Alton Towers April 2013 with a couple mates schools were in so we got most rides done by lunch because the queues were short. Went back in August 2013, queued for The Smiler for like 3-4 hours only got like 4 rides done
Wow! That's a super long wait, the main reason I try and avoid August! April is a great time to visit for queues, can even be fairly quiet at the weekends!
This might not be as bad but yesterday, i queued up for the Wickerman at 8:55AM. Despite being in the morning, I literally queued up for 1:03 hours (9:58AM). However all day, up to around 7pm, it was over a 100min queue.
@@gdplayrr That's a long wait! Especially for a weekday! If you check out our Alton Towers Opening Day 2022 vlog, we had to wait 2 hours as it was so busy 😭 it's definitely worth the wait though!
Visit when it's pi...ng with rain. Go prepared, with dry clothes for the end of the day. You need to get into the right mindset but once you're wet you're wet. I have been on a summer weekend when the queues for most rides were literally zero. Coasters often ride better when it's wet also. The helix on Nemesis was insanely intense in the afternoon when the wheels were wet AND warm.
i went on the smiler back in 2018 expecting a 40 minute wait because that was what it said. the ride had some sort of malfunction and we had to wait for about another hour in a room with strobe lights and loud hysterical laughing. fortunately my dad was able to cover my eyes since i was quite young but still a horrible and overwhelming experience. the actual ride was great and so were the rest though!
Oh no! That doesn't sound like a fun queuing experience! I can imagine being stuck in that room would be a nightmare! Glad you enjoyed the ride though and enjoyed all the other coasters in the park!
I had to wait an extra 30 minutes because someone dropped their damn hat on the netting whilst riding but I feel so bad for younger you that must’ve been horrible especially with the bright lights. I was in the queue in there for about 40 minutes. I saw a kid who had epilepsy almost having to leave the room because of the flashes
Honestly, i always do wickerman first, if youre in the gates by 10 past opening its never been above 20 mins (last year, went for 6 days over the course of the year)
Went Monday, completed Rita twice, thirteen once, smiler once, spinball whizzer four times (no queue), Congo river rapids once, wickerman once and could have easily squeezed in two more rides!
I had a quiet day,but if you arrive in the morning. Go to forbidden valley or dark forest first definitely. Rita had a very short queue (not that I use the main one,I have a disability so I had ride access) and so did Galactica
Going here for the first time at the end of July midweek. Bought an advanced ticket and then used a adult goes free promotion! Bought fast track as didn't know that you could buy one day or if it would cost more! Also my partner a 6yo won't go on the bigger rides. Just wanted to make sure I get on the rides incase I'll not manage again. Only been to Blackpool, heide park and portaventura. I will keep these tips in mind though!
Awesome! Hope you have a great time! Yeah I'd definitely recommend getting the fast track in advance as they can sometimes sell out during busy periods, so at least you can guatantee you'll get on all the rides! Glad you enjoyed the video and found the tips helpful!
They're the two most popular coasters in the park which are closest to the entrance, Spinball is still popular but isn't classed as one of the major coasters in the park, usually won't be too busy first thing in the morning 🙂
I'm going next Monday with my friends as a celebration for completing GCSEs, which means everyone else is still at school. Hopefully the queues are short!
It's not impossible because I went two days ago, one of the hottest days again 33 degrees and we go on literally every ride except the retro ones cos there boring lol we had a accses pass as well so straight to the front loved it. Amazing place!
Just went to Alton towers today, and I actually did go on the smiler first. I was glad I did though, because after I got off the ride was closed for the rest of the park day. I still managed to ride every thrill coaster in the park apart from Rita (which I’m not that hung over really lmao) but I’ll definitely be going back just so I can mark it off my list 😂
Ahh amazing! You got very lucky there! Glad you managed to get on all the coasters and great to hear you had a great day! Let me know when you've ticked Rita off the list! 🎢
Awesome video, I'm planning to go to Alton towers with 3 others and wonder if you'd know, if we did the buy one get one free deal, could Alton Towers refuse us if capacity is high, or does this not happen? Thank you!
Thank you! And other than the opening day the park hasn't reached capacity since, however I believe you can now book in advance online using the 2 for 1 deals! www.altontowers.com/tickets-passes/day-passes/pre-book-promotions/
The Wicker Man was very creepy and I liked it a lot, would recommend. I didn’t ride the Smiler but my sibling and parent went on it (and went on the single queue thingy, got on in about 1 minute btw) I’ve been told it was great. Also buy candy floss if you like it because it is quite good there. The first ride I went on was Spinball Whizzer first and it was a good space between a fast and exciting ride and a slower and calm ride so would recommend that one first if you would like to try it. Congo River Rapids is pretty cool too. Don’t worry about bringing spare clothes since the majority of the seats have a few sprays here and there but I was basically completely dry when I got off. However there was one seat that got particularly wet and splashed and I believe that was second to the right? Just a suggestion.
The Wicker Man and The Smiler are both great coasters! Never tried the candy floss before but will definitely have to try it! Great tips 🙂 thanks for watching!
