Alton Towers ride reliability
43 tracked rides at Alton Towers ran 70.4% of opening hours across the last 56 operating days, which is patchy. The least reliable is Amigos in the Afterlife at 33.9%, down on 56 of 56 days.
Reliability verdict
Across the last 56 operating days, 43 tracked rides ran 70.4% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Amigos in the Afterlife, at 33.9%.
Every Alton Towers ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
43 rides · 56 days · worst first
- 1Amigos in the Afterlife33.9%
- 2Trick O' Treat Town33.9%
- 3Edge of the Forest35.7%
- 4COMPOUND35.9%
- 5Final Exhibit36.4%
- 6Altonville Mine Tours: Tiny's Revenge36.4%
- 7Gangsta Granny: The Ride47.4%
- 8The Royal Carousel47.8%
- 9Raj’s Bouncy Bottom Burp48.9%
- 10Cuckoo Cars Driving School51.5%
- 11Rita58.5%
- 12Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure58.7%
- 13Skyride to Dark Forest (From Forbidden Valley)61%
- 14Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Towers St.)61%
- 15Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Dark Forest)61%
- 16Skyride to Towers St. (From Forbidden Valley)61.2%
- 17Spinball Whizzer72.5%
- 18Toxicator78.1%
- 19TH13TEEN80.7%
- 20In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride82.5%
- 21The Curse at Alton Manor84.4%
- 22Nemesis Sub-Terra84.7%
- 23The Smiler84.9%
- 24The Gardens85.1%
- 25Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure86.8%
- 26Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride87.2%
- 27Galactica87.8%
- 28Bugbie-Go-Round88.1%
- 29Oblivion88.6%
- 30Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies!88.9%
- 31Hex - The Legend of the Towers89.8%
- 32Runaway Mine Train90.5%
- 33Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop90.7%
- 34Wicker Man90.7%
- 35JoJo & Gran Gran At Home91.1%
- 36Hey Duggee’s Big Adventure Badge91.2%
- 37Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory91.8%
- 38Nemesis Reborn92.2%
- 39Monorail to Entrance Plaza97.1%
- 40Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks97.4%
- 41Heave Ho97.5%
- 42Marauder's Mayhem98.9%
- 43Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE99.4%
When Alton Towers rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
1,271 breakdowns · late starts excluded
Breakdowns cluster at 5pm, with 243 of the 1,236 closures that started before the park's final hour beginning then - so the ride you most want is safest earlier in the day, not saved for last. A further 990 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 35 closures start in the 8pm hour, when the park is shutting - those are rides finishing their day, not failing, so they are left out here.
Alton Towers downtime day by day
Share of ride hours lost
11 Sept to 8 Nov
The worst day in this window was 2 Nov, when 42.3% of the park's ride hours were lost and 45 of 45 rides went down at some point.
Uptime is the share of the park's own operating minutes a ride was running, recorded every few minutes and averaged over 56 days. A closure counts as one breakdown when it lasts ten minutes or more; shorter stops still count towards time lost, because a two-minute reset is not a fault. Touching closure windows are merged into one closure - a ride shut all day arrives from the feed as that day sliced into the sampling interval, and counting each slice would report one bad day as a hundred breakdowns.
Frequently asked
Which rides break down most at Alton Towers?
Amigos in the Afterlife (33.9%), Trick O' Treat Town (33.9%), Edge of the Forest (35.7%) have the lowest uptime at Alton Towers across the last 56 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 43 tracked rides is above.
How reliable is Alton Towers overall?
Alton Towers averages 70.4% uptime across 43 tracked rides, which is patchy. 5 excellent, 15 good, 7 patchy, 16 poor.
Which ride at Alton Towers is the most reliable?
Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE, at 99.4% uptime over 56 recorded days, losing only 3h 1m in total.
What time of day do rides break down at Alton Towers?
5pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 243 of the 1,236 closures that started before the park's final hour beginning then. Rides that are not running at opening are counted separately as late starts, not as faults.
Which rides are closed at Alton Towers today?
This page is the longer-term pattern rather than the live picture. For what is shut right now, open the Alton Towers live page - every ride shows whether it is open or closed, with the reason where the park provides one.
How is uptime measured?
Each ride's open or closed status is recorded every few minutes through the park's own operating hours. Uptime is the share of those minutes the ride was running. A closure counts as one breakdown when it lasts ten minutes or more; shorter stops still count towards time lost, because a two-minute reset is not a fault.
Does weather affect Alton Towers reliability?
Yes. Water rides close in heavy rain, and exposed coasters close in lightning, high winds or very cold temperatures. These figures reflect actual operations including weather closures, which is why uptime varies through the year.

