The Royal Carousel queue times
The Royal Carousel at Alton Towers averages 6 minutes. It is shortest at 10am and worst at 1pm. It has run 23% of the park's opening hours recently.
The Royal Carousel queue times, day by day
The Royal Carousel over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
The Royal Carousel has averaged about 6 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 14 minutes, with the longest queues near 1pm, and the shortest near 10am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
The Royal Carousel queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
The Royal Carousel peaks at 2pm with 13 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 8 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride The Royal Carousel
Best time to ride
The Royal Carousel averages 5 minutes at 11am against 13 at the 2pm peak - 8 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 15 minutes.
The Royal Carousel by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Tue0m
- Wed0m
- Thu0m
- Fri3m
- Sat8m
- Sun7m
Monday is the quietest day for The Royal Carousel, at 0 minutes against 8 on Saturday.
Does The Royal Carousel break down?
Uptime and closures
30% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 30% of the minutes Alton Towers was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 85%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 64%
- 55%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 55%
- 64%
The Royal Carousel ran 30% of Alton Towers's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Sunday 4 Oct.
Longest The Royal Carousel queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 20 Sept15m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept15m
- 3Saturday 3 Oct10m
- 4Sunday 27 Sept5m
- 5Friday 2 Oct5m
The worst queue recorded for The Royal Carousel was 15 minutes on Sunday 20 Sept.
The Royal Carousel 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 Royal Carousel
The Royal Carousel is one of 45 rides tracked at Alton Towers, 38th longest of 45 by usual wait. It queues about 6 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 13-minute park average.
The Royal Carousel has averaged about 6 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 1pm and quietest around 10am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 23% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for The Royal Carousel?
The live wait time for The Royal Carousel at Alton Towers is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live The Royal Carousel queue times.
Is The Royal Carousel open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether The Royal Carousel is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Alton Towers's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, The Royal Carousel has been open around 23% 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 Royal Carousel?
Based on historical queue time data, The Royal Carousel 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 The Royal Carousel?
The Royal Carousel is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for The Royal Carousel usually?
Over recent weeks, The Royal Carousel has averaged about 6 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 The Royal Carousel at Alton Towers.
Is The Royal Carousel often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, The Royal Carousel has been running about 23% of the time. We track The Royal Carousel'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 Royal Carousel at Alton Towers?
The Royal Carousel 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 Royal Carousel?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when The Royal Carousel's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when The Royal Carousel is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.