It has been revealed that next year's new 4D Cinema for Alton Towers will no longer have a Shrek theme. The news about the 2011 new attraction was first broke by TowersTimes in October. Rumours are suggesting that Dreamworks, the creators of Shrek, are unhappy with the quality of the [...]
There is now just one week left for you to submit your questions to John Wardley, ride consultant for Merlin Entertainments. John Wardley is best known as the creator of Nemesis, Oblivion and Air. He also worked on the 2010 Alton Towers attraction, Th13teen. In the 90s Tussauds era John [...]
For those of you not lucky enough to be at the The Ultimate Fireworks 2010 you can now view the fantastic display here on TowersTimes. The Fireworks event made its return this year after a short break, the last display was Electric Towers in 2006. But to celebrate the opening [...]
After 4 years of waiting, it's almost time for the long awaited return of Alton Towers legandary fireworks displays. After a bitter legal dispute with some local residents which left the resort facing the stark choice between either a 3-day fireworks event OR a 2-week halloween event, fireworks were shelved [...]
We have learnt here at TowersTimes a few possible new details relating to the Shrek attraction which is rumoured to be added for the 2011 season. An anonymous source has added further weight to the story that TowersTimes broke on the 20th of October 2010. These latest rumours suggest that [...]
On her very last day, Morwenna very kindly took the time to to pass this message onto everyone here: Dear Alton Towers Resort fans, Today is my last day so I thought I would take the opportunity to thank you for all your support and feedback over the last few [...]
Some eagle eyed TowersTimes Forum members have spotted some Shrek related theming hidden away on park. Although the location makes it difficult to see exactly what the theming is, the fact the word Shrek was seen and the shapes resemble Shrek related characters suggests a new attraction could be on [...]
Alton Towers launch Scarefest today, with the 2010 event shaping up to be the best one yet. The theme park itself will once again open right through until 9:00pm, with selected rides bathed in spooktacular colour. Rides including Nemesis, Air, Oblivion and Rita take on a whole new dimension in [...]
With Scarefest just over a week away, Alton Towers have released video footage of an angry protest at the park gates by clowns apparantly furious that the resort are opening a Carnival of Screams from 16-31 October. Holding placards and waving banners, the angry clowns stated that the "Carnival of [...]
James Paulding, Head of Experience at Alton Towers Resort looks set to be moving to a new challenge, after his job role appeared on the Alton Towers job website as "Director of Experience and Resort Entertainments". Having been at Alton Towers for many years, James has been a key figure [...]
Rumours are once again rife that Alton Towers' famed Sales & Marketing Director, Morwenna Angove, is set to leave the Alton Towers Resort for "pastures new" in a news release document leaked to TowersTimes in an anonymous email sent to the site. In the document Morwenna, who has been with [...]
Alton Towers will host the first fireworks event in several seasons as they return from 5-7th November 2010. Billed as The Ultimate Fireworks event - much like new rollercoaster Th13teen, the resort is hoping to attract tens of thousands of guests over the weekend. The theme park season has effectively [...]
