Congo River Rapids

Alton Towers

Historical wait times (09-08-2025)

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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 16 26
Jun 19 34
Jul 18 36
Aug 27 46
Sep 16 30

Average wait time by day (2025)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 22 38
Mon 19 33
Tue 17 29
Wed 19 32
Thu 20 35
Fri 22 37
Sat 25 46

Average wait time by hour (2025)

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Hour Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
10 5 5
11 13 19
12 19 24
13 21 26
14 26 31
15 26 32
16 24 31
17 17 23
18 19 25

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!