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Best rides at Alton Towers

40 rides rankedpark averages 20 min

The longest queue at Alton Towers is Wicker Man, at about 49 minutes on a typical day. Across the 40 ranked rides the park averages 20 minutes. 14 of them are usually a walk on.

Every Alton Towers ride ranked by its usual queue

Top rides by typical wait

40 rides · longest typical queue first

  1. 1Wicker Man ~49 min typical · up to 55 min at peak49m
  2. 2The Smiler ~47 min typical · up to 56 min at peak47m
  3. 3Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! ~44 min typical · up to 61 min at peak44m
  4. 4Galactica ~44 min typical · up to 51 min at peak44m
  5. 5Rita ~42 min typical · up to 51 min at peak42m
  6. 6Spinball Whizzer ~41 min typical · up to 50 min at peak41m
  7. 7TH13TEEN ~39 min typical · up to 48 min at peak39m
  8. 8Nemesis Reborn ~38 min typical · up to 50 min at peak38m
  9. 9Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure ~35 min typical · up to 43 min at peak35m
  10. 10Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure ~33 min typical · up to 46 min at peak33m
  11. 11In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride ~31 min typical · up to 40 min at peak31m
  12. 12Congo River Rapids ~30 min typical · up to 36 min at peak30m
  13. 13Runaway Mine Train ~28 min typical · up to 35 min at peak28m
  14. 14Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride ~24 min typical · up to 32 min at peak24m
  15. 15Oblivion ~24 min typical · up to 33 min at peak24m
  16. 16Gangsta Granny: The Ride ~23 min typical · up to 32 min at peak23m
  17. 17Cuckoo Cars Driving School ~20 min typical · up to 30 min at peak20m
  18. 18Nemesis Sub-Terra ~14 min typical · up to 22 min at peak14m
  19. 19Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Dark Forest) ~14 min typical · up to 20 min at peak14m
  20. 20Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop ~13 min typical · up to 20 min at peak13m
  21. 21Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Towers St.) ~13 min typical · up to 16 min at peak13m
  22. 22Toxicator ~12 min typical · up to 19 min at peak12m
  23. 23Hex - The Legend of the Towers ~12 min typical · up to 23 min at peak12m
  24. 24Raj’s Bouncy Bottom Burp ~12 min typical · up to 17 min at peak12m
  25. 25Skyride to Dark Forest (From Forbidden Valley) ~12 min typical · up to 20 min at peak12m
  26. 26Heave Ho ~10 min typical · up to 13 min at peak10m
  27. 27Monorail to Entrance Plaza ~9 min typical · up to 14 min at peak9m
  28. 28Battle Galleons ~9 min typical · up to 14 min at peak9m
  29. 29Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory ~8 min typical · up to 12 min at peak8m
  30. 30Marauder's Mayhem ~8 min typical · up to 13 min at peak8m
  31. 31Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks ~8 min typical · up to 17 min at peak8m
  32. 32Skyride to Towers St. (From Forbidden Valley) ~6 min typical · up to 9 min at peak6m
  33. 33The Curse at Alton Manor ~6 min typical · up to 9 min at peak6m
  34. 34The Royal Carousel ~6 min typical · up to 10 min at peak6m
  35. 35Bugbie-Go-Round ~5 min typical · up to 6 min at peak5m
  36. 36Hey Duggee’s Big Adventure Badge ~5 min typical · up to 5 min at peak5m
  37. 37JoJo & Gran Gran At Home ~5 min typical · up to 7 min at peak5m
  38. 38Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE ~5 min typical · up to 9 min at peak5m
  39. 39The Gardens ~5 min typical · up to 5 min at peak5m
  40. 40The Alton Towers Exhibition ~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.