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 (2020)

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Month Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Jul 84 119
Aug 63 70
Sep 46 58
Oct 39 52
Nov 40 50

Average wait time by day (2020)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 60 75
Mon 52 66
Tue 54 86
Wed 52 67
Thu 58 70
Fri 59 70
Sat 64 76

Top 10 longest wait times (2020)

Average wait time by hour (2020)

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Hour Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
10 55 61
11 60 65
12 61 65
13 59 63
14 59 63
15 59 66
16 61 65
17 57 62
18 45 51
19 42 46
20 40 46

Average wait time by week of year (2020)

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Average wait time by event (2020)

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Event Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
🎃 Scarefest 48 59
🎆 Fireworks
🍺 Oktoberfest
🌻 Mardi Gras
⭐ Celebrate 10 Years of the UK’s only CBeebies Land
🌻 Feel Good Summer
🎢 Festival of Thrills
🌭 Greg the Sausage Roll Takeover!