The Smiler

Probably the most thrilling rollercoaster ride! Lots of twists and drops and loops. Mad speed. Might be a little too much for younger kids not used to big thrill rides. There's a mini stop at the halfway point to catch your breath! Highly recommend even with the long queues. Any kind of fast track is well worth it for these popular rides.

I can never decide between this and nemesis which is my favourite ride at Alton towers. Front row on the smiler is superb, can get a little rough towards the back but I don't mind, adds to the thrills. Compact and thrilling, incredible engineering

I am writing this review on behalf of Chef Simon from college. He has ridden this roller coaster 11 times. He waited 2 hours. I think he enjoyed himself even tho The Smiler is quite rough but it is a Gerstlauer coaster tho so no surprise that it isn’t aging very well. I hate upside down rides so watched it from off ride and enjoyed myself. Chef Simon has now been upside down 154 times on The Smiler

Great day at Alton towers. Not as busy as I was expecting and this was on a Saturday. We got there after 10:00 so the queues to get in had gone. The longest I had to wait for one of the main rides was 40 minutes, not bad for a weekend.

The smiler is an amazing ride it's one of my faves at the park cause of the theming and the lore behind the ride and the staff were really nice I would recommend it if you like coasters with lore behind them or if you a thrill seeker

I've absolutely loved this ride since it open when I was a kid! It really does make me smile, so it definitely lives up to its name! It has gotten a little rougher over the years but that's expected of a rollercoaster, I see no other faults than that. It's great when going on solo trips as it has a single rider queue! The staff when I visited last (25/05/24) were very friendly which helped make my day! Overall amazing ride, can't wait to come back and ride it again!

Alton towers has very popular rides but the Smiler and wicker man have to be the best. The theming is just incredible especially when you are in the queue. with 14 inversions the ride is just amazing and the best in the theme park. It is properly best to do the smiler and oblivion first because it is at the back of the park And then you should make your way over to thirteen And Rita hopefully this will avoid long queues.

One of my favourite rides at Alton towers most rollercoasters is really short the smiler last a good amount of time the only down I have of it is that it can be a little bit of a headbanger, especially on the last turn at the end of the ride apart from that, I love the smile my favourite ride at Alton Towers!