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Alton Towers

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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 year (🌃 Alton After Dark, all time)

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Year Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
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2024 — —
2025 56 91
2026 67 98

Average queue time by month (🌃 Alton After Dark, all time)

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Month Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
Mar 59 93

Average queue time by day (🌃 Alton After Dark, all time)

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Day Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
Sun 47 85
Fri 44 72
Sat 76 113

Top 10 longest queues (🌃 Alton After Dark, all time)

Day Queue time, mins
March 22, 2026 150
March 21, 2026 120
March 15, 2025 120
March 15, 2025 120
March 29, 2025 110
March 29, 2025 110
March 22, 2025 110
March 22, 2025 110
March 14, 2026 100
March 21, 2025 80

Average queue time by hour (🌃 Alton After Dark, all time)

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Hour Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
10 56 71
11 67 85
12 66 79
13 63 75
14 67 75
15 60 72
16 57 68
17 52 61
18 47 53
19 34 42

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

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