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Alton Towers

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Historical queue times (2026-06-04)

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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 year (🌙 Twilight at the Towers, all time)

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Year Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
2016 — —
2017 — —
2018 — —
2019 — —
2020 — —
2021 — —
2022 — —
2023 — —
2024 — —
2025 — —
2026 34 58

Average queue time by month (🌙 Twilight at the Towers, all time)

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Month Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
May 34 58

Average queue time by day (🌙 Twilight at the Towers, all time)

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Day Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
Sun 32 58
Mon 24 45
Tue 45 70
Wed 42 60
Thu 42 70
Fri 29 50
Sat 34 58

Top 10 longest queues (🌙 Twilight at the Towers, all time)

Day Queue time, mins
May 30, 2026 70
May 28, 2026 70
May 26, 2026 70
May 24, 2026 70
May 27, 2026 60
May 29, 2026 50
May 22, 2026 50
May 31, 2026 45
May 25, 2026 45
May 23, 2026 45

Average queue time by hour (🌙 Twilight at the Towers, all time)

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Hour Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
10 37 45
11 44 51
12 43 49
13 41 48
14 37 47
15 38 45
16 33 39
17 29 38
18 23 28
19 16 23

Average queue time by week of year (🌙 Twilight at the Towers, all time)

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