Congo River Rapids

Alton Towers

Historical wait times (07-28-2025)

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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 16 26
Jun 19 34
Jul 18 36

Average wait time by day (2025)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 19 33
Mon 16 28
Tue 15 26
Wed 16 28
Thu 21 35
Fri 21 36
Sat 24 44

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 11 16
12 17 21
13 19 24
14 23 29
15 24 30
16 21 28
17 15 19

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!