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
The Smiler 46
Wicker Man 46
TH13TEEN 34
Rita 33
Galactica 32
Spinball Whizzer 29
Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure 27
Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure 26
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
Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride 15
Andyโ€™s Adventures Dinosaur Dig 14
Toxicator 14
Hex - The Legend of the Towers 13
Edge of the Forest 12
Cuckoo Cars Driving School 11
Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory 11
Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop 11
COMPOUND 10
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
Burial Grounds 7
Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks 7
The Curse at Alton Manor 7
Trick O' Treat Town with HARIBO & MAOAM 7
Altonville Mine Tours: Tiny's Revenge 6
JoJo & Gran Gran At Home 6
Marauder's Mayhem 6
The Royal Carousel 6
Amigos in the Afterlife 5
Bugbie-Go-Round 5
Dark Hollow 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 69
The Smiler 67
TH13TEEN 56
Galactica 55
Rita 53
Spinball Whizzer 48
Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure 42
Oblivion 42
The Furchester Hotel Live Show 41
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride 40
Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure 40
Nemesis Reborn 37
Nemesis Sub-Terra 37
Congo River Rapids 36
Gangsta Granny: The Ride 36
Runaway Mine Train 36
Toxicator 30
Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride 28
Monorail to Entrance Plaza 28
Edge of the Forest 26
Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop 22
Hex - The Legend of the Towers 21
Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks 19
Andyโ€™s Adventures Dinosaur Dig 17
Cuckoo Cars Driving School 17
Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory 16
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Dark Forest) 15
Battle Galleons 14
Rajโ€™s Bouncy Bottom Burp 14
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Towers St.) 13
COMPOUND 12
Heave Ho 12
Skyride to Dark Forest (From Forbidden Valley) 12
The Curse at Alton Manor 12
Trick O' Treat Town with HARIBO & MAOAM 12
Altonville Mine Tours: Tiny's Revenge 10
Burial Grounds 10
Dark Hollow 10
Marauder's Mayhem 9
Amigos in the Afterlife 8
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 31
Feb 74
Mar 38
Apr 44
May 41
Jun 48
Jul 59
Aug 72
Sep 40
Oct 47
Nov 46
Dec 30

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

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Day Average crowd level, %
Sun 57
Mon 48
Tue 42
Wed 42
Thu 44
Fri 46
Sat 66

Average crowd level by year (all time)

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Year Average crowd level, % Average crowd level (YTD), %
2015 34 34
2016 43 42
2017 52 51
2018 61 59
2019 54 55
2020 70 76
2021 62 64
2022 51 52
2023 45 47
2024 46 47
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 78
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 01, 2020 99
September 02, 2019 99
August 04, 2020 99
June 02, 2021 99
June 07, 2021 99
August 12, 2020 99
August 20, 2021 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 06, 2015 0
October 05, 2021 0
October 08, 2015 0
October 05, 2022 0
April 02, 2019 0
May 09, 2019 0

Crowd levels by day (last 30 days)

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