When to queue
Go at 10am.
- Typical wait at 10am
- 18min
- At 12pm, its worst hour
- 35min
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In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride queue times
- Typical wait
- 27min
- At its busiest
- 40min
- Shortest queue
- 10am
- Running
- 73%
27minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride at Alton Towers averages 27 minutes. It is shortest at 10am and worst at 12pm. It has run 73% of the park's opening hours recently.
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
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 27 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 40 minutes, with the longest queues near 12pm, and the shortest near 10am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 27min
- Peak
- 40min
- Running
- 73%
- Busiest at
- 12pm
Last 6 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Friday.
- Typical wait on a Friday
- 26min
- On a Monday
- 40min
Does In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride break down?
Quite often.
It was running 73% of the time Alton Towers was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 16 minutes in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 73%
- Queue readings recorded
- 7,327
The record
80 minutes.
The longest queue posted for In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride, on Saturday 7 November.
Every ride at Alton Towers →When is the In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride queue shortest?
Usually at 10am, about 18 minutes, against 35 at noon. Turning up at the right hour saves 17 minutes on a single ride.
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
1810a
3311a
3512p
321p
332p
283p
294p
205p
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
10am on a Friday
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride averages 18 minutes at 10am. The longest queue it has ever held is 80 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride?
Friday, at 26 minutes on average, against 40 on Monday.
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride by day of the week
6 days with a recorded queue
- Mon40m
- Fri26m
- Sat32m
- Sun29m
Does In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride break down?
It ran 73% of Alton Towers's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 14 Nov.
Uptime and closures
73% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↓ declining73%
Average
Running 73% 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 In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride queue get?
The worst queue recorded for In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride was 80 minutes on Saturday 7 Nov.
Longest In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Saturday 7 Nov80m
- 2Monday 2 Nov60m
- 3Sunday 1 Nov45m
- 4Saturday 31 Oct40m
- 5Sunday 8 Nov40m
- 6Friday 6 Nov30m
Which months are busiest for In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride?
February runs longest at 43 minutes on average, and January is quietest at 13.
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
14Dec
13Jan
43Feb
19Mar
25Apr
23May
19Jun
27Jul
37Aug
26Sep
26Oct
33Nov
About In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride is one of 43 rides tracked at Alton Towers, 11th longest of 43 by usual wait. It queues about 27 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 22-minute park average.
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride has averaged about 27 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 12pm and quietest around 10am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 73% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Mondays.
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 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 73% 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 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 In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride?
In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Mondays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday 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 27 minutes, with queues usually longest around 12pm. 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 73% 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.
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