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17th Jan 2011

No Ultimate Event for 2011

By |2023-02-11T13:55:21+00:0017th January 2011|Events, Resort News|

It's been confirmed that The Ultimate Event will not return to Alton Towers for 2011. The event, held in May comprised of a day on park, followed by a Christian music concert held in the Air carpark. Traditionally, it has often attracted some of the largest crowds of the season. [...]

6th Jan 2011

Top 5 of 2010

By |2017-02-26T15:48:12+00:006th January 2011|Resort News|

TowersTimes have gone back through the archives to see what has been the most popular news and forum topics on TT. Here's a quick rundown of what Alton Towers fans have been interested in over the last year! Let's start with the top 5 TowersTimes News articles on 2010, and [...]

24th Dec 2010

Merry Christmas!

By |2013-01-10T13:30:22+00:0024th December 2010|Resort News|

From all the team at Towers Times, may we take this opportunity to wish all our readers and contributors a very Merry Christmas! May it be filled with lashings of cranberry sauce, extra large sherries and festive fizz.

15th Dec 2010

Merlin Annual Pass – Renewals, Upgrades and Tesco

By |2014-01-19T13:43:36+00:0015th December 2010|Resort News|

As we have reported over the last few days, there are going to be a number of changes to 2011's Merlin Annual Pass. You can view these changes by reading the TowersTimes News Archive.   Today, Merlin has released pricing structures for customers who will be renewing, looking to upgrade [...]

14th Dec 2010

Merlin Annual Pass – Additional Information

By |2014-01-19T13:45:06+00:0014th December 2010|Resort News|

After a massive negative response to the changes across social networking and enthusiast sites, clarification has now been posted by Merlin in a "note" published on Facebook. Here's a rundown of the changes confirmed so far. Current passholders Current passholders will continue to receive free parking for the duration of [...]

13th Dec 2010

Free Parking perk to be removed from Annual Pass

By |2014-01-19T13:46:08+00:0013th December 2010|Resort News|

After discovering that Merlin Entertainments had begun an "almost half price" sale on its passes today, a few of our very eagle eyed members spotted rather disturbing alterations to the small print. Merlin has added a few new conditions it seems, with one around visits to the Legoland theme park [...]

11th Dec 2010

Beastie given reprieve

By |2014-01-19T14:25:05+00:0011th December 2010|Resort News|

As reported by TowersTimes on 2nd December, the Shrek project for 2011 has been cancelled. As part of the developments, it was widely believed that The Beastie, which has been at the park since 1983, would be shelved in favour of the more modern family attraction - Shrek 4D. However, [...]

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