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Monorail To Entrance Plaza queue times

Typical wait: 7min
At its busiest: 19min
Shortest queue: 1pm
Running: 97%

15,267 recorded readings

Monorail To Entrance Plaza at Alton Towers averages 7 minutes. It is shortest at 1pm and worst at 10am. It has run 97% of the park's opening hours recently.

Monorail To Entrance Plaza queue times, day by day

Every reading through the day, against what Monorail To Entrance Plaza usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.

Monorail To Entrance Plaza over recent weeks

Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings

Monorail To Entrance Plaza has averaged about 7 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 19 minutes, with the longest queues near 10am, and the shortest near 1pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.

Typical: 7min
Peak: 19min
Running: 97%
Busiest at: 10am

Last 14 days, tap one

When to queue

Go at 5pm.

Typical wait at 5pm: 5min
At 10am, its worst hour: 24min

Which day

Pick a Sunday.

Typical wait on a Sunday: 6min
On a Monday: 9min

Does Monorail To Entrance Plaza break down?

Rarely.

It was running 97% of the time Alton Towers was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 2 minutes in every opening hour.

Running, share of opening hours: 97%
Queue readings recorded: 15,267

The record

30 minutes.

The longest queue Monorail To Entrance Plaza has held, on Monday 12 October.

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When is the Monorail To Entrance Plaza queue shortest?

Usually at 5pm, about 5 minutes, against 24 at 10am. Turning up at the right hour saves 19 minutes on a single ride.

Monorail To Entrance Plaza queue times by hour

Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes

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1411a

812p

61p

62p

63p

64p

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56p

67p

58p

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

Best time to ride Monorail To Entrance Plaza

5pm on a Sunday

Monorail To Entrance Plaza averages 5 minutes at 5pm. The longest queue it has ever held is 30 minutes.

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Which day is quietest for Monorail To Entrance Plaza?

Sunday, at 6 minutes on average, against 9 on Monday.

Monorail To Entrance Plaza by day of the week

14 days with a recorded queue

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Tue8m
Wed8m
Thu9m
Fri8m
Sat8m
Sun6m

Does Monorail To Entrance Plaza break down?

It ran 97% of Alton Towers's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Sunday 25 Oct.

Uptime and closures

97% of opening hours · 14 days recorded

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97%

Excellent

Running 97% 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 Monorail To Entrance Plaza queue get?

The worst queue recorded for Monorail To Entrance Plaza was 30 minutes on Monday 12 Oct.

Longest Monorail To Entrance Plaza queues on record

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

Which months are busiest for Monorail To Entrance Plaza?

July runs longest at 19 minutes on average, and November is quietest at 7.

Monorail To Entrance Plaza through the year

All-time average by month · minutes

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About Monorail To Entrance Plaza

Monorail To Entrance Plaza is one of 43 rides tracked at Alton Towers, 31st longest of 43 by usual wait. It queues about 7 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 16-minute park average.

Monorail To Entrance Plaza has averaged about 7 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 97% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays and busiest on Thursdays.

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 Monorail To Entrance Plaza?

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

Is Monorail To Entrance Plaza open right now?

The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Monorail To Entrance Plaza is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Alton Towers's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Monorail To Entrance Plaza has been open around 97% 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 Monorail To Entrance Plaza?

Based on historical queue time data, Monorail To Entrance Plaza 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 Monorail To Entrance Plaza?

Monorail To Entrance Plaza is usually quietest on Sundays, and busiest on Thursdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.

How long is the queue for Monorail To Entrance Plaza usually?

Over recent weeks, Monorail To Entrance Plaza has averaged about 7 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 Monorail To Entrance Plaza at Alton Towers.

Is Monorail To Entrance Plaza often closed or broken down?

Over the last two weeks, Monorail To Entrance Plaza has been running about 97% of the time. We track Monorail To Entrance Plaza'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 Monorail To Entrance Plaza at Alton Towers?

Monorail To Entrance Plaza 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 Monorail To Entrance Plaza?

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

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