Festival of Thrills has returned to Alton Towers Resort this year with The Smiler Takeover, as the ride prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary on 31st May. The event sees the Ministry of Joy take control of the theme park, with roaming Ministry agents and a collection of The Smiler [...]
Events have increasingly made up a large portion of the yearly calendar at Alton Towers, from Krewes taking over the resort's themed areas to a Bavarian party on the lawns, and it looks like this year will be no different! Alton Towers have officially announced their line-up of ‘thrilliant’ events [...]
This past weekend saw Alton Towers Resort open for the 2022 Christmas season, once again lighting up guests' Christmas with Lightopia, along with a Christmas Market and a range of selected theme park attractions to enjoy. TowersTimes visited over the weekend to experience this year's festivities. Guests arrive [...]
Scarefest got underway at Alton Towers Resort last weekend, as 2022 sees the event celebrate its 15th birthday (having first run in 2007) with a range of spooks available to please all the family. TowersTimes rounds-up what’s on offer at this year’s event. Targeted at the bravest of [...]
Now into its third year, Oktoberfest is an ever-growing event at Alton Towers Resort. TowersTimes visited last weekend to see how this oomptastic event has evolved for 2022. The event is again predominantly situated on the Front Lawns, which is the location of the Festival Arena. The main [...]
This weekend saw the dazzling sights and sounds of Mardi Gras return to Alton Towers Resort, as the second event of the year got underway, bringing with it a variety of entertainment and special food options. Once again at the centre of the event are the colourful 'Krewes', [...]
Alton Towers Resort have this week released further details for some of the remaining events in their 2022 line-up - Mardi Gras, Scarefest and Christmas. We round-up all the latest information! After the conclusion of Festival of Thrills on 6th May, the next upcoming event is Mardi Gras, [...]
Alton Towers Resort have revealed details of their Festival of Thrills event, a celebration of the resort's iconic rollercoasters. With a season full of "thrilliant" events planned, including the returning Mardi Gras, Oktoberfest, Scarefest, Fireworks and Christmas, Festival of Thrills is the first of a strong line up of celebrations [...]
Last weekend saw Alton Towers Resort open for the 2021 Christmas season, expanded on from previous years with the addition of a Christmas Market and Europe's longest light & lantern trail - Lightopia. TowersTimes were in attendance on Saturday 27th November to experience all of the festivities on offer. Upon [...]
Scarefest got underway at Alton Towers Resort last weekend, bringing with it a whole host of spine-tingling attractions and spooktacular family fun. TowersTimes rounds-up what's on offer at this year's event. The main attractions are of course the scare mazes, with this year's maze line-up unchanged from 2020. [...]
Alton Towers Resort has announced a brand-new festive attraction for this year’s Christmas celebrations. In partnership with Lightopia, the theme park will host Europe’s biggest light and lantern festival, Seasonal Wonderland, which will take guests on a magical and immersive journey through the four seasons with spectacular lanterns, stunning light [...]
Following its debut last year, Oktoberfest returned to Alton Towers Resort last weekend as the festivities for 2021 got underway. TowersTimes visited to see what changes and improvements the Resort have implemented to build on 2020's successful event. The event is once again primarily located on the front [...]
