Th13teen queue times
Th13teen at Alton Towers averages 26 minutes. It is shortest at 7pm and worst at 4pm. It has run 88% of the park's opening hours recently.
Th13teen queue times, day by day
Th13teen over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Th13teen has averaged about 26 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 47 minutes, with the longest queues near 4pm, and the shortest near 7pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Th13teen queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Th13teen peaks at 6pm with 42 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 22. Riding it at the right hour saves 20 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Th13teen
Best time to ride
Th13teen averages 22 minutes at 10am against 42 at the 6pm peak - 20 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 90 minutes.
Th13teen by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon17m
- Tue13m
- Wed11m
- Thu14m
- Fri36m
- Sat59m
- Sun44m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Th13teen, at 11 minutes against 59 on Saturday.
Does Th13teen break down?
Uptime and closures
86% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 86% of the minutes Alton Towers was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 75%
- 80%
- 92%
- 98%
- 99%
- 74%
- 61%
- 98%
- 90%
- 99%
- 99%
- 100%
- 95%
- 71%
Th13teen ran 86% of Alton Towers's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Sunday 4 Oct.
Longest Th13teen queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept90m
- 2Sunday 27 Sept80m
- 3Saturday 3 Oct80m
- 4Sunday 20 Sept70m
- 5Friday 2 Oct70m
- 6Friday 25 Sept60m
- 7Monday 28 Sept45m
- 8Thursday 24 Sept40m
The worst queue recorded for Th13teen was 90 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Th13teen through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
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 Th13teen
Th13teen at Alton Towers is a family thrill coaster opened in 2010 in the Dark Forest. The layout is a fairly tame steel coaster on the surface, but mid-ride the train enters a darkened crypt where the entire track section drops vertically while the train is still on it - a freefall surprise inside an enclosed building. Top speed 41 mph, ride time about 90 seconds.
Th13teen's surprise factor only works once, but the freefall section is genuinely unsettling on first ride. Queues are usually moderate at 20-40 minutes. The lower height requirement makes it a good step-up coaster for younger riders graduating from family rides.
Th13teen has averaged about 26 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 4pm and quietest around 7pm. 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 Th13teen?
The live wait time for Th13teen at Alton Towers is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Th13teen queue times.
Is Th13teen open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Th13teen is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Alton Towers's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Th13teen 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 Th13teen?
Based on historical queue time data, Th13teen is typically quietest around 7pm. 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 Th13teen?
Th13teen 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 Th13teen usually?
Over recent weeks, Th13teen has averaged about 26 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 Th13teen at Alton Towers.
Is Th13teen often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Th13teen has been running about 88% of the time. We track Th13teen'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 Th13teen at Alton Towers?
Th13teen 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 Th13teen?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Th13teen's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Th13teen is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.