Congo River Rapids

Alton Towers

Historical wait times (05-08-2025)

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Ride statistics

Current wait time Closed
Opened 1986-01-01
Duration 6 minutes, 0 seconds
Number of vehicles 31
Riders per vehicle 8
Average hourly throughput 2000
Ride type River Rapids
Ride manufacturer Intamin
Length 725m
Minimum rider height 1.1m
On ride photo available Yes
Coordinates (OSM) 52.9893, -1.88678

Average wait time by month (2025)

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Month Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Mar 5 5
Apr 26 40
May 14 23

Average wait time by day (2025)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 17 26
Mon 16 25
Tue 22 32
Wed 16 24
Thu 34 51
Fri 28 41
Sat 27 49

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
11 10 14
12 18 23
13 23 28
14 26 32
15 27 32
16 27 31
17 19 23

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 5 5
🎆 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!