π Scarefest, 2022
In 2022, The Smiler had the longest average queue at Alton Towers, at 70 minutes, followed by TH13TEEN (62 minutes) and Wicker Man (62 minutes). 11 of the 25 rides have an average queue of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average queue time, mins |
|---|---|
| The Smiler | 70 |
| TH13TEEN | 62 |
| Wicker Man | 62 |
| Rita | 55 |
| Spinball Whizzer | 50 |
| Galactica | 48 |
| Oblivion | 41 |
| Nemesis Reborn | 39 |
| Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure | 30 |
| Gangsta Granny: The Ride | 29 |
| Runaway Mine Train | 28 |
| Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure | 23 |
| In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride | 21 |
| Hex - The Legend of the Towers | 18 |
| Cuckoo Cars Driving School | 15 |
| Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! | 13 |
| Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride | 12 |
| Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory | 10 |
| Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop | 9 |
| Rajβs Bouncy Bottom Burp | 9 |
| The Royal Carousel | 9 |
| Heave Ho | 7 |
| Marauder's Mayhem | 7 |
| Bugbie-Go-Round | 5 |
| JoJo & Gran Gran At Home | 5 |
In 2022, TH13TEEN saw the longest peak queues at Alton Towers, with its daily maximum averaging 101 minutes, ahead of The Smiler (100 minutes) and Rita (90 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum queue time, mins |
|---|---|
| TH13TEEN | 101 |
| The Smiler | 100 |
| Rita | 90 |
| Spinball Whizzer | 88 |
| Wicker Man | 87 |
| Galactica | 84 |
| Oblivion | 72 |
| Nemesis Reborn | 67 |
| Gangsta Granny: The Ride | 55 |
| Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure | 45 |
| In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride | 43 |
| Runaway Mine Train | 41 |
| Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure | 36 |
| Hex - The Legend of the Towers | 29 |
| Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! | 26 |
| Cuckoo Cars Driving School | 25 |
| Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride | 25 |
| Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop | 20 |
| Rajβs Bouncy Bottom Burp | 15 |
| Marauder's Mayhem | 12 |
| The Royal Carousel | 12 |
| Heave Ho | 11 |
| Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory | 10 |
| Bugbie-Go-Round | 5 |
| JoJo & Gran Gran At Home | 5 |
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| Oct | 73 |
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In 2022, Friday was the quietest day of the week at Alton Towers, averaging 62% compared with 89% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 15 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 77 |
| Mon | 66 |
| Tue | 71 |
| Wed | 70 |
| Thu | 69 |
| Fri | 62 |
| Sat | 89 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| October 25, 2022 | 97 |
| October 26, 2022 | 95 |
| October 24, 2022 | 94 |
| October 27, 2022 | 93 |
| October 15, 2022 | 93 |
| October 29, 2022 | 91 |
| October 28, 2022 | 91 |
| October 22, 2022 | 89 |
| October 16, 2022 | 85 |
| October 30, 2022 | 84 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| October 07, 2022 | 31 |
| October 17, 2022 | 43 |
| October 18, 2022 | 44 |
| October 19, 2022 | 45 |
| October 20, 2022 | 45 |
| October 14, 2022 | 53 |
| October 09, 2022 | 58 |
| October 31, 2022 | 61 |
| October 21, 2022 | 74 |
| October 23, 2022 | 82 |