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Hex The Legend Of The Towers queue times

Typical wait
17min
At its busiest
28min
Shortest queue
8pm
Running
87%

12,438 recorded readings

17minTypical wait

A typical day, opening to close

Hex The Legend Of The Towers at Alton Towers averages 17 minutes. It is shortest at 8pm and worst at 2pm. It has run 87% of the park's opening hours recently.

Hex The Legend Of The Towers queue times, day by day

Every reading through the day, against what Hex The Legend Of The Towers usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.

Hex The Legend Of The Towers over recent weeks

Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings

Hex The Legend Of The Towers has averaged about 17 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 28 minutes, with the longest queues near 2pm, and the shortest near 8pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.

Typical
17min
Peak
28min
Running
87%
Busiest at
2pm

Last 9 days, tap one

When to queue

Go at 8pm.

Typical wait at 8pm
5min
At 2pm, its worst hour
23min

Which day

Pick a Monday.

Typical wait on a Monday
5min
On a Saturday
30min

Does Hex The Legend Of The Towers break down?

Now and then.

It was running 87% of the time Alton Towers was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 8 minutes in every opening hour.

Running, share of opening hours
87%
Queue readings recorded
12,438

When is the Hex The Legend Of The Towers queue shortest?

Usually at 8pm, about 5 minutes, against 23 at 2pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 18 minutes on a single ride.

Hex The Legend Of The Towers queue times by hour

Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes

810a
1611a
2112p
221p
232p
233p
194p
145p
126p
107p
58p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up

Best time to ride Hex The Legend Of The Towers

8pm on a Monday

Hex The Legend Of The Towers averages 5 minutes at 8pm. The longest queue it has ever held is 50 minutes.

17maverage

Which day is quietest for Hex The Legend Of The Towers?

Monday, at 5 minutes on average, against 30 on Saturday.

Hex The Legend Of The Towers by day of the week

9 days with a recorded queue

  1. Mon5m
  2. Wed22m
  3. Thu27m
  4. Fri15m
  5. Sat30m
  6. Sun17m

Does Hex The Legend Of The Towers break down?

It ran 87% of Alton Towers's opening hours across 9 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Wednesday 11 Nov.

Uptime and closures

87% of opening hours · 9 days recorded

↓ declining
87%
Good

Running 87% of the minutes Alton Towers was open.

Each square is one day, its share of opening hours running. Tap a day to open it above.

How long can the Hex The Legend Of The Towers queue get?

The worst queue recorded for Hex The Legend Of The Towers was 50 minutes on Saturday 31 Oct.

Longest Hex The Legend Of The Towers queues on record

Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date

  1. 1Saturday 31 Oct50m
  2. 2Wednesday 28 Oct45m
  3. 3Thursday 29 Oct45m
  4. 4Friday 30 Oct45m
  5. 5Saturday 7 Nov40m
  6. 6Sunday 1 Nov30m
  7. 7Sunday 8 Nov30m
  8. 8Monday 2 Nov5m

Which months are busiest for Hex The Legend Of The Towers?

October runs longest at 21 minutes on average, and January is quietest at 6.

Hex The Legend Of The Towers through the year

All-time average by month · minutes

8Dec
6Jan
16Mar
13Apr
8May
8Jun
11Jul
17Aug
15Sep
21Oct
19Nov

About Hex - The Legend of the Towers

Hex - The Legend of the Towers is the indoor dark ride housed inside the original Alton Towers manor house. The pre-show tells the legend of the chained oak and the curse on the Earl of Shrewsbury, and the main ride itself is an enclosed rotating-room experience that gives the illusion of barrel-rolling without the riders actually inverting. Total experience around 8 minutes including pre-show.

Hex tends to keep queues short because of its high theatrical capacity - large groups load every few minutes. Even on the busiest days, waits rarely exceed 20 minutes. Worth riding at least once for the theming alone, especially if you are interested in the actual history of the Towers building.

Hex The Legend Of The Towers has averaged about 17 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 2pm and quietest around 8pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 87% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Mondays and busiest on Saturdays.

How we measure

Readings
The queue time Alton Towers publishes for this ride, read every few minutes while the park is open.
By hour
This ride's own last 90 days, within opening hours.
Day by day
Its last 14 days.
Running
The share of the park's open minutes the ride was running.

Frequently asked

What's the current wait time for Hex The Legend Of The Towers?

The live wait time for Hex The Legend Of The Towers at Alton Towers is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Hex The Legend Of The Towers queue times.

Is Hex The Legend Of The Towers open right now?

The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Hex The Legend Of The Towers is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Alton Towers's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Hex The Legend Of The Towers has been open around 87% 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 Hex The Legend Of The Towers?

Based on historical queue time data, Hex The Legend Of The Towers is typically quietest around 8pm. 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 Hex The Legend Of The Towers?

Hex The Legend Of The Towers is usually quietest on Mondays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Monday for shorter waits.

How long is the queue for Hex The Legend Of The Towers usually?

Over recent weeks, Hex The Legend Of The Towers has averaged about 17 minutes, with queues usually longest around 2pm. 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 Hex The Legend Of The Towers at Alton Towers.

Is Hex The Legend Of The Towers often closed or broken down?

Over the last two weeks, Hex The Legend Of The Towers has been running about 87% of the time. We track Hex The Legend Of The Towers'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 Hex The Legend Of The Towers at Alton Towers?

Hex The Legend Of The Towers 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 Hex The Legend Of The Towers?

Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Hex The Legend Of The Towers's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Hex The Legend Of The Towers is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.

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