TowersTimes braved a cold Alton Towers yesterday to check out what has been happening around the park over the closed season. With issues revolving around ride closures due to the extreme temperatures Alton Towers offered 4 fastrack tickets to annual pass holders and free entry to normal ticket holders (to [...]
The new plans, which are available on the Staffordshire Moorlands Council Planning Portal, give us new insight of what the Secret Weapon 7 theme will be. The new documents show the previously unreleased large theming object that will be in the middle of the ride area. The planning documents describe [...]
As temperatures have dropped below freezing in recent days, Alton Towers have announced the following on their website: Regrettably owing to the extremely low temperatures experienced recently the following rides may be unavailable tomorrow (Saturday 11th): • Air • Nemesis • Oblivion • Runaway Mine Train • Sonic Spinball • [...]
At the end of last season, job advertisements revealed that KFC would be leaving the Alton Towers Resort and would be replaced by an internal Merlin food outlet. It has now been revealed that KFC's replacement will be opening this Saturday during the February Half Term event. The Fried Chicken [...]
In response to a Facebook post on their fanpage, Alton Towers have just confirmed that X Sector flat rides Submission and Enterprise will not operate during the 2012 season. According to the post, the closure will allow ground works to commence away from the public in preparation for the proposed [...]
Several rumours have been circulating in recent weeks that Alton Towers have taken the decision to close the Enterprise and Submission rides located in the 'X Sector' area of the park for the duration of the 2012 season. These rumours, in addition to the absence of both rides on the [...]
The two key promotional images for the new 2012 attractions at the Alton Towers Resort were posted last night on Facebook by Alton Towers Trips, a commercial partner of Alton Towers who provide coach trips from Scotland. Along with the images, some text was also revealed, discussing some of the details [...]
It has been an anxious wait over the Christmas period for Alton Towers fans as they waited for the SW7 plans to be released on the Staffordshire Moorlands Council website, the plans have today been released. The plans, available to view for youself at this link, contain a number of interesting [...]
Today, the two recent planning applications have been updated on the Staffordshire Moorlands Council Planning Portal to include descriptions of each of the applications which both appear to be relating to the Blackhole Tent Site. The first planning application (11/01205/CONSER) is a Conservation Area Consent has now been updated with the [...]
Today, Alton Towers updated the 2012 Attraction Minisite with a new header, reading "18 years later...revealed here 18:18 31.12.11". This suggests that more information on the new ride will be revealed at this time on New Year's Eve. Both the nature of the ride system itself, and whetherWhat Lies Beneath is the ride's [...]
Today, two planning applications have appeared on the Staffordshire Moorlands Council Planning Portal. Very little is known about the applications but they are both relating to the Blackhole Tent Site. The Blackhole Tent has sat unused for a number of years, except for Scarefest 2011 when it was used for [...]
Hidden away in the Alton Towers Hotel likes a peaceful oasis from the hustle and bustle of the rest of the resort - the Spa. Both the Aqua relaxation rooms and treatment areas are available to hotel residents and day visitors, with packages starting from £12.50 per person. However, from 23rd January [...]
