The Smiler

Alton Towers

Historical queue times (2026-06-04)

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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 19 37

Average queue time by day (2026)

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Day Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
Sun 40 65
Mon 29 46
Tue 30 48
Wed 29 44
Thu 34 53
Fri 37 57
Sat 52 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 33 42
11 41 48
12 37 44
13 34 40
14 35 41
15 38 45
16 45 52
17 40 48
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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