TowