The Smiler

Alton Towers

Historical queue times (2026-06-05)

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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 (🌃 Alton After Dark, 2026)

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Month Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
Mar 67 97

Average queue time by day (🌃 Alton After Dark, 2026)

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Day Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
Sun 62 105
Fri 55 80
Sat 78 103

Top 10 longest queues (🌃 Alton After Dark, 2026)

Average queue time by hour (🌃 Alton After Dark, 2026)

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Hour Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
10 71 82
11 71 81
12 63 68
13 63 78
14 75 83
15 72 86
16 66 81
17 60 64
18 51 57
19 41 49

Average queue time by week of year (🌃 Alton After Dark, 2026)

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