All time
GhostRider has the longest average queue at Knott's Berry Farm, at 73 minutes, followed by Xcelerator The Ride® (39 minutes) and HangTime (35 minutes). 4 of the 21 rides have an average queue of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average queue time, mins |
|---|---|
| GhostRider | 73 |
| Xcelerator The Ride® | 39 |
| HangTime | 35 |
| Room 13 | 34 |
| Sierra Sidewinder | 34 |
| Timber Mountain Log Ride | 34 |
| Jaguar! | 30 |
| Pony Express | 30 |
| Origins: The Curse of Calico | 29 |
| Cinema Slasher | 28 |
| Knott's Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair | 28 |
| Coast Rider | 27 |
| Calico River Rapids | 26 |
| Silver Bullet | 25 |
| Chilling Chambers | 22 |
| Calico Mine Ride | 20 |
| La Revolucion | 18 |
| MonteZOOMa: The Forbidden Fortress | 15 |
| Supreme Scream | 15 |
| Sol Spin | 14 |
| Los Voladores | 10 |
GhostRider sees the longest peak queues at Knott's Berry Farm, with its daily maximum averaging 100 minutes, ahead of Xcelerator The Ride® (60 minutes) and HangTime (55 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum queue time, mins |
|---|---|
| GhostRider | 100 |
| Xcelerator The Ride® | 60 |
| HangTime | 55 |
| Room 13 | 53 |
| Origins: The Curse of Calico | 50 |
| Timber Mountain Log Ride | 50 |
| Sierra Sidewinder | 47 |
| Cinema Slasher | 46 |
| Jaguar! | 46 |
| Knott's Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair | 45 |
| Pony Express | 45 |
| Calico River Rapids | 42 |
| Coast Rider | 40 |
| Silver Bullet | 40 |
| Chilling Chambers | 35 |
| Calico Mine Ride | 28 |
| La Revolucion | 25 |
| Supreme Scream | 23 |
| MonteZOOMa: The Forbidden Fortress | 20 |
| Sol Spin | 20 |
| Los Voladores | 14 |
Knott's Berry Farm is usually quietest in September and October, when crowd levels average as low as 31%. The busiest month tends to be June, at around 72%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 43 |
| Feb | 37 |
| Mar | 53 |
| Apr | 60 |
| May | 62 |
| Jun | 72 |
| Jul | 68 |
| Aug | 47 |
| Sep | 31 |
| Oct | 35 |
| Nov | 49 |
| Dec | 54 |
Tuesday is typically the quietest day of the week at Knott's Berry Farm, averaging 37% compared with 77% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 28 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 64 |
| Mon | 49 |
| Tue | 37 |
| Wed | 37 |
| Thu | 40 |
| Fri | 51 |
| Sat | 77 |
So far in 2026, Knott's Berry Farm is running 7 percentage points quieter than at the same point in 2025 (44% compared with 51%). Of the full years on record, 2022 was the busiest, averaging 59%. 2020 and 2021 are left out of these comparisons because COVID-19 closures and capacity limits affected crowd levels in those years.
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 28, 2023 | 100 |
| December 27, 2023 | 99 |
| December 30, 2024 | 99 |
| November 11, 2024 | 99 |
| November 26, 2021 | 99 |
| April 20, 2024 | 99 |
| December 29, 2023 | 99 |
| February 20, 2022 | 99 |
| December 29, 2025 | 99 |
| April 30, 2022 | 99 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| September 09, 2024 | 0 |
| October 01, 2018 | 0 |
| October 03, 2018 | 0 |
| September 05, 2019 | 0 |
| September 19, 2024 | 0 |
| January 23, 2025 | 0 |
| September 21, 2026 | 0 |
| September 24, 2026 | 1 |
| September 23, 2026 | 1 |
| September 22, 2026 | 1 |