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Ride details

Skyride to Dark Forest (From Forbidden Valley)

Skyride trip from Forbidden Valley to Dark Forest and The Towers, gliding above the gardens by cable car.

This Skyride route carries guests from Forbidden Valley across the green valley to the station by Dark Forest and The Towers. The gondola ride mainly serves as practical park transport, but it also offers calm views of the gardens and the higher parts of the park.

Normal 10 min
Average 9 min
Highest measurement 30 min Measured at 31-07 13:32
Type Ride
Category Transport
Closed - status
RCDB

Coaster profile

Classification

Scale low
Official type Gondola lift / park transport
Route Forbidden Valley to Fountain Square / Dark Forest and The Towers
Official stations Towers Street; Forbidden Valley; Fountain Square
Opened August 1, 1987
Manufacturer Poma
Ride model Ropeway / gondola lift
Journey time Approximately 5 minutes between stations
Minimum height No minimum height listed
Accessibility Wheelchairs and mobility scooters can be accommodated; large groups may be split
Ride Access Pass Not used on Skyride due to throughput and accessible queue infrastructure
Weather limits May not operate in high winds, low light levels or high temperatures
View Gardens, valley and central park landscape

Tracks

Length 3,438.3 ft (1,048.0 m)
Height 200.1 ft (61.0 m)
Ride duration 5:00

Trains

Arrangement 52 POMA-gondels; per gondel kunnen maximaal 10 rijders mee.

Location

Outbound route from Forbidden Valley to the Skyride station at Dark Forest and The Towers.

Notes

Skyride is park transport rather than a roller coaster; the specifications are based on Alton Towers sources and Skyride reference material.

Theming

The experience is about travelling above the valley and taking in the historic gardens rather than following a storyline.

Data

Wait statistics

Based on available measurements and historical wait-time data.

Now Closed
Normal 10 min
Average 9 min
Highest measurement 30 min Measured at 31-07 13:32
Measurements 301
Outage measurements 0
Avg. outage duration -
Often busy 14:00 10 min average
Often quiet 11:00 5 min average
Reliability High 345 measurements, 7 hour blocks
Distribution

Boxplots

Spread of wait times, outage duration, and the number of outages per day based on available historical data.

Wait times

301 measurements

0 min 10 min 20 min 30 min
Min
5 min
Q1
5 min
Median
10 min
Q3
10 min
Max
30 min

Typical wait time: around 10 min.

It usually falls between 5 min and 10 min.

See more than 10 min? It is probably busier than usual — consider a quieter moment.

Less than 5 min? You are in luck: that does not happen often.

Outage duration

Not enough data yet for a boxplot.

This attraction has not reported any outages to us yet. We cannot say anything meaningful about it here.

Outages per day

Not enough data yet for a boxplot.

This attraction has not reported any outages to us yet. We cannot say anything meaningful about it here.

Historical

Wait-time build-up

Today compared with historical wait times by hour.

Today Expected Historical
Horizontal axis hours, vertical axis queue minutes. 0 min 5 min 10 min 15 min 20 min 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00