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Ride you have queued up for the longest is?

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 1:14 am
by Hari
Mine was actually Air, I fastracked The Smiler :)
Waited about 45 minutes, all the other rides have always had queues under 20 minutes whenever I have been lol :)
Please post your responses below!
Also, what is the longest queue for Submission or Enterprise you have ever seen?
Thanks

Re: The ride you have queued up the longest for at Alton is???

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 8:56 am
by Danny
2 hour 40 mins for the smiler on opening day

Re: The ride you have queued up the longest for at Alton is???

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 9:06 am
by Jack
TH13TEEN SRQ, I never queue (I use dis pass, not bragging, i just can't cope with queues and people...not claustrophobia), so I used this when I couldn't use my dis pass...that tesla coil scared the bloody hell outa me, and I knew it was there!

The ride you have queued up the longest for at Alton is???

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 9:13 am
by Dan
2hrs 30mins for Nemesis, Halloween 2009

Re: The ride you have queued up the longest for at Alton is???

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 9:27 am
by LoopyDan
About 1hr on The Flume in the middle of the summer.

Re: The ride you have queued up the longest for at Alton is???

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 11:54 am
by PhoenixStudios
The Smiler, during late summer, just over 2 hours. 2nd longest would probably be Blivvy, just over an hour. Smiler broke down twice in the queue and Oblivion broke down once in the queue too.

Re: The ride you have queued up the longest for at Alton is???

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 12:48 pm
by obliviongirl
I think it was Rita, at about forty five minutes, although I have only visited once. It would have certainly been longer if I had ridden The Smiler, but unfortunately it was closed when I went. :(

Re: The ride you have queued up the longest for at Alton is???

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 2:17 pm
by Jackmcd99
We waited 2 hours for air once. They kept shutting it as people were throwing things at it

Re: The ride you have queued up the longest for at Alton is???

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 2:50 pm
by Kirsty25
Rita (in its opening or second year) queued 2 hours for her to shut down for the afternoon.
The Smiler 90 mins on my first trip (though only half an hour of that was actual from 10am queues)
Th13teen 90 mins at Scarefest.

Re: The ride you have queued up the longest for at Alton is???

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 3:31 pm
by JammyBand
50 minutes for Rita. I've always done The Smiler in the SRQ and have queued up to 45 minutes for that (although once I got on in 3 minutes!!!)

Re: The ride you have queued up the longest for at Alton is???

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 3:32 pm
by Dom
Longest I've spent queuing for a ride is 5 mins. I love fast track

Re: The ride you have queued up the longest for at Alton is???

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 3:37 pm
by X/: no way out
Belive it or not but......15 mins for submission in opening year, that's the longest

Re: The ride you have queued up the longest for at Alton is???

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 3:38 pm
by tallicay2k
2 and a half hours for Nemesis in the Summer of 1999.
Got sun stroke due to the heat that day....so yes she is my Nemesis.

Re: The ride you have queued up the longest for at Alton is???

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 3:43 pm
by Ladyofthelake
The longest I think I've queued for anything must be the 40-45 minutes in the SRQ for The Smiler and Air in the summer. Sometimes the SRQ moves really quickly, yet at other times it barely moves at all, it seems to depend on the ride teams on each individual ride as to how well it's managed.

Re: The ride you have queued up the longest for at Alton is???

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 3:44 pm
by rhino18
26th Oct this year. Smiler about 165 mins. Passed through main entrance after 20 mins, broke down after 30. 20 minutes of a VERY slow moving queue, due to people bailing, followed by some test runs and the ride began operating again, this time, however, with 3 trains. Then it began to rain. First, they only warned guests about the 'pain' of riding in the rain, over the loudspeaker. Soon after, however, the threated us with cessation of operation, if the weather continued to be the way it was! Then, at the tuck shop in the queueline, some people decided to queuejump us. Then, about 25-30 mins later, we boarded.

Fortunately I found the falling down piece of shrapnel to provide a very decent ride.

Re: The ride you have queued up the longest for at Alton is???

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 9:33 pm
by Themeparksandy1981
Over 3 hours for Nemesis Aug 1994. Only got on the haunted house,Nemesis,Astro Dancer,Toy land tours&1001 nights that day.

Re: The ride you have queued up the longest for at Alton is???

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 11:30 pm
by bluesonichd
Bout 21/2 hours for Nemesis , spring bank 2012: why we chose bank holiday Saturday to go is still a mystery  :?

Re: The ride you have queued up the longest for at Alton is???

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 11:46 pm
by Whoguru5
2 And A 1/2 Hours for The Smiler Totally Worth it  :D

Re: The ride you have queued up the longest for at Alton is???

Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 11:42 am
by Balb0wa
Smiler on opening day May 31st,3hr 5 mins, got in the queue at 9.02am ,they let us down the steps at  11.54am we were on the ride at 12.07  :)

Re: The ride you have queued up the longest for at Alton is???

Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 11:46 am
by Martin
Apart from The Smiler at the beginning of the season, I think it may have been Nemesis a few years ago now. I remember actually using the old queue line that never seems to be used theses days, the one that goes right back into the trees.
As for length of queue time,I can't remember exactly, but it was probably around 2 - 2.5 hours.
I know crazy right :P