The Smiler

Alton Towers

Historical queue times (2026-10-18)

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Ride statistics

Current queue time 55 mins
Opened 2013-05-31
Duration 2 minutes, 45 seconds
Maximum height 30m
Maximum speed 85km/h
Maximum G-force 4.5G
Number of inversions 14
Number of vehicles 4
Riders per vehicle 16
Ride cost £18,000,000
Ride type Infinity Coaster
Ride manufacturer Gerstlauer
Length 1170m
Minimum rider height 1.4m
On ride photo available Yes
Coordinates (OSM) 52.9873, -1.89544

Average queue time by month (2026)

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Month Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
Mar 50 74
Apr 38 57
May 30 48
Jun 40 60
Jul 53 80
Aug 49 75
Sep 38 53
Oct 44 65

Average queue time by day (2026)

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Day Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
Sun 44 66
Mon 37 56
Tue 39 60
Wed 38 58
Thu 36 55
Fri 46 70
Sat 55 75

Top 10 longest queues (2026)

Average queue time by hour (2026)

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Hour Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
10 38 49
11 49 57
12 46 53
13 42 48
14 43 49
15 43 49
16 47 54
17 41 48
18 40 47
19 38 45
20 49 57

Average queue time by week of year (2026)

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Average queue time by event (2026)

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