Alton Towers queue time statistics

πŸŽƒ Scarefest, all time

Average queue time by ride (πŸŽƒ Scarefest, all time)

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Wicker Man has the longest average queue at Alton Towers, at 65 minutes, followed by The Smiler (64 minutes) and TH13TEEN (51 minutes). 28 of the 45 rides have an average queue of 15 minutes or less.

Ride Overall average queue time, mins
Wicker Man 65
The Smiler 64
TH13TEEN 51
Rita 48
Galactica 42
Spinball Whizzer 42
Nemesis Reborn 37
Oblivion 31
Runaway Mine Train 29
Nemesis Sub-Terra 27
[Archived] Charlie and The Chocolate Factory 25
[Archived] Enterprise 24
Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure 23
Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure 23
[Archived] Roller Disco 23
[Archived] Mine Train 22
[Archived] The Haunting of Molly Crowe 22
Gangsta Granny: The Ride 21
The Furchester Hotel Live Show 21
Toxicator 21
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride 20
[Archived] Runaway Mine Train 20
[Archived] Congo River Rapids 19
Hex - The Legend of the Towers 18
[Archived] River Rapids 17
[Archived] Terror of The Towers 16
Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! 15
Final Exhibit 14
Edge of the Forest 13
[Archived] Flavio's Fabulous Fandango 13
Andy’s Adventures Dinosaur Dig 12
Cuckoo Cars Driving School 12
Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride 12
Skyride to Dark Forest (From Forbidden Valley) 12
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Dark Forest) 12
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Towers St.) 12
[Archived] The Blade 12
[Archived] Sub Species: The End Games 11
COMPOUND 10
Burial Grounds 9
[Archived] Duel 9
Raj’s Bouncy Bottom Burp 9
The Curse at Alton Manor 9
Trick O' Treat Town 9
Altonville Mine Tours: Tiny's Revenge 8
[Archived] Driving School 8
Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory 8
Monorail to Entrance Plaza 8
Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks 8
Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop 8
[Archived] Ripsaw 8
[Archived] Twirling Toadstool 8
Amigos in the Afterlife 7
Dark Hollow 7
Heave Ho 7
Marauder's Mayhem 7
[Archived] Battle Galleons 6
Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE 6
The Royal Carousel 6
Bugbie-Go-Round 5
JoJo & Gran Gran At Home 5
Skyride to Towers St. (From Forbidden Valley) 5

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

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The Smiler sees the longest peak queues at Alton Towers, with its daily maximum averaging 94 minutes, ahead of Wicker Man (94 minutes) and TH13TEEN (85 minutes).

Ride Average maximum queue time, mins
The Smiler 94
Wicker Man 94
TH13TEEN 85
Rita 79
Galactica 75
Spinball Whizzer 74
Nemesis Reborn 65
Oblivion 63
Nemesis Sub-Terra 52
Runaway Mine Train 46
Toxicator 46
Gangsta Granny: The Ride 44
The Furchester Hotel Live Show 40
Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure 39
Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure 38
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride 38
[Archived] Enterprise 37
[Archived] Mine Train 35
Edge of the Forest 34
[Archived] Roller Disco 34
[Archived] Charlie and The Chocolate Factory 33
Monorail to Entrance Plaza 32
[Archived] The Haunting of Molly Crowe 32
Final Exhibit 31
Hex - The Legend of the Towers 31
Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! 30
[Archived] Congo River Rapids 30
[Archived] Runaway Mine Train 30
[Archived] Terror of The Towers 30
[Archived] River Rapids 25
Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride 24
[Archived] Flavio's Fabulous Fandango 23
[Archived] The Blade 23
Skyride to Dark Forest (From Forbidden Valley) 22
COMPOUND 21
Cuckoo Cars Driving School 21
Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks 21
[Archived] Sub Species: The End Games 21
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Towers St.) 20
Andy’s Adventures Dinosaur Dig 19
The Curse at Alton Manor 19
Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop 18
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Dark Forest) 18
Altonville Mine Tours: Tiny's Revenge 17
Trick O' Treat Town 17
Raj’s Bouncy Bottom Burp 16
Burial Grounds 15
Dark Hollow 15
Amigos in the Afterlife 14
Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory 13
[Archived] Driving School 12
Heave Ho 12
Marauder's Mayhem 12
[Archived] Ripsaw 12
[Archived] Duel 11
[Archived] Twirling Toadstool 10
[Archived] Battle Galleons 8
The Royal Carousel 8
Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE 7
Skyride to Towers St. (From Forbidden Valley) 7
Bugbie-Go-Round 5
JoJo & Gran Gran At Home 5

Average crowd level by month (πŸŽƒ Scarefest, all time)

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Oct 65
Nov 64
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Average crowd level by day of the week (πŸŽƒ Scarefest, all time)

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Friday is typically the quietest day of the week at Alton Towers, averaging 56% compared with 78% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 12 percentage points quieter than weekends.

Day Average crowd level, %
Sun 66
Mon 62
Tue 57
Wed 60
Thu 63
Fri 56
Sat 78

Average crowd level by year (πŸŽƒ Scarefest, all time)

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Year Average crowd level, % Average crowd level (YTD), %
2015 37 37
2016 68 68
2017 78 78
2018 78 78
2019 57 57
2020 69 69
2021 75 75
2022 73 73
2023 58 58
2024 60 60
2025 57 57
2026 70 70

Top 10 busiest days (πŸŽƒ Scarefest, all time)

Day Crowd level, %
October 20, 2018 99
October 28, 2017 99
October 27, 2017 98
October 30, 2026 98
October 29, 2017 97
October 26, 2021 97
October 27, 2019 97
October 25, 2022 97
October 26, 2017 97
October 25, 2017 97

Top 10 quietest days (πŸŽƒ Scarefest, all time)

Day Crowd level, %
October 19, 2015 1
October 16, 2015 3
October 20, 2015 7
October 22, 2019 11
October 22, 2015 13
October 03, 2025 14
October 21, 2015 15
October 18, 2023 16
October 11, 2024 17
October 18, 2015 17