Just over two months after the intended original opening date, The Smiler will be opening to guests on Thursday 23rd May, 2013. This long awaited announcement finally came from Alton Towers, who are encouraging guests to join them from the 23rd May and onwards to finally get corrected. The ride [...]
Earlier this week The Smiler's layout was completed with the final section of track being fitted at the top of the first lift hill. Now all focus has shifted to when The Smiler will start its first test runs which are the next major hurdle before the ride is ready to open to [...]
Earlier today the final piece of track was installed on The Smiler, marking the end of the major construction for this years hottest new attraction. The next part of the construction is now underway including the fitting of all electronic components as well as the completion of the area landscaping and [...]
The Sanctuary has won an award at The Halloween Show which was held at the Alton Towers Resort earlier this week. The live action scare attraction located in the historic towers and based around events linked with The Smiler, took home the 'Best Seasonal or Halloween Scare Attraction/Maze (large venue)' award. The attraction [...]
TowersTimes can reveal The Sanctuary is due to close on Sunday April 14th. The news of the closure appeared on the official Alton Towers Resort website, stating "The Sanctuary - open until April 14th". It was previously thought that The Sanctuary would remain open until May, when The Smiler finally [...]
This morning we revealed the news that The Smiler was going to be sponsored by Colgate Toothpaste, with chances to win trips to The Resort. But don’t get too excited... Now that midday has come and gone, it’s time to come clean and admit that it was all an April [...]
Saturday 23rd March 2013 The Alton Towers theme park has once again fallen victim to the predicted snowfall this weekend. For the second day in a row, the park has been forced to close due to the snow that has fallen overnight. Alton Towers have posted this on their official [...]
Friday 22nd March 2013 The predicted heavy snowfall over Alton Towers this weekend has forced the park to close. Alton Towers had previously reported that they intended to keep the park open, however due to the snowfall overnight, this is no longer a forseeable option. Any guests who pre-booked tickets [...]
TowersTimes is pleased to reveal a few changes in X Sector for the 2013 season. Earlier this year we revealed the area was set to undergo a full refurbishment including an Oblivion repaint, an extensive mechanical parts replacement on Enterprise and much more. The majority of this is now complete ready for [...]
The opening and closing times for the 2013 season at Alton Towers have been published. The majority of days will see a 5:00pm closing, with several days featuring 5:30pm and 6:00pm closings. The earliest ride close now sees the removal of last years 4:00pm closings, which caused a large wave [...]
The Sanctuary, which was first introduced as the brand new scare maze for the 2012 Scarefest, is returning for part of the 2013 season. As the park reopens next Saturday for the beginning of the 2013 season, guests can check into The Sanctuary once again, for free. Previously, The Sanctuary required [...]
TowersTimes reported last year that Burger King would be leaving the resort and be replaced with a new outlet for 2013, The Burger Kitchen. Ahead of the new season starting next week we can offer this first look inside the totally refurbished Cloud Cuckoo Land outlet. Many thanks to TowersTimes fan [...]
