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Ride details

Skyride to Forbidden Valley (from Dark Forest)

Skyride journey from Dark Forest and The Towers to Forbidden Valley with views over the Alton Towers gardens.

This Skyride route provides the return journey from Dark Forest and The Towers to Forbidden Valley. The ride uses the same POMA gondola system and offers a relaxed way to avoid the climb and long walk through the park.

Normal 10 min
Average 12 min
Highest measurement 25 min Measured at 26-07 15:34
Type Ride
Category Transport
Closed - status
RCDB

Coaster profile

Classification

Scale low
Official type Gondola lift / park transport
Route Fountain Square / Dark Forest and The Towers to Forbidden Valley
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 Forbidden Valley approach

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

Direction from the station at Dark Forest and The Towers to Forbidden Valley.

Notes

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

Theming

Skyride is practical park transport with views over the gardens and the valley between the park areas.

Data

Wait statistics

Based on available measurements and historical wait-time data.

Now Closed
Normal 10 min
Average 12 min
Highest measurement 25 min Measured at 26-07 15:34
Measurements 301
Outage measurements 0
Avg. outage duration -
Often busy 14:00 15 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
10 min
Median
10 min
Q3
15 min
Max
25 min

Typical wait time: around 10 min.

It usually falls between 10 min and 15 min.

See more than 15 min? It is probably busier than usual — consider a quieter moment.

Less than 10 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