Parc Astérix wait time statistics

All time

Average wait time by ride (all time)

The Forest of No Return has the longest average wait at Parc Astérix, at 99 minutes, followed by By Toutatis! (48 minutes) and Thunder 2 Zeus (47 minutes). 22 of the 39 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.

Ride	Overall average wait time, mins
The Forest of No Return	99
By Toutatis!	48
Thunder 2 Zeus	47
[Archived] Discobélix	46
[Archived] Tonnerre de Zeus	44
Osiris Convolvulis	42
[Archived] Cétautomatix	41
Fulliautomatix	41
The Pegasus Express	41
Justforkix	40
[Archived] Tonnerre 2 Zeus	39
[Archived] Catacombes	38
[Archived] Toutatis	37
The Hellish Pompeii Haunted House	36
[Archived] OzIris	35
The "Hurrah" Trail	35
[Archived] Discobélix	34
Discobelix	33
[Archived] OzIris	33
[Archived] Pégase Express	33
The Catacombs Haunted House	32
The Tomb of the Gods Haunted House	32
[Archived] OzIris	31
[Archived] Discobélix	30
[Archived] La Trace du Hourra	26
The Descent of the Nile	25
[Archived] Le tombeau des Dieux	24
[Archived] Le Vol d'Icare	23
The Tower of Edifis	23
Caesar's Spies	22
[Archived] Le Cheval de Troie	22
[Archived] Menhir Express	21
[Archived] Mission Perdue	21
[Archived] Goudurix	20
[Archived] L'Oxygénarium	19
[Archived] La tour de Numérobis	19
The Menhir Express	19
[Archived] Le Vol d'Icare	18
Icarus's Flight	17
[Archived] La revanche des pirates - Le Grand Splatch	17
[Archived] Le Cheval de Troie	17
[Archived] Le Transdemonium	16
[Archived] Le Vol d'Icare	15
The Trojan Horse	15
[Archived] Le Cheval de Troie	14
[Archived] Les Espions de César	14
[Archived] La revanche des pirates - Le Grand Splatch	13
[Archived] Les Espions de César	13
The Infernal Cauldrons	12
[Archived] Chez Gyrofolix	11
Gyrotechnix	11
[Archived] Les Enfers de Pompei	11
Romulus and Rapidus	11
[Archived] Romus et Rapidus	11
[Archived] Les chaudrons infernaux	10
SOS Hieroglyphix	10
Aerodynamix	9
The Pirate's Revenge - The Big Splash	9
[Archived] L'Hydre de Lerne	8
[Archived] La Galère	8
[Archived] Le Défi de César	8
[Archived] Les Espions de César	8
[Archived] Nationale 7	8
[Archived] Attention Menhir !	7
Beware Menhirs!	7
[Archived] L'Hydre de Lerne	7
[Archived] L'Hydre de Lerne	7
[Archived] La Galère	7
[Archived] La Galère	7
[Archived] Les Chaises Volantes	7
Mini Bumper Chariots	7
[Archived] SOS Numérobis	7
[Archived] SOS Tournevis	7
A River in Ilia	6
[Archived] Aérodynamix	6
Ekonomikrisis Cruises	6
[Archived] Epidemaïs Croisière	6
[Archived] Epidemaïs Croisières	6
Hydrolix	6
[Archived] La Rivière d'Elis	6
[Archived] Le chemin des sorciers	6
[Archived] Le Grand Splatch	6
[Archived] Les Chaises Volantes	6
[Archived] Les Petits Chars tamponneurs	6
The Cauldrons	6
The Flight of Ibis	6
The Hydra of Lerna	6
The Mini Train	6
Ace Flying Squadron	5
Caesar's Carousel	5
Enigmatix	5
[Archived] Etamine	5
Inthamix	5
[Archived] L'Aventure Astérix	5
[Archived] L'Escadrille des As	5
[Archived] La Petite Tempête	5
[Archived] Lavomatix	5
[Archived] Le Carrousel de César	5
[Archived] Le Défi de César	5
[Archived] Le Mini Carrousel	5
[Archived] Le Petit Train	5
[Archived] Les Chaises Volantes	5
[Archived] Les Chaudrons	5
[Archived] Les Chaudrons	5
[Archived] Les Chevaux du Roy	5
[Archived] Les Petites Chaises Volantes	5
[Archived] Les Petits Drakkars	5
The Galley	5
The Mini Storm	5

Average maximum wait time by ride (all time)

The Forest of No Return sees the longest peak waits at Parc Astérix, with its daily maximum averaging 133 minutes, ahead of Thunder 2 Zeus (66 minutes) and By Toutatis! (64 minutes).

