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Alton Towers

Historical wait times (12-22-2024)

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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 month (2016)

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Month Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Mar 25 35
Apr 17 25
May 27 41
Jun 35 51
Jul 52 78
Aug 38 58
Sep 30 42
Oct 41 57
Nov 90 110

Average wait time by day (2016)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 39 58
Mon 29 42
Tue 34 50
Wed 34 54
Thu 33 45
Fri 31 46
Sat 47 66

Top 10 longest wait times (2016)

Average wait time by hour (2016)

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Hour Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
10 38 39
11 47 49
12 47 49
13 37 38
14 35 36
15 35 37
16 35 35
17 37 37
18 54 54
19 53 53
20 55 56

Average wait time by week of year (2016)

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Average wait time by event (2016)

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Event Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
🎆 Fireworks 90 110
🎃 Scarefest 58 81
🍺 Oktoberfest
🌻 Mardi Gras
⭐ Celebrate 10 Years of the UK’s only CBeebies Land
🌻 Feel Good Summer
🎢 Festival of Thrills
🌭 Greg the Sausage Roll Takeover!