The Smiler

Alton Towers

Historical queue times (2026-08-05)

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Ride statistics

Current queue time 45 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 41 64

Average queue time by day (2026)

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Day Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
Sun 41 64
Mon 39 59
Tue 41 63
Wed 38 59
Thu 38 60
Fri 43 65
Sat 49 69

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 48
11 49 56
12 46 53
13 41 47
14 42 48
15 42 48
16 43 51
17 36 44
18 33 39
19 26 33

Average queue time by week of year (2026)

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Average queue time by event (2026)

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