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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 54 min at peak49m
  2. 2The Smiler ~47 min typical · up to 58 min at peak47m
  3. 3Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! ~46 min typical · up to 64 min at peak46m
  4. 4Rita ~46 min typical · up to 58 min at peak46m
  5. 5Galactica ~40 min typical · up to 46 min at peak40m
  6. 6Spinball Whizzer ~40 min typical · up to 51 min at peak40m
  7. 7TH13TEEN ~40 min typical · up to 47 min at peak40m
  8. 8Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure ~37 min typical · up to 47 min at peak37m
  9. 9Nemesis Reborn ~35 min typical · up to 43 min at peak35m
  10. 10In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride ~34 min typical · up to 44 min at peak34m
  11. 11Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure ~32 min typical · up to 39 min at peak32m
  12. 12Runaway Mine Train ~31 min typical · up to 38 min at peak31m
  13. 13Congo River Rapids ~29 min typical · up to 39 min at peak29m
  14. 14Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride ~26 min typical · up to 37 min at peak26m
  15. 15Oblivion ~22 min typical · up to 35 min at peak22m
  16. 16Gangsta Granny: The Ride ~21 min typical · up to 28 min at peak21m
  17. 17Cuckoo Cars Driving School ~20 min typical · up to 27 min at peak20m
  18. 18Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop ~14 min typical · up to 23 min at peak14m
  19. 19Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Dark Forest) ~14 min typical · up to 19 min at peak14m
  20. 20Nemesis Sub-Terra ~12 min typical · up to 19 min at peak12m
  21. 21Raj’s Bouncy Bottom Burp ~12 min typical · up to 15 min at peak12m
  22. 22Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Towers St.) ~12 min typical · up to 17 min at peak12m
  23. 23Toxicator ~11 min typical · up to 17 min at peak11m
  24. 24Hex - The Legend of the Towers ~11 min typical · up to 19 min at peak11m
  25. 25Skyride to Dark Forest (From Forbidden Valley) ~11 min typical · up to 17 min at peak11m
  26. 26Heave Ho ~10 min typical · up to 13 min at peak10m
  27. 27Battle Galleons ~9 min typical · up to 14 min at peak9m
  28. 28Monorail to Entrance Plaza ~9 min typical · up to 13 min at peak9m
  29. 29Marauder's Mayhem ~8 min typical · up to 10 min at peak8m
  30. 30Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks ~8 min typical · up to 23 min at peak8m
  31. 31Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory ~7 min typical · up to 11 min at peak7m
  32. 32Skyride to Towers St. (From Forbidden Valley) ~6 min typical · up to 8 min at peak6m
  33. 33The Curse at Alton Manor ~6 min typical · up to 9 min at peak6m
  34. 34Bugbie-Go-Round ~5 min typical · up to 5 min at peak5m
  35. 35The Alton Towers Exhibition ~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 13 min at peak5m
  39. 39The Gardens ~5 min typical · up to 5 min at peak5m
  40. 40The Royal Carousel ~5 min typical · up to 9 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.

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