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Best rides at Alton Towers

43 rides rankedpark averages 15 min

The longest queue at Alton Towers is The Smiler, at about 48 minutes on a typical day. Across the 43 ranked rides the park averages 15 minutes. 16 of them are usually a walk on.

Every Alton Towers ride ranked by its usual queue

Top rides by typical wait

43 rides · longest typical queue first

  1. 1The Smiler ~48 min typical · up to 66 min at peak48m
  2. 2Wicker Man ~44 min typical · up to 65 min at peak44m
  3. 3Galactica ~38 min typical · up to 54 min at peak38m
  4. 4Nemesis Reborn ~37 min typical · up to 51 min at peak37m
  5. 5Rita ~36 min typical · up to 55 min at peak36m
  6. 6Spinball Whizzer ~33 min typical · up to 53 min at peak33m
  7. 7TH13TEEN ~32 min typical · up to 55 min at peak32m
  8. 8Oblivion ~25 min typical · up to 34 min at peak25m
  9. 9Runaway Mine Train ~21 min typical · up to 35 min at peak21m
  10. 10Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! ~19 min typical · up to 31 min at peak19m
  12. 11Gangsta Granny: The Ride ~18 min typical · up to 26 min at peak18m
  13. 12In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride ~17 min typical · up to 26 min at peak17m
  14. 13Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure ~16 min typical · up to 28 min at peak16m
  15. 14Nemesis Sub-Terra ~14 min typical · up to 26 min at peak14m
  16. 15Final Exhibit ~14 min typical · up to 23 min at peak14m
  17. 16Toxicator ~13 min typical · up to 23 min at peak13m
  18. 17Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure ~13 min typical · up to 21 min at peak13m
  19. 18Hex - The Legend of the Towers ~13 min typical · up to 19 min at peak13m
  20. 19COMPOUND ~12 min typical · up to 19 min at peak12m
  21. 20Cuckoo Cars Driving School ~12 min typical · up to 19 min at peak12m
  22. 21Altonville Mine Tours: Tiny's Revenge ~11 min typical · up to 21 min at peak11m
  23. 22Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride ~11 min typical · up to 19 min at peak11m
  24. 23Raj’s Bouncy Bottom Burp ~11 min typical · up to 17 min at peak11m
  25. 24Edge of the Forest ~10 min typical · up to 21 min at peak10m
  26. 25Skyride to Dark Forest (From Forbidden Valley) ~10 min typical · up to 15 min at peak10m
  27. 26Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Dark Forest) ~10 min typical · up to 14 min at peak10m
  28. 27Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Towers St.) ~10 min typical · up to 14 min at peak10m
  29. 28Amigos in the Afterlife ~7 min typical · up to 10 min at peak7m
  30. 29Heave Ho ~7 min typical · up to 12 min at peak7m
  31. 30Marauder's Mayhem ~7 min typical · up to 11 min at peak7m
  32. 31Monorail to Entrance Plaza ~7 min typical · up to 18 min at peak7m
  33. 32Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop ~7 min typical · up to 13 min at peak7m
  34. 33The Curse at Alton Manor ~7 min typical · up to 13 min at peak7m
  35. 34Trick O' Treat Town ~7 min typical · up to 12 min at peak7m
  36. 35Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory ~6 min typical · up to 11 min at peak6m
  37. 36Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks ~6 min typical · up to 10 min at peak6m
  38. 37The Royal Carousel ~6 min typical · up to 10 min at peak6m
  39. 38Bugbie-Go-Round ~5 min typical · up to 5 min at peak5m
  40. 39Hey Duggee’s Big Adventure Badge ~5 min typical5m
  41. 40JoJo & Gran Gran At Home ~5 min typical · up to 5 min at peak5m
  42. 41Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE ~5 min typical · up to 10 min at peak5m
  43. 42Skyride to Towers St. (From Forbidden Valley) ~5 min typical · up to 7 min at peak5m
  44. 43The Gardens ~5 min typical · up to 5 min at peak5m

The ranking is each ride's typical wait, which stands in for popularity - the rides people queue longest for tend to be the headline attractions. It is not an editorial "best" score.

Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up

Typical waits are each ride's own recorded queue times over recent weeks, sampled every few minutes through the park's opening hours. A ride with too little history to average honestly is left out.