Two of the indoor slides are pretty much identical and all have amazingly long queue times at all hours of the day, our kids spent 40 minutes queuing for the master blaster slide. The installation of the corkscrew rollercoaster in 1980 is regarded as a key point in the development of alton towers into a major theme park. Previous article top ten tips for visiting alton towers. Established for many years as the uks most popular theme park, and one of its leading tourist attractions, alton towers has long been hindered by the strict planning restrictions placed on it by local authorities. Originally opening in the festival park now dark forest area of the park under the name minidragon, it. The rides and other attractions featured will forever live in childhood memory for those lucky enough to catch them for their brief stay at the park. Cbeebies land is the ultimate theme park for toddlers. Beastie was a steel family roller coaster made by pinfari of italy. For sat nav devices, you can use the postcode above for reference.
Escape the everyday normalities of life and step into a world of fun and excitement at alton towers resort. Whether youre after family fun or pure adrenalinepumping experiences, theres something for everyone to enjoy. At the heart of alton towers resort is our theme park, filled with fantastic rides and attractions that are sure to get your heart racing. The smiler is the worlds first 14 inversion roller coaster. The monorail at alton towers was first opened by william shatner in 1987 originally called the silver ride, each train was named after a planet in the solar system there is a vip car at the front and a car for disabled guests at the rear. Alton towers water park alton towers waterpark, alton. If you are visiting the county of staffordshire, you have to come to alton towers with your family and friends and enjoy the scenery, rides and attraction. Altbn %uers illage ldn alton towers resort aton alton. Back in 2003 towerstimes took the unusual step of commissioning its own version of the alton towers theme park map. Alton towers rides and attractions alton towers holidays.
Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Alton towers resort guide for visitors with additional needs v1 2015 page 2 buying tickets entering the theme park guests who have the following documentation are entitled to one free carer ticket. Download our free resort maps to plan your route around alton towers. The hotel we originally wanted just so happened to get fully booked 2 mins before i paid for mine doubtful on that one but never mind so we had to pay extra to stay at splash landings. Examples of specific opportunities at alton towers and gardaland the two largest attractions. Deals include a discounted adulttoddler offer, passholder discounts and a great comeback deal for those making use of the theme park too. A big thank you to alton towers, penguin books, sunflower books, brian jones, john phillips and marlowe for the massive amount of help they have given in producing this part of the web site.
Use the theme park map to choose your rides and the waterpark map to locate slides. Towers atlas towersstreet your premier alton towers guide. Further develop the theme parks into short break resorts. Head over to cbeebies land where the brand new peter rabbit hippity hop ride and teletubbies big band live show have. We left cornwall at 3am and set off for 5 hours we arrived at alton tower at 9.
The full map for the 2015 season has been released on the alton towers resort website today, featuring the new attraction for this season octonauts rollercoaster adventure but also, in a surprise move, suggests that the blade will not be operating for the main season. These sections, along with their rides and attractions, are outlined in the table below. If you have booked a ticket to visit alton towers resort during the closure period your ticket will be. As well as the theme park, alton towers resort includes the alton towers waterpark, alton towers hotel, splash landings hotel, cbeebies land hotel, enchanted village, enchanted forest tree top quest and. On june 2 2015, a crash on the smiler ride left 16 people injured. Between these developments and the long term development plan earmarking spinball whizzer for removal from the park, it is clear that adventure land is one area of the park that is ripe for redevelopment over the next few seasons. Youll find all the maps below, and youre able to enlarge each one by clicking it. Enjoy interactive rides at our childrens theme park and meet your favourite cbeebies characters. An interactive map for cbeebies land can be found here.
Leisure and theme park attendance in england 2017, by attraction legoland windsor theme park attendance in the united kingdom uk 20092018 alton towers theme park attendance in the united. For the latest information, please visit alton towers official website. Welcome to the official alton towers resort facebook page. The water park was amazingly busy and for what you get very overpriced. Yeah im guessing we would get the pdf once the park has officially open. Can i leave alton towers resort and reenter the same day. How long do you recommend to spend at alton towers resort. Alton towers is located near the village of alton in staffordshire and used to be a country estate. Alton towers guide the uks biggest theme park with a variety of rides and attractions, including roller coasters nemesis, oblivion, thteen, rita, the smiler, galactica and wicker man.
