The Smiler

Alton Towers

Historical queue times (2026-06-25)

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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 35 54

Average queue time by day (2026)

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Day Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
Sun 40 64
Mon 31 49
Tue 33 51
Wed 30 45
Thu 33 54
Fri 37 56
Sat 49 70

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 33 43
11 42 49
12 38 45
13 34 40
14 36 42
15 37 44
16 44 51
17 39 47
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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