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Finnegan's Flyer

An S&S Screamin' Swing in Ireland with 32 seats, a 48-inch height requirement, and a top speed of 45 mph.

Finnegan's Flyer swings its two arms higher and higher above Busch Gardens Williamsburg's Ireland area. The ride pairs open views across the Celtic Coast with brief weightless moments from a giant pendulum, all without inversions.

Normal 5 min
Average 7 min
Highest measurement 30 min Measured at 24-06 16:01
Type Ride
Category Thrill Ride
Closed - status
RCDB

Coaster profile

Classification

Scale high
Opened May 3, 2019
Ride type Screamin' Swing
Seats 32
Height more than 80.0 ft (24.4 m)
Maximum speed 45.0 mph (72.4 km/h)

Tracks

Height 100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Speed 45.0 mph (72.4 km/h)

Trains

Arrangement Twee S&S Screamin Swing-armen met samen 32 zitplaatsen per cyclus.
Riders per train 32

Notes

The official Busch Gardens Williamsburg blog and park page describe Finnegan's Flyer as a Screamin' Swing in Ireland with two pendulum arms, 32 seats, a height of over 80 feet, a top speed of 45 mph, and a 48-inch height requirement. Coasterpedia lists S&S Worldwide and an opening date of May 3, 2019; the existing opening date remains unchanged.

Theming

The attraction sits in Ireland and uses its position above the Celtic Coast to add both drama and views.

Data

Wait statistics

Based on available measurements and historical wait-time data.

Now Closed
Normal 5 min
Average 7 min
Highest measurement 30 min Measured at 24-06 16:01
Measurements 771
Outage measurements 0
Avg. outage duration -
Often busy 14:00 10 min average
Often quiet 10:00 3 min average
Reliability High 621 measurements, 12 hour blocks
Distribution

Boxplots

Spread of wait times, outage duration, and the number of outages per day based on available historical data.

Wait times

771 measurements

0 min 10 min 20 min 30 min
Min
0 min
Q1
5 min
Median
5 min
Q3
10 min
Max
30 min

Typical wait time: around 5 min.

It usually falls between 5 min and 10 min.

See more than 10 min? It is probably busier than usual — consider a quieter moment.

Less than 5 min? You are in luck: that does not happen often.

Outage duration

Not enough data yet for a boxplot.

This attraction has not reported any outages to us yet. We cannot say anything meaningful about it here.

Outages per day

Not enough data yet for a boxplot.

This attraction has not reported any outages to us yet. We cannot say anything meaningful about it here.

Historical

Wait-time build-up

Today compared with historical wait times by hour.

Today Historical
Horizontal axis hours, vertical axis queue minutes. 0 min 5 min 10 min 15 min 20 min 10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00 21:00