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Alton Towers

Historical wait times (11-21-2024)

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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 (2024)

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Month Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Mar 52 73
Apr 45 64
May 38 58
Jun 52 72
Jul 59 86
Aug 60 83
Sep 33 53
Oct 48 71
Nov 40 61

Average wait time by day (2024)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 46 70
Mon 48 69
Tue 44 65
Wed 42 63
Thu 44 64
Fri 50 72
Sat 60 83

Top 10 longest wait times (2024)

Average wait time by hour (2024)

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Hour Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
10 39 50
11 54 62
12 54 61
13 49 55
14 49 55
15 47 54
16 49 56
17 45 53
18 43 51
19 49 56
20 45 54

Average wait time by week of year (2024)

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Average wait time by event (2024)

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Event Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
🎃 Scarefest 63 95
🌭 Greg the Sausage Roll Takeover! 59 85
⭐ Celebrate 10 Years of the UK’s only CBeebies Land 56 79
🎆 Fireworks 54 75
🍺 Oktoberfest 28 48
🌻 Mardi Gras
🌻 Feel Good Summer
🎢 Festival of Thrills