The Smiler

Alton Towers

Ride statistics

Current queue time 90 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 (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 49 75
Sep 39 53

Average queue time by day (2026)

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Day Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
Sun 43 65
Mon 39 58
Tue 42 64
Wed 39 60
Thu 37 57
Fri 45 68
Sat 51 71

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 38 49
11 49 57
12 46 53
13 42 48
14 43 49
15 43 49
16 45 52
17 39 46
18 34 41
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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