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Alton Towers

Historical wait times (03-31-2025)

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Ride statistics

Current wait time Closed
Opened 2002-03-24
Duration 1 minutes, 40 seconds
Maximum height 20m
Maximum speed 75km/h
Maximum G-force 3.5G
Number of inversions 2
Number of vehicles 3
Riders per vehicle 28
Average hourly throughput 900
Ride cost £12,000,000
Ride type Flying Coaster
Ride manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard
Length 840m
Minimum rider height 1.4m
On ride photo available No
Coordinates (OSM) 52.9859, -1.88256

Average wait time by month (2025)

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Month Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Mar 55 89

Average wait time by day (2025)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 48 68
Fri 46 78
Sat 65 110

Top 10 longest wait times (2025)

Average wait time by hour (2025)

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Hour Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
10 27 35
11 37 46
12 74 82
13 70 78
14 55 63
15 61 64
16 63 64
17 52 57
18 36 38
19 31 33

Average wait time by week of year (2025)

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Average wait time by event (2025)

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Event Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
🌃 Alton After Dark 55 89
🎆 Fireworks
🍺 Oktoberfest
🎃 Scarefest
🌻 Mardi Gras
⭐ Celebrate 10 Years of the UK’s only CBeebies Land
🌻 Feel Good Summer
🎢 Festival of Thrills
🌭 Greg the Sausage Roll Takeover!