[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]You don’t normally get to see the park from this angle! Looking at these aerial photos (even if it does mean ignoring the Lord of Darkness) shows you just how wonderful and magical Alton Towers actually is, set within hundreds of acres of beautiful countryside![/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][vc_single_image image=”7692″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]

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]