Congo River Rapids

Alton Towers

Historical wait times (05-29-2025)

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Ride statistics

Current wait time 15 mins
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 19 30
Mon 13 21
Tue 17 26
Wed 14 21
Thu 24 35
Fri 22 34
Sat 25 46

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 9 13
12 16 20
13 19 23
14 22 27
15 23 27
16 25 30
17 17 21

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!