Race queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Monday 28 Sept15m
- 2Tuesday 29 Sept15m
- 3Wednesday 30 Sept15m
- 4Thursday 1 Oct15m
- 5Friday 2 Oct15m
- 6Monday 5 Oct15m
- 7Tuesday 6 Oct15m
- 8Wednesday 7 Oct15m
The worst queue recorded for Balloon Race was 15 minutes on Monday 28 Sept.
Balloon Race through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Plopsaland 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 Balloon Race
Balloon Race is one of 54 rides tracked at Plopsaland, 3rd longest of 54 by usual wait. It queues about 13 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 7-minute park average.
Balloon Race has averaged about 13 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 10am and quietest around 12pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 100% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Saturdays and busiest on Fridays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Balloon Race?
The live wait time for Balloon Race at Plopsaland is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Balloon Race queue times.
Is Balloon Race open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Balloon Race is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Plopsaland's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Balloon Race has been open around 100% of Plopsaland's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Plopsaland.
What's the best time of day to ride Balloon Race?
Based on historical queue time data, Balloon Race is typically quietest around 12pm. 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 Balloon Race?
Balloon Race is usually quietest on Saturdays, and busiest on Fridays based on recent weeks - visit on a Saturday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Balloon Race usually?
Over recent weeks, Balloon Race has averaged about 13 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 Balloon Race at Plopsaland.
Is Balloon Race often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Balloon Race has been running about 100% of the time. We track Balloon 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 Balloon Race at Plopsaland?
Balloon Race is at Plopsaland - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Plopsaland page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for Balloon Race?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Balloon Race's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Balloon Race is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.