π’ Festival of Thrills, all time
The Smiler has the longest average wait at Alton Towers, at 34 minutes, followed by Wicker Man (30 minutes) and Spinball Whizzer (29 minutes). 16 of the 26 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
Galactica sees the longest peak waits at Alton Towers, with its daily maximum averaging 53 minutes, ahead of The Smiler (53 minutes) and Spinball Whizzer (47 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Galactica | 53 |
| The Smiler | 53 |
| Spinball Whizzer | 47 |
| Rita | 46 |
| Wicker Man | 46 |
| TH13TEEN | 41 |
| In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride | 38 |
| Oblivion | 37 |
| Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure | 35 |
| Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure | 31 |
| Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! | 24 |
| Gangsta Granny: The Ride | 20 |
| Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride | 20 |
| Runaway Mine Train | 20 |
| Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop | 17 |
| Congo River Rapids | 14 |
| Rajβs Bouncy Bottom Burp | 10 |
| Cuckoo Cars Driving School | 8 |
| The Curse at Alton Manor | 8 |
| Heave Ho | 7 |
| Battle Galleons | 6 |
| Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory | 6 |
| Marauder's Mayhem | 6 |
| The Royal Carousel | 6 |
| Bugbie-Go-Round | 5 |
| JoJo & Gran Gran At Home | 5 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
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| Apr | 22 |
| May | 39 |
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Wednesday is typically the quietest day of the week at Alton Towers, averaging 5% compared with 49% on Sunday. On average, weekdays are 28 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 49 |
| Mon | 36 |
| Tue | 24 |
| Wed | 5 |
| Thu | 18 |
| Fri | 15 |
| Sat | 47 |
| Year | Average crowd level, % | Average crowd level (YTD), % |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 28 | 28 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| May 07, 2023 | 81 |
| May 02, 2023 | 64 |
| April 17, 2023 | 59 |
| April 29, 2023 | 53 |
| April 22, 2023 | 47 |
| April 30, 2023 | 43 |
| May 01, 2023 | 42 |
| May 06, 2023 | 40 |
| April 27, 2023 | 26 |
| April 23, 2023 | 24 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| April 19, 2023 | 1 |
| April 18, 2023 | 3 |
| April 25, 2023 | 4 |
| April 26, 2023 | 5 |
| April 20, 2023 | 5 |
| April 24, 2023 | 7 |
| May 03, 2023 | 8 |
| April 21, 2023 | 9 |
| May 05, 2023 | 15 |
| April 28, 2023 | 20 |