1950/60s
These are our oldest aerial shots, and show what the resort was like when it first opened to the public as a fairground attraction.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Explore” style=”classic” shape=”square” color=”blue” i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-search” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.towerstimes.co.uk%2Fhistory%2Fdo-look-down%2F1950s%2F|||”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][vc_single_image image=”7693″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]
1980s
It was in this era that Towers Street was built, which remains one of the most iconic parts of the resort. Take a look back at its construction, from the air![/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Explore” style=”classic” shape=”square” color=”blue” i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-search” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.towerstimes.co.uk%2Fhistory%2Fdo-look-down%2F1980s%2F|||”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][vc_single_image image=”7694″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]
1990s
This was perhaps the most significant decade for the resort, with the construction of SW3, Nemesis – a ride which put them on the global theme park map.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Explore” style=”classic” shape=”square” color=”blue” i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-search” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.towerstimes.co.uk%2Fhistory%2Fdo-look-down%2F1990s%2F|||”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][vc_single_image image=”7695″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]
2001
The new millenium saw the resort constructing yet another Secret Weapon, Air – the world’s first rollercoaster to place riders in the prone position.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Explore” style=”classic” shape=”square” color=”blue” i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-search” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.towerstimes.co.uk%2Fhistory%2Fdo-look-down%2F2001-2%2F|||”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][vc_single_image image=”7696″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]
2006
Through the nougthies the park was rapidly developing into Britain’s number one theme park, with the construction of yet another rollercoaster – Rita.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Explore” style=”classic” shape=”square” color=”blue” i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-search” add_icon=”true” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.towerstimes.co.uk%2Fhistory%2Fdo-look-down%2F2006-2%2F|||”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][/vc_row]