The Royal Carousel at Alton Towers. Closed right now.
Busiest around 2pm (about 7 min) and quietest around 11am (about 5 min).
Of the days recorded so far, Tuesday averages the longest queue, at about 8 minutes.
Closed during 6% of the readings taken while the park was fully open. The feed does not say why, so that covers refurbishment and weather as well as breakdowns.
The longest queue we have recorded is 20 minutes on 2026-08-24, the shortest 5 minutes on 2026-08-10.
| 11am | 5 min | 15 readings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12pm | 6 min | 27 readings | |
| 1pm | 6 min | 23 readings | |
| 2pm | 7 min | 14 readings | |
| 3pm | 6 min | 22 readings | |
| 4pm | 6 min | 19 readings |
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