🎃 Scarefest, 2020
In 2020, Wicker Man had the longest average queue at Alton Towers, at 64 minutes, followed by TH13TEEN (60 minutes) and The Smiler (48 minutes). 7 of the 21 rides have an average queue of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average queue time, mins |
|---|---|
| Wicker Man | 64 |
| TH13TEEN | 60 |
| The Smiler | 48 |
| Rita | 43 |
| Spinball Whizzer | 36 |
| Galactica | 30 |
| In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride | 28 |
| Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure | 28 |
| Oblivion | 27 |
| Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure | 25 |
| Hex - The Legend of the Towers | 25 |
| Nemesis Reborn | 25 |
| Runaway Mine Train | 22 |
| Cuckoo Cars Driving School | 19 |
| Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! | 12 |
| Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride | 12 |
| Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop | 10 |
| Heave Ho | 9 |
| The Curse at Alton Manor | 8 |
| Marauder's Mayhem | 7 |
| Bugbie-Go-Round | 6 |
In 2020, TH13TEEN saw the longest peak queues at Alton Towers, with its daily maximum averaging 88 minutes, ahead of Wicker Man (83 minutes) and Oblivion (68 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum queue time, mins |
|---|---|
| TH13TEEN | 88 |
| Wicker Man | 83 |
| Oblivion | 68 |
| Rita | 67 |
| Spinball Whizzer | 62 |
| The Smiler | 59 |
| Galactica | 58 |
| Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure | 50 |
| In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride | 47 |
| Nemesis Reborn | 47 |
| Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure | 45 |
| Hex - The Legend of the Towers | 41 |
| Runaway Mine Train | 34 |
| Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! | 25 |
| Cuckoo Cars Driving School | 25 |
| Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride | 25 |
| Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop | 19 |
| Heave Ho | 16 |
| The Curse at Alton Manor | 11 |
| Marauder's Mayhem | 8 |
| Bugbie-Go-Round | 7 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | 69 |
| Nov | 75 |
| Dec | — |
In 2020, Tuesday was the quietest day of the week at Alton Towers, averaging 58% compared with 81% on Sunday. On average, weekdays are 12 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 81 |
| Mon | 68 |
| Tue | 58 |
| Wed | 61 |
| Thu | 67 |
| Fri | 67 |
| Sat | 72 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| October 28, 2020 | 90 |
| October 10, 2020 | 87 |
| October 11, 2020 | 85 |
| October 25, 2020 | 84 |
| October 30, 2020 | 84 |
| October 18, 2020 | 81 |
| October 26, 2020 | 80 |
| October 23, 2020 | 79 |
| October 29, 2020 | 77 |
| November 01, 2020 | 75 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| October 21, 2020 | 31 |
| October 20, 2020 | 43 |
| October 09, 2020 | 50 |
| October 16, 2020 | 53 |
| October 19, 2020 | 55 |
| October 22, 2020 | 57 |
| October 31, 2020 | 63 |
| October 24, 2020 | 63 |
| October 17, 2020 | 74 |
| October 27, 2020 | 74 |