☠️ Pirate Takeover, 2026
So far in 2026, Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure has had the longest average wait at Alton Towers, at 58 minutes, followed by Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure (53 minutes) and In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride (42 minutes). 8 of the 14 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure | 58 |
| Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure | 53 |
| In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride | 42 |
| Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride | 36 |
| Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop | 24 |
| Battle Galleons | 20 |
| Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory | 15 |
| Heave Ho | 13 |
| Wicker Man | 11 |
| Marauder's Mayhem | 8 |
| JoJo & Gran Gran At Home | 7 |
| Andy’s Adventures Dinosaur Dig | 5 |
| Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE | 5 |
| Spinball Whizzer | 5 |
So far in 2026, Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure has seen the longest peak waits at Alton Towers, with its daily maximum averaging 75 minutes, ahead of Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure (71 minutes) and In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride (66 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure | 75 |
| Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure | 71 |
| In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride | 66 |
| Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride | 54 |
| Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop | 43 |
| Battle Galleons | 40 |
| Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory | 30 |
| Wicker Man | 25 |
| Heave Ho | 22 |
| Marauder's Mayhem | 13 |
| JoJo & Gran Gran At Home | 12 |
| Andy’s Adventures Dinosaur Dig | 5 |
| Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE | 5 |
| Spinball Whizzer | 5 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | 91 |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
So far in 2026, Sunday has been the quietest day of the week at Alton Towers, averaging 74% compared with 99% on Tuesday. On average, weekdays are 13 percentage points busier than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 74 |
| Mon | 98 |
| Tue | 99 |
| Wed | 97 |
| Thu | 98 |
| Fri | 93 |
| Sat | 95 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| February 17, 2026 | 99 |
| February 19, 2026 | 98 |
| February 16, 2026 | 98 |
| February 18, 2026 | 97 |
| February 21, 2026 | 96 |
| February 22, 2026 | 94 |
| February 14, 2026 | 93 |
| February 20, 2026 | 93 |
| February 15, 2026 | 53 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| February 15, 2026 | 53 |
| February 20, 2026 | 93 |
| February 14, 2026 | 93 |
| February 22, 2026 | 94 |
| February 21, 2026 | 96 |
| February 18, 2026 | 97 |
| February 16, 2026 | 98 |
| February 19, 2026 | 98 |
| February 17, 2026 | 99 |