The Smiler

Alton Towers

Historical wait times (06-13-2026)

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Ride statistics

Current wait time Closed
Opened 2013-05-31
Duration 2 minutes, 45 seconds
Maximum height 30m
Maximum speed 85km/h
Maximum G-force 4.5G
Number of inversions 14
Number of vehicles 4
Riders per vehicle 16
Ride cost £18,000,000
Ride type Infinity Coaster
Ride manufacturer Gerstlauer
Length 1170m
Minimum rider height 1.4m
On ride photo available Yes
Coordinates (OSM) 52.9873, -1.89544

Average wait time by year (all time)

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Year Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
2015 44 69
2016 36 52
2017 28 54
2018 47 73
2019 44 63
2020 57 73
2021 58 80
2022 50 72
2023 49 72
2024 48 69
2025 41 64
2026 35 55

Average wait time by month (all time)

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Month Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Mar 38 61
Apr 38 57
May 35 55
Jun 46 67
Jul 60 87
Aug 54 75
Sep 38 56
Oct 46 71
Nov 49 71

Average wait time by day (all time)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 45 69
Mon 43 62
Tue 41 65
Wed 43 64
Thu 42 62
Fri 44 64
Sat 56 80

Top 10 longest wait times (all time)

Average wait time by hour (all time)

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Hour Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
10 41 49
11 52 59
12 53 59
13 47 52
14 45 51
15 45 51
16 49 55
17 48 55
18 51 58
19 50 56
20 46 55

Average wait time by week of year (all time)

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Average wait time by event (all time)

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Average daily wait time histogram (all time)

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Maximum daily wait time histogram (all time)

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Availability during park operating hours (last 7 days)

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