Sources and methodology

ThemeParks.wiki · Queue-Times.com · wartezeiten.app

Requests use api.parktimes.info. Madrid and Warner prefer their official feeds. If the connection fails, we try a backup up to 15 minutes old, then a local copy marked offline. If no attraction is operating and all updates are over 24 hours old, we report that live waits are unavailable. Opening hours and statuses come from ThemeParks.wiki, which aggregates park information. Each schedule check retains its date and time zone. Schedule caches refresh after 15 minutes when a park is requested; unvisited parks may be checked less often. Waits are requested approximately every minute while the page is active. A provider update can predate our request: check the timestamp shown with the value.

Published opening calendar

A Park Times correction requires a verifiable source and an expiry. Active corrections are identified in the calendar; provider information resumes after expiry. Missing data is shown as unknown. These schedules are not a guarantee of admission.

When are queues shorter?

Future crowd estimates are indicative and use the weekday and published operating duration. They are not trained predictions and do not use ticket reservations. Historical averages describe available samples, not necessarily every attraction or the whole day.

History shows collected observations, not a guaranteed forecast. When samples are missing, Park Times says so instead of filling gaps with invented values. Visitor measurements are shown separately from provider waits.