In the red corner, staffordshires alton towers steps into the ring looking to knockout surreys thorpe park. Late in the 2015 season, the ride and the neighboring tavern closed and were. Old park maps home history old park maps our map collection dates back to the 1980s, allowing you to explore the resort in each year since then, as well as see its development into the alton towers of today. Alton towers is a theme park and resort located in staffordshire, england, uk. Facts about alton towers present the details about the famous waterpark, theme park and hotel complex in united kingdom. Alton towers theme park the alton towers theme park is divided into ten sections. Alton towers is a theme park in staffordshire, featuring rides including the smiler, nemesis, and oblivion. Our map collection dates back to the 1980s, allowing you to explore the resort in each year since then, as well as see its development into the alton towers of today.
Entirely fair, many might say, given that the park occupies the historic site of the alton towers estate. The theme park includes cbeebies land, home to the popular characters from postman pat, in the night garden and the octonauts. Alton towers address alton towers staffordshire st10 4db how to reach alton towers the alton towers resort can be reached by car via the b5517 and m1. About 1848 station, or tudor, lodge listed grade ii was built 500m south of alton towers, near the village railway station. The coaster was located in the adventure land area of alton towers in staffordshire, england. Live updates as theme park operator faces huge fine for horror smash cctv shows moment of alton towers smiler crash for first time the train failed to make a loop before. Alton towers resort guide for visitors with additional needs v3 515 page 1 guide for visitors with additional needs 2015 welcome alton towers resort makes every effort to ensure that the theme park, our accommodation, waterpark and other facilities are accessible to as many of our guests as possible. With almost 50 rides and attractions in 6 different parks we are one of minecrafts most innovative and ranged theme park servers. Alton towers is the largest theme park in the uk, spanning 910 acres of land in central staffordshire. From street and road map to highresolution satellite imagery of alton towers. Alton towers smiler rollercoaster cctv shows horrific. To help guests explore the entire resort, weve installed fun, fast ways to get around. Please note that alton towers almanac is no longer maintained or updated, and almost all information will be out of date. This page shows the location of alton, staffordshire st10 4db, united kingdom on a detailed road map.
This was subsequently updated every year until 2012 when the decision was made to refocus our attention on other areas of the website. No day out to alton towers is complete without picking up a park map to guide you through your day, here we take a look back over the various park maps that have been produced over the years, from the very earliest hand drawn maps, through to the modern day equivalents, which may be more decorative than functional, but still offer a vital guide to the park. Our map collection dates back to the 1980s, allowing you to explore the resort in each year since then, as well as see its development into the alton towers of. Where can i learn about ride safety at alton towers resort. If you are planning a visit, dont forget that you can download our app to maximise your day out. Have a park ticket prebooked when the resort is closed. For the park map, spinball whizzer is listed as being in the towers area. The 2019 thorpe park resort theme park map is now available for download you can grab a copy here. Guests ride in a prone position and experience the feeling of flight by flying close to the ground, under footpaths, and narrowly past trees and rocks. The ride featured a tunnel and performed two laps of the circuit each run. Alton towers propelled attention and helped the park. However, they and any further members of their party, will pay full price, or can use appropriate promotional vouchers. The rides at alton towers are the big draw for most visitors, and because of their.
As it nears alton towers the quixhill drive runs along and outside the south side of the deer park. The thorpe park app can navigate you to your next ride, tell you the queue times for all the major rides on park, as well as giving you information. Altbn %uers illage ldn alton towers resort aton alton towers iton owers. There are plenty of thrill rides to satisfy all you adrenaline junkies and many other family attractions suitable for all ages, plus the uks only cbeebies land.
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