Heave Ho queue times
Heave Ho at Alton Towers averages 7 minutes. It is shortest at 10am and worst at 5pm. It has run 95% of the park's opening hours recently.
Heave Ho queue times, day by day
Heave Ho over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Heave Ho has averaged about 7 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 14 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 10am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Heave Ho queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Heave Ho peaks at 1pm with 13 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 8 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Heave Ho
Best time to ride
Heave Ho averages 5 minutes at 10am against 13 at the 1pm peak - 8 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 25 minutes.
Heave Ho by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Tue5m
- Wed5m
- Thu5m
- Fri6m
- Sat13m
- Sun8m
Monday is the quietest day for Heave Ho, at 5 minutes against 13 on Saturday.
Does Heave Ho break down?
Uptime and closures
96% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 96% of the minutes Alton Towers was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 100%
- 81%
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- 99%
- 99%
- 55%
- 100%
- 98%
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Heave Ho ran 96% of Alton Towers's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Sunday 4 Oct.
Longest Heave Ho queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept25m
- 2Saturday 3 Oct25m
- 3Sunday 20 Sept15m
- 4Friday 25 Sept10m
- 5Sunday 27 Sept10m
- 6Monday 21 Sept5m
- 7Tuesday 22 Sept5m
- 8Wednesday 23 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Heave Ho was 25 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Heave Ho through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Alton Towers publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
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About Heave Ho
Heave Ho is one of 45 rides tracked at Alton Towers, 29th longest of 45 by usual wait. It queues about 7 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 13-minute park average.
Heave Ho has averaged about 7 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 10am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 95% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Thursdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Heave Ho?
The live wait time for Heave Ho at Alton Towers is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Heave Ho queue times.
Is Heave Ho open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Heave Ho is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Alton Towers's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Heave Ho has been open around 95% of Alton Towers's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Alton Towers.
What's the best time of day to ride Heave Ho?
Based on historical queue time data, Heave Ho is typically quietest around 10am. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Heave Ho?
Heave Ho is usually quietest on Thursdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Thursday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Heave Ho usually?
Over recent weeks, Heave Ho has averaged about 7 minutes, with queues usually longest around 5pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak queues for Heave Ho at Alton Towers.
Is Heave Ho often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Heave Ho has been running about 95% of the time. We track Heave Ho's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Heave Ho at Alton Towers?
Heave Ho is at Alton Towers - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Alton Towers page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for Heave Ho?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Heave Ho's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Heave Ho is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.