The Water Park annual pass, which was released to general public on 14th February 2009, will shortly be rising in price from £39.00 to £69.00. This means that there is now only a very small difference between the price of the Theme Park pass (£75.00), and it will be more [...]
The main 2009 season runs from Saturday, 28th March to Sunday, 1st November. For those of you who like some good old facts and figures - that's a grand total of 218 days! Within the season, there are likely to be several special events. The most major of these is [...]
The full 2009 gate ticket prices have now been released by Alton Towers. Here at Towers Times, we take a look at how some of the most popular ticket prices have changed since the start of the 2008 season, last March. ON THE GATE PRICES Adult March 2008 £34.00 Adult [...]
Alton Towers' recent decision to increase the car parking charge per vehicle to £5.00 per day has caused many theme park go-ers and local residents to criticize the move. The Sentinal newspaper has published an article in which it claims that members of other unofficial theme park websites are strongly against the [...]
The theme park has closed its doors once more as the final part of the 2008/9 closed season gets underway. Since 14th February, the theme park has been open every day from 10am until 4pm with a preview of attractions for the whole family to enjoy. Queue's during the event [...]
Valentines Day 2009 brought with it yet more financial burdens for regular day visitors to Alton Towers Theme Park as the parking charge rose from £4 to £5 per car, per day in spite of the fact that the charge is said to be "nominal" - which is defined as [...]
The theme park's opening hours will follow a roughly similar pattern to the 2008 season, with much of the first month of operation (to end of April) following a 5:00pm ride close (certain extensions to 5:30pm apply). Peak days in May and July extend to 5:30pm or 6:00pm, with the [...]
Ground work on the new 2010 rollercoaster to replace Corkscrew could face delays, after claims the ride will cover a historical site. It is believed that an Iron Age Hill Fort is to be built over where the rollercoaster will be erected. An archaeologist from Staffordshire County Council is due [...]
News of a Sea Life Aquarium at Alton Towers broke in the Summer of 2008, but details were sketchy. However, local press are now reporting certain details about the attraction. The name has been confirmed as "Sharkbait Reef" and will feature a Pirate theme as guests explore an underwater shipwreck [...]
The Katanga Canyon KFC/Pizza Hut Express takeaway has long been a feature of the African-themed area at Alton Towers. However, it came to light towards the end of the 2008 season, that the parks relationship with KFC and Pizza Hut was coming to an end. Whilst the future of the [...]
Alton Towers have now revealed their prices for the 2009 annual passes, and selected ticket prices. As expected, most tickets and passes have risen. However, also announced for 2009 is the new Waterpark Annual Pass. This new pass gives unlimited entry to Cariba Creek, the resorts indoor water park. [...]
It has today been revealed that Merlin Entertainments, owner of the Alton Towers resort, have backed a multi-million pound development programme over the next 10 years to include major new attractions, longer open seasons (presumably to include Christmas) and new accommodation. The beginning of this new plan is believed to [...]
