Alton Towers re-opened the gates to the Resort on Saturday 4th July. With the main season being delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, TowersTimes was there to take a look at what changes the Resort have implemented to keep guests and staff safe. Car parking & Admissions [...]
Alton Towers Resort will re-open the gates to the theme park on Saturday 4th July following the UK government announcement that the lockdown measures will be eased. The Theme Park will re-open with the majority of its outdoor rides and attractions in operation however some indoor attractions, including The [...]
Alton Towers Resort re-opened to the public for the first time in 2020 on Saturday, 6th June with the historic Gardens available for guests to enjoy. TowersTimes was there to take in the beautiful scenery of the Gardens, as well as look at what changes the Resort are implementing as [...]
Alton Towers Resort have announced that, from Saturday 6th June, they are opening the Resort’s Gardens for guests to visit. As part of the latest guidance from the UK Government which allows outdoor paid attractions with open grounds and parks to re-open, the resort will be opening the [...]
Alton Towers Resort was victorious at last night’s ScareCON SCAR Awards, picking up two awards out of the six nominations it received. Beating competition from a range of high quality scare attractions and events, Alton Towers Resort walked away with the award for “Best set and design” for Darkest Depths, [...]
Against the backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Merlin Entertainments has published its 2019 Annual Report and Accounts, along with additional information which provides an insight into the effect on its business of the ongoing economic disruption of the global outbreak and how it has responded to the challenges posed. [...]
Alton Towers Resort has received six nominations in five categories for the ScareCON SCAR awards, the annual awards which recognise and champion all aspects of the scare industry – from Halloween events to year-round scare attractions. In the nominations for the 13th annual awards, which were revealed last night by [...]
Alton Towers Resort have confirmed that the start of the 2020 season will be postponed due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19. In a statement released on the evening of Thursday 19th March, the Resort confirmed that they had made the difficult decision to delay the start of the 2020 [...]
Alton Towers Resort has today unveiled details of a number of events taking place as part of their milestone 40th anniversary season. TowersTimes round up all the details revealed so far. Getting the new theme park season underway on 21st March will be the opening of the Resort's [...]
Alton Towers Resort has today announced that a new 4D family dark ride based on the David Walliams story, Gangsta Granny, will be coming to the Resort this spring. Gangsta Granny: The Ride will invite guests to take a tour of the Crown Jewels aboard a Royal Carriage, [...]
Alton Towers Resort has announced that “The World of David Walliams” will be arriving in the theme park for spring 2020. Announcing the partnership earlier today, the Resort have confirmed that the project will centre around the existing Cloud Cuckoo Land area of the Resort and will bring [...]
Scarefest 2019 got underway at Alton Towers Resort this weekend, with the theme park laying on a whole host of spooks, frights and thrills. TowersTimes was invited to the Resort to experience all that Scarefest 2019 has to offer, as well as unrivalled access inside the scare mazes. [...]
