2019
In 2019, The Smiler had the longest average queue at Alton Towers, at 44 minutes, followed by Wicker Man (42 minutes) and Spinball Whizzer (34 minutes). 12 of the 28 rides have an average queue of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average queue time, mins |
|---|---|
| The Smiler | 44 |
| Wicker Man | 42 |
| Spinball Whizzer | 34 |
| Rita | 33 |
| TH13TEEN | 32 |
| Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure | 29 |
| Congo River Rapids | 28 |
| Galactica | 28 |
| Runaway Mine Train | 28 |
| In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride | 26 |
| Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure | 25 |
| [Archived] Enterprise | 24 |
| Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! | 20 |
| Oblivion | 20 |
| Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride | 17 |
| Nemesis Reborn | 17 |
| Cuckoo Cars Driving School | 15 |
| Battle Galleons | 14 |
| Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory | 14 |
| Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop | 14 |
| [Archived] The Blade | 12 |
| Raj’s Bouncy Bottom Burp | 11 |
| Heave Ho | 10 |
| Hex - The Legend of the Towers | 10 |
| The Curse at Alton Manor | 9 |
| Marauder's Mayhem | 8 |
| The Royal Carousel | 7 |
| Bugbie-Go-Round | 6 |
In 2019, The Smiler saw the longest peak queues at Alton Towers, with its daily maximum averaging 63 minutes, ahead of Wicker Man (59 minutes) and Spinball Whizzer (56 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum queue time, mins |
|---|---|
| The Smiler | 63 |
| Wicker Man | 59 |
| Spinball Whizzer | 56 |
| Rita | 51 |
| TH13TEEN | 49 |
| In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride | 47 |
| Galactica | 46 |
| Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure | 43 |
| Congo River Rapids | 39 |
| [Archived] Enterprise | 38 |
| Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure | 38 |
| Oblivion | 37 |
| Runaway Mine Train | 37 |
| Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! | 34 |
| Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride | 31 |
| Nemesis Reborn | 30 |
| Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop | 24 |
| Cuckoo Cars Driving School | 19 |
| Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory | 19 |
| Battle Galleons | 18 |
| [Archived] The Blade | 17 |
| Raj’s Bouncy Bottom Burp | 15 |
| Hex - The Legend of the Towers | 13 |
| Heave Ho | 12 |
| The Curse at Alton Manor | 11 |
| Marauder's Mayhem | 10 |
| The Royal Carousel | 9 |
| Bugbie-Go-Round | 6 |
In 2019, Alton Towers was quietest in March, May, and June, when crowd levels averaged as low as 43%. The busiest month was August, at around 73%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | 43 |
| Apr | 49 |
| May | 46 |
| Jun | 46 |
| Jul | 64 |
| Aug | 73 |
| Sep | 55 |
| Oct | 47 |
| Nov | 54 |
| Dec | — |
In 2019, Friday was the quietest day of the week at Alton Towers, averaging 40% compared with 74% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 23 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 66 |
| Mon | 58 |
| Tue | 44 |
| Wed | 52 |
| Thu | 43 |
| Fri | 40 |
| Sat | 74 |
| Event | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| 🎃 Scarefest | 56 |
| 🎆 Fireworks | 55 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| September 02, 2019 | 99 |
| June 28, 2019 | 98 |
| August 29, 2019 | 98 |
| August 27, 2019 | 98 |
| September 07, 2019 | 98 |
| June 22, 2019 | 97 |
| October 27, 2019 | 97 |
| September 21, 2019 | 97 |
| August 25, 2019 | 96 |
| August 13, 2019 | 95 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| June 11, 2019 | 0 |
| April 02, 2019 | 0 |
| May 09, 2019 | 0 |
| April 04, 2019 | 0 |
| October 03, 2019 | 0 |
| March 26, 2019 | 0 |
| April 30, 2019 | 0 |
| November 08, 2019 | 1 |
| June 07, 2019 | 1 |
| September 06, 2019 | 2 |