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 (2019)

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Month Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Mar 33 54
Apr 32 48
May 35 50
Jun 45 63
Jul 60 87
Aug 46 64
Sep 46 62
Oct 48 67
Nov 50 76

Average wait time by day (2019)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 46 67
Mon 42 59
Tue 38 60
Wed 48 68
Thu 40 59
Fri 37 54
Sat 58 77

Top 10 longest wait times (2019)

Average wait time by hour (2019)

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Hour Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
10 36 46
11 50 58
12 51 57
13 45 49
14 43 48
15 45 49
16 48 54
17 43 50
18 56 61
19 52 55
20 38 48

Average wait time by week of year (2019)

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Average wait time by event (2019)

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Event Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
🎆 Fireworks 48 75
🎃 Scarefest 55 75
🍺 Oktoberfest
🌻 Mardi Gras
⭐ Celebrate 10 Years of the UK’s only CBeebies Land
🌻 Feel Good Summer
🎢 Festival of Thrills
🌭 Greg the Sausage Roll Takeover!