The Smiler

Alton Towers

Historical queue times (2026-08-29)

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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 51 76

Average queue time by day (2026)

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Day Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
Sun 42 64
Mon 40 60
Tue 43 66
Wed 41 64
Thu 39 60
Fri 44 67
Sat 50 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 39 51
11 51 58
12 47 55
13 43 49
14 43 49
15 44 50
16 44 52
17 38 45
18 36 43
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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