The Smiler

Alton Towers

Historical queue times (2025-08-06)

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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 40 60
Jul 60 88

Average queue time by day (2026)

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Day Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
Sun 40 64
Mon 37 56
Tue 40 60
Wed 34 52
Thu 37 59
Fri 44 64
Sat 50 72

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 36 46
11 47 55
12 44 52
13 40 46
14 41 47
15 41 48
16 44 52
17 38 46
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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