The Blade

Alton Towers

Historical wait times (11-21-2024)

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Ride statistics

Current wait time Closed
Opened 1981-01-01
Duration 1 minutes, 30 seconds
Maximum height 20m
Maximum speed 19km/h
Number of vehicles 1
Riders per vehicle 45
Average hourly throughput 1800
Ride type Swinging Ship
Ride manufacturer HUSS Rides
Minimum rider height 1.0m
On ride photo available No

Average wait time by month (2017)

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Month Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
May 7 8
Jun 6 7
Jul 8 10
Aug 10 12
Sep 9 9
Oct 15 22
Nov 16 30

Average wait time by day (2017)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 8 11
Mon 8 10
Tue 9 10
Wed 13 21
Thu 11 14
Fri 10 13
Sat 10 12

Average wait time by hour (2017)

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Hour Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
10 5 5
11 7 8
12 9 10
13 11 11
14 11 12
15 11 12
16 11 12
17 13 14
18 12 16
19 8 9
20 8 8

Average wait time by week of year (2017)

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Average wait time by event (2017)

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Event Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
🎆 Fireworks 16 30
🎃 Scarefest 15 22
🍺 Oktoberfest
🌻 Mardi Gras
⭐ Celebrate 10 Years of the UK’s only CBeebies Land
🌻 Feel Good Summer
🎢 Festival of Thrills
🌭 Greg the Sausage Roll Takeover!