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In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride queue times

Alton TowersFamily11,476 recorded readings

In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride at Alton Towers averages 19 minutes. It is shortest at 1pm and worst at 10am. It has run 88% of the park's opening hours recently.

In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride queue times, day by day

In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride over recent weeks

Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings

In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride has averaged about 19 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 26 minutes, with the longest queues near 10am, and the shortest near 1pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.

Typical19m
Peak26m
Uptime88%
Busiest at10am
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In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride queue times by hour

Average wait by hour

Across the last 28 days · minutes

1410a
3011a
3112p
271p
262p
263p
264p
105p

In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride peaks at noon with 31 minutes, and is at its shortest at 5pm with 10. Riding it at the right hour saves 21 minutes on a single ride.

Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up

Best time to ride In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride

Best time to ride

5pm on a Wednesday

In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride averages 10 minutes at 5pm against 31 at the noon peak - 21 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 65 minutes.

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In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride by day of the week

Average wait by day

14 days with a recorded queue

  1. Mon15m
  2. Tue9m
  3. Wed8m
  4. Thu8m
  5. Fri19m
  6. Sat43m
  7. Sun32m

Wednesday is the quietest day for In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride, at 8 minutes against 43 on Saturday.

Does In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride break down?

Uptime and closures

84% of opening hours · 14 days recorded

↓ declining
84%
Average

Running 84% of the minutes Alton Towers was open, across the last 14 recorded days.

Last 14 days uptime

  1. 100%
  2. 98%
  3. 100%
  4. 95%
  5. 99%
  6. 100%
  7. 64%
  8. 61%
  9. 96%
  10. 99%
  11. 99%
  12. 100%
  13. 64%
  14. 64%

In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride ran 84% of Alton Towers's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Sunday 4 Oct.

Longest In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride queues on record

Peaks in the last 14 days

Every one a real date · tap through to that day

  1. 1Saturday 26 Sept65m
  2. 2Sunday 20 Sept60m
  3. 3Saturday 3 Oct60m
  4. 4Sunday 27 Sept55m
  5. 5Friday 25 Sept40m
  6. 6Monday 28 Sept35m
  7. 7Monday 21 Sept25m
  8. 8Friday 2 Oct25m

The worst queue recorded for In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride was 65 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.

In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride through the year

All-time average by month

From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes

15Nov
14Dec
13Jan
43Feb
19Mar
25Apr
23May
19Jun
27Jul
37Aug
26Sep
28Oct

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 In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride

In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride is one of 45 rides tracked at Alton Towers, 11th longest of 45 by usual wait. It queues about 19 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 13-minute park average.

In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride has averaged about 19 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 10am and quietest around 1pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 88% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Wednesdays and busiest on Saturdays.

Frequently asked

What's the current wait time for In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride?

The live wait time for In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride at Alton Towers is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride queue times.

Is In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride open right now?

The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Alton Towers's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride has been open around 88% 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 In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride?

Based on historical queue time data, In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride is typically quietest around 1pm. 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 In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride?

In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride is usually quietest on Wednesdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Wednesday for shorter waits.

How long is the queue for In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride usually?

Over recent weeks, In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride has averaged about 19 minutes, with queues usually longest around 10am. 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 In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride at Alton Towers.

Is In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride often closed or broken down?

Over the last two weeks, In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride has been running about 88% of the time. We track In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride'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 In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride at Alton Towers?

In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride 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 In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride?

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