Skip to main content
Park Queue TimesPQT

Best rides at Alton Towers

43 rides rankedpark averages 13 min

The longest queue at Alton Towers is The Smiler, at about 38 minutes on a typical day. Across the 43 ranked rides the park averages 13 minutes. 23 of them are usually a walk on.

Every Alton Towers ride ranked by its usual queue

Top rides by typical wait

43 rides · longest typical queue first

  1. 1The Smiler ~38 min typical · up to 50 min at peak38m
  2. 2Rita ~35 min typical · up to 45 min at peak35m
  3. 3Wicker Man ~34 min typical · up to 54 min at peak34m
  4. 4Galactica ~32 min typical · up to 46 min at peak32m
  5. 5Nemesis Reborn ~29 min typical · up to 38 min at peak29m
  6. 6Spinball Whizzer ~27 min typical · up to 45 min at peak27m
  7. 7TH13TEEN ~27 min typical · up to 46 min at peak27m
  8. 8Oblivion ~23 min typical · up to 29 min at peak23m
  9. 9Bluey the Ride: Here Come The Grannies! ~19 min typical · up to 40 min at peak19m
  10. 10In The Night Garden Magical Boat Ride ~18 min typical · up to 25 min at peak18m
  12. 11Gangsta Granny: The Ride ~16 min typical · up to 30 min at peak16m
  13. 12Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure ~16 min typical · up to 30 min at peak16m
  14. 13Runaway Mine Train ~16 min typical · up to 33 min at peak16m
  15. 14Cuckoo Cars Driving School ~14 min typical · up to 22 min at peak14m
  16. 15Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride ~12 min typical · up to 26 min at peak12m
  17. 16Raj’s Bouncy Bottom Burp ~12 min typical · up to 19 min at peak12m
  18. 17Get Set Go Tree Top Adventure ~11 min typical · up to 30 min at peak11m
  19. 18Hex - The Legend of the Towers ~11 min typical · up to 17 min at peak11m
  20. 19Toxicator ~10 min typical · up to 18 min at peak10m
  21. 20Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Dark Forest) ~10 min typical · up to 14 min at peak10m
  22. 21Nemesis Sub-Terra ~9 min typical · up to 17 min at peak9m
  23. 22Skyride to Dark Forest (From Forbidden Valley) ~9 min typical · up to 16 min at peak9m
  24. 23Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Towers St.) ~9 min typical · up to 16 min at peak9m
  25. 24Final Exhibit ~8 min typical · up to 12 min at peak8m
  26. 25Monorail to Entrance Plaza ~8 min typical · up to 10 min at peak8m
  27. 26Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop ~8 min typical · up to 13 min at peak8m
  28. 27COMPOUND ~7 min typical · up to 12 min at peak7m
  29. 28Altonville Mine Tours: Tiny's Revenge ~7 min typical · up to 12 min at peak7m
  30. 29Amigos in the Afterlife ~7 min typical · up to 17 min at peak7m
  31. 30Heave Ho ~7 min typical · up to 13 min at peak7m
  32. 31Marauder's Mayhem ~7 min typical · up to 13 min at peak7m
  33. 32Trick O' Treat Town ~7 min typical · up to 22 min at peak7m
  34. 33Edge of the Forest ~6 min typical · up to 8 min at peak6m
  35. 34Justin's House Pie-O-Matic Factory ~6 min typical · up to 13 min at peak6m
  36. 35Monorail to Hotels & Car Parks ~6 min typical · up to 15 min at peak6m
  37. 36The Curse at Alton Manor ~6 min typical · up to 10 min at peak6m
  38. 37The Royal Carousel ~6 min typical · up to 12 min at peak6m
  39. 38Bugbie-Go-Round ~5 min typical · up to 5 min at peak5m
  40. 39Hey Duggee’s Big Adventure Badge ~5 min typical5m
  41. 40JoJo & Gran Gran At Home ~5 min typical5m
  42. 41Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE ~5 min typical · up to 10 min at peak5m
  43. 42Skyride to Towers St. (From Forbidden Valley) ~5 min typical · up to 7 min at peak5m
  44. 43The Gardens ~5 min typical5m

The ranking is each ride's typical wait, which stands in for popularity - the rides people queue longest for tend to be the headline attractions. It is not an editorial "best" score.

Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up

Typical waits are each ride's own recorded queue times over recent weeks, sampled every few minutes through the park's opening hours. A ride with too little history to average honestly is left out.