The few times that being disabled pays off. The ride access pass system works really well without being unfair to those who are queuing. Some staff need training tho I was effectively assaulted on nemesis when the operator repeated slammed the harness down on me leaving me bruised. Had a lovely time too. Pay £7.50 for a locker & you can move the locker around the park with you
We were there the day the Wickerman was first opened properly to the public, joined the queue at 4 o'clock. There were constant technical problems, one of the trains was going round half full, one was going round empty. It drizzled and once the sun went down the temperature started to drop and we huddled together for warmth. Finally got on the ride at half 7. One of my fondest memories from AT, it was brilliant.
Last year I visited Alton Towers for the first time, and me and my freinds decided to check out Air (which was closed at that time), so we decided to go to Nemesis instead. 0 queue time and we hopped on next ride straight away, so 2 rides with no waiting time :D It was super early in the morning tho.
These days, Alton Towers for me is a full day in CBeebies Land with my 2 year old :D, so the once in a blue moon times we go without the little one, we make the most of it and just get platinum fast track tickets. Can usually get on all the big rides like 4 or 5 times each. Top tip for that is double/triple up on one ride to reduce walking time. No point going on it just the once then moving on if you know you’re coming back to it again later.
Fast tracks are definitely a good option if you don't visit the park much or don't go often for the rides, getting platinum is always the best so there's no waiting at all! And that's a very good tip, especially with the park being so big it saves all the walking!
I went to alton towers a few days ago and the queues for everything was like 5-35 mins at 10am!! (When it got to midday oblivion and the smiler went to about 40-60)
thank you for this video! I've went one time before with my family but we weren't very prepared, we had heavy bags and not much drinks or food so alot of money was spent. we did have the fast track pass though so that made the day alot better, but we're going again when it opens up again and in summer with some freinds. I have been looking for videos like this so I know how to go prepared, so thanks so much! I'm gonna start going more often as my family have the merlin pass and my parents get in as carers so we don't spend much money going in so I'm hoping to go more often
No problem at all, so glad you enjoyed the video and glad it'll help you for when you next visit! Especially if you're visiting in summer, it's the best time to use these tips! Thank you for watching and hope you have a great trip to the park this year 😀
@@jamesgledhill9667 i didnt have the pass but i was there today and there was honestly no queue at all, people with a pass could walk right up through the gate and to the ride!
If a ride closes because of high winds, queue up for a bit, the ride operators will wait 10 minutes if they get no alarms and you can get on quickly, thats what I did for the smiler and I was the first on, worth the 45 minute wait though, they wait 30 minutes if they get an alarm within the 10 minutes btw.
My advice- go on Rita, it's always bound to break down after an hour queuing and you'll get a free fastpass for oblivion and smiler (from my personal experience 🤣🤣)
There’s an Alton Tower App that tells you the waiting times on the rides. We went on a lot of different rides with minimal waits. When it rained a few times we went into Justin’s House or we queued for the Gangsta Granny which was indoors and ate our wraps and sandwiches while we were waiting.
Do you think there will be extended opening hours this year like last year. Extended opening hours are very good for getting every ride in. Last year the park was open until 8 in April which was great
Went June 15th (Wednesday) and it was so quiet for a summer month! Longest wait was about 15 mins! Went on the smiler so many times I made myself so dizzy haha
Went Alton Towers on Monday 16th May. The longest wait we had for a ride was 10 minutes for Galactica. Was great being able to just take our time around the park and the weather wasn't terrible either it only rained whilst we was having lunch the rest of the day was a mix of overcast and sunny.
spot on! one of the few videos that give proper suggestions. you mentioned spring, i usually go there in october, the weeks before the scarefest and yes, queue times are short, you feel like it's a long q if you have waited 15 minutes.
My tips. Take your own food the food there is expensive. When you go in go left or right and follow the park round to save criss crossing the park and waisting time Do not go on a windy day. Alot of rides will be closed
Personally I prefer to go wickerman first for the opposite reason- if you get there quickly enough you can actually get in before most of the queue and only wait 15-30 mins, by which point forbidden valley is still quiet! I don't go to smiler until later but i find it to be a good way to miss most queues on wicker man. :)
That's true, if you can get there super early when there's no queue at all then definitely do Wicker Man/The Smiler first and then head to the others after! Great tip! 🙂
This is exactly what I did when wicker men was brand new. It would literally always have 2 - 3 hour queues, so I got there really early, got to wicker Man immediately and queues for 30min to get on
Good tips..if you can get to the park before the gates open you can get down and be one of the first on wickerman you can be on and off this be 10.10am and then head to dark forest and do Rita &13 with next to no que then ride hex if still before 11am and when sky ride opens at 11am take that to forbidden valley and ride galactica and nemisis with min ques also you can then head to x sector and have a ride on oblivion and single ride smiler all before 12.30 😉alton towers big coasters all completed before lunch even on the Busiest day of the year.
