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Alton Towers

Historical queue times (2026-03-26)

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Ride statistics

Current queue time 80 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 46 69

Average queue time by day (2026)

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Day Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
Sun 62 105
Mon 19 40
Tue 31 40
Wed 14 30
Thu 15 25
Fri 45 60
Sat 82 110

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 50 57
11 44 53
12 42 51
13 43 53
14 49 56
15 51 64
16 66 84
17 58 63
18 49 55
19 39 46

Average queue time by week of year (2026)

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Average queue time by event (2026)

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Event Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
🌃 Alton After Dark 67 98
🎆 Fireworks
🍺 Oktoberfest
🎃 Scarefest
🌻 Mardi Gras
⭐ Celebrate 10 Years of the UK’s only CBeebies Land
🌻 Feel Good Summer
🎢 Festival of Thrills
🌭 Greg the Sausage Roll Takeover!