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Alton Towers

Historical queue times (2026-03-15)

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Ride statistics

Current queue time 45 mins
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 74 100

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

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Day Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
Sat 74 100

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

Day Queue time, mins
March 14, 2026 100

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 78 90
11 78 90
12 83 90
13 90 90
14 80 80
15 90 100
16 70 80
17 66 75
18 62 75
19 51 60

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

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