From all the team at Towers Times, may we take this opportunity to wish all our readers and contributors a very Merry Christmas! May it be filled with lashings of cranberry sauce, extra large sherries and festive fizz.
When we noticed Merlin’s terms & conditions changed on Monday we immediately wrote to them with a number of questions, a lot of these queries have now been answered. All replies were made by Merlin or Alton Towers:1) Will existing annual pass holders be affected? No 2) What date does/did [...]
As we have reported over the last few days, there are going to be a number of changes to 2011's Merlin Annual Pass. You can view these changes by reading the TowersTimes News Archive. Today, Merlin has released pricing structures for customers who will be renewing, looking to upgrade [...]
After a massive negative response to the changes across social networking and enthusiast sites, clarification has now been posted by Merlin in a "note" published on Facebook. Here's a rundown of the changes confirmed so far. Current passholders Current passholders will continue to receive free parking for the duration of [...]
After discovering that Merlin Entertainments had begun an "almost half price" sale on its passes today, a few of our very eagle eyed members spotted rather disturbing alterations to the small print. Merlin has added a few new conditions it seems, with one around visits to the Legoland theme park [...]
As reported by TowersTimes on 2nd December, the Shrek project for 2011 has been cancelled. As part of the developments, it was widely believed that The Beastie, which has been at the park since 1983, would be shelved in favour of the more modern family attraction - Shrek 4D. However, [...]
Beginning today and all this week, we'll be revealing the winning questions and answers that were put to the legend that is John Wardley by our very own members! John Wardley of course is best known as the creator of Nemesis, Oblivion and Air. He also worked on the 2010 [...]
The Alton Towers Water Park is usually closed for several days in early January, so it can have its annual maintenance. However, January 2011 will see the Water Park closed for an extended period, presumably for a more intensive programme of maintenance. The Water Park will be unavailable from Monday, [...]
It has been revealed that next year's new 4D Cinema for Alton Towers will no longer have a Shrek theme. The news about the 2011 new attraction was first broke by TowersTimes in October. Rumours are suggesting that Dreamworks, the creators of Shrek, are unhappy with the quality of the [...]
There is now just one week left for you to submit your questions to John Wardley, ride consultant for Merlin Entertainments. John Wardley is best known as the creator of Nemesis, Oblivion and Air. He also worked on the 2010 Alton Towers attraction, Th13teen. In the 90s Tussauds era John [...]
For those of you not lucky enough to be at the The Ultimate Fireworks 2010 you can now view the fantastic display here on TowersTimes. The Fireworks event made its return this year after a short break, the last display was Electric Towers in 2006. But to celebrate the opening [...]
After 4 years of waiting, it's almost time for the long awaited return of Alton Towers legandary fireworks displays. After a bitter legal dispute with some local residents which left the resort facing the stark choice between either a 3-day fireworks event OR a 2-week halloween event, fireworks were shelved [...]
