π Scarefest, 2017
In 2017, The Smiler had the longest average wait at Alton Towers, at 54 minutes, followed by Rita (50 minutes) and TH13TEEN (44 minutes). 9 of the 28 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
In 2017, The Smiler saw the longest peak waits at Alton Towers, with its daily maximum averaging 138 minutes, ahead of Galactica (105 minutes) and Rita (91 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| The Smiler | 138 |
| Galactica | 105 |
| Rita | 91 |
| Oblivion | 89 |
| TH13TEEN | 84 |
| Spinball Whizzer | 64 |
| Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! | 56 |
| Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure | 55 |
| Runaway Mine Train | 53 |
| Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure | 51 |
| In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride | 50 |
| Nemesis Reborn | 49 |
| [Archived] Enterprise | 40 |
| The Furchester Hotel Live Show | 40 |
| Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory | 39 |
| Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride | 38 |
| Andyβs Adventures Dinosaur Dig | 30 |
| Congo River Rapids | 30 |
| Cuckoo Cars Driving School | 27 |
| Hex - The Legend of the Towers | 22 |
| [Archived] The Blade | 22 |
| The Curse at Alton Manor | 18 |
| Rajβs Bouncy Bottom Burp | 17 |
| Heave Ho | 12 |
| Battle Galleons | 11 |
| Marauder's Mayhem | 10 |
| The Royal Carousel | 6 |
| Bugbie-Go-Round | 5 |
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| Oct | 78 |
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In 2017, Tuesday was the quietest day of the week at Alton Towers, averaging 54% compared with 98% on Friday. On average, weekdays are 10 percentage points busier than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 73 |
| Mon | 82 |
| Tue | 54 |
| Wed | 97 |
| Thu | 97 |
| Fri | 98 |
| Sat | 79 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| October 28, 2017 | 99 |
| October 27, 2017 | 98 |
| October 29, 2017 | 97 |
| October 26, 2017 | 97 |
| October 25, 2017 | 97 |
| October 22, 2017 | 84 |
| October 30, 2017 | 83 |
| October 14, 2017 | 82 |
| October 23, 2017 | 81 |
| October 21, 2017 | 74 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| October 08, 2017 | 38 |
| October 31, 2017 | 42 |
| October 07, 2017 | 61 |
| October 24, 2017 | 66 |
| October 15, 2017 | 73 |
| October 21, 2017 | 74 |
| October 23, 2017 | 81 |
| October 14, 2017 | 82 |
| October 30, 2017 | 83 |
| October 22, 2017 | 84 |