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 (2021)

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Month Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Apr 16 25
May 12 18
Jun 16 28
Jul 10 18
Aug 17 26
Sep 9 15
Oct 13 20
Nov 12 20

Average wait time by day (2021)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 14 24
Mon 13 22
Tue 13 20
Wed 12 18
Thu 14 22
Fri 12 20
Sat 15 25

Top 10 longest wait times (2021)

Average wait time by hour (2021)

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

Average wait time by week of year (2021)

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Average wait time by event (2021)

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Event Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
🎃 Scarefest 14 22
🎆 Fireworks 12 20
🍺 Oktoberfest
🌻 Mardi Gras
⭐ Celebrate 10 Years of the UK’s only CBeebies Land
🌻 Feel Good Summer
🎢 Festival of Thrills
🌭 Greg the Sausage Roll Takeover!