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Alton Towers on Friday 21 August 2026

39 rides tracked10am - 7pmAlton, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Alton Towers ran at 59% of a peak day on Friday 21 August 2026 - average, the 21st quietest of the 31 days that month. The park-wide average queue was 21 minutes, peaking at 25 around 12pm.

Friday 21 August 2026

Average · 21st quietest of 31

Alton Towers ran at 59% of a peak day, against 56% for August 2026 as a whole. The park-wide average queue was 21 minutes.

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59%crowds
Hours10am - 7pm81.3% of rides running17°C

Queue times through the day at Alton Towers

Park-wide average by hour

10am - 7pm · minutes

1810a
2311a
2512p
221p
222p
213p
204p
195p
166p

The park was at its worst around 12pm, averaging 25 minutes, and at its best at 6pm with 16 minutes.

Every ride's queue at Alton Towers on Fri 21 Aug

Average queue by ride

41 rides · longest first

  1. Galacticapeak 90 min · 32 min down (4)61m
  2. The Smilerpeak 110 min · 79 min down (3)58m
  3. Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies!peak 70 min · 60 min down (5)51m
  4. Ritapeak 80 min · 105 min down (3)51m
  5. Wicker Manpeak 75 min · 2 min down (1)50m
  6. Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventurepeak 60 min · 60 min down (4)43m
  7. Spinball Whizzerpeak 80 min · 15 min down (2)40m
  8. Runaway Mine Trainpeak 60 min · 2 min down (1)38m
  9. Get Set Go Tree Top Adventurepeak 55 min · 60 min down (5)35m
  10. In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ridepeak 60 min · 120 min down (4)35m
  11. TH13TEENpeak 60 min · 28 min down (2)34m
  12. Gangsta Granny: The Ridepeak 50 min · 190 min down (5)29m
  13. Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ridepeak 45 min · 147 min down (5)28m
  14. Congo River Rapidspeak 35 min · 70 min down (3)23m
  15. Cuckoo Cars Driving Schoolpeak 30 min · 180 min down (5)23m
  16. Oblivionpeak 45 min · 21 min down (2)20m
  17. Nemesis Sub-Terrapeak 40 min · 62 min down (2)15m
  18. Raj’s Bouncy Bottom Burppeak 25 min · 180 min down (8)15m
  19. Toxicatorpeak 35 min · 28 min down (3)14m
  20. Peter Rabbit Hippity Hoppeak 35 min · 164 min down (6)13m
  21. Skyride to Dark Forest (From Forbidden Valley)peak 15 min · 75 min down (3)12m
  22. Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Towers St.)peak 15 min · 75 min down (3)11m
  23. Heave Hopeak 20 min · 72 min down (5)10m
  24. Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Dark Forest)peak 20 min · 75 min down (3)10m
  25. Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factorypeak 25 min · 120 min down (5)9m
  26. Marauder's Mayhempeak 10 min · 60 min down (5)9m
  27. Hex - The Legend of the Towerspeak 15 min · 2 min down (1)8m
  28. Monorail to Entrance Plazapeak 20 min · 49 min down (2)8m
  29. JoJo & Gran Gran At Homepeak 10 min · 120 min down (4)6m
  30. Monorail to Hotels & Car Parkspeak 15 min · 46 min down (2)6m
  31. Skyride to Towers St. (From Forbidden Valley)peak 10 min · 75 min down (3)6m
  32. The Royal Carouselpeak 15 min · 203 min down (5)6m
  33. Battle Galleonspeak 5 min · 62 min down (1)5m
  34. Bugbie-Go-Roundpeak 5 min · 128 min down (4)5m
  35. Hey Duggee’s Big Adventure Badgepeak 5 min · 120 min down (2)5m
  36. Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFEpeak 5 min · 2 min down (1)5m
  37. The Alton Towers Exhibitionpeak 5 min · 120 min down (4)5m
  38. The Curse at Alton Manorpeak 10 min · 88 min down (2)5m
  39. The Gardenspeak 5 min · 2 min down (1)5m
  40. Nemesis Rebornpeak 0 min · 540 min down (3)0m
  41. Something Special Sensory Gardenpeak 0 min · 540 min down (1)0m

Galactica held the longest queue, averaging 61 minutes and touching 90. 2 rides were down for most of the day.

When Alton Towers rides were down on Fri 21 Aug

Closures through the day

10am - 7pm · red is closed

  1. Something Special Sensory Garden9h
  2. Nemesis Reborn9h
  3. The Royal Carousel3h 23m
  4. Gangsta Granny: The Ride3h 10m
  5. Cuckoo Cars Driving School3h
  6. Raj’s Bouncy Bottom Burp3h
  7. Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop2h 44m
  8. Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride2h 27m
  9. Bugbie-Go-Round2h 8m
  10. Hey Duggee’s Big Adventure Badge2h
  11. The Alton Towers Exhibition2h
  12. In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride2h
  13. JoJo & Gran Gran At Home2h
  14. Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory2h
  15. Rita1h 45m
  16. The Curse at Alton Manor1h 28m
  17. The Smiler1h 19m
  18. Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Dark Forest)1h 15m
  19. Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Towers St.)1h 15m
  20. Skyride to Towers St. (From Forbidden Valley)1h 15m
  21. Skyride to Dark Forest (From Forbidden Valley)1h 15m
  22. Heave Ho1h 12m
  23. Congo River Rapids1h 10m
  24. Nemesis Sub-Terra1h 2m
  25. Battle Galleons1h 2m
  26. Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies!1h
  27. Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure1h
  28. Marauder's Mayhem1h
  29. Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure1h
  30. Monorail to Entrance Plaza49m
  31. Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks46m
  32. Galactica32m
  33. TH13TEEN28m
  34. Toxicator28m
  35. Oblivion21m
  36. Spinball Whizzer15m
  37. The Gardens2m
  38. Wicker Man2m
  39. Hex - The Legend of the Towers2m
  40. Runaway Mine Train2m
  41. Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE2m

41 of 41 rides lost time on Fri 21 Aug, 133 closures totalling 70 ride-hours. Something Special Sensory Garden lost the most at 9h.

Where Fri 21 Aug sat in August 2026

Crowd score, day by day

31 days · this day marked

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At 59% this was the 21st quietest of the 31 days in August 2026, which averaged 56%.

Previous dayThu 20 AugNext daySat 22 Aug
Quiet 0-20%Below avg 20-40%Average 40-60%Above avg 60-80%Very busy 80-100%

Every figure here was measured on the day: each ride's queue time and open or closed status is recorded every few minutes through Alton Towers's own operating hours. The crowd score is relative to this park's own busiest day rather than to other parks. Rides with no queue recorded were either walk-on all day or not reporting.

Frequently asked

How busy was Alton Towers on Friday 21 August 2026?

59% of a peak day, which is average. The park-wide average wait across 39 rides was 21 minutes, making it the 21st quietest of the 31 days in August 2026.

What was the best time of day to be at Alton Towers on that day?

6pm, when the park-wide average was 16 minutes, against 25 minutes at the 12pm peak. The park was open 10am - 7pm.

Which ride had the longest queue at Alton Towers that day?

Galactica, averaging 61 minutes and reaching 90 minutes at its worst. The shortest was Something Special Sensory Garden at 0 minutes.

Were any rides closed at Alton Towers on Fri 21 Aug?

2 rides were down for most of the day.

Where do these figures come from?

Every ride's queue time and open or closed status is recorded every few minutes through Alton Towers's own operating hours. The figures on this page are what was measured on the day, not a forecast.

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