Alton Towers wait time statistics

πŸŽ† Fireworks, 2025

Average wait time by ride (πŸŽ† Fireworks, 2025)

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In 2025, Wicker Man had the longest average wait at Alton Towers, at 58 minutes, followed by The Smiler (52 minutes) and TH13TEEN (42 minutes). 21 of the 36 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.

Ride Overall average wait time, mins
Wicker Man 58
The Smiler 52
TH13TEEN 42
Rita 40
Spinball Whizzer 40
Galactica 39
Nemesis Reborn 36
Runaway Mine Train 28
Oblivion 23
Gangsta Granny: The Ride 21
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride 21
Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure 19
Toxicator 19
Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure 18
Hex - The Legend of the Towers 16
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Towers St.) 14
Nemesis Sub-Terra 13
Skyride to Dark Forest (From Forbidden Valley) 13
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Dark Forest) 11
Cuckoo Cars Driving School 10
Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride 10
Andy’s Adventures Dinosaur Dig 9
Heave Ho 9
Marauder's Mayhem 9
The Curse at Alton Manor 9
Raj’s Bouncy Bottom Burp 8
Monorail to Entrance Plaza 7
Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks 7
Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop 6
Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE 6
Battle Galleons 5
Bugbie-Go-Round 5
JoJo & Gran Gran At Home 5
Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory 5
Skyride to Towers St. (From Forbidden Valley) 5
The Royal Carousel 5

Average maximum wait time by ride (πŸŽ† Fireworks, 2025)

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In 2025, Wicker Man saw the longest peak waits at Alton Towers, with its daily maximum averaging 107 minutes, ahead of Rita (74 minutes) and Nemesis Reborn (73 minutes).

Ride Average maximum wait time, mins
Wicker Man 107
Rita 74
Nemesis Reborn 73
Spinball Whizzer 73
TH13TEEN 72
The Smiler 72
Galactica 64
Runaway Mine Train 53
Oblivion 48
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride 40
Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks 40
Toxicator 38
Gangsta Granny: The Ride 36
Monorail to Entrance Plaza 32
Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure 31
Nemesis Sub-Terra 29
Hex - The Legend of the Towers 28
Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure 26
Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride 25
Marauder's Mayhem 25
Andy’s Adventures Dinosaur Dig 24
Heave Ho 24
Cuckoo Cars Driving School 22
Skyride to Dark Forest (From Forbidden Valley) 22
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Towers St.) 21
The Curse at Alton Manor 21
Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop 17
Raj’s Bouncy Bottom Burp 15
Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE 15
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Dark Forest) 15
Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory 7
Skyride to Towers St. (From Forbidden Valley) 7
The Royal Carousel 7
Battle Galleons 5
Bugbie-Go-Round 5
JoJo & Gran Gran At Home 5

Average crowd level by month (πŸŽ† Fireworks, 2025)

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Average crowd level by day of the week (πŸŽ† Fireworks, 2025)

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Fri 20
Sat 80

Average crowd level by week (πŸŽ† Fireworks, 2025)

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Top 10 busiest days (πŸŽ† Fireworks, 2025)

Day Crowd level, %
November 08, 2025 80
November 09, 2025 62
November 07, 2025 20

Top 10 quietest days (πŸŽ† Fireworks, 2025)

Day Crowd level, %
November 07, 2025 20
November 09, 2025 62
November 08, 2025 80