Tag: Alton Towers
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The Best Years In UK Theme Park History
What is the best year in UK theme park history? For you, it might well be the year you first became an enthusiast. Or it could be the year you had a season pass to all the major parks. Or, it could even be one of those years we had freakishly good weather throughout most…
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Is Alton Towers Heading In The Right Direction?
Alton Towers is one of the most popular theme parks in the U.K. Home, in my opinion, to our best line up of roller coasters, this park has so much going for it. But, sadly, in recent years the park has suffered a bit of neglect, all worsened by the uncertainty brought on by lockdowns.…
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The History of The Haunted House & Duel at Alton Towers
The idea of building a Haunted House attraction at Alton Towers came about, in 1990, when Alton Towers realised that the perception of the park was that it was a place for teens and young adults. Park management wanted to come up with a way of attracting more families to the park, aware of the…
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Top 5 News Stories of the week… MagicBand + to arrive in 2022
MagicBand + set for 2022…. Each week we select the five biggest new stories impacting the global world of theme parks and give a brief summary of each story. The stories we can cover range from announcements regarding new attractions to the latest innovation by Disney. Week- 27th September to 3rd October 5. Walt Disney World kicks…
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Gangsta Granny: The Ride at Alton Towers Review
The World of David Walliams opened today, on the 17th May 2021, at Alton Towers. This new family area is themed to David Walliams’ children’s books and the main attraction is Gangsta Granny: The Ride. Gangsta Granny: The Ride is a brand new dark ride, in which you board a royal carriage to help Granny…
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Alton Towers Opening Day 2021 and Retro Squad Review
Alton Towers opening day is always a highlight of our year and 2021 was no different. This week, the U.K. has entered its next stage of easing lockdown rules. The opening of shops, hairdressers, gyms and of course theme parks, is part of this. As huge theme park fans, we obviously decided that a haircut…
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Alton Towers- A History of the Dark Forest
Alton Towers has had a long and interesting history. We have already covered the many changes of X-Sector and Forbidden Valley. In this article, we are going to continue this discussion by exploring the Dark Forest. Anyone that is lucky enough to be familiar with Alton Towers, will have enjoyed many hours in the Dark…
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Alton Towers Guide
Our Alton Towers guide is here to help you plan your visit to the park. Alton Towers is the largest and most popular theme park in the UK. The park is currently operated by the Merlin Entertainments Group, who also run the Legoland parks and several of the UK’s other major attractions such as Thorpe…
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Alton Towers – A History of Forbidden Valley
In our last Alton Towers article, we explored the long and changing history of X-Sector. This time, we are going to travel back in time to when Forbidden Valley began its life as Aqualand. Today, Forbidden Valley is home to the world renowned B&M inverted coaster Nemesis and the flying coaster Galactica. Forbidden Valley is…
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Alton Towers – A History of X-Sector
Anyone that is lucky enough to be familiar with Alton Towers, will have enjoyed many hours riding the array of attractions in X-Sector. X-Sector is one of the key areas of the park and is home to two of the park’s main attractions, Oblivion and The Smiler. The area has gone through many changes over…