Following its debut last year, Oktoberfest returned to Alton Towers Resort last weekend as the festivities for 2021 got underway. TowersTimes visited to see what changes and improvements the Resort have implemented to build on 2020's successful event. The event is once again primarily located on the front [...]
This weekend saw the colourful sights and lively sounds of Mardi Gras arrive at Alton Towers Resort as this brand-new event got underway, bringing a variety of entertainment and special food options to the theme park. Key to creating the event's feel-good atmosphere are the flamboyantly-dressed 'Krewes' - [...]
Alton Towers Resort have this week opened The World of David Walliams, a colourful area inspired by David Walliams' popular children's books that includes flagship attraction Gangsta Granny: The Ride. Following the postponement of its original Spring 2020 opening, Gangsta Granny: The Ride opened to much anticipation over [...]
Alton Towers Resort was triumphant at last night’s virtual 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' [...]
Alton Towers Resort have revealed more details of their Mardi Gras event, the brand-new carnival style celebration that is set to dazzle with an explosion of colours, sounds, high-energy entertainment and much more. The event will see the Resort transformed with music, street performers and food, to create [...]
The 2021 theme park season is now underway at Alton Towers Resort! TowersTimes visited on Monday 12th April to see what changes have been made over the winter, and check out what's in store for the rest of the season. Following the circulation of rumours during the last [...]
Alton Towers Resort has today confirmed full details of 'The Retro Squad', a collection of three retro-inspired pop-up rides which are due to feature as part of the ride line-up in 2021. It is said that 41 years ago a message asking for help to bring more funktastic [...]
Alton Towers Resort has this week begun to welcome guests back for the first time in 2021, with its Gardens open for local families to enjoy, providing a first look at some of the changes and new additions to the theme park for this year. The first developments [...]
Alton Towers Resort has received six nominations across six 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 14th annual awards, which were revealed last [...]
Christmas arrived at Alton Towers Resort this weekend with the first of this year's Festive Day Out dates. TowersTimes takes a look at the seasonal delights on offer, which have been adapted to comply with current coronavirus restrictions. With the announcement that Staffordshire would be subject to Tier [...]
Alton Towers Resort have submitted an application to establish an enhanced and slightly extended 'Heritage Tour' through the Towers Ruins. The proposals are made up of two key parts: the alteration (and increased length) of the 'Heritage Tour' in the Towers Ruins and gardens, and the regularisation of [...]
Alton Towers Resort has released details of the new safety measures that will be in place during Scarefest to keep guests and actors safe, and ensure the attractions remain just as spine-tingling. As has been evident from observing construction in recent weeks, the Resort has opted to use [...]
