All time
Destination Mars has the longest average wait at Futuroscope, at 32 minutes, followed by The Extraordinary Journey (30 minutes) and Tornado Chasers (26 minutes). 7 of the 20 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
Destination Mars sees the longest peak waits at Futuroscope, with its daily maximum averaging 59 minutes, ahead of The Extraordinary Journey (56 minutes) and Tornado Chasers (52 minutes).
Futuroscope is usually quietest in March and September, when crowd levels average as low as 28%. The busiest month tends to be August, at around 76%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 59 |
| Feb | 49 |
| Mar | 33 |
| Apr | 51 |
| May | 35 |
| Jun | 37 |
| Jul | 54 |
| Aug | 76 |
| Sep | 28 |
| Oct | 54 |
| Nov | 63 |
| Dec | 48 |
Friday is typically the quietest day of the week at Futuroscope, averaging 38% compared with 68% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 11 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 43 |
| Mon | 43 |
| Tue | 52 |
| Wed | 46 |
| Thu | 45 |
| Fri | 38 |
| Sat | 68 |
So far in 2026, Futuroscope is running 5 percentage points quieter than at the same point in 2025 (44% compared with 49%). Of the full years on record, 2024 was the busiest, averaging 51%. 2020 and 2021 are left out of these comparisons because COVID-19 closures and capacity limits affected crowd levels in those years.
| Event | Average crowd level, % |
|---|
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| October 30, 2022 | 100 |
| November 12, 2022 | 99 |
| December 28, 2023 | 99 |
| October 31, 2022 | 99 |
| August 10, 2021 | 99 |
| August 18, 2022 | 99 |
| August 11, 2021 | 99 |
| December 27, 2023 | 99 |
| August 12, 2021 | 99 |
| December 31, 2023 | 99 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| March 28, 2022 | 0 |
| May 20, 2021 | 0 |
| June 07, 2021 | 0 |
| June 08, 2021 | 0 |
| March 07, 2022 | 0 |
| May 17, 2021 | 0 |
| September 09, 2020 | 0 |
| October 17, 2025 | 0 |
| March 30, 2022 | 0 |
| June 04, 2021 | 0 |