All time
The Forest of No Return has the longest average wait at Parc Astérix, at 87 minutes, followed by By Toutatis! (57 minutes) and Thunder 2 Zeus (52 minutes). 23 of the 40 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| The Forest of No Return | 87 |
| By Toutatis! | 57 |
| Thunder 2 Zeus | 52 |
| Osiris Convolvulis | 49 |
| Justforkix | 47 |
| Fulliautomatix | 45 |
| The Pegasus Express | 44 |
| The "Hurrah" Trail | 36 |
| The Catacombs Haunted House | 36 |
| The Tomb of the Gods Haunted House | 35 |
| Discobelix | 34 |
| The Hellish Pompeii Haunted House | 34 |
| The Tower of Edifis | 26 |
| The Descent of the Nile | 25 |
| Caesar's Spies | 23 |
| The Trojan Horse | 21 |
| Icarus's Flight | 18 |
| The Menhir Express | 15 |
| Gyrotechnix | 14 |
| SOS Hieroglyphix | 13 |
| The Infernal Cauldrons | 13 |
| Romulus and Rapidus | 11 |
| Aerodynamix | 10 |
| Beware Menhirs! | 9 |
| Mini Bumper Chariots | 7 |
| The Hydra of Lerna | 7 |
| A River in Ilia | 6 |
| Ekonomikrisis Cruises | 6 |
| Hydrolix | 6 |
| The Cauldrons | 6 |
| The Flight of Ibis | 6 |
| The Galley | 6 |
| The Pirate's Revenge - The Big Splash | 6 |
| Ace Flying Squadron | 5 |
| Caesar's Carousel | 5 |
| Enigmatix | 5 |
| Inthamix | 5 |
| Mini Dragon Ships | 5 |
| The Mini Storm | 5 |
| The Mini Train | 5 |
The Forest of No Return sees the longest peak waits at Parc Astérix, with its daily maximum averaging 115 minutes, ahead of By Toutatis! (74 minutes) and Thunder 2 Zeus (74 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| The Forest of No Return | 115 |
| By Toutatis! | 74 |
| Thunder 2 Zeus | 74 |
| Osiris Convolvulis | 73 |
| The Pegasus Express | 70 |
| Fulliautomatix | 67 |
| Justforkix | 65 |
| The Catacombs Haunted House | 62 |
| The "Hurrah" Trail | 56 |
| The Hellish Pompeii Haunted House | 54 |
| The Tomb of the Gods Haunted House | 53 |
| Discobelix | 51 |
| The Descent of the Nile | 45 |
| The Tower of Edifis | 42 |
| Caesar's Spies | 38 |
| Icarus's Flight | 36 |
| The Trojan Horse | 35 |
| Gyrotechnix | 26 |
| The Menhir Express | 26 |
| The Infernal Cauldrons | 23 |
| Romulus and Rapidus | 21 |
| SOS Hieroglyphix | 21 |
| Aerodynamix | 19 |
| Beware Menhirs! | 16 |
| A River in Ilia | 14 |
| The Hydra of Lerna | 14 |
| The Galley | 13 |
| Mini Bumper Chariots | 12 |
| Ekonomikrisis Cruises | 11 |
| Hydrolix | 10 |
| The Pirate's Revenge - The Big Splash | 10 |
| The Flight of Ibis | 9 |
| Inthamix | 8 |
| The Cauldrons | 8 |
| The Mini Train | 8 |
| Enigmatix | 7 |
| Ace Flying Squadron | 6 |
| Caesar's Carousel | 6 |
| The Mini Storm | 6 |
| Mini Dragon Ships | 5 |
Parc Astérix is usually quietest in May and June, when crowd levels average as low as 35%. The busiest month tends to be December, at around 59%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 63 |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | 30 |
| Apr | 51 |
| May | 35 |
| Jun | 37 |
| Jul | 48 |
| Aug | 58 |
| Sep | 57 |
| Oct | 56 |
| Nov | 56 |
| Dec | 59 |
Wednesday is typically the quietest day of the week at Parc Astérix, averaging 37% compared with 67% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 19 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 55 |
| Mon | 44 |
| Tue | 44 |
| Wed | 37 |
| Thu | 50 |
| Fri | 37 |
| Sat | 67 |
So far in 2026, crowd levels at Parc Astérix are similar to the same point in 2025 (48% compared with 47%). Of the full years on record, 2023 was the busiest, averaging 56%. 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, % |
|---|---|
| 🎄 Noël Gaulois | 74 |
| 👻 Scary late night | 60 |
| 🎃 Peur sur le Parc | 56 |
| 🛶 Été Gaulois | 54 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2019 | 100 |
| September 21, 2019 | 99 |
| October 26, 2020 | 99 |
| May 01, 2019 | 99 |
| December 27, 2022 | 99 |
| December 30, 2021 | 99 |
| August 22, 2019 | 99 |
| October 26, 2019 | 99 |
| September 14, 2019 | 99 |
| September 28, 2019 | 99 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| November 11, 2024 | 0 |
| November 09, 2024 | 0 |
| October 30, 2024 | 0 |
| November 03, 2024 | 0 |
| October 29, 2024 | 0 |
| October 31, 2024 | 0 |
| November 10, 2024 | 0 |
| November 02, 2024 | 0 |
| November 01, 2024 | 0 |
| June 05, 2019 | 0 |