Alton Towers wait time statistics

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Average wait time by ride (⭐ Celebrate 10 Years of the UK’s only CBeebies Land, all time)

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The Smiler has the longest average wait at Alton Towers, at 56 minutes, followed by Wicker Man (55 minutes) and Rita (48 minutes). 14 of the 31 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.

Ride Overall average wait time, mins
The Smiler 56
Wicker Man 55
Rita 48
Spinball Whizzer 44
TH13TEEN 44
Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure 43
Galactica 35
Runaway Mine Train 35
Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure 34
Congo River Rapids 32
Nemesis Reborn 32
Nemesis Sub-Terra 30
Oblivion 26
Gangsta Granny: The Ride 22
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride 22
Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! 16
Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride 16
Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop 11
Raj’s Bouncy Bottom Burp 10
Cuckoo Cars Driving School 9
Monorail to Entrance Plaza 9
Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks 9
Heave Ho 8
Battle Galleons 7
Marauder's Mayhem 7
Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory 6
The Curse at Alton Manor 6
Bugbie-Go-Round 5
JoJo & Gran Gran At Home 5
Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE 5
The Royal Carousel 5

Average maximum wait time by ride (⭐ Celebrate 10 Years of the UK’s only CBeebies Land, all time)

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The Smiler sees the longest peak waits at Alton Towers, with its daily maximum averaging 79 minutes, ahead of Wicker Man (79 minutes) and Rita (74 minutes).

Ride Average maximum wait time, mins
The Smiler 79
Wicker Man 79
Rita 74
TH13TEEN 74
Spinball Whizzer 70
Galactica 64
Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure 63
Nemesis Reborn 60
Oblivion 55
Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure 55
Nemesis Sub-Terra 53
Runaway Mine Train 53
Congo River Rapids 50
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride 47
Gangsta Granny: The Ride 44
Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! 36
Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride 34
Monorail to Entrance Plaza 30
Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks 30
Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop 28
Raj’s Bouncy Bottom Burp 20
Cuckoo Cars Driving School 17
Battle Galleons 14
The Curse at Alton Manor 14
Heave Ho 13
Marauder's Mayhem 12
Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory 8
The Royal Carousel 7
Bugbie-Go-Round 5
JoJo & Gran Gran At Home 5
Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE 5

Average crowd level by month (⭐ Celebrate 10 Years of the UK’s only CBeebies Land, all time)

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Month Average crowd level, %
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May —
Jun —
Jul 58
Aug 72
Sep 69
Oct —
Nov —
Dec —

Average crowd level by day of the week (⭐ Celebrate 10 Years of the UK’s only CBeebies Land, all time)

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Thursday is typically the quietest day of the week at Alton Towers, averaging 59% compared with 76% on Wednesday. Weekdays and weekends are similarly busy.

Day Average crowd level, %
Sun 68
Mon 76
Tue 73
Wed 76
Thu 59
Fri 61
Sat 66

Average crowd level by year (⭐ Celebrate 10 Years of the UK’s only CBeebies Land, all time)

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Year Average crowd level, % Average crowd level (YTD), %
2024 68 68

Top 10 busiest days (⭐ Celebrate 10 Years of the UK’s only CBeebies Land, all time)

Day Crowd level, %
August 14, 2024 96
August 26, 2024 92
August 31, 2024 90
August 05, 2024 88
August 27, 2024 88
August 25, 2024 85
August 30, 2024 84
August 13, 2024 83
August 29, 2024 83
August 19, 2024 83

Top 10 quietest days (⭐ Celebrate 10 Years of the UK’s only CBeebies Land, all time)

Day Crowd level, %
July 25, 2024 40
July 26, 2024 42
July 20, 2024 46
August 15, 2024 47
August 02, 2024 47
August 24, 2024 51
July 28, 2024 52
August 23, 2024 54
August 09, 2024 57
August 20, 2024 58