At midnight on the 29th of August the results for the all time greatest ride competition were posted on the Alton Towers website. After almost two months of voting Nemesis was crowned king of the coasters. There will now be a ceremony at the resort tomorrow to crown Nemesis. Nemesis [...]
Nemesis makes top 10 - again! The global steel rollercoaster poll results have been posted today by the acclaimed Mitch Hawker rollercoaster poll which sees hundreds of people around the world posting ballots on their favourite rollercoasters. Nemesis, Alton Towers' legendary B&M Inverted rollercoaster, has once again found itself in [...]
After causing a stir on their Facebook page after announcing that the new for 2010 ultimate thrill ride 'Th13teen' would be closed today on Friday 13th, it seems Alton Towers Resort has come up with another plan to keep the punters happy and avoid any superstitious worries. Fourteen (or is [...]
Please be aware that Alton Towers have stated that Th13teen will be unavailable on Wednesday, 2nd and Thursday, 3rd June due to technical issues that require maintenance. The ride will reopen on Friday 4th June.
Alton Towers have informed guests via the official website that Th13teen is currently experiencing technical problems. They advise that, whilst they are doing everything in their power to ensure it is open as soon as possible, if you are visiting specifically to ride the new attraction, you should consider [...]
The shadows have swarmed around Alton Towers, as the park opens for the 2010 unleashing the demons of the Dark Forest upon the world. Wraiths roam about this new area taunting those who dare ride the Towers' latest coaster Th13teen, where guests can traverse the haunted woodlands before plunging deep [...]
Marketing for Th13teen stepped up another gear today with the first broadcast of new "blipverts". The short, 5 second adverts have been seen on a number of channels today. The blipvert, thought to be one of three to be shown, will feature in the ad breaks of a number of [...]
The following statement was issued on behalf of Alton Towers Resort and received by TowersTimes earlier today from Morwenna Angove: We took the decision to run the Preview Weekend, the first of its kind for the Resort, some months ago recognizing that some of you would welcome the opportunity to [...]
The promotional photo published by the Sunday Mercury newspaper online contains the first public shot of the new rides' train, accompanied by Alton Towers' latest promotional recruit - recent Celebrity Big Brother winner Alex Reid. Until now there has been no confirmed details about the trains and much speculation - however [...]
Months of speculation surrounding Rita and Ugland can now finally be laid to rest thanks to the release of the following photographs The images released show the Rita entrance tyre, which formed the entrance to the Rita queue line, being covered in vines, and also work taking place [...]
Alton Towers have very kindly released an exclusive 10% discount* code for all TowersTimes members to secure a place at the upcoming and fast selling 'Thirteen Preview Weekend' on 12th-14th March 2010! The one-off spectacular preview weekend comprises of: An overnight stay on Friday 12th & Saturday 13th March 2010 [...]
Nemesis has once again been voted the best looping rollercoaster around the world by global enthusiasts. The ride, which opened in 1994, may be one of the smallest and most compact of its type, but is revered for its tight helixes, fast inversions and terrain hugging layout. It has [...]
