2020
In 2020, Wicker Man had the longest average queue at Alton Towers, at 66 minutes, followed by TH13TEEN (61 minutes) and The Smiler (57 minutes). 6 of the 26 rides have an average queue of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average queue time, mins |
|---|---|
| Wicker Man | 66 |
| TH13TEEN | 61 |
| The Smiler | 57 |
| Rita | 44 |
| Galactica | 38 |
| Spinball Whizzer | 38 |
| Congo River Rapids | 32 |
| In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride | 32 |
| Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure | 31 |
| Oblivion | 30 |
| Nemesis Reborn | 29 |
| Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure | 27 |
| Runaway Mine Train | 26 |
| [Archived] Enterprise | 22 |
| Hex - The Legend of the Towers | 22 |
| [Archived] The Blade | 20 |
| Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride | 19 |
| Battle Galleons | 17 |
| Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! | 17 |
| Cuckoo Cars Driving School | 17 |
| Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop | 15 |
| [Archived] Garden Lantern Trail | 12 |
| Heave Ho | 11 |
| Bugbie-Go-Round | 7 |
| The Curse at Alton Manor | 7 |
| Marauder's Mayhem | 6 |
In 2020, TH13TEEN saw the longest peak queues at Alton Towers, with its daily maximum averaging 94 minutes, ahead of Wicker Man (90 minutes) and Rita (76 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum queue time, mins |
|---|---|
| TH13TEEN | 94 |
| Wicker Man | 90 |
| Rita | 76 |
| The Smiler | 73 |
| Galactica | 64 |
| Oblivion | 59 |
| Spinball Whizzer | 58 |
| Nemesis Reborn | 51 |
| In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride | 50 |
| Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure | 47 |
| Congo River Rapids | 46 |
| Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure | 46 |
| [Archived] Enterprise | 43 |
| Runaway Mine Train | 36 |
| Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! | 34 |
| Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride | 34 |
| Hex - The Legend of the Towers | 34 |
| [Archived] The Blade | 30 |
| Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop | 26 |
| Cuckoo Cars Driving School | 24 |
| Battle Galleons | 22 |
| [Archived] Garden Lantern Trail | 20 |
| Heave Ho | 17 |
| The Curse at Alton Manor | 11 |
| Bugbie-Go-Round | 9 |
| Marauder's Mayhem | 7 |
In 2020, Alton Towers was quietest in October, when crowd levels averaged as low as 53%. The busiest month was August, at around 95%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | 82 |
| Aug | 95 |
| Sep | 63 |
| Oct | 53 |
| Nov | 45 |
| Dec | 32 |
In 2020, Tuesday was the quietest day of the week at Alton Towers, averaging 58% compared with 82% on Sunday. On average, weekdays are 15 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 82 |
| Mon | 68 |
| Tue | 58 |
| Wed | 58 |
| Thu | 70 |
| Fri | 77 |
| Sat | 80 |
| Event | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| 🎃 Scarefest | 70 |
| 🎄 Christmas | 32 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| August 04, 2020 | 99 |
| September 01, 2020 | 99 |
| August 12, 2020 | 99 |
| September 03, 2020 | 99 |
| August 01, 2020 | 99 |
| August 18, 2020 | 99 |
| August 02, 2020 | 99 |
| August 06, 2020 | 99 |
| September 04, 2020 | 98 |
| August 10, 2020 | 98 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| September 30, 2020 | 0 |
| October 06, 2020 | 1 |
| September 23, 2020 | 1 |
| September 29, 2020 | 4 |
| October 05, 2020 | 5 |
| October 07, 2020 | 7 |
| October 13, 2020 | 7 |
| October 14, 2020 | 11 |
| September 22, 2020 | 12 |
| October 12, 2020 | 14 |