Alton Towers queue time statistics

πŸŽ† Fireworks, all time

Average queue time by ride (πŸŽ† Fireworks, all time)

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Wicker Man has the longest average queue at Alton Towers, at 61 minutes, followed by The Smiler (58 minutes) and TH13TEEN (46 minutes). 19 of the 37 rides have an average queue of 15 minutes or less.

Ride Overall average queue time, mins
Wicker Man 61
The Smiler 58
TH13TEEN 46
Rita 42
Spinball Whizzer 40
Galactica 36
[Archived] Charlie and The Chocolate Factory 31
[Archived] Mine Train 31
Nemesis Reborn 31
[Archived] Roller Disco 27
Runaway Mine Train 26
Oblivion 24
[Archived] Enterprise 23
Gangsta Granny: The Ride 23
Nemesis Sub-Terra 23
Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure 23
[Archived] Runaway Mine Train 23
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride 22
The Furchester Hotel Live Show 22
Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure 21
Hex - The Legend of the Towers 17
Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! 16
Toxicator 16
[Archived] Congo River Rapids 14
Andy’s Adventures Dinosaur Dig 13
[Archived] Flavio's Fabulous Fandango 13
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Towers St.) 12
[Archived] The Blade 11
Cuckoo Cars Driving School 10
Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride 10
Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory 10
Monorail to Entrance Plaza 10
Skyride to Dark Forest (From Forbidden Valley) 10
The Curse at Alton Manor 10
Heave Ho 9
Marauder's Mayhem 9
Raj’s Bouncy Bottom Burp 9
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Dark Forest) 9
[Archived] Duel 8
Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks 8
[Archived] Driving School 7
Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop 7
[Archived] Twirling Toadstool 7
Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE 6
[Archived] Battle Galleons 5
Bugbie-Go-Round 5
JoJo & Gran Gran At Home 5
[Archived] Ripsaw 5
[Archived] River Rapids 5
Skyride to Towers St. (From Forbidden Valley) 5
The Royal Carousel 5

Average maximum queue time by ride (πŸŽ† Fireworks, all time)

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Wicker Man sees the longest peak queues at Alton Towers, with its daily maximum averaging 116 minutes, ahead of The Smiler (83 minutes) and Galactica (78 minutes).

Ride Average maximum queue time, mins
Wicker Man 116
The Smiler 83
Galactica 78
TH13TEEN 77
Rita 71
Spinball Whizzer 67
Nemesis Reborn 63
[Archived] Mine Train 60
Nemesis Sub-Terra 52
[Archived] Charlie and The Chocolate Factory 50
Runaway Mine Train 46
Oblivion 45
[Archived] Runaway Mine Train 45
Gangsta Granny: The Ride 44
Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks 42
[Archived] Roller Disco 41
The Furchester Hotel Live Show 40
Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure 39
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride 38
Toxicator 37
[Archived] Enterprise 35
Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure 33
Monorail to Entrance Plaza 31
Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! 29
Hex - The Legend of the Towers 26
Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride 22
[Archived] The Blade 22
Andy’s Adventures Dinosaur Dig 21
[Archived] Congo River Rapids 21
[Archived] Flavio's Fabulous Fandango 21
Marauder's Mayhem 20
Heave Ho 19
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Towers St.) 18
The Curse at Alton Manor 18
Cuckoo Cars Driving School 17
Skyride to Dark Forest (From Forbidden Valley) 17
Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory 15
Raj’s Bouncy Bottom Burp 15
[Archived] Duel 13
Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop 13
Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE 12
Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Dark Forest) 12
[Archived] Driving School 10
[Archived] Twirling Toadstool 8
Skyride to Towers St. (From Forbidden Valley) 6
The Royal Carousel 6
[Archived] Battle Galleons 5
Bugbie-Go-Round 5
JoJo & Gran Gran At Home 5
[Archived] Ripsaw 5
[Archived] River Rapids 5

Average crowd level by month (πŸŽ† Fireworks, all time)

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Average crowd level by day of the week (πŸŽ† Fireworks, all time)

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Fri 28
Sat 82

Average crowd level by year (πŸŽ† Fireworks, all time)

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Year Average crowd level, % Average crowd level (YTD), %
2015 50 β€”
2016 89 86
2017 90 90
2018 91 91
2019 55 β€”
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2021 67 33
2022 59 60
2023 65 65
2024 52 β€”
2025 54 β€”

Top 10 busiest days (πŸŽ† Fireworks, all time)

Day Crowd level, %
November 03, 2018 96
November 04, 2017 95
November 06, 2016 92
November 06, 2021 91
November 05, 2022 91
November 05, 2016 86
November 09, 2019 85
November 04, 2018 85
November 05, 2017 85
November 08, 2025 80

Top 10 quietest days (πŸŽ† Fireworks, all time)

Day Crowd level, %
November 08, 2019 1
November 07, 2025 20
November 08, 2024 22
November 06, 2026 27
November 04, 2022 28
November 05, 2021 33
November 08, 2015 38
November 06, 2022 58
November 04, 2023 61
November 09, 2025 62