Alton Towers wait time statistics

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Average wait time by ride (all time)

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Ride Overall average wait time, mins
Wicker Man 46
The Smiler 45
TH13TEEN 34
Galactica 33
Rita 33
Spinball Whizzer 29
Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure 27
Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure 25
Runaway Mine Train 24
Congo River Rapids 23
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride 22
Nemesis Reborn 22
Oblivion 22
[Archived] The Haunting of Molly Crowe 22
[Archived] Charlie and The Chocolate Factory 21
[Archived] The Chocolate Factory 21
The Furchester Hotel Live Show 21
[Archived] Enterprise 20
Gangsta Granny: The Ride 19
[Archived] Runaway Mine Train 19
Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! 18
Nemesis Sub-Terra 17
[Archived] Roller Disco 17
[Archived] Terror of The Towers 16
[Archived] The Flume 16
Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride 15
Andy’s Adventures Dinosaur Dig 13
Edge of the Forest 13
Toxicator 13
[Archived] Garden Lantern Trail 12
Hex - The Legend of the Towers 12
Cuckoo Cars Driving School 11
[Archived] Flavio's Fabulous Fandango 11
[Archived] Mine Train 11
Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop 11
[Archived] Sub Species: The End Games 11
[Archived] The Blade 11
Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory 10
[Archived] River Rapids 10
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Dark Forest) 10
Battle Galleons 9
COMPOUND 9
Monorail to Entrance Plaza 9
Raj’s Bouncy Bottom Burp 9
Skyride to Dark Forest (From Forbidden Valley) 9
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Towers St.) 9
Trick O' Treat Town 9
[Archived] Twirling Toadstool 9
[Archived] Duel 8
Heave Ho 8
Altonville Mine Tours: Tiny's Revenge 7
Amigos in the Afterlife 7
Burial Grounds 7
Dark Hollow 7
[Archived] Driving School 7
Final Exhibit 7
Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks 7
[Archived] Ripsaw 7
The Curse at Alton Manor 7
Marauder's Mayhem 6
The Royal Carousel 6
Bugbie-Go-Round 5
JoJo & Gran Gran At Home 5
Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE 5
Skyride to Towers St. (From Forbidden Valley) 5
[Archived] The Alton Towers Exhibition 5

Average maximum wait time by ride (all time)

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Ride Average maximum wait time, mins
Wicker Man 68
The Smiler 67
TH13TEEN 57
Galactica 55
Rita 54
Spinball Whizzer 49
Oblivion 43
Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure 42
The Furchester Hotel Live Show 41
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride 40
Nemesis Reborn 39
Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure 39
Congo River Rapids 36
Gangsta Granny: The Ride 35
Runaway Mine Train 35
Nemesis Sub-Terra 33
Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! 32
[Archived] The Haunting of Molly Crowe 32
[Archived] Charlie and The Chocolate Factory 31
Edge of the Forest 31
[Archived] The Chocolate Factory 31
[Archived] Enterprise 30
[Archived] Terror of The Towers 29
Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride 28
Monorail to Entrance Plaza 28
Toxicator 28
[Archived] Roller Disco 24
[Archived] Runaway Mine Train 24
[Archived] The Flume 24
Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop 22
[Archived] Sub Species: The End Games 21
[Archived] Garden Lantern Trail 20
Hex - The Legend of the Towers 20
Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks 19
COMPOUND 18
Cuckoo Cars Driving School 18
[Archived] The Blade 18
Trick O' Treat Town 17
Andy’s Adventures Dinosaur Dig 16
[Archived] Flavio's Fabulous Fandango 16
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Dark Forest) 16
Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory 15
[Archived] Mine Train 15
[Archived] River Rapids 15
Altonville Mine Tours: Tiny's Revenge 14
Amigos in the Afterlife 14
Battle Galleons 14
Raj’s Bouncy Bottom Burp 14
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Towers St.) 14
Skyride to Dark Forest (From Forbidden Valley) 13
Burial Grounds 12
Dark Hollow 12
Final Exhibit 12
Heave Ho 12
The Curse at Alton Manor 11
[Archived] Driving School 10
[Archived] Duel 10
[Archived] Ripsaw 10
Marauder's Mayhem 9
[Archived] Twirling Toadstool 9
The Royal Carousel 7
Bugbie-Go-Round 6
JoJo & Gran Gran At Home 6
Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE 6
Skyride to Towers St. (From Forbidden Valley) 6
[Archived] The Alton Towers Exhibition 5

Availability during park operating hours (last 7 days)

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Availability during park operating hours (all time)

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Average crowd level by month (all time)

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Month Average crowd level, %
Jan 32
Feb 77
Mar 40
Apr 45
May 41
Jun 47
Jul 59
Aug 73
Sep 40
Oct 47
Nov 45
Dec 29

Average crowd level by day of the week (all time)

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Day Average crowd level, %
Sun 57
Mon 48
Tue 42
Wed 42
Thu 44
Fri 46
Sat 67

Average crowd level by year (all time)

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Year Average crowd level, % Average crowd level (YTD), %
2015 34 35
2016 43 42
2017 52 51
2018 61 59
2019 54 55
2020 70 76
2021 63 64
2022 51 53
2023 45 48
2024 47 48
2025 41 42
2026 50 51

Average crowd level by event (all time)

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Event Average crowd level, %
☠️ Pirate Takeover 82
🌻 Feel Good Summer 79
🌱 February Half Term 76
🌭 Greg the Sausage Roll Takeover! 75
⭐ Celebrate 10 Years of the UK’s only CBeebies Land 68
πŸŒƒ Alton After Dark 67
πŸŽ† Fireworks 65
πŸŽƒ Scarefest 64
πŸŒ™ Twilight at the Towers 58
🌻 Mardi Gras 48
πŸŽ„ Christmas 30
🍺 Oktoberfest 28
🎒 Festival of Thrills 28

Top 10 busiest days (all time)

Day Crowd level, %
February 12, 2024 100
February 23, 2023 99
April 08, 2026 99
August 24, 2021 99
August 04, 2020 99
September 02, 2019 99
September 01, 2020 99
June 02, 2021 99
June 07, 2021 99
August 20, 2021 99

Top 10 quietest days (all time)

Day Crowd level, %
September 28, 2021 0
September 23, 2015 0
September 30, 2020 0
June 11, 2019 0
October 05, 2021 0
October 05, 2022 0
October 06, 2015 0
April 02, 2019 0
October 08, 2015 0
May 09, 2019 0

Crowd levels by day (last 30 days)

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