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 25
Runaway Mine Train 24
Congo River Rapids 23
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride 22
Oblivion 22
Nemesis Reborn 21
The Furchester Hotel Live Show 21
Gangsta Granny: The Ride 20
Nemesis Sub-Terra 19
Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! 17
Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride 15
Toxicator 15
Andyโ€™s Adventures Dinosaur Dig 13
Hex - The Legend of the Towers 13
Cuckoo Cars Driving School 11
Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory 11
Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop 11
Battle Galleons 9
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
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Towers St.) 8
Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks 7
The Curse at Alton Manor 7
Marauder's Mayhem 6
The Royal Carousel 6
Bugbie-Go-Round 5
JoJo & Gran Gran At Home 5
Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE 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 55
Rita 53
Spinball Whizzer 49
Oblivion 43
Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure 42
The Furchester Hotel Live Show 41
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride 40
Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure 40
Nemesis Reborn 38
Congo River Rapids 36
Gangsta Granny: The Ride 36
Nemesis Sub-Terra 36
Runaway Mine Train 36
Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! 31
Toxicator 31
Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride 28
Monorail to Entrance Plaza 28
Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop 22
Hex - The Legend of the Towers 21
Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks 19
Cuckoo Cars Driving School 17
Andyโ€™s Adventures Dinosaur Dig 16
Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory 15
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Dark Forest) 15
Battle Galleons 14
Rajโ€™s Bouncy Bottom Burp 14
Skyride to Dark Forest (From Forbidden Valley) 13
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Towers St.) 13
Heave Ho 12
The Curse at Alton Manor 12
Marauder's Mayhem 9
The Royal Carousel 7
Bugbie-Go-Round 6
JoJo & Gran Gran At Home 6
Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE 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 32
Feb 78
Mar 41
Apr 45
May 42
Jun 49
Jul 61
Aug 74
Sep 41
Oct 48
Nov 46
Dec 30

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

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Day Average crowd level, %
Sun 58
Mon 49
Tue 43
Wed 43
Thu 45
Fri 47
Sat 67

Average crowd level by year (all time)

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Year Average crowd level, % Average crowd level (YTD), %
2015 35 38
2016 45 33
2017 53 85
2018 62 44
2019 55 40
2020 71 โ€”
2021 63 โ€”
2022 52 31
2023 46 42
2024 47 56
2025 42 64
2026 61 60

Average crowd level by event (all time)

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Event Average crowd level, %
โ˜ ๏ธ Pirate Takeover 82
๐ŸŒป Feel Good Summer 80
๐ŸŒฑ February Half Term 76
๐ŸŒญ Greg the Sausage Roll Takeover! 75
โญ Celebrate 10 Years of the UKโ€™s only CBeebies Land 69
๐ŸŒƒ Alton After Dark 67
๐ŸŽ† Fireworks 66
๐ŸŽƒ Scarefest 65
๐ŸŒป Mardi Gras 49
๐ŸŽ„ Christmas 30
๐Ÿบ Oktoberfest 29
๐ŸŽข Festival of Thrills 29

Top 10 busiest days (all time)

Day Crowd level, %
February 12, 2024 100
February 23, 2023 99
August 24, 2021 99
September 01, 2020 99
September 02, 2019 99
August 04, 2020 99
June 02, 2021 99
June 07, 2021 99
August 20, 2021 99
August 12, 2020 99

Top 10 quietest days (all time)

Day Crowd level, %
September 28, 2021 0
September 23, 2015 0
June 11, 2019 0
September 30, 2020 0
October 05, 2021 0
October 05, 2022 0
October 06, 2015 0
April 02, 2019 0
October 08, 2015 0
May 09, 2019 0

Crowd levels by day (last 30 days)

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