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Alton Towers

Historical wait times (04-27-2025)

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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 41 63

Average wait time by day (2025)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 38 63
Mon 30 56
Tue 36 51
Wed 37 69
Thu 58 79
Fri 44 67
Sat 60 92

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 42 55
11 53 65
12 46 54
13 44 54
14 45 51
15 41 48
16 39 45
17 35 44
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!