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Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest queue times

Alton TowersTransport8,232 recorded readings

Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest at Alton Towers averages 10 minutes. It is shortest at 10am and worst at 4pm. It has run 72% of the park's opening hours recently.

Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest queue times, day by day

Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest over recent weeks

Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings

Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest has averaged about 10 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 15 minutes, with the longest queues near 4pm, and the shortest near 10am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.

Typical10m
Peak15m
Uptime72%
Busiest at4pm
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Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest queue times by hour

Average wait by hour

Across the last 28 days · minutes

811a
1012p
131p
142p
133p
154p
125p

Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest peaks at 4pm with 15 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 8. Riding it at the right hour saves 7 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 Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest

Best time to ride

11am on a Tuesday

Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest averages 8 minutes at 11am against 15 at the 4pm peak - 7 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 25 minutes.

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Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest by day of the week

Average wait by day

14 days with a recorded queue

  1. Mon8m
  2. Tue6m
  3. Wed7m
  4. Thu6m
  5. Fri12m
  6. Sat16m
  7. Sun17m

Tuesday is the quietest day for Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest, at 6 minutes against 17 on Sunday.

Does Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest break down?

Uptime and closures

70% of opening hours · 14 days recorded

↑ improving
70%
Average

Running 70% of the minutes Alton Towers was open, across the last 14 recorded days.

Last 14 days uptime

  1. 79%
  2. 81%
  3. 41%
  4. 79%
  5. 85%
  6. 83%
  7. 73%
  8. 77%
  9. 72%
  10. 44%
  11. 60%
  12. 76%
  13. 83%
  14. 74%

Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest ran 70% of Alton Towers's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.

Longest Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest queues on record

Peaks in the last 14 days

Every one a real date · tap through to that day

  1. 1Sunday 27 Sept25m
  2. 2Friday 18 Sept20m
  3. 3Saturday 19 Sept20m
  4. 4Sunday 20 Sept20m
  5. 5Friday 25 Sept20m
  6. 6Saturday 26 Sept20m
  7. 7Tuesday 22 Sept15m
  8. 8Monday 28 Sept15m

The worst queue recorded for Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest was 25 minutes on Sunday 27 Sept.

Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest through the year

All-time average by month

From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes

8Nov
12Jun
11Jul
15Aug
12Sep
5Oct

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 Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest

Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest is one of 47 rides tracked at Alton Towers, 21st longest of 47 by usual wait. It queues about 10 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 13-minute park average.

Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest has averaged about 10 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 4pm and quietest around 10am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 72% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Tuesdays and busiest on Sundays.

Frequently asked

What's the current wait time for Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest?

The live wait time for Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest at Alton Towers is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest queue times.

Is Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest open right now?

The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Alton Towers's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest has been open around 72% 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 Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest?

Based on historical queue time data, Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest 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 Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest?

Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest is usually quietest on Tuesdays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Tuesday for shorter waits.

How long is the queue for Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest usually?

Over recent weeks, Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest has averaged about 10 minutes, with queues usually longest around 4pm. 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 Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest at Alton Towers.

Is Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest often closed or broken down?

Over the last two weeks, Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest has been running about 72% of the time. We track Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest'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 Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest at Alton Towers?

Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest 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 Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Dark Forest?

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