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Legoland and Alton Towers, long queues

Long queues at Alton Towers

Over 2 hours for Rita

I love fast roller coasters but I really dislike having to spend hours in a queue for under a minute of sheer thrill. Alton Towers for me was the worst for me: 2.5 hours for Rita! What's the longest you have had to wait in a queue?



Alton Towers is a great place to go. A great place if you like watching other people go on roller coasters whilst you queue for hours. If you hate queues don't bother with Alton Towers!

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03-7-2008well.. The Oblivion is by far the best. going down into that black hole is absolutly amazingg.. loved it. oxshabbaa
25-6-2008Hmmm. maybe it is luck of the draw and I was REALLY unlucky that day! Me, my favourite was Nemesis although Oblivion is a close second.. I haven't been back since that awful experience. Been to Blackpool a few times since and found the pleasure beach is much better in terms of queuing tha...moreThrill seeker with recovered feet
24-6-2008I love air it feels like your flying !! like superman !!Zanzi
24-6-2008Alton towers is a fine park, lovely grounds plenty of decent rides and of course fast track tickets. as a season pass holder its free for me to get in and with the fast tracks I can avoid a lot of the crowds when its looking like its going to take ages to get on something. the part I do agree wi...morewayne
15-6-2008my all time favourite ride is oblivion, but it is closely followed by rita, but nothing can beat STEALTH at thorpe park, check it outsproggy
06-6-2008I love the oblivion (with a capital o) brcause it is a good ride to wake you up after a couple of shots. plus the the thrill of it is when you drop although it is real scary wnen it says dont look downk£$h@wn
05-5-2008Have been on Nemesis before and I thought it was brilliant. The others (apart from the monorail) definitely look more thrilling and I hope to try them all out next time I visit Alton Towers. I am surprised the poll just refers to coasters at Alton Towers as another one of my favourites is the Peps...morePaul Lowe
20-4-2008deaddd good day, didnt wait in any queues. would defffo recommemend it.ria
16-4-2008You can get buy one get one free alton towers tickets on the alton towers website and in the news of the world etc.Digsy
16-4-2008does anyone know were you can, if you can get tickets for Alton towers cheaper than £25 im worried about getting them of the internet coz ive heard a few bad storiesConkerz
02-4-2008Haha queues are good they keep you in suspence for the ride and keep you excited.Hannah Baybee
20-3-2008I don't mind waiting in queues. It's when they tell you that the ride has BROKEN DOWN after waiting two hours in line for one of the 'best rides in the park'. So we waited two hours to go on Air. Alas, the announcer takes a look at the few hundred(probably thousand) people waiting ...moreBeep



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