- Timing - Generally it's best to do the biggest rides in the first hour that the park is open, at lunchtime, or in the last hour that the park is open, as the queues tend to be the shortest at these times. Plus, you can often beat the crowds by starting at the back of the park and working your way towards the front.
- Electronic Boards - These are located in various places around the park and display the latest queue times for many of the rides in the park, make sure you check these out to help you plan when to visit each ride.
- Parent Queue Share - On busy days parents with small children can get a special pass which allows just one of the parents to queue, when the first parent has been on the ride the second can go on without having to queue again.
- Early Ride Time - If you have a Merlin Annual Pass or you're staying at one of the resort hotels, you can enter the theme park 30 minutes early!
- Fastrack Tickets - These provide reduced waiting times for an extra charge:
- Bronze £30 (one Fastrack on Hex, The Curse at Alton Manor, Runaway Mine Train and Spinball Whizzer)
- Silver £50 (one Fastrack on Wicker Man, Oblivion, Rita, TH13TEEN, The Smiler and Galactica)
- Gold £70 (one Fastrack on Wicker Man, Oblivion, Rita, TH13TEEN, The Smiler, Galactica, Spinball Whizzer, Gangsta Granny, The Curse at Alton Manor, Hex, Marauders Mayhem, Battle Galleons, Rapids and Runaway Mine Train)
- Platinum £110 (unlimited Fastrack on Wicker Man, Oblivion, Rita, TH13TEEN, The Smiler, Galactica, Spinball Whizzer, Gangsta Granny, The Curse at Alton Manor, HEX, Marauders Mayhem, Battle Galleons, Rapids and Runaway Mine Train)
