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 47
The Smiler 46
TH13TEEN 34
Rita 33
Galactica 32
Spinball Whizzer 29
Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure 27
Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure 26
Runaway Mine Train 25
Congo River Rapids 23
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride 23
Gangsta Granny: The Ride 22
Oblivion 22
[Archived] The Haunting of Molly Crowe 22
[Archived] Charlie and The Chocolate Factory 21
Nemesis Reborn 21
Nemesis Sub-Terra 21
[Archived] The Chocolate Factory 21
[Archived] The Furchester Hotel Live Show 21
[Archived] Enterprise 20
[Archived] Runaway Mine Train 19
Postman Pat Parcel Post 17
[Archived] Roller Disco 17
Toxicator 17
Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride 16
[Archived] Terror of The Towers 16
[Archived] The Flume 16
Andyโ€™s Adventures Dinosaur Dig 15
Hex - The Legend of the Towers 15
[Archived] Garden Lantern Trail 12
Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop 12
Cuckoo Cars Driving School 11
[Archived] Flavio's Fabulous Fandango 11
Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory 11
[Archived] Mine Train 11
[Archived] Sub Species: The End Games 11
[Archived] The Blade 11
Battle Galleons 10
[Archived] River Rapids 10
Monorail to Entrance Plaza 9
Rajโ€™s Bouncy Bottom Burp 9
[Archived] Twirling Toadstool 9
[Archived] Duel 8
Heave Ho 8
Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks 8
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Dark Forest) 8
The Curse at Alton Manor 8
[Archived] Driving School 7
[Archived] Ripsaw 7
Skyride to Dark Forest (From Forbidden Valley) 7
JoJo & Gran Gran At Home 6
Marauder's Mayhem 6
Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE 6
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Towers St.) 6
The Royal Carousel 6
Bugbie-Go-Round 5
Skyride to Towers St. (From Forbidden Valley) 5

Average maximum wait time by ride (all time)

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Ride Average maximum wait time, mins
Wicker Man 70
The Smiler 67
TH13TEEN 57
Galactica 54
Rita 53
Spinball Whizzer 48
Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure 42
Oblivion 42
[Archived] The Furchester Hotel Live Show 41
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride 40
Nemesis Sub-Terra 40
Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure 40
Gangsta Granny: The Ride 38
Congo River Rapids 36
Nemesis Reborn 36
Runaway Mine Train 36
Toxicator 33
[Archived] The Haunting of Molly Crowe 32
[Archived] Charlie and The Chocolate Factory 31
Postman Pat Parcel Post 31
[Archived] The Chocolate Factory 31
[Archived] Enterprise 30
Monorail to Entrance Plaza 30
[Archived] Terror of The Towers 29
Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride 28
[Archived] Roller Disco 24
[Archived] Runaway Mine Train 24
[Archived] The Flume 24
Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop 23
Hex - The Legend of the Towers 22
[Archived] Sub Species: The End Games 21
[Archived] Garden Lantern Trail 20
Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks 20
[Archived] The Blade 18
Andyโ€™s Adventures Dinosaur Dig 17
Cuckoo Cars Driving School 17
Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory 17
[Archived] Flavio's Fabulous Fandango 16
Battle Galleons 15
[Archived] Mine Train 15
[Archived] River Rapids 15
Rajโ€™s Bouncy Bottom Burp 14
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Dark Forest) 13
Heave Ho 12
The Curse at Alton Manor 12
[Archived] Driving School 10
[Archived] Duel 10
[Archived] Ripsaw 10
Skyride to Dark Forest (From Forbidden Valley) 10
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Towers St.) 10
Marauder's Mayhem 9
[Archived] Twirling Toadstool 9
Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE 7
The Royal Carousel 7
Bugbie-Go-Round 6
JoJo & Gran Gran At Home 6
Skyride to Towers St. (From Forbidden Valley) 6

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 30
Feb 73
Mar 38
Apr 43
May 41
Jun 49
Jul 61
Aug 73
Sep 41
Oct 48
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 49
Tue 42
Wed 43
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 33 35
2016 43 26
2017 52 31
2018 60 48
2019 54 45
2020 70 โ€”
2021 62 50
2022 51 41
2023 44 41
2024 45 45
2025 43 42

Average crowd level by event (all time)

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Event Average crowd level, %
๐ŸŒป Feel Good Summer 79
โ˜ ๏ธ Pirate Takeover 77
๐ŸŒฑ February Half Term 75
๐ŸŒญ Greg the Sausage Roll Takeover! 72
๐ŸŽ† Fireworks 66
โญ Celebrate 10 Years of the UKโ€™s only CBeebies Land 66
๐ŸŽƒ Scarefest 64
๐ŸŒƒ Alton After Dark 60
๐ŸŒป Mardi Gras 47
๐ŸŽ„ Christmas 29
๐Ÿบ Oktoberfest 27
๐ŸŽข Festival of Thrills 27

Top 10 busiest days (all time)

Day Crowd level, %
February 12, 2024 100
February 23, 2023 99
August 24, 2021 99
September 02, 2019 99
September 01, 2020 99
August 04, 2020 99
June 02, 2021 99
August 06, 2020 99
August 01, 2020 99
June 07, 2021 99

Top 10 quietest days (all time)

Day Crowd level, %
September 23, 2015 0
September 28, 2021 0
October 06, 2015 0
October 08, 2015 0
June 11, 2019 0
September 30, 2020 0
October 05, 2021 0
October 05, 2022 0
April 29, 2015 0
May 09, 2019 0

Crowd levels by day (last 30 days)

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