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). 9 of the 27 rides have an average queue of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average queue time, mins |
|---|---|
| Wicker Man | 59 |
| The Smiler | 47 |
| Galactica | 41 |
| Rita | 36 |
| TH13TEEN | 35 |
| Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure | 31 |
| Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure | 30 |
| Spinball Whizzer | 29 |
| In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride | 27 |
| Runaway Mine Train | 27 |
| Congo River Rapids | 26 |
| The Furchester Hotel Live Show | 23 |
| Nemesis Reborn | 22 |
| Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! | 21 |
| Oblivion | 19 |
| Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride | 18 |
| Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory | 18 |
| Andy’s Adventures Dinosaur Dig | 16 |
| Battle Galleons | 14 |
| Cuckoo Cars Driving School | 13 |
| Raj’s Bouncy Bottom Burp | 11 |
| The Curse at Alton Manor | 10 |
| Heave Ho | 9 |
| Hex - The Legend of the Towers | 9 |
| Marauder's Mayhem | 7 |
| The Royal Carousel | 6 |
| Bugbie-Go-Round | 5 |
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 |
| Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory | 25 |
| Battle Galleons | 20 |
| Cuckoo Cars Driving School | 19 |
| Raj’s Bouncy Bottom Burp | 16 |
| 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 |