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General Queue Times Discussion 2023

Ethan said:
No one liksz smiler anymore😭Screenshot_20230305-114929_Alton Towers.jpg
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It’s hard to judge exactly why a ride could have a short queue, as there are so many factors.

Smiler could be running at full capacity, while the others could have reduced capacity.

It could have just reopened after a breakdown.

The queue time on the app could be inaccurate.

There are so many factors that affect a ride’s queue time other than popularity… I’m not even sure I could name all of them!
 
Ethan said:
No one likes smiler anymore😭Screenshot_20230305-114929_Alton Towers.jpg
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My take from that list of queuetimes is that Galactica clearly isn't suffering from a lack of Nemesis support :tearsofjoy:

Unless of course it's just reopened after a bit of downtime, I wouldn't know as I'm not there.
 
Josh said:
My take from that list of queuetimes is that Galactica clearly isn't suffering from a lack of Nemesis support :tearsofjoy:

Unless of course it's just reopened after a bit of downtime, I wouldn't know as I'm not there.
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With Rapids, Duel, Funk n Fly and Skyride closed this weekend it’s a bloomin long walk from Mutiny Bay for a go on Galactica. You’ve got to really want to ride it to make the effort.
 
AT86 said:
With Rapids, Duel, Funk n Fly and Skyride closed this weekend it’s a bloomin long walk from Mutiny Bay for a go on Galactica. You’ve got to really want to ride it to make the effort.
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You raise a good point actually, there really are just 2 rides there and nothing else.

Be a pain for hotel guests coming in that way :tearsofjoy:
 
Josh said:
You raise a good point actually, there really are just 2 rides there and nothing else.

Be a pain for hotel guests coming in that way :tearsofjoy:
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Galactica’s low queue may well also be skewed by the fact today is a Kids Pass specific day and by definition will most likely shift the demographic to younger kids, the fact Wickerman is the longest queue and also the only 1.2m coaster that is open is perhaps no surprise.

Demand for 1.4m rides will likely be lower today than your average day.
 
wicker man is one 1 train today so that explains that queue, rita’s queue is high due to thirteen closure and the general operations of it, and oblivion is running 1 station with 4 trains so the capacity on that isn’t the best so that explains the higher queue times
 
Ethan said:
Thats true but I suppose it depends on the gap in queue time. Wicker on 60 on 1 train will get through a lot more than smiler on 3 trains when it was only 5
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How? The only way a ride operating with a lower capacity will get through more guests than a ride with higher capacity is if nobody is joining the queue for the higher capacity ride (which a 5 min wait would suggest isn't the case).
 
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WillPS said:
How? The only way a ride operating with a lower capacity will get through more guests than a ride with higher capacity is if nobody is joining the queue for the higher capacity ride (which a 5 min wait would suggest isn't the case).
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Oh of course ye I see what you mean. I meant the amount of people in the queue at a given time not how many it gets through in the hour
 
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