Alton Towers queue time statistics

πŸŽƒ Scarefest, 2026

Average queue time by ride (πŸŽƒ Scarefest, 2026)

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So far in 2026, The Smiler has had the longest average queue at Alton Towers, at 69 minutes, followed by Wicker Man (63 minutes) and TH13TEEN (49 minutes). 25 of the 43 rides have an average queue of 15 minutes or less.

Ride Overall average queue time, mins
The Smiler 69
Wicker Man 63
TH13TEEN 49
Nemesis Reborn 47
Rita 47
Galactica 45
Spinball Whizzer 42
Oblivion 33
Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! 31
Runaway Mine Train 31
Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure 26
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride 23
Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure 19
Nemesis Sub-Terra 19
Toxicator 19
Gangsta Granny: The Ride 17
Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride 17
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Towers St.) 16
Final Exhibit 15
Hex - The Legend of the Towers 15
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Dark Forest) 14
COMPOUND 13
Cuckoo Cars Driving School 13
Skyride to Dark Forest (From Forbidden Valley) 13
Edge of the Forest 11
Raj’s Bouncy Bottom Burp 11
Burial Grounds 10
Altonville Mine Tours: Tiny's Revenge 9
Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop 9
Heave Ho 8
The Curse at Alton Manor 8
Amigos in the Afterlife 7
Dark Hollow 7
Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory 7
Marauder's Mayhem 7
Monorail to Entrance Plaza 7
Trick O' Treat Town 7
Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks 6
The Royal Carousel 6
Bugbie-Go-Round 5
JoJo & Gran Gran At Home 5
Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE 5
Skyride to Towers St. (From Forbidden Valley) 5

Average maximum queue time by ride (πŸŽƒ Scarefest, 2026)

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So far in 2026, The Smiler has seen the longest peak queues at Alton Towers, with its daily maximum averaging 93 minutes, ahead of TH13TEEN (92 minutes) and Rita (89 minutes).

Ride Average maximum queue time, mins
The Smiler 93
TH13TEEN 92
Rita 89
Wicker Man 89
Spinball Whizzer 88
Nemesis Reborn 82
Galactica 77
Oblivion 63
Runaway Mine Train 52
Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! 48
Toxicator 48
Nemesis Sub-Terra 45
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride 44
Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure 44
Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure 36
Gangsta Granny: The Ride 33
Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride 32
Hex - The Legend of the Towers 32
Edge of the Forest 28
Final Exhibit 28
Monorail to Entrance Plaza 26
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Towers St.) 24
Cuckoo Cars Driving School 23
Skyride to Dark Forest (From Forbidden Valley) 23
COMPOUND 22
Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop 22
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Dark Forest) 22
Raj’s Bouncy Bottom Burp 20
Altonville Mine Tours: Tiny's Revenge 18
Burial Grounds 17
The Curse at Alton Manor 17
Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks 16
Heave Ho 15
Amigos in the Afterlife 13
Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory 13
Marauder's Mayhem 13
Trick O' Treat Town 13
Dark Hollow 12
Skyride to Towers St. (From Forbidden Valley) 9
The Royal Carousel 9
Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE 6
Bugbie-Go-Round 5
JoJo & Gran Gran At Home 5

Average crowd level by month (πŸŽƒ Scarefest, 2026)

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Average crowd level by day of the week (πŸŽƒ Scarefest, 2026)

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Fri 41
Sat 84

Average crowd level by week (πŸŽƒ Scarefest, 2026)

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Top 10 busiest days (πŸŽƒ Scarefest, 2026)

Day Crowd level, %
October 17, 2026 93
September 26, 2026 93
October 03, 2026 91
October 10, 2026 88
October 11, 2026 74
October 04, 2026 61
October 16, 2026 52
September 27, 2026 46
October 02, 2026 36
October 09, 2026 33

Top 10 quietest days (πŸŽƒ Scarefest, 2026)

Day Crowd level, %
October 09, 2026 33
October 02, 2026 36
September 27, 2026 46
October 16, 2026 52
October 04, 2026 61
October 11, 2026 74
October 10, 2026 88
October 03, 2026 91
September 26, 2026 93
October 17, 2026 93