Toxicator queue times
Toxicator at Alton Towers averages 10 minutes. It is shortest at 7pm and worst at 2pm. It has run 71% of the park's opening hours recently.
Toxicator queue times, day by day
Toxicator over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Toxicator has averaged about 10 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 18 minutes, with the longest queues near 2pm, and the shortest near 7pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Toxicator queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Toxicator peaks at noon with 21 minutes, and is at its shortest at 8pm with 7. Riding it at the right hour saves 14 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Toxicator
Best time to ride
Toxicator averages 7 minutes at 8pm against 21 at the noon peak - 14 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 45 minutes.
Toxicator by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon6m
- Tue5m
- Wed3m
- Thu3m
- Fri7m
- Sat21m
- Sun12m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Toxicator, at 3 minutes against 21 on Saturday.
Does Toxicator break down?
Uptime and closures
72% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 72% of the minutes Alton Towers was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 94%
- 87%
- 95%
- 84%
- 99%
- 95%
- 86%
- 87%
- 90%
- 100%
- 73%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
Toxicator ran 72% of Alton Towers's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Toxicator queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept45m
- 2Saturday 3 Oct35m
- 3Friday 2 Oct30m
- 4Sunday 27 Sept25m
- 5Sunday 4 Oct25m
- 6Monday 5 Oct15m
- 7Thursday 1 Oct10m
- 8Tuesday 6 Oct10m
The worst queue recorded for Toxicator was 45 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Toxicator 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 Toxicator
Toxicator is one of 43 rides tracked at Alton Towers, 19th longest of 43 by usual wait. It queues about 10 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 13-minute park average.
Toxicator has averaged about 10 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 2pm and quietest around 7pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 71% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Tuesdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Toxicator?
The live wait time for Toxicator at Alton Towers is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Toxicator queue times.
Is Toxicator open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Toxicator is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Alton Towers's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Toxicator has been open around 71% 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 Toxicator?
Based on historical queue time data, Toxicator 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.
What is the best day to ride Toxicator?
Toxicator is usually quietest on Tuesdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Tuesday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Toxicator usually?
Over recent weeks, Toxicator has averaged about 10 minutes, with queues usually longest around 2pm. 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 Toxicator at Alton Towers.
Is Toxicator often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Toxicator has been running about 71% of the time. We track Toxicator'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 Toxicator at Alton Towers?
Toxicator 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 Toxicator?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Toxicator's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Toxicator is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.