For this to work👆 make sure at park for gates open about 9.15am head down to wicker man be first in its que so your on first train of the day hope no big rides brake down in morning as this can shift the crowds and mess up the flow of this but most days this works
I go to school at an American school in England so we have our spring break a week before the English kids so almost every year we have gone to Alton towers with little to no queues best perk of being a military brat
I went to Alton towers and the smiler we saw that the wait was 2hours 20 minutes I always look at the wait is so I don’t have to wait that long because my legs get tired pretty quickly and I hate waiting for rides because you could be on other rides but instead yo ore waiting for a ride that could take 4 hours
We got to Smiler and Sector X at about 11 last Tuesday (19/4) and it was the quietest moment for the Smiler. From lunchtime to the end of the day, the queue for Smiler didn’t drop below 100mins. Oblivion was pretty quiet the whole day. Pinball Wizard and Rita were surprisingly busy.
We were there last Tuesday too, I think the Smiler was down at the start of the day and then opened around the time you were at X-Sector, so you caught it at a perfect time! was quite a busy day!
@@attractionsbeyond Ah yes. It was on and off. When we first got there, people were queueing but it wasn’t moving around. By the time my sister and brother had done Oblivion, it was doing some test runs and we saw the first few passengers. We ended up buying queue jumps for them both because I was using my disabled ride access pass but can’t cope with the inversions and g-forces on Smiler. Was pretty busy all day. We got on Wickerman twice, Pinball twice, they did Oblivion three times, Nemesis twice and we managed Galactica too. Very lucky with the weather - all weekend it was 70%+ rain all day but changed to 0% that morning.
Oh definitely not, it will probably be busier than usual so worth getting them if you want to skip the long queues and make the most out of your day! Hope you have a great time! 🎢
went yesterday which is half term waited 2 hours for smiler got on galactica 3 times because we started there (and nemesis was closed) and did rita was a great day out but gutted i missed wickerman
Alton Towers is OK, some of the attractions (such as Kongo River and The Alton Tower Dungeon) were pretty fun. It is in fact huge but not the best. When someone told me it’s amazing, they didn’t see much then and I’m not talking about Disney Theme Parks. Food also not great and very expensive. I think the best part of it is the gardens. Breath taking 😍
100%! Has some great attractions and is one of the best, but could definitely improve in some areas! I agree with you on the food, could be some better options and cheaper, love the gardens! Thanks for watching 🙂🎢
you nailed it. my tips i personally follow are if you can get a hotel as you get a second day for free and all you can eat breakfast and an extra hour in the park. if you don't stay then lockers are worth it but stock up on snacks as there food is over priced. if your a bigger girl like my self I would say size 16+ test the test seats out veforr you ride because some trains are so much more narrow than others for example nemesis is very narrow and extremely uncomfortable whilst smiler or 13 are comfy. get fast track on busy days but book as far in advance as possible for cheaper.
Wait so is the smiler single rider queue back?? I used this in 2017 and managed 3 rides in my last hour with it, but then when I visited in 2018 I wanted to use it again and I was told they closed it, and this wasn’t even covid related obviously. So is it actually back this year?! Seemed silly to stop it given there’s always going to be space for single riders!
It is indeed! I used it last week and managed to walk straight onto the ride! So glad it's back 😄 I'm not sure why they stopped it, hopefully it stays for good!
@@attractionsbeyond that’s amazing, thanks for letting me know! I’m going tomorrow, I can see today there’s barely been any queues but handy to know if I do ever need it another time!
Hello! It might be slightly busy as there's usually a few other school trips happening around that time, but you should still be able to get on all the rides!
There's a few reasons why August is one of the best months to visit! Check out this video I released a few weeks ago with the reasons why! 😀 ruclips.net/video/GNA0w31lV-w/видео.html
No need to worry! There are some reasons why this month is the best time to visit! I made a video a few weeks back with the reasons why: ruclips.net/video/GNA0w31lV-w/видео.html
I’m going for my birthday (hopefully lol) this year!!! I’m so excited as it’s my first proper time going! (I visited once with my school, but got abandoned so I didn’t get on much)!
We went on a two day trip to Alton towers and we had to finished the big six challenge except for Galactica, so we were going to but then it closed because of the rain 😭🤣
Although it may be busy, there's some reasons why August is the best time to visit! I made a video recently with the reasons why 🙂 ruclips.net/video/GNA0w31lV-w/видео.html
When I was at Alton Towers, I didn’t get food to eat Then and There, I got snacks throughout the day and drinks aswell, and kept them in my bag for just in case and for on the way home, I went with my School and I went on 7 rides in total, whereas most people in school only went on 3 or 4, They got food at lunch time, I didn’t, I just waited and was walking around, going on rides ect, I went first on smiler (bad choice, was waiting for 1 hour and 30 mins), went on the oblivion (10 min wait), went on Spinjam (no wait), Spinball Whizzer (10 min wait), Oblivion again (5 min wait), The blade (2 min Wait) and finally Funk’n’fly (no wait) so do try the tips in the video, they do actually help!
Although it may be busy, there are a few reasons why August is the best month to visit! I made a video a few weeks back with the reasons why 😀 ruclips.net/video/GNA0w31lV-w/видео.html
How busy is it in late June? Hoping to avoid the school visitors after my son finishes his exams but am guessing a lot of others will have the same idea!
