Edge Of The Forest queue times
Edge Of The Forest at Alton Towers averages 6 minutes. It is shortest at 7pm and worst at 12pm. It has run 26% of the park's opening hours recently.
Edge Of The Forest queue times, day by day
Edge Of The Forest over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Edge Of The Forest has averaged about 6 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 8 minutes, with the longest queues near 12pm, and the shortest near 7pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Edge Of The Forest queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Edge Of The Forest peaks at 7pm with 10 minutes, and is at its shortest at 4pm with 6. Riding it at the right hour saves 4 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Edge Of The Forest
Best time to ride
Edge Of The Forest averages 6 minutes at 4pm against 10 at the 7pm peak - 4 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 15 minutes.
Edge Of The Forest by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Tue0m
- Wed0m
- Thu0m
- Fri7m
- Sat7m
- Sun6m
Monday is the quietest day for Edge Of The Forest, at 0 minutes against 7 on Friday.
Does Edge Of The Forest break down?
Uptime and closures
35% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 35% of the minutes Alton Towers was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 72%
- 54%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 54%
- 72%
- 54%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 54%
Edge Of The Forest ran 35% of Alton Towers's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Edge Of The Forest queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Friday 9 Oct15m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept10m
- 3Friday 2 Oct10m
- 4Saturday 3 Oct10m
- 5Sunday 4 Oct10m
- 6Sunday 27 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Edge Of The Forest was 15 minutes on Friday 9 Oct.
Edge Of The Forest 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 Edge Of The Forest
Edge Of The Forest is one of 43 rides tracked at Alton Towers, 33rd longest of 43 by usual wait. It queues about 6 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 13-minute park average.
Edge Of The Forest has averaged about 6 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 12pm and quietest around 7pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 26% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Edge Of The Forest?
The live wait time for Edge Of The Forest at Alton Towers is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Edge Of The Forest queue times.
Is Edge Of The Forest open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Edge Of The Forest is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Alton Towers's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Edge Of The Forest has been open around 26% 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 Edge Of The Forest?
Based on historical queue time data, Edge Of The Forest 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.
How long is the queue for Edge Of The Forest usually?
Over recent weeks, Edge Of The Forest has averaged about 6 minutes, with queues usually longest around 12pm. 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 Edge Of The Forest at Alton Towers.
Is Edge Of The Forest often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Edge Of The Forest has been running about 26% of the time. We track Edge Of The Forest'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 Edge Of The Forest at Alton Towers?
Edge Of The Forest 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 Edge Of The Forest?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Edge Of The Forest's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Edge Of The Forest is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.