2005 is set to be a fantastic season- we have Rita: Queen of Speed due to open in Spring in Ug Land next to the famous Corkscrew roller coaster- this speed demon launch's riders from 0-100kmp in under 3 seconds…. Now that's fast! Investments elsewhere include the re-installation of the climbing [...]
Alton Towers are currently in the middle of a legal battle with a member of the local community. This one person who lives near to Alton Towers is trying to bring action against Alton Towers to reduce the 5 annual fireworks nights at the park to just one single event [...]
Alton Towers will be rocking through the ages at this year’s fireworks spectaculars, with a show that will take visitors on a magical musical tour through the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Telling the history of the Towers through music, the 20 minute show will integrate a funky, pop based soundtrack [...]
Our sources suggest that in the next season, the Black Hole could be removed from the park. Although not yet confirmed, many people will be sad to see this ageing, but thrilling ride depart from the park. 2004 will be the last season for the ride, however, it is expected [...]
Recently Alton Towers has been involved in a large court case regarding noise levels in the park. This page aims to chart the case in a retrospective manner. Stephen and Suzanne Roper live in the village of Farley, approximately 100 yards away from the park, yet find that noise levels [...]
The new ride for Ug Land has been confirmed and named. 2005 will welcome RITA to Alton Towers - a state of the art Intamin launched coaster set to be the first of it's kind in Europe. We've just added even more new photos to the construction gallery!
We have just heard breaking news of a new attraction at Alton Towers! The ride will be a UK-first, launching its riders to speeds of over 60 mph! The ride will be in the vicinity of Ug Land and it looks like it's going to be amazing! Contractors are currently [...]
Alton Towers owners, Tussauds, are being taken to court over noise pollution. The couple, Stephen and Suzanne Roper are complaining that noise levels being emitted from the park is breaking the "1990 Environmental Protection Act". If the couple win, who knows what could happen - will the offending rollercoasters be [...]
Alton Towers have now reopened for the 2004 season, the park boasts a new spinning rollercoaster for this season called Spinball Whizzer. The log flume has been re-themed and a new ice show can be found in Story Book Land. 2004 has also seen the removal of ‘The Swan Boats”, [...]
2004 is set to be a fantastic season for Alton Towers, with a brand new spinning roller coaster, and the re-theming of the Log Flume in a way never seen at a theme park before! The opening dates for the 2004 season are: 27th March – 31st October 2004 Spinball [...]
The Halloween festivities have now started! Many festive decorations can be found around the park! Expect to see spooky characters lurking around corners! Don’t miss Tower of Terror this year; there’s a huge improvement from last year! There were suspicions that Alton would charge £2 to visit this attraction, but [...]
This year’s fireworks and Halloween celebrations will be taking place in October and November. Be sure to visit for the Halloween festivity which includes ‘The Terror of the Towers Bloodfest Banquet’ which is to be chilling attraction and not for the faint hearted. A new show will takeover the Webmaster’s [...]
