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Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St queue times

Typical wait
16min
At its busiest
18min
Shortest queue
4pm
Running
28%

4,065 recorded readings

16minTypical wait

A typical day, opening to close

Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St at Alton Towers averages 16 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 1pm. It has run 28% of the park's opening hours recently.

Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St queue times, day by day

Every reading through the day, against what Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.

Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St over recent weeks

Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings

Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St has averaged about 16 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 18 minutes, with the longest queues near 1pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.

Typical
16min
Peak
18min
Running
28%
Busiest at
1pm

Last 6 days, tap one

When to queue

Go at 6pm.

Typical wait at 6pm
9min
At 1pm, its worst hour
16min

Which day

Pick a Monday.

Typical wait on a Monday
0min
On a Sunday
12min

Does Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St break down?

Quite often.

It was running 28% of the time Alton Towers was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 43 minutes in every opening hour.

Running, share of opening hours
28%
Queue readings recorded
4,065

When is the Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St queue shortest?

Usually at 6pm, about 9 minutes, against 16 at 1pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 7 minutes on a single ride.

Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St queue times by hour

Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes

1011a
1512p
161p
162p
143p
164p
125p
96p
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 Towers St

6pm on a Monday

Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St averages 9 minutes at 6pm. The longest queue it has ever held is 35 minutes.

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Which day is quietest for Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St?

Monday, at 0 minutes on average, against 12 on Sunday.

Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St by day of the week

6 days with a recorded queue

  1. Mon0m
  2. Fri7m
  3. Sat8m
  4. Sun12m

Does Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St break down?

It ran 28% 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

28% of opening hours · 6 days recorded

↓ declining
28%
Poor

Running 28% 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 Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St queue get?

The worst queue recorded for Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St was 35 minutes on Sunday 8 Nov.

Longest Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St queues on record

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

  1. 1Sunday 8 Nov35m
  2. 2Saturday 31 Oct25m
  3. 3Friday 6 Nov5m

Which months are busiest for Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St?

November runs longest at 18 minutes on average, and July is quietest at 10.

Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St through the year

All-time average by month · minutes

11Jun
10Jul
14Aug
12Sep
14Oct
18Nov

About Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St

Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St is one of 43 rides tracked at Alton Towers, 19th longest of 43 by usual wait. It queues about 16 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 22-minute park average.

Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St has averaged about 16 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 1pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 28% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Sundays.

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 Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St?

The live wait time for Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St 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 Towers St queue times.

Is Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St open right now?

The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St 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 Towers St has been open around 28% 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 Towers St?

Based on historical queue time data, Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St is typically quietest around 4pm. 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 Towers St?

Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.

How long is the queue for Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St usually?

Over recent weeks, Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St has averaged about 16 minutes, with queues usually longest around 1pm. 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 Towers St at Alton Towers.

Is Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St often closed or broken down?

Over the last two weeks, Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St has been running about 28% of the time. We track Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St'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 Towers St at Alton Towers?

Skyride To Forbidden Valley From Towers St 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 Towers St?

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

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