2024
In 2024, The Smiler had the longest average wait at Alton Towers, at 48 minutes, followed by Wicker Man (41 minutes) and TH13TEEN (38 minutes). 17 of the 32 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
In 2024, The Smiler saw the longest peak waits at Alton Towers, with its daily maximum averaging 69 minutes, ahead of TH13TEEN (66 minutes) and Wicker Man (64 minutes).
In 2024, Alton Towers was quietest in September and December, when crowd levels averaged as low as 28%. The busiest month was February, at around 76%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 26 |
| Feb | 76 |
| Mar | 48 |
| Apr | 41 |
| May | 41 |
| Jun | 46 |
| Jul | 56 |
| Aug | 72 |
| Sep | 30 |
| Oct | 43 |
| Nov | 39 |
| Dec | 28 |
In 2024, Wednesday was the quietest day of the week at Alton Towers, averaging 39% compared with 63% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 13 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 49 |
| Mon | 47 |
| Tue | 41 |
| Wed | 39 |
| Thu | 40 |
| Fri | 46 |
| Sat | 63 |
| Event | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| ☠️ Pirate Takeover | 76 |
| 🌱 February Half Term | 76 |
| 🌭 Greg the Sausage Roll Takeover! | 75 |
| ⭐ Celebrate 10 Years of the UK’s only CBeebies Land | 68 |
| 🎃 Scarefest | 60 |
| 🎆 Fireworks | 52 |
| 🎄 Christmas | 28 |
| 🍺 Oktoberfest | 25 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| February 12, 2024 | 100 |
| February 14, 2024 | 98 |
| October 29, 2024 | 97 |
| October 28, 2024 | 96 |
| August 14, 2024 | 96 |
| April 11, 2024 | 95 |
| September 02, 2024 | 94 |
| February 17, 2024 | 93 |
| August 26, 2024 | 92 |
| February 15, 2024 | 92 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| September 30, 2024 | 3 |
| October 09, 2024 | 3 |
| October 08, 2024 | 3 |
| October 07, 2024 | 3 |
| September 26, 2024 | 4 |
| September 23, 2024 | 4 |
| October 02, 2024 | 4 |
| October 01, 2024 | 4 |
| November 05, 2024 | 4 |
| November 07, 2024 | 5 |