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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 (2021)

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Month Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Apr 41 54
May 49 69
Jun 68 92
Jul 61 84
Aug 84 113
Sep 44 67
Oct 31 48

Average wait time by day (2021)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 58 86
Mon 57 80
Tue 57 79
Wed 56 75
Thu 54 74
Fri 60 81
Sat 62 85

Average wait time by hour (2021)

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Hour Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
10 52 59
11 66 73
12 69 75
13 61 68
14 58 64
15 59 64
16 60 67
17 61 68
18 52 59
19 40 48
20 41 43

Average wait time by week of year (2021)

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Average wait time by event (2021)

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Event Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
🎃 Scarefest 64 90
🎆 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!