π Scarefest, 2018
In 2018, Wicker Man had the longest average wait at Alton Towers, at 87 minutes, followed by The Smiler (71 minutes) and TH13TEEN (55 minutes). 9 of the 26 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Wicker Man | 87 |
| The Smiler | 71 |
| TH13TEEN | 55 |
| Rita | 52 |
| Galactica | 48 |
| Spinball Whizzer | 42 |
| Runaway Mine Train | 40 |
| Nemesis Reborn | 35 |
| Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure | 31 |
| Oblivion | 30 |
| Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure | 29 |
| [Archived] Enterprise | 27 |
| In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride | 26 |
| Congo River Rapids | 23 |
| Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! | 18 |
| Battle Galleons | 17 |
| Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory | 17 |
| Hex - The Legend of the Towers | 15 |
| [Archived] The Blade | 15 |
| Cuckoo Cars Driving School | 14 |
| Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride | 13 |
| Rajβs Bouncy Bottom Burp | 13 |
| The Curse at Alton Manor | 13 |
| Marauder's Mayhem | 8 |
| Heave Ho | 7 |
| The Royal Carousel | 6 |
In 2018, Wicker Man saw the longest peak waits at Alton Towers, with its daily maximum averaging 121 minutes, ahead of The Smiler (99 minutes) and TH13TEEN (92 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Wicker Man | 121 |
| The Smiler | 99 |
| TH13TEEN | 92 |
| Rita | 87 |
| Galactica | 81 |
| Spinball Whizzer | 73 |
| Nemesis Reborn | 70 |
| Runaway Mine Train | 54 |
| Oblivion | 49 |
| Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure | 41 |
| Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure | 40 |
| In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride | 39 |
| Congo River Rapids | 36 |
| [Archived] Enterprise | 35 |
| Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! | 33 |
| Hex - The Legend of the Towers | 26 |
| Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory | 25 |
| Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride | 22 |
| Cuckoo Cars Driving School | 21 |
| [Archived] The Blade | 21 |
| Battle Galleons | 20 |
| The Curse at Alton Manor | 18 |
| Rajβs Bouncy Bottom Burp | 15 |
| Marauder's Mayhem | 11 |
| Heave Ho | 9 |
| The Royal Carousel | 6 |
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| Oct | 78 |
| Nov | 79 |
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In 2018, Thursday was the quietest day of the week at Alton Towers, averaging 65% compared with 89% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 5 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 71 |
| Mon | 82 |
| Tue | 79 |
| Wed | 67 |
| Thu | 65 |
| Fri | 81 |
| Sat | 89 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| October 20, 2018 | 99 |
| October 28, 2018 | 96 |
| October 27, 2018 | 96 |
| October 21, 2018 | 93 |
| October 13, 2018 | 92 |
| November 02, 2018 | 92 |
| October 29, 2018 | 82 |
| October 30, 2018 | 79 |
| October 06, 2018 | 70 |
| October 19, 2018 | 70 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| October 07, 2018 | 43 |
| October 14, 2018 | 51 |
| November 01, 2018 | 65 |
| October 31, 2018 | 67 |
| October 19, 2018 | 70 |
| October 06, 2018 | 70 |
| October 30, 2018 | 79 |
| October 29, 2018 | 82 |
| November 02, 2018 | 92 |
| October 13, 2018 | 92 |