Compound queue times
Compound at Alton Towers averages 7 minutes. It is shortest at 12pm and worst at 4pm. It has run 24% of the park's opening hours recently.
Compound queue times, day by day
Compound over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Compound has averaged about 7 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 12 minutes, with the longest queues near 4pm, and the shortest near 12pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Compound queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Compound peaks at 5pm with 11 minutes, and is at its shortest at 1pm with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 6 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Compound
Best time to ride
Compound averages 5 minutes at 1pm against 11 at the 5pm peak - 6 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 20 minutes.
Compound by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Tue0m
- Wed0m
- Thu0m
- Fri9m
- Sat6m
- Sun7m
Monday is the quietest day for Compound, at 0 minutes against 9 on Friday.
Does Compound break down?
Uptime and closures
32% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 32% of the minutes Alton Towers was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 72%
- 54%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 54%
- 66%
- 49%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 39%
Compound ran 32% of Alton Towers's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Compound queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Friday 9 Oct20m
- 2Sunday 27 Sept15m
- 3Sunday 4 Oct15m
- 4Saturday 3 Oct10m
- 5Saturday 26 Sept5m
- 6Friday 2 Oct5m
The worst queue recorded for Compound was 20 minutes on Friday 9 Oct.
Compound 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 Compound
Compound is one of 43 rides tracked at Alton Towers, 27th longest of 43 by usual wait. It queues about 7 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 13-minute park average.
Compound has averaged about 7 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 4pm and quietest around 12pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 24% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Saturdays and busiest on Fridays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Compound?
The live wait time for Compound at Alton Towers is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Compound queue times.
Is Compound open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Compound is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Alton Towers's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Compound has been open around 24% 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 Compound?
Based on historical queue time data, Compound is typically quietest around 12pm. 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 Compound?
Compound is usually quietest on Saturdays, and busiest on Fridays based on recent weeks - visit on a Saturday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Compound usually?
Over recent weeks, Compound has averaged about 7 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 Compound at Alton Towers.
Is Compound often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Compound has been running about 24% of the time. We track Compound'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 Compound at Alton Towers?
Compound 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 Compound?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Compound's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Compound is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.