Late June you should be okay if you visit during a week day, there's a chance there might be some school trips but it'll be much quieter than if you were to go end of July/August! Weekends will be a little busier as always
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Alton Towers April 2013 with a couple mates schools were in so we got most rides done by lunch because the queues were short. Went back in August 2013, queued for The Smiler for like 3-4 hours only got like 4 rides done
Wow! That's a super long wait, the main reason I try and avoid August! April is a great time to visit for queues, can even be fairly quiet at the weekends!
This might not be as bad but yesterday, i queued up for the Wickerman at 8:55AM. Despite being in the morning, I literally queued up for 1:03 hours (9:58AM). However all day, up to around 7pm, it was over a 100min queue.
@@gdplayrr That's a long wait! Especially for a weekday! If you check out our Alton Towers Opening Day 2022 vlog, we had to wait 2 hours as it was so busy 😭 it's definitely worth the wait though!
@@attractionsbeyond yea I went flamingo land this April, managed to get on everything twice
We are going tomorrow and got the promotions off cereal boxes so booked online and only cost us 35 pound per person x
Visit when it's pi...ng with rain. Go prepared, with dry clothes for the end of the day. You need to get into the right mindset but once you're wet you're wet. I have been on a summer weekend when the queues for most rides were literally zero. Coasters often ride better when it's wet also. The helix on Nemesis was insanely intense in the afternoon when the wheels were wet AND warm.
Great tip! As long as you're prepared for it! 🌧
i went on the smiler back in 2018 expecting a 40 minute wait because that was what it said. the ride had some sort of malfunction and we had to wait for about another hour in a room with strobe lights and loud hysterical laughing. fortunately my dad was able to cover my eyes since i was quite young but still a horrible and overwhelming experience. the actual ride was great and so were the rest though!
Oh no! That doesn't sound like a fun queuing experience! I can imagine being stuck in that room would be a nightmare! Glad you enjoyed the ride though and enjoyed all the other coasters in the park!
I had to wait an extra 30 minutes because someone dropped their damn hat on the netting whilst riding but I feel so bad for younger you that must’ve been horrible especially with the bright lights. I was in the queue in there for about 40 minutes. I saw a kid who had epilepsy almost having to leave the room because of the flashes
Ahh yes The Smiler's single rider queue. The queue i found out about after THREE HOURS queuing in the normal queue 🙃
Oh no! Haha! At least you know for next time I guess!
Honestly, i always do wickerman first, if youre in the gates by 10 past opening its never been above 20 mins (last year, went for 6 days over the course of the year)
Very true! If you can get there for when the park opens its a good idea to get it done at the start of the day!
Went Monday, completed Rita twice, thirteen once, smiler once, spinball whizzer four times (no queue), Congo river rapids once, wickerman once and could have easily squeezed in two more rides!
Amazing! Glad you had a great day!
I had a quiet day,but if you arrive in the morning. Go to forbidden valley or dark forest first definitely. Rita had a very short queue (not that I use the main one,I have a disability so I had ride access) and so did Galactica
Glad to hear you had a great day! 🎢
I went on 26/27 march this year, it was pretty busy but I got on smiler 3 times in about 10 mins using single rider, definitely the best way to ride
Amazing! Single rider is definitely the best way for sure!
Smiler itself is 3 minutes long with a walk around that takes about 2 minutes. I highly doubt this 😂 maybe 3 in 20 mins
@@attractionsbeyond is it single rider queue on every rollercoster or just for smiler??
@@ParksandPosh perhaps they meant 10 minutes of queueing
i RODE SMILER 27 TIMES IN A ROW USING SINGLE RIDER QUEUE
I'm about to ho tomorrow with my friends at school. Really pays off the hard work from year 8 I've done this year
Hope you had a great time!
I did
It was crazy
Wickerman was sic and my teacher did oblivion but I was too scared😄
Going here for the first time at the end of July midweek. Bought an advanced ticket and then used a adult goes free promotion! Bought fast track as didn't know that you could buy one day or if it would cost more! Also my partner a 6yo won't go on the bigger rides. Just wanted to make sure I get on the rides incase I'll not manage again. Only been to Blackpool, heide park and portaventura. I will keep these tips in mind though!
Awesome! Hope you have a great time! Yeah I'd definitely recommend getting the fast track in advance as they can sometimes sell out during busy periods, so at least you can guatantee you'll get on all the rides! Glad you enjoyed the video and found the tips helpful!
Smiler and wicker man closest to entrance have you met spinball whizzer
They're the two most popular coasters in the park which are closest to the entrance, Spinball is still popular but isn't classed as one of the major coasters in the park, usually won't be too busy first thing in the morning 🙂
Visit the park on a Sunday because it is usually qiuet
I'm going next Monday with my friends as a celebration for completing GCSEs, which means everyone else is still at school. Hopefully the queues are short!
