Alton Towers wait time statistics

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Average wait time by ride (all time)

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Ride Overall average wait time, mins
Wicker Man 47
The Smiler 46
TH13TEEN 34
Rita 33
Galactica 32
Spinball Whizzer 29
Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure 27
Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure 26
Runaway Mine Train 25
Congo River Rapids 23
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride 23
Gangsta Granny: The Ride 22
Oblivion 22
Nemesis Reborn 21
Nemesis Sub-Terra 21
Postman Pat Parcel Post 17
Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride 16
Andyโ€™s Adventures Dinosaur Dig 15
Toxicator 15
Hex - The Legend of the Towers 14
Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop 12
Cuckoo Cars Driving School 11
Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory 11
Battle Galleons 10
Monorail to Entrance Plaza 9
Rajโ€™s Bouncy Bottom Burp 9
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Dark Forest) 9
Heave Ho 8
Skyride to Dark Forest (From Forbidden Valley) 8
The Curse at Alton Manor 8
Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks 7
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Towers St.) 7
JoJo & Gran Gran At Home 6
Marauder's Mayhem 6
Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE 6
The Royal Carousel 6
Bugbie-Go-Round 5
Skyride to Towers St. (From Forbidden Valley) 5

Average maximum wait time by ride (all time)

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Ride Average maximum wait time, mins
Wicker Man 70
The Smiler 67
TH13TEEN 57
Galactica 54
Rita 53
Spinball Whizzer 48
Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure 43
Oblivion 42
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride 40
Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure 40
Nemesis Sub-Terra 39
Gangsta Granny: The Ride 38
Nemesis Reborn 36
Runaway Mine Train 36
Congo River Rapids 35
Postman Pat Parcel Post 31
Toxicator 31
Monorail to Entrance Plaza 30
Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride 28
Hex - The Legend of the Towers 22
Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop 22
Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks 20
Cuckoo Cars Driving School 17
Andyโ€™s Adventures Dinosaur Dig 16
Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory 16
Battle Galleons 15
Rajโ€™s Bouncy Bottom Burp 14
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Dark Forest) 14
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Towers St.) 13
Heave Ho 12
Skyride to Dark Forest (From Forbidden Valley) 12
The Curse at Alton Manor 12
Marauder's Mayhem 9
Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE 7
The Royal Carousel 7
Bugbie-Go-Round 6
JoJo & Gran Gran At Home 6
Skyride to Towers St. (From Forbidden Valley) 6

Availability during park operating hours (last 7 days)

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Availability during park operating hours (all time)

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Average crowd level by month (all time)

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Month Average crowd level, %
Jan 30
Feb 73
Mar 38
Apr 43
May 40
Jun 49
Jul 61
Aug 74
Sep 41
Oct 48
Nov 45
Dec 29

Average crowd level by day of the week (all time)

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Day Average crowd level, %
Sun 57
Mon 49
Tue 42
Wed 43
Thu 44
Fri 46
Sat 67

Average crowd level by year (all time)

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Year Average crowd level, % Average crowd level (YTD), %
2015 33 40
2016 43 32
2017 52 37
2018 61 51
2019 54 47
2020 70 โ€”
2021 62 57
2022 51 43
2023 44 43
2024 45 46
2025 41 41

Average crowd level by event (all time)

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Event Average crowd level, %
๐ŸŒป Feel Good Summer 79
โ˜ ๏ธ Pirate Takeover 77
๐ŸŒฑ February Half Term 75
๐ŸŒญ Greg the Sausage Roll Takeover! 73
โญ Celebrate 10 Years of the UKโ€™s only CBeebies Land 67
๐ŸŽ† Fireworks 66
๐ŸŽƒ Scarefest 64
๐ŸŒƒ Alton After Dark 61
๐ŸŒป Mardi Gras 47
๐ŸŽ„ Christmas 30
๐Ÿบ Oktoberfest 28
๐ŸŽข Festival of Thrills 27

Top 10 busiest days (all time)

Day Crowd level, %
February 12, 2024 100
February 23, 2023 99
August 24, 2021 99
September 02, 2019 99
September 01, 2020 99
August 04, 2020 99
June 02, 2021 99
August 01, 2020 99
June 07, 2021 99
September 02, 2018 99

Top 10 quietest days (all time)

Day Crowd level, %
September 23, 2015 0
September 28, 2021 0
October 06, 2015 0
October 08, 2015 0
June 11, 2019 0
September 30, 2020 0
October 05, 2021 0
October 05, 2022 0
April 29, 2015 0
May 09, 2019 0

Crowd levels by day (last 30 days)

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