The Blade

Alton Towers

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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 year (🍺 Oktoberfest, all time)

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Year Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
2015 — —
2016 — —
2017 — —
2018 — —
2019 — —
2020 — —
2021 — —
2022 8 13
2023 6 10
2024 6 10

Average wait time by month (🍺 Oktoberfest, all time)

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Month Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sep 6 10
Oct 7 17

Average wait time by day (🍺 Oktoberfest, all time)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 8 13
Mon 5 5
Tue 5 6
Wed 5 6
Thu 5 5
Fri 5 8
Sat 10 22

Top 10 longest wait times (🍺 Oktoberfest, all time)

Day Wait time, mins
September 14, 2024 50
September 14, 2024 50
September 16, 2023 25
October 01, 2022 25
September 25, 2022 25
September 28, 2024 20
September 28, 2024 20
September 21, 2024 20
September 21, 2024 20
September 23, 2023 20

Average wait time by hour (🍺 Oktoberfest, all time)

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Hour Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
10 5 5
11 6 9
12 7 8
13 7 8
14 7 9
15 7 9
16 7 7
17 6 7
18 5 5

Average wait time by week of year (🍺 Oktoberfest, all time)

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