The Smiler

Alton Towers

Historical queue times (2026-11-07)

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Ride statistics

Current queue time Closed
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 59 86
Nov 54 87

Average queue time by day (2026)

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Day Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
Sun 47 71
Mon 39 59
Tue 40 63
Wed 40 61
Thu 39 60
Fri 48 73
Sat 56 78

Average queue time by hour (2026)

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Hour Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
10 39 51
11 51 59
12 48 56
13 45 52
14 46 52
15 46 52
16 49 57
17 45 52
18 48 54
19 48 55
20 51 61

Average queue time by week of year (2026)

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Average queue time by event (2026)

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