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Alton Towers

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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 year (🌃 Alton After Dark, all time)

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Year Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
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2025 56 91

Average wait time by month (🌃 Alton After Dark, all time)

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Month Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Mar 56 91

Average wait time by day (🌃 Alton After Dark, all time)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 40 75
Fri 44 75
Sat 74 113

Top 10 longest wait times (🌃 Alton After Dark, all time)

Day Wait time, mins
March 15, 2025 120
March 15, 2025 120
March 29, 2025 110
March 29, 2025 110
March 22, 2025 110
March 22, 2025 110
March 21, 2025 80
March 21, 2025 80
March 16, 2025 80
March 16, 2025 80

Average wait time by hour (🌃 Alton After Dark, all time)

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Hour Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
10 51 67
11 67 87
12 66 81
13 63 75
14 65 73
15 56 65
16 53 63
17 50 61
18 46 52
19 32 41

Average wait time by week of year (🌃 Alton After Dark, all time)

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