Thorpe Park wait times
Queues right now
Updated:
- Big Easy BumpersClosed
- ColossusClosed
- Creature Campus | Reunion ReckoningClosed
- Creature Campus | Scare ZoneClosed
- Crows of Mawkin Meadow | Scare ZoneClosed
- DeadBeat | Scare MazeClosed
- Depth ChargeClosed
- DetonatorClosed
- Dobble Tea PartyClosed
- FANTA Rebel BallClosed
- Flying FishClosed
- Ghost TrainClosed
- High StrikerClosed
- HyperiaClosed
- Mr Monkey's Banana RideClosed
- Nemesis InfernoClosed
- Purgatory Town | Scare ZoneClosed
- QuantumClosed
- RushClosed
- SAW - The RideClosed
- SamuraiClosed
- StealthClosed
- Stitches | Scare MazeClosed
- Storm SurgeClosed
- Survival Games | Scare MazeClosed
- The Conjuring: 4D ExperienceClosed
- The SwarmClosed
- The Tenement | Scare MazeClosed
- The Walking Dead©: The RideClosed
- Tidal WaveClosed
- Trailers | Scare MazeClosed
When the queues are shortest
Average wait across the 10 rides with the longest queues, hour by hour, over the last 30 days
See the hour-by-hour data
| Time | Wait |
|---|---|
| 10:00 | 20 min |
| 11:00 | 39 min |
| 12:00 | 40 min |
| 13:00 | 39 min |
| 14:00 | 40 min |
| 15:00 | 37 min |
| 16:00 | 34 min |
| 17:00 | 43 min |
| 18:00 | 48 min |
| 19:00 | 53 min |
| 20:00 | 46 min |
Ride by ride
Each ride’s quietest hour and the one to avoid
| Ride | Average | Best time | Peak time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyperia | 64 min | 10:0047 min | 20:00112 min |
| The Tenement | Scare Maze | 44 min | 15:0018 min | 20:0073 min |
| The Swarm | 41 min | 10:0022 min | 19:0058 min |
| SAW - The Ride | 40 min | 10:0017 min | 19:0057 min |
| Nemesis Inferno | 39 min | 10:0019 min | 19:0053 min |
| Stealth | 35 min | 10:0014 min | 19:0053 min |
| Stitches | Scare Maze | 33 min | 20:0025 min | 19:0042 min |
| Colossus | 33 min | 10:0016 min | 18:0041 min |
| The Walking Dead©: The Ride | 28 min | 10:008 min | 18:0039 min |
| Ghost Train | 28 min | 20:0020 min | 17:0040 min |
Calculated by WaitDrop from 15,751 wait-time readings recorded every 5 minutes (September 13 – October 11). Park local time, within its opening hours.
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About Thorpe Park
Thorpe Park Resort is in Chertsey, Surrey, about 30 km south-west of London, built on a former gravel pit that left the park dotted with lakes. It is the UK's most thrill-focused park: its target audience is teenagers and young adults, and the coaster line-up reflects that.
Which rides get the longest queues
Hyperia, the tallest coaster in the UK which opened in 2024, draws by far the longest queues. Stealth, with its vertical launch, and The Swarm, the wing coaster, build long waits. Nemesis Inferno and Colossus, the latter with ten inversions, round out the busiest rides. SAW - The Ride queues steadily, and Tidal Wave and Depth Charge fill up the moment the sun comes out — a decisive factor in England.
How to avoid the queues
- Ride Hyperia the moment the park opens: newest ride, worst queue growth.
- The park is ringed by water and crossed by bridges: check live waits before walking the long way round.
- Water rides fill up as soon as the weather turns fine; ride them early if the day looks promising.
- The last hour before closing is the best for re-riding the coasters.
- Midweek outside English school holidays the difference is enormous.
Frequently asked questions
How long are the waits at Thorpe Park?
On summer weekends Hyperia and Stealth can exceed an hour. Midweek outside school holidays 20-40 minutes is typical. The live waits on this page show the real figure.
Is Thorpe Park suitable for young children?
It is the UK's most thrill-oriented park: most of its headline rides have height restrictions and it is not designed for small children. For family visits, Chessington or Legoland Windsor are a better fit.
What is Hyperia?
It is the tallest roller coaster in the UK, opened in 2024, standing 72 metres tall. It is the park's signature ride and the one with the longest queue.
When is Thorpe Park open?
It runs a season from roughly March to early November, with the Fright Nights event at Halloween. It closes over winter.
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