Spinball Whizzer

Alton Towers

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Historical wait times (12-12-2025)

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Ride statistics

Current wait time Closed
Opened 2004-03-27
Duration 1 minutes, 15 seconds
Maximum height 17m
Maximum speed 60km/h
Riders per vehicle 4
Average hourly throughput 950
Ride cost Β£3,500,000
Ride type Spinning Coaster
Ride manufacturer Maurer SΓΆhne
Length 470m
Minimum rider height 1.2m
On ride photo available No
Coordinates (OSM) 52.9889, -1.89456

Average wait time by year (🌻 Mardi Gras, all time)

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Average wait time by month (🌻 Mardi Gras, all time)

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Month Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
May 31 50
Jun 29 47

Average wait time by day (🌻 Mardi Gras, all time)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 27 45
Mon 31 53
Tue 27 40
Wed 29 53
Thu 27 41
Fri 31 54
Sat 37 54

Top 10 longest wait times (🌻 Mardi Gras, all time)

Day Wait time, mins
May 31, 2023 100
June 12, 2023 75
June 17, 2023 70
June 09, 2023 60
June 02, 2023 60
May 26, 2023 60
June 01, 2023 55
May 30, 2023 55
May 29, 2023 55
June 10, 2023 50

Average wait time by hour (🌻 Mardi Gras, all time)

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Hour Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
10 22 33
11 37 45
12 34 43
13 24 31
14 28 36
15 27 34
16 27 33
17 34 39

Average wait time by week of year (🌻 Mardi Gras, all time)

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