Flying Fish queue times
Flying Fish at Thorpe Park averages 10 minutes. It is shortest at 6pm and worst at 11am. It has run 91% of the park's opening hours recently.
Flying Fish queue times, day by day
Flying Fish over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Flying Fish has averaged about 10 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 14 minutes, with the longest queues near 11am, and the shortest near 6pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Flying Fish queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Flying Fish peaks at 3pm with 15 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 7. Riding it at the right hour saves 8 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Flying Fish
Best time to ride
Flying Fish averages 7 minutes at 10am against 15 at the 3pm peak - 8 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 25 minutes.
Flying Fish by day of the week
Average wait by day
9 days with a recorded queue
- Mon8m
- Tue6m
- Thu5m
- Fri8m
- Sat18m
- Sun11m
Thursday is the quietest day for Flying Fish, at 5 minutes against 18 on Saturday.
Does Flying Fish break down?
Uptime and closures
90% of opening hours · 9 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 90% of the minutes Thorpe Park was open, across the last 9 recorded days.
Last 9 days uptime
- 79%
- 97%
- 95%
- 100%
- 91%
- 71%
- 98%
- 100%
- 87%
Flying Fish ran 90% of Thorpe Park's opening hours across 9 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Flying Fish queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 3 Oct25m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept20m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept20m
- 4Monday 28 Sept20m
- 5Tuesday 29 Sept15m
- 6Sunday 4 Oct15m
- 7Friday 9 Oct15m
- 8Friday 2 Oct10m
The worst queue recorded for Flying Fish was 25 minutes on Saturday 3 Oct.
Flying Fish through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Thorpe 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 Flying Fish
Flying Fish is one of 25 rides tracked at Thorpe Park, 18th longest of 25 by usual wait. It queues about 10 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 20-minute park average.
Flying Fish has averaged about 10 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 11am and quietest around 6pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 91% 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 Flying Fish?
The live wait time for Flying Fish at Thorpe Park is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Flying Fish queue times.
Is Flying Fish open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Flying Fish is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Thorpe Park's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Flying Fish has been open around 91% of Thorpe Park's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Thorpe Park.
What's the best time of day to ride Flying Fish?
Based on historical queue time data, Flying Fish is typically quietest around 6pm. 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 Flying Fish?
Flying Fish 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 Flying Fish usually?
Over recent weeks, Flying Fish has averaged about 10 minutes, with queues usually longest around 11am. 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 Flying Fish at Thorpe Park.
Is Flying Fish often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Flying Fish has been running about 91% of the time. We track Flying Fish'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 Flying Fish at Thorpe Park?
Flying Fish is at Thorpe Park - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Thorpe Park page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for Flying Fish?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Flying Fish's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Flying Fish is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.