Single Rider Queues at Alton Towers

Once you’ve tracked down Cheap Tickets & Promotional Vouchers for Alton Towers then it’s time to turn you head to practical matters. This popular theme park is a must for keen coaster enthusiasts who want to enjoy the rides whilst keeping the queues at bay.

One such method to reduce your wait times is by making use of Single Rider Queues at Alton Towers. This queue-busting method allows the park to effectively fill up available space within ride carriages. Whilst Single Riders were phased out a number of years ago, we’ve been interested to note their return last year.  Find out more details about Single Rider Queues & how changes to Parent Q Share Pass may impact their usefulness.

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Rita at Alton Towers, (photo; Phil Loach)

Alton Towers; Single Rider Queues

Single Rider Queues offer theme park guests a FREE method to bypass queues. By taking up available space within ride carriages, you can access selected rides via a separate entrance. Visitors can then potentially enjoy swifter access to some of the main rides at the park.  The advantage of the Single Rider Queue is the chance to enjoy quicker access to the rides. Whilst Alton Towers stresses that shorter queue times are not guaranteed, our experience is that it does reduce wait times. However, the downside to consider, is that you won’t experience the thrill of the rides with friends & family.

Single Rider Queues are only available on a selected number of attractions within the park.  It tends to be in place on rides where there is likely to be spare capacity within a ride carriage & last season we saw Single Rider Queues on the following rides;

• Spinball Whizzer
• The Smiler
• Galactica
• Oblivion
• Thirteen

Previously we found that single riders were particularly effective at reducing queue times on Spinball Whizzer. Ride operatives often allowed pairs from the Single Rider Queues to fill up space on the carriages.  Seemingly the queues on this attraction can make it more difficult for ride attendants to identify pairs in the main queue.  Find out more details below on how changes to the Parent Q share Pass may impact the effectiveness of Single Rider Queues this year.

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Alton Towers, (photo; Phil Loach)

Single Rider Queues & Parent Q Share Passes

Alton Towers  made changes to their Parent Q Share Passes last season by limiting the number of opportunities for parents to make use of the fastrack entrance.  Alton Towers now states the Parent Q Share is not available on selected rides, (Galactica, Oblivion, Spinball Whizzer, Th13teen, The Smiler) whereby guests will be directed to use the Single Rider Queue instead.  This effectively pushes more visitors towards the Single Rider Queue, potentially reducing its effectiveness as a method to reduce wait times. Whilst Single Riders were phased out at the park a number of years ago, we’re keen to see how their return has been viewed by theme park fans.

Fastrack v Single Rider?

The Single Rider Queue is a FREE method that may reduce your queue time but does mean you won’t be able to experience the thrill of the ride with friends & family.  It’s worth seeing it as another string to your bow for those trying to reduce wait times without spending out on Fastrack tickets. For those willing to buy their way out of the queues, Fastrack tickets offers you a paid method to bypass the queues via a separate entrance.  You can find out more information on this option over within our Fastrack Ticket Guide.

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