Awesome! Should hopefully be a quiet day for you, have a great time! 🎢
It's not impossible because I went two days ago, one of the hottest days again 33 degrees and we go on literally every ride except the retro ones cos there boring lol we had a accses pass as well so straight to the front loved it. Amazing place!
Ahh that's great! Glad you had a great day and got on all the rides!
@@attractionsbeyond yeah brilliant day out! Thanks for your reply. 🙂
NICE video kd
Thank you!!
went today the highest queue time was 10 mins, 0 mins for all went on the big one 5 times each!!
Ahh amazing! Glad you had a great day!
@@attractionsbeyond thank you!!
Just went to Alton towers today, and I actually did go on the smiler first. I was glad I did though, because after I got off the ride was closed for the rest of the park day. I still managed to ride every thrill coaster in the park apart from Rita (which I’m not that hung over really lmao) but I’ll definitely be going back just so I can mark it off my list 😂
Ahh amazing! You got very lucky there! Glad you managed to get on all the coasters and great to hear you had a great day! Let me know when you've ticked Rita off the list! 🎢
I’m going in august for 2 days because it’s my brothers birthday
Awesome! Hope you have a great time! 🎢
@@attractionsbeyond thank you😁
It looked a little tired when we went last week.
Some areas could definitely do with some work after this season
Awesome video dude! What does “cheeky” mean?
Thank you! And hahaha it means if you're feeling a bit naughty 😂
Awesome video, I'm planning to go to Alton towers with 3 others and wonder if you'd know, if we did the buy one get one free deal, could Alton Towers refuse us if capacity is high, or does this not happen? Thank you!
Thank you! And other than the opening day the park hasn't reached capacity since, however I believe you can now book in advance online using the 2 for 1 deals!
www.altontowers.com/tickets-passes/day-passes/pre-book-promotions/
@@attractionsbeyond I had no idea! Thank you so much. Defo subbing now 😊
@@alexjames6029 Ahh thank you!! 🎢
Does anyone know how much the train ticket is from London to alton towers?
I found off-peak prices for around £70 return 🙂
@@attractionsbeyond okay thanks
I went on the smiler first IT WASNT MY DECISION MY STEPSISTER PICkED IT NOT ME
Can we go on single rider with 2 people?
You can join a single rider queue with two people, but it's likely you'll be separated on the ride
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Avoid being fat so you don’t have to take the skyline queue 😃😃
The Wicker Man was very creepy and I liked it a lot, would recommend. I didn’t ride the Smiler but my sibling and parent went on it (and went on the single queue thingy, got on in about 1 minute btw) I’ve been told it was great. Also buy candy floss if you like it because it is quite good there. The first ride I went on was Spinball Whizzer first and it was a good space between a fast and exciting ride and a slower and calm ride so would recommend that one first if you would like to try it. Congo River Rapids is pretty cool too. Don’t worry about bringing spare clothes since the majority of the seats have a few sprays here and there but I was basically completely dry when I got off. However there was one seat that got particularly wet and splashed and I believe that was second to the right? Just a suggestion.
The Wicker Man and The Smiler are both great coasters! Never tried the candy floss before but will definitely have to try it! Great tips 🙂 thanks for watching!
The few times that being disabled pays off. The ride access pass system works really well without being unfair to those who are queuing.
Some staff need training tho I was effectively assaulted on nemesis when the operator repeated slammed the harness down on me leaving me bruised. Had a lovely time too.
Pay £7.50 for a locker & you can move the locker around the park with you
Move a locker around
We were there the day the Wickerman was first opened properly to the public, joined the queue at 4 o'clock. There were constant technical problems, one of the trains was going round half full, one was going round empty. It drizzled and once the sun went down the temperature started to drop and we huddled together for warmth. Finally got on the ride at half 7.
One of my fondest memories from AT, it was brilliant.
Last year I visited Alton Towers for the first time, and me and my freinds decided to check out Air (which was closed at that time), so we decided to go to Nemesis instead. 0 queue time and we hopped on next ride straight away, so 2 rides with no waiting time :D It was super early in the morning tho.
Awesome! Yeah it's always great first thing in the morning when there's less guests in the park, glad you managed to get on the rides super quick!
YOU WENT ON NEMESIS FIRST you mad lad 😭 props bro glad you had fun omg
@@rennicles is it weird I went on oblivion first... And enjoyed it
These days, Alton Towers for me is a full day in CBeebies Land with my 2 year old :D, so the once in a blue moon times we go without the little one, we make the most of it and just get platinum fast track tickets. Can usually get on all the big rides like 4 or 5 times each. Top tip for that is double/triple up on one ride to reduce walking time. No point going on it just the once then moving on if you know you’re coming back to it again later.
Fast tracks are definitely a good option if you don't visit the park much or don't go often for the rides, getting platinum is always the best so there's no waiting at all! And that's a very good tip, especially with the park being so big it saves all the walking!
I went to alton towers a few days ago and the queues for everything was like 5-35 mins at 10am!!
