2018
In 2018, Wicker Man had the longest average queue at Alton Towers, at 59 minutes, followed by The Smiler (47 minutes) and Galactica (41 minutes). 10 of the 29 rides have an average queue of 15 minutes or less.
In 2018, Wicker Man saw the longest peak queues at Alton Towers, with its daily maximum averaging 93 minutes, ahead of The Smiler (73 minutes) and Galactica (66 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum queue time, mins |
|---|---|
| Wicker Man | 93 |
| The Smiler | 73 |
| Galactica | 66 |
| TH13TEEN | 60 |
| Rita | 56 |
| The Furchester Hotel Live Show | 52 |
| Spinball Whizzer | 50 |
| Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure | 45 |
| In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride | 44 |
| Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure | 44 |
| Congo River Rapids | 41 |
| Nemesis Reborn | 40 |
| Oblivion | 38 |
| Runaway Mine Train | 38 |
| Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! | 37 |
| Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride | 32 |
| Andy’s Adventures Dinosaur Dig | 25 |
| [Archived] Enterprise | 25 |
| Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory | 25 |
| Battle Galleons | 20 |
| Cuckoo Cars Driving School | 19 |
| Raj’s Bouncy Bottom Burp | 16 |
| [Archived] The Blade | 15 |
| Hex - The Legend of the Towers | 14 |
| Heave Ho | 11 |
| The Curse at Alton Manor | 11 |
| Marauder's Mayhem | 9 |
| The Royal Carousel | 7 |
| Bugbie-Go-Round | 6 |
In 2018, Alton Towers was quietest in March, when crowd levels averaged as low as 41%. The busiest month was August, at around 81%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | 41 |
| Apr | 54 |
| May | 50 |
| Jun | 51 |
| Jul | 67 |
| Aug | 81 |
| Sep | 60 |
| Oct | 65 |
| Nov | 85 |
| Dec | — |
In 2018, Tuesday was the quietest day of the week at Alton Towers, averaging 48% compared with 81% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 21 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 69 |
| Mon | 61 |
| Tue | 48 |
| Wed | 59 |
| Thu | 49 |
| Fri | 51 |
| Sat | 81 |
| Event | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| 🎆 Fireworks | 91 |
| 🎃 Scarefest | 79 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| September 03, 2018 | 99 |
| October 20, 2018 | 99 |
| August 28, 2018 | 99 |
| September 02, 2018 | 99 |
| August 30, 2018 | 99 |
| September 29, 2018 | 98 |
| September 01, 2018 | 98 |
| March 17, 2018 | 97 |
| August 29, 2018 | 97 |
| October 28, 2018 | 96 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| April 30, 2018 | 0 |
| June 07, 2018 | 0 |
| April 24, 2018 | 1 |
| April 17, 2018 | 1 |
| April 26, 2018 | 3 |
| May 17, 2018 | 4 |
| March 22, 2018 | 5 |
| April 23, 2018 | 5 |
| May 01, 2018 | 5 |
| April 27, 2018 | 5 |