Ride	Average maximum wait time, mins
The Forest of No Return	133
Thunder 2 Zeus	66
By Toutatis!	64
Osiris Convolvulis	64
The Pegasus Express	64
[Archived] Cétautomatix	63
[Archived] Tonnerre de Zeus	62
[Archived] Discobélix	61
Fulliautomatix	61
[Archived] Catacombes	59
[Archived] OzIris	59
[Archived] Tonnerre 2 Zeus	59
[Archived] OzIris	58
[Archived] OzIris	57
[Archived] Toutatis	57
Justforkix	55
[Archived] Pégase Express	54
The "Hurrah" Trail	54
The Catacombs Haunted House	52
The Hellish Pompeii Haunted House	52
[Archived] Discobélix	51
Discobelix	48
The Tomb of the Gods Haunted House	48
[Archived] Discobélix	47
[Archived] La Trace du Hourra	45
The Descent of the Nile	45
[Archived] Le tombeau des Dieux	44
[Archived] Goudurix	40
[Archived] Le Vol d'Icare	39
[Archived] Mission Perdue	39
The Tower of Edifis	37
Caesar's Spies	36
Icarus's Flight	36
[Archived] L'Oxygénarium	34
[Archived] La tour de Numérobis	34
[Archived] Le Vol d'Icare	34
The Menhir Express	34
[Archived] Le Cheval de Troie	33
[Archived] Menhir Express	33
The Trojan Horse	32
[Archived] La revanche des pirates - Le Grand Splatch	31
[Archived] Le Vol d'Icare	31
[Archived] Le Cheval de Troie	29
[Archived] Le Transdemonium	28
[Archived] Le Cheval de Troie	27
[Archived] Les Espions de César	25
[Archived] Les Espions de César	25
[Archived] La revanche des pirates - Le Grand Splatch	23
[Archived] Les Enfers de Pompei	23
[Archived] Chez Gyrofolix	22
[Archived] Romus et Rapidus	22
The Infernal Cauldrons	22
Gyrotechnix	21
Romulus and Rapidus	21
Aerodynamix	17
[Archived] Le Défi de César	17
SOS Hieroglyphix	17
[Archived] Epidemaïs Croisières	16
[Archived] Les chaudrons infernaux	16
[Archived] L'Hydre de Lerne	15
The Pirate's Revenge - The Big Splash	15
A River in Ilia	14
[Archived] La Galère	13
[Archived] Nationale 7	13
[Archived] L'Hydre de Lerne	12
[Archived] La Galère	12
[Archived] SOS Tournevis	12
The Hydra of Lerna	12
[Archived] Aérodynamix	11
[Archived] Attention Menhir !	11
Beware Menhirs!	11
[Archived] L'Hydre de Lerne	11
[Archived] La Galère	11
Mini Bumper Chariots	11
Ekonomikrisis Cruises	10
Hydrolix	10
[Archived] La Rivière d'Elis	10
[Archived] Les Espions de César	10
The Galley	10
The Mini Train	10
[Archived] Le Grand Splatch	9
[Archived] Les Chaises Volantes	9
[Archived] Les Chaises Volantes	9
[Archived] Les Petits Chars tamponneurs	9
The Flight of Ibis	9
[Archived] Epidemaïs Croisière	8
[Archived] Le chemin des sorciers	8
[Archived] Les Chaudrons	8
[Archived] SOS Numérobis	8
The Cauldrons	8
Caesar's Carousel	7
Enigmatix	7
[Archived] L'Escadrille des As	7
[Archived] La Petite Tempête	7
[Archived] Le Petit Train	7
[Archived] Les Chaises Volantes	7
[Archived] Les Chaudrons	7
Ace Flying Squadron	6
[Archived] Etamine	6
[Archived] Lavomatix	6
[Archived] Le Carrousel de César	6
[Archived] Le Défi de César	6
[Archived] Le Mini Carrousel	6
[Archived] Les Petites Chaises Volantes	6
The Mini Storm	6
Inthamix	5
[Archived] L'Aventure Astérix	5
[Archived] Les Chevaux du Roy	5
[Archived] Les Petits Drakkars	5

Availability during park operating hours (last 7 days)

Availability during park operating hours (all time)

Average crowd level by month (all time)

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	64
Feb	—
Mar	29
Apr	51
May	35
Jun	37
Jul	48
Aug	58
Sep	58
Oct	56
Nov	54
Dec	59

Average crowd level by day of the week (all time)

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

Average crowd level by year (all time)

So far in 2026, crowd levels at Parc Astérix are similar to the same point in 2025 (47% compared with 45%). 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.

Year	Average crowd level, %	Average crowd level (YTD), %
2018	46	45
2019	46	46
2020	42	42
2021	62	61
2022	47	46
2023	56	54
2024	46	47
2025	49	45
2026	47	47

Average crowd level by event (all time)

Event	Average crowd level, %
🎄 Noël Gaulois	75
👻 Scary late night	59
🎃 Peur sur le Parc	56
🛶 Été Gaulois	54

Top 10 busiest days (all time)

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

Top 10 quietest days (all time)

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
September 16, 2026	0

Month	Average crowd level, %
Jan	64
Feb	—
Mar	29
Apr	51
May	35
Jun	37
Jul	48
Aug	58
Sep	58
Oct	56
Nov	54
Dec	59

Month	Average crowd level, %
Jan	64
Feb	—
Mar	29
Apr	51
May	35
Jun	37
Jul	48
Aug	58
Sep	58
Oct	56
Nov	54
Dec	59