π» Feel Good Summer, 2022
In 2022, The Smiler had the longest average wait at Alton Towers, at 62 minutes, followed by Wicker Man (51 minutes) and Rita (46 minutes). 8 of the 27 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| The Smiler | 62 |
| Wicker Man | 51 |
| Rita | 46 |
| Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure | 43 |
| TH13TEEN | 43 |
| Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure | 40 |
| Galactica | 37 |
| Spinball Whizzer | 37 |
| Gangsta Granny: The Ride | 34 |
| In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride | 33 |
| Runaway Mine Train | 32 |
| Oblivion | 29 |
| Nemesis Reborn | 28 |
| Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! | 24 |
| Congo River Rapids | 22 |
| Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride | 21 |
| Cuckoo Cars Driving School | 17 |
| Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop | 17 |
| Battle Galleons | 16 |
| Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory | 15 |
| The Curse at Alton Manor | 12 |
| Rajβs Bouncy Bottom Burp | 11 |
| The Royal Carousel | 9 |
| Heave Ho | 8 |
| Marauder's Mayhem | 7 |
| JoJo & Gran Gran At Home | 6 |
| Bugbie-Go-Round | 5 |
In 2022, The Smiler saw the longest peak waits at Alton Towers, with its daily maximum averaging 85 minutes, ahead of Wicker Man (75 minutes) and Gangsta Granny: The Ride (71 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| The Smiler | 85 |
| Wicker Man | 75 |
| Gangsta Granny: The Ride | 71 |
| Rita | 68 |
| TH13TEEN | 66 |
| Galactica | 64 |
| Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure | 61 |
| In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride | 59 |
| Spinball Whizzer | 56 |
| Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure | 55 |
| Oblivion | 52 |
| Runaway Mine Train | 52 |
| Nemesis Reborn | 50 |
| Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! | 43 |
| Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride | 38 |
| Congo River Rapids | 37 |
| Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop | 33 |
| Cuckoo Cars Driving School | 24 |
| Battle Galleons | 21 |
| The Curse at Alton Manor | 20 |
| Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory | 19 |
| Rajβs Bouncy Bottom Burp | 15 |
| The Royal Carousel | 15 |
| Heave Ho | 12 |
| Marauder's Mayhem | 11 |
| JoJo & Gran Gran At Home | 7 |
| Bugbie-Go-Round | 5 |
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| Aug | 78 |
| Sep | 85 |
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In 2022, Monday was the quietest day of the week at Alton Towers, averaging 71% compared with 90% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 4 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 74 |
| Mon | 71 |
| Tue | 78 |
| Wed | 71 |
| Thu | 89 |
| Fri | 81 |
| Sat | 90 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| September 01, 2022 | 97 |
| September 02, 2022 | 94 |
| August 28, 2022 | 93 |
| August 27, 2022 | 92 |
| September 03, 2022 | 91 |
| August 30, 2022 | 91 |
| August 25, 2022 | 89 |
| August 23, 2022 | 88 |
| August 20, 2022 | 86 |
| August 26, 2022 | 83 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| August 16, 2022 | 55 |
| September 04, 2022 | 56 |
| August 22, 2022 | 64 |
| August 19, 2022 | 67 |
| August 24, 2022 | 67 |
| August 15, 2022 | 69 |
| August 21, 2022 | 69 |
| August 31, 2022 | 71 |
| August 17, 2022 | 75 |
| August 14, 2022 | 79 |