(When it got to midday oblivion and the smiler went to about 40-60)
thank you for this video! I've went one time before with my family but we weren't very prepared, we had heavy bags and not much drinks or food so alot of money was spent. we did have the fast track pass though so that made the day alot better, but we're going again when it opens up again and in summer with some freinds. I have been looking for videos like this so I know how to go prepared, so thanks so much! I'm gonna start going more often as my family have the merlin pass and my parents get in as carers so we don't spend much money going in so I'm hoping to go more often
No problem at all, so glad you enjoyed the video and glad it'll help you for when you next visit! Especially if you're visiting in summer, it's the best time to use these tips! Thank you for watching and hope you have a great trip to the park this year 😀
How long were the ques for fast track. Thanks.
@@jamesgledhill9667 i didnt have the pass but i was there today and there was honestly no queue at all, people with a pass could walk right up through the gate and to the ride!
In 2023 don’t bother heading for nemesis first. Don’t head for nemesis at all in fact.
If a ride closes because of high winds, queue up for a bit, the ride operators will wait 10 minutes if they get no alarms and you can get on quickly, thats what I did for the smiler and I was the first on, worth the 45 minute wait though, they wait 30 minutes if they get an alarm within the 10 minutes btw.
That's a great tip! Thanks for sharing 🙂
My advice- go on Rita, it's always bound to break down after an hour queuing and you'll get a free fastpass for oblivion and smiler (from my personal experience 🤣🤣)
galactica always breaks down and no one gets fastpass from it
Haha yeah I think that coaster had broken down every time I've visited! So good tip 😂
The intamin accelerators always break down! Its exactly the same with stealth at Thorpe Park
There’s an Alton Tower App that tells you the waiting times on the rides. We went on a lot of different rides with minimal waits. When it rained a few times we went into Justin’s House or we queued for the Gangsta Granny which was indoors and ate our wraps and sandwiches while we were waiting.
Do you think there will be extended opening hours this year like last year. Extended opening hours are very good for getting every ride in. Last year the park was open until 8 in April which was great
I really hope so, the 10-4 hours are way to short! It would be good to see them open a little bit longer again, even if it's an extra hour or two!
@@attractionsbeyond Yes it’s definitely needed either a 7 or 8 closing
100% agree!
Scarefest is open til 9pm 👍
Went June 15th (Wednesday) and it was so quiet for a summer month! Longest wait was about 15 mins! Went on the smiler so many times I made myself so dizzy haha
Amazing! Glad you had a great day and had lots of Smiler rides! We went the following day and it was quiet then too!
Went Alton Towers on Monday 16th May. The longest wait we had for a ride was 10 minutes for Galactica. Was great being able to just take our time around the park and the weather wasn't terrible either it only rained whilst we was having lunch the rest of the day was a mix of overcast and sunny.
Ahh amazing, quiet days are the best kind of days! Glad you had a great time!
Soggy sandwiches
Ah, I know its late but I just checked a website and it turns out on that the park was only on 10% capacity. On the 4th it was only on 1%!
spot on! one of the few videos that give proper suggestions. you mentioned spring, i usually go there in october, the weeks before the scarefest and yes, queue times are short, you feel like it's a long q if you have waited 15 minutes.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video 🙂 yeah I always enjoy going in those weeks because its super quiet! Perfect time to visit!
Thx for this. I'm going to altern towers for the first time in April. For a freinds birthday 🎂 🥳
Awesome! Have fun!
@@attractionsbeyond thanks!
My tips.
Take your own food the food there is expensive.
When you go in go left or right and follow the park round to save criss crossing the park and waisting time
Do not go on a windy day. Alot of rides will be closed
Personally I prefer to go wickerman first for the opposite reason- if you get there quickly enough you can actually get in before most of the queue and only wait 15-30 mins, by which point forbidden valley is still quiet! I don't go to smiler until later but i find it to be a good way to miss most queues on wicker man. :)
That's true, if you can get there super early when there's no queue at all then definitely do Wicker Man/The Smiler first and then head to the others after! Great tip! 🙂
This is exactly what I did when wicker men was brand new. It would literally always have 2 - 3 hour queues, so I got there really early, got to wicker Man immediately and queues for 30min to get on
Went the other Thursday 28/4, longest queue was 5 minutes. Did every coaster twice, it was crazy.
Awesome! Sounds like a great day!!
U went exactly a day after me
Good tips..if you can get to the park before the gates open you can get down and be one of the first on wickerman you can be on and off this be 10.10am and then head to dark forest and do Rita &13 with next to no que then ride hex if still before 11am and when sky ride opens at 11am take that to forbidden valley and ride galactica and nemisis with min ques also you can then head to x sector and have a ride on oblivion and single ride smiler all before 12.30 😉alton towers big coasters all completed before lunch even on the Busiest day of the year.
For this to work👆 make sure at park for gates open about 9.15am head down to wicker man be first in its que so your on first train of the day hope no big rides brake down in morning as this can shift the crowds and mess up the flow of this but most days this works
These are great tips! Perfect way to skip those big queues!
Do a Beckham / Michael Jackson … book out the whole day just for you.
Thankfully this advice won't apply to me since I'm going during the week in May 🙂
Amazing! Have the best time!
