Efteling wait time statistics

Danse Macabre Single-rider has the longest average wait at Efteling, at 33 minutes, followed by Danse Macabre (30 minutes) and De Vliegende Hollander (28 minutes). 17 of the 33 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.

Danse Macabre Single-rider sees the longest peak waits at Efteling, with its daily maximum averaging 54 minutes, ahead of Danse Macabre (49 minutes) and Joris en de Draak (45 minutes).

Efteling is usually quietest in January and February, when crowd levels average as low as 28%. The busiest month tends to be August, at around 67%.

Thursday is typically the quietest day of the week at Efteling, averaging 40% compared with 66% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 19 percentage points quieter than weekends.

So far in 2026, crowd levels at Efteling are similar to the same point in 2025 (48% compared with 46%). Of the full years on record, 2022 was the busiest, averaging 53%. 2020 and 2021 are left out of these comparisons because COVID-19 closures and capacity limits affected crowd levels in those years.