This past weekend saw the start of the main 2023 season at Alton Towers Resort, which included the opening of new dark ride, The Curse at Alton Manor! With TowersTimes of course in attendance, we round-up all the details. The first destination for many [...]
This past weekend saw the start of the main 2023 season at Alton Towers Resort, and the much anticipated launch of The Curse at Alton Manor! We take a deep dive into what this new dark ride has brought to the theme park, as the spirit of a restless Emily [...]
Alton Towers Resort have today released further information about the new for 2023 attraction, The Curse at Alton Manor, including some first look photos at what awaits inside! As well as the claim that visitors will appear to vanish in front of their own eyes, the Resort have [...]
Many of us know by now that us enthusiasts like to visit theme parks a little more than most. Whether it be to chain-ride roller coasters, explore at our own pace or simply have the option to visit our favourite places whenever we want, solo park visits can be a [...]
The planning application for a new indoor attraction at Alton Towers Resort, codenamed Project Horizon, has today been approved by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council's (SMDC) Planning Applications Committee. The planning documents submitted to SMDC in late 2022 detailed an attraction building of approximately 71m in length, 46m in [...]
A giant haunted dolls house has appeared in London to tease the launch of Alton Towers Resort's new for 2023 dark ride attraction, The Curse at Alton Manor, which is confirmed to open at the start of the season on Saturday 18th March. As well as the opening [...]
As first announced back in November 2022, Bianca Sammut has been appointed Divisional Director at Alton Towers Resort ahead of the 2023 season. Joining the Resort's senior leadership team from today, Wednesday 8th February, Bianca will oversee both the theme park and on-resort-accommodation operations. The role of Divisional [...]
Following its submission in November last year, the planning application for a new indoor attraction at Alton Towers Resort, codenamed Project Horizon, has been subject to the usual statutory consultation phase. After a number of parties raised concerns about the prospective attraction, the Resort and its planning consultants have sought [...]
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 [...]
Alton Towers Resort have today released the first details for The Curse at Alton Manor, the new for 2023 attraction that is said will be the Resort's most immersive dark ride to date when it opens this Spring. Although the Resort has announced the name of the attraction [...]
Following its submission in early November, the planning application for a new indoor attraction at Alton Towers Resort, codenamed Project Horizon, has been subject to the usual statutory consultation phase. This requires a number of official parties to be consulted on the plans, along with the opportunity for members of [...]
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 [...]
