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Alton Towers

Historical wait times (07-08-2025)

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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 47 81
Apr 40 66
May 29 53
Jun 31 56
Jul 36 66

Average wait time by day (2025)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 28 54
Mon 33 60
Tue 32 54
Wed 37 63
Thu 38 65
Fri 36 61
Sat 38 69

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 17 27
11 36 48
12 43 53
13 39 47
14 37 46
15 35 44
16 35 44
17 28 35
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!