Sssh don’t say it 🤫
Alton Towers is and always will be second best to Thorpe Park FACT !!
If you are wanting to stop overnight i usually book a hotel nearby which will work out a lot cheaper :)
Great tip!
Or live nearby 😉
I go to school at an American school in England so we have our spring break a week before the English kids so almost every year we have gone to Alton towers with little to no queues best perk of being a military brat
Ahh that's awesome! Best time to take advantage of those short queues!
I went to Alton towers and the smiler we saw that the wait was 2hours 20 minutes I always look at the wait is so I don’t have to wait that long because my legs get tired pretty quickly and I hate waiting for rides because you could be on other rides but instead yo ore waiting for a ride that could take 4 hours
Oh wow, that's a super long wait! Yeah agreed, could get on plenty other rides in that time! 🎢
We got to Smiler and Sector X at about 11 last Tuesday (19/4) and it was the quietest moment for the Smiler. From lunchtime to the end of the day, the queue for Smiler didn’t drop below 100mins. Oblivion was pretty quiet the whole day. Pinball Wizard and Rita were surprisingly busy.
We were there last Tuesday too, I think the Smiler was down at the start of the day and then opened around the time you were at X-Sector, so you caught it at a perfect time! was quite a busy day!
@@attractionsbeyond Ah yes. It was on and off. When we first got there, people were queueing but it wasn’t moving around. By the time my sister and brother had done Oblivion, it was doing some test runs and we saw the first few passengers. We ended up buying queue jumps for them both because I was using my disabled ride access pass but can’t cope with the inversions and g-forces on Smiler. Was pretty busy all day. We got on Wickerman twice, Pinball twice, they did Oblivion three times, Nemesis twice and we managed Galactica too. Very lucky with the weather - all weekend it was 70%+ rain all day but changed to 0% that morning.
I'm going in a week, my mum got the fast passes considering it's on the weekend AND in the summer holidays, was this a mistake getting the passes?
Oh definitely not, it will probably be busier than usual so worth getting them if you want to skip the long queues and make the most out of your day! Hope you have a great time! 🎢
it helps taking my mum who was diabetic and had a disabled badge so we could get on rides quicker.
I have a disabled pass longest I had to was 5 hours due to wickerman being new and breaking down every 5 seconds
That's super long! Queues for Wicker Man are much shorter now
Just got back from a trip here. I made every single mistake listed in this video. 😂 Still had a great time, though!
Haha! Glad you had a great time!! 🎢
Wicker man is overrated its alright thirteen is definitely better than Wicker man in my opinion
I love Wicker Man, but I can see the reasons why you and others may prefer Th13teen, it's a great coaster with great theming!
went yesterday which is half term waited 2 hours for smiler got on galactica 3 times because we started there (and nemesis was closed) and did rita was a great day out but gutted i missed wickerman
Awesome! Glad you had a great day! 🎢
WICKERMAN IS SO GOOD UGH
idk il go to the smiler first thing
Great tips, new sub here 👍
Thanks for subscribing!
By any chance do the buy 1 get 1 free vouchers still work?
I believe so yes!
I went on the 28th and went on smiler first and the line was only 15 minutes
Awesome!
Alton Towers is OK, some of the attractions (such as Kongo River and The Alton Tower Dungeon) were pretty fun.
It is in fact huge but not the best. When someone told me it’s amazing, they didn’t see much then and I’m not talking about Disney Theme Parks. Food also not great and very expensive. I think the best part of it is the gardens. Breath taking 😍
100%! Has some great attractions and is one of the best, but could definitely improve in some areas! I agree with you on the food, could be some better options and cheaper, love the gardens! Thanks for watching 🙂🎢
I do recommend going on school days as you get on more rides (if you can) it’s so much quieter.
you nailed it. my tips i personally follow are if you can get a hotel as you get a second day for free and all you can eat breakfast and an extra hour in the park. if you don't stay then lockers are worth it but stock up on snacks as there food is over priced. if your a bigger girl like my self I would say size 16+ test the test seats out veforr you ride because some trains are so much more narrow than others for example nemesis is very narrow and extremely uncomfortable whilst smiler or 13 are comfy. get fast track on busy days but book as far in advance as possible for cheaper.
Thank you! And ahh these are great tips! Didn't know that about the extra hour in the park! 😮
Always visit during the week. Walk on or very short queue times for virtually everything.
I get to go to alton towers with highschool next year 😁😁
Awesome!!
Butlins Minehead lololloltrollllol
Wait so is the smiler single rider queue back?? I used this in 2017 and managed 3 rides in my last hour with it, but then when I visited in 2018 I wanted to use it again and I was told they closed it, and this wasn’t even covid related obviously. So is it actually back this year?! Seemed silly to stop it given there’s always going to be space for single riders!
It is indeed! I used it last week and managed to walk straight onto the ride! So glad it's back 😄 I'm not sure why they stopped it, hopefully it stays for good!
@@attractionsbeyond that’s amazing, thanks for letting me know! I’m going tomorrow, I can see today there’s barely been any queues but handy to know if I do ever need it another time!
