China Town · Dark ride
Geister Rikscha
A slow-moving ghost train passes animated scenes inspired by Chinese legends and folklore.
Dark ride
Mild thrill
Any height
Before you ride
Dark scenes, supernatural figures, and eerie sound effects may frighten young children.
Expert tip (Nov 2026)
Look for the smaller animated scenes alongside the main characters as you pass.
⏱ Live wait times · Powered by ThemeParks.wiki
⏱ Typical wait by hour
✅ Best time to ride: around 9 AM (~5 min) · also good around 12 PM (~5 min)
Busiest around 9 AM (~5 min)
| 9 AM | 5 minutes |
|---|---|
| 10 AM | 5 minutes |
| 11 AM | 5 minutes |
| 12 PM | 5 minutes |
| 1 PM | 5 minutes |
| 2 PM | 5 minutes |
| 3 PM | 5 minutes |
| 4 PM | 5 minutes |
| 5 PM | 5 minutes |
Average standby wait from 5 days of live waits, in park time (GMT+1). Real waits vary with crowds, weather and breakdowns.
Geister Rikscha stats
Geister Rikscha is a dark ride at Phantasialand. It was built by Schwarzkopf, opened in 1981 and lasts about 9 minutes. There's no height requirement. The best time to ride is usually around 9 AM or 12 PM, when waits are shortest.
- Type
- Dark ride
- Manufacturer
- Schwarzkopf
- Model
- Omnimover Dark Ride
- Opened
- 1981
- Track length
- 2,600 ft
- Top speed
- 2 mph
- Height
- 10 ft
- Drop
- 0
- Inversions
- 0
- Duration
- 9 min
- Height requirement
- Any height
💡 Fun facts
- Long-running underground dark ride
- Themed around Chinese mythology
Reviews
BrettAlex EXPERT6/10
This felt like a weird trip. If you're used to Disney level animatronics you might have a laugh but it was still enjoyable.