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Alton Towers

Historical wait times (04-06-2025)

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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 (2025)

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Month Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Mar 52 86
Apr 49 67

Average wait time by day (2025)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 42 73
Mon 37 60
Tue 42 50
Wed 53 70
Thu 60 85
Fri 46 73
Sat 66 100

Top 10 longest wait times (2025)

Average wait time by hour (2025)

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Hour Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
10 46 61
11 61 77
12 59 70
13 54 66
14 58 65
15 50 56
16 48 56
17 48 58
18 46 52
19 32 41

Average wait time by week of year (2025)

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Average wait time by event (2025)

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Event Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
🌃 Alton After Dark 56 91
🎆 Fireworks
🍺 Oktoberfest
🎃 Scarefest
🌻 Mardi Gras
⭐ Celebrate 10 Years of the UK’s only CBeebies Land
🌻 Feel Good Summer
🎢 Festival of Thrills
🌭 Greg the Sausage Roll Takeover!