Wicker Man

Alton Towers

Historical queue times (2026-02-19)

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Ride statistics

Current queue time Closed
Opened 2018-03-20
Duration 3 minutes, 30 seconds
Maximum height 22m
Maximum speed 71km/h
Riders per vehicle 24
Average hourly throughput 952
Ride cost £16,000,000
Ride type Wooden Coaster
Ride manufacturer Great Coasters International
Length 618m
Minimum rider height 1.2m
On ride photo available No
Coordinates (OSM) 52.9894, -1.88866

Average queue time by year (☠️ Pirate Takeover, all time)

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Year Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026 11 25

Average queue time by month (☠️ Pirate Takeover, all time)

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Month Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
Feb 11 25

Average queue time by day (☠️ Pirate Takeover, all time)

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Day Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
Sun 12 20
Fri 9 30
Sat 12 25

Top 10 longest queues (☠️ Pirate Takeover, all time)

Day Queue time, mins
February 20, 2026 30
February 21, 2026 25
February 22, 2026 20

Average queue time by hour (☠️ Pirate Takeover, all time)

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Hour Overall average queue time, mins Average maximum queue time, mins
10 5 5
11 12 18
12 20 23
13 14 20
14 12 17
15 7 10

Average queue time by week of year (☠️ Pirate Takeover, all time)

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