The Smiler

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 (2018)

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Month Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Mar 27 58
Apr 30 56
May 35 64
Jun 45 69
Jul 56 83
Aug 56 81
Sep 55 83
Oct 58 83
Nov 71 108

Average wait time by day (2018)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 49 81
Mon 46 70
Tue 42 69
Wed 49 74
Thu 43 66
Fri 41 64
Sat 59 88

Average wait time by hour (2018)

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Hour Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
10 34 47
11 50 60
12 55 64
13 50 58
14 45 53
15 47 56
16 57 66
17 52 62
18 68 77
19 76 85
20 66 83

Average wait time by week of year (2018)

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Average wait time by event (2018)

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Event Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
🎆 Fireworks 79 125
🎃 Scarefest 71 99
🍺 Oktoberfest
🌻 Mardi Gras
⭐ Celebrate 10 Years of the UK’s only CBeebies Land
🌻 Feel Good Summer
🎢 Festival of Thrills
🌭 Greg the Sausage Roll Takeover!