It may be the height of the summer season, however Alton Towers Resort have in the past week turned their attention towards Halloween with the announcement of the line-up for Scarefest 2016, including a brand new scare maze, new scare zone, and a new family attraction as well as the [...]
The first ever CBeebies Land Hotel is set to open at Alton Towers Resort next year, as the Resort confirmed the theme of their new hotel in an announcement via their social media channels earlier today (27th July 2016). Currently under construction to the rear of the Alton Towers Hotel [...]
Plans have been unveiled today for a new extension to CBeebies Land at Alton Towers Resort which will see a brand new ride added to the popular children’s area for the 2017 season. In documents recently submitted to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, the Resort outlines plans for a [...]
Full plans have today been submitted to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council for Secret Weapon 8 at Alton Towers Resort marking the first step in the process of bringing a long awaited wooden rollercoaster to the theme park for the 2018 season. The submitted application requests permission for “Demolition of existing [...]
This weekend saw the opening of the UK’s first Rollercoaster Restaurant at Alton Towers Resort. The new Restaurant offers diners the chance to experience service with a difference with meals being delivered via rollercoaster tracks set above guests’ heads, giving a whole new meaning to fast food. TowersTimes went along [...]
Alton Towers Resort was victorious at last night’s ScareCON SCAR awards, picking up two awards for Best Halloween Scare Attraction for Sub Species: The End Games, and Best Use of Animatronics/SFX as a Set Piece for the finale of The Haunting of Molly Crowe, beating competition from Thorpe Park, Screamland [...]
Plans for what appear to be Secret Weapon 8 at Alton Towers Resort have been added to the Staffordshire Moorlands District Council website, giving us fresh clues about the new attraction which is set to replace The Flume which closed at the end of last season. Documents submitted [...]
Merlin Attractions Operations Ltd, the company responsible for operating Alton Towers Resort, have today pleaded guilty to breaching the Health and Safety Act in relation to The Smiler incident which occurred in June last year (2015). During a hearing at North Staffordshire Justice Centre, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) [...]
TowersTimes has learned that, after the successful launch of Galactica this March at Alton Towers Resort, a second iconic attraction, Nemesis, is to receive a virtual reality makeover for 2017. In plans due to be submitted to Staffordshire Moorlands Council within a matter of weeks, Nemesis will receive a number [...]
Galactica officially launched to the public this morning, offering guests the first opportunity to blast into space with Galactica Tours at Alton Towers Resort. Opening with the theme park at 10am, the Resort’s newest attraction opened to eager guests who were keen to experience the intergalactic ride for the first [...]
Alton Towers Resort opened for the 2016 season this weekend giving guests the first opportunity to visit the full theme park this year. It also offered the first chance to see the many changes which the Resort have made, including progress on the theme park’s new additions – Galactica and [...]
Alton Towers Resort has received seven nominations in six categories for the ScareCON Scar awards, the annual awards which recognise and champion all aspects of the scare industry – from Halloween events, to year round scare attractions. In the nominations for the 9th annual awards, which were revealed earlier today [...]