Hello im going on my school trip to Alton Towers on 19th July on a weekday will it be busy
Hello! It might be slightly busy as there's usually a few other school trips happening around that time, but you should still be able to get on all the rides!
Wow thankyou cause I was planning to buy the fastracks
@@attractionsbeyond hello so my trip was actually postponed and its happening in 5 days do you think Its better.
my birthday is in august and its the worst time to go there :(
There's a few reasons why August is one of the best months to visit! Check out this video I released a few weeks ago with the reasons why! 😀
ruclips.net/video/GNA0w31lV-w/видео.html
Well crap I’m going here this month/august
No need to worry! There are some reasons why this month is the best time to visit! I made a video a few weeks back with the reasons why:
ruclips.net/video/GNA0w31lV-w/видео.html
I went on nemesis and galactica
I’m going for my birthday (hopefully lol) this year!!! I’m so excited as it’s my first proper time going! (I visited once with my school, but got abandoned so I didn’t get on much)!
Awesome! I hope you have the best time and get to ride all the coasters! 🎢
I'm going to alton towers in spring with my parents, thanks for the advice
Awesome! Have a great time! 🎢
ruclips.net/video/717V10DxsxA/видео.html kermit just staring at you
He's always watching 👀🐸
We went on a two day trip to Alton towers and we had to finished the big six challenge except for Galactica, so we were going to but then it closed because of the rain 😭🤣
Nooo! That's not good! So close! 😝
I went on smiler first wish I never did 🤣🤣 wickerman is good tho
Starting your day off with all those loops, very brave! 😵💫 Wicker Man is my personal favourite!
@@attractionsbeyond I thought it would be better to get the worst one out the way lol
is there anywere to put your bags on the cosater and if so how would i do it?
You can't take them on the coasters, however each station has a baggage hold so you put your bags in there before you board the ride
@@attractionsbeyond thanks
I literally went to alton towers today in August
Hope you had a great time!
Kermit just chillin watching us
Always watching 👀👀👀
I'm going on Wednesday(tomorrow for me) as a school trip
Hope you had a great day! 🎢
I went too! What was ur fav thing since its today?
I went on th13teen (it was awesomeee!)
I'm going in October the 13th till the 14th
Have fun!! 🎢
The hotel..... Avoid the hotel if possible!!
Never actually stayed in the hotel! Sorry to hear you had a bad experience!
Smiler and wicker man is true. I went straight to Rita and did that twice along with thirteen within the first hour
Me panicking knowing I’m going in august💀
Although it may be busy, there's some reasons why August is the best time to visit! I made a video recently with the reasons why 🙂
ruclips.net/video/GNA0w31lV-w/видео.html
Going there today so I am excited like a small child, I’m 39 next week 😂
Awesome!! Hope you've had a great day! 🎢
im going with school in like an hour so im watching this to prepare!!! ty!!
Awesome! Have a great day! Glad the video has helped! 🎢
When I was at Alton Towers, I didn’t get food to eat Then and There, I got snacks throughout the day and drinks aswell, and kept them in my bag for just in case and for on the way home, I went with my School and I went on 7 rides in total, whereas most people in school only went on 3 or 4, They got food at lunch time, I didn’t, I just waited and was walking around, going on rides ect, I went first on smiler (bad choice, was waiting for 1 hour and 30 mins), went on the oblivion (10 min wait), went on Spinjam (no wait), Spinball Whizzer (10 min wait), Oblivion again (5 min wait), The blade (2 min Wait) and finally Funk’n’fly (no wait) so do try the tips in the video, they do actually help!
Amazing! So glad the tips helped and happy to hear that you got on lots of rides!! 🎢
Me knowing that I always begin my day in CBeebies land for my sister or spinabll whizzer makes me know I’m not stupid
That's what we did when I went to Alton Towers with work last month
Wickerman hadn't opened when we got in the queue.
OH GOD IM GOING IN AUGUST WITH MY FRIEND
Although it may be busy, there are a few reasons why August is the best month to visit! I made a video a few weeks back with the reasons why 😀
ruclips.net/video/GNA0w31lV-w/видео.html
Is 8:22 a ride in Alton towers?
Yes! A ride called Funk n Fly, can be found in Forbidden Valley near Galactica
The Last Time I Went I Avoided The Towers Trading Before Park Closes Mistake And It Was Like We Were The Only Ones In There.
100%! Always best going a few hours before the park closes!
How busy is it in late June? Hoping to avoid the school visitors after my son finishes his exams but am guessing a lot of others will have the same idea!
Late June you should be okay if you visit during a week day, there's a chance there might be some school trips but it'll be much quieter than if you were to go end of July/August! Weekends will be a little busier as always
Sorry but totally disagree with not heading to smiler first thats a must do in my opinion especially at gate opening time
The Wicker Man rule doesn’t apply to me. I have a ride access pass included.
After around 3pm the th13teen queue is only 5-15 minutes
Fun fact I started on wicker man and ended with the smiler left the park at 3 because we did every ride