π Fireworks, 2018
In 2018, Wicker Man had the longest average wait at Alton Towers, at 107 minutes, followed by The Smiler (79 minutes) and TH13TEEN (65 minutes). 7 of the 24 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Wicker Man | 107 |
| The Smiler | 79 |
| TH13TEEN | 65 |
| Rita | 52 |
| Runaway Mine Train | 51 |
| Galactica | 44 |
| Spinball Whizzer | 40 |
| Oblivion | 36 |
| In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride | 34 |
| Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure | 32 |
| Nemesis Reborn | 30 |
| Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure | 30 |
| Congo River Rapids | 27 |
| Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! | 22 |
| Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory | 21 |
| Cuckoo Cars Driving School | 20 |
| Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride | 18 |
| Heave Ho | 12 |
| Marauder's Mayhem | 12 |
| Hex - The Legend of the Towers | 11 |
| Rajβs Bouncy Bottom Burp | 10 |
| Bugbie-Go-Round | 5 |
| The Curse at Alton Manor | 5 |
| The Royal Carousel | 5 |
In 2018, Wicker Man saw the longest peak waits at Alton Towers, with its daily maximum averaging 160 minutes, ahead of The Smiler (125 minutes) and TH13TEEN (100 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Wicker Man | 160 |
| The Smiler | 125 |
| TH13TEEN | 100 |
| Rita | 80 |
| Runaway Mine Train | 75 |
| Galactica | 68 |
| Nemesis Reborn | 60 |
| Spinball Whizzer | 58 |
| In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride | 55 |
| Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure | 55 |
| Oblivion | 50 |
| Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure | 48 |
| Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! | 40 |
| Congo River Rapids | 38 |
| Cuckoo Cars Driving School | 35 |
| Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory | 35 |
| Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride | 33 |
| Rajβs Bouncy Bottom Burp | 23 |
| Heave Ho | 18 |
| Hex - The Legend of the Towers | 18 |
| Marauder's Mayhem | 15 |
| Bugbie-Go-Round | 5 |
| The Curse at Alton Manor | 5 |
| The Royal Carousel | 5 |
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| Nov | 91 |
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| Sun | 85 |
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| Sat | 96 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
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| November 03, 2018 | 96 |
| November 04, 2018 | 85 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
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| November 04, 2018 | 85 |
| November 03, 2018 | 96 |