The Gardens queue times
The Gardens at Alton Towers averages 5 minutes. It is shortest at 10am and worst at noon. It has run 81% of the park's opening hours recently.
The Gardens queue times, day by day
The Gardens over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
The Gardens has averaged about 5 minutes of queue across its recorded readings. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
The Gardens queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
The Gardens peaks at noon with 5 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 4. Riding it at the right hour saves 1 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride The Gardens
Best time to ride
The Gardens averages 4 minutes at 10am against 5 at the noon peak - 1 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 5 minutes.
The Gardens by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon3m
- Tue3m
- Wed3m
- Thu3m
- Fri3m
- Sat3m
- Sun5m
Monday is the quietest day for The Gardens, at 3 minutes against 5 on Sunday.
Does The Gardens break down?
Uptime and closures
78% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 78% of the minutes Alton Towers was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 99%
- 99%
- 100%
- 80%
- 38%
- 0%
- 84%
- 99%
- 100%
- 73%
- 60%
The Gardens ran 78% of Alton Towers's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Sunday 4 Oct.
Longest The Gardens queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 20 Sept5m
- 2Monday 21 Sept5m
- 3Tuesday 22 Sept5m
- 4Wednesday 23 Sept5m
- 5Thursday 24 Sept5m
- 6Friday 25 Sept5m
- 7Saturday 26 Sept5m
- 8Sunday 27 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for The Gardens was 5 minutes on Sunday 20 Sept.
The Gardens 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 The Gardens
The Gardens is one of 45 rides tracked at Alton Towers, 45th longest of 45 by usual wait. It queues about 5 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 13-minute park average.
The Gardens has averaged about 5 minutes of wait over recent weeks. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 81% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for The Gardens?
The live wait time for The Gardens at Alton Towers is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live The Gardens queue times.
Is The Gardens open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether The Gardens is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Alton Towers's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, The Gardens has been open around 81% 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 The Gardens?
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. The hour-by-hour heatmap on this page shows The Gardens's specific pattern once a few days of data have been recorded.
How long is the queue for The Gardens usually?
Over recent weeks, The Gardens has averaged about 5 minutes. 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 The Gardens at Alton Towers.
Is The Gardens often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, The Gardens has been running about 81% of the time. We track The Gardens'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 The Gardens at Alton Towers?
The Gardens 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 The Gardens?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when The Gardens's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when The Gardens is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.