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Alton Towers

Historical queue times (2026-03-26)

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Ride statistics

Current queue time 70 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 67 98

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 45 60
Sat 82 110

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 72 83
11 65 76
12 65 71
13 62 75
14 72 80
15 72 90
16 66 84
17 58 63
18 49 55
19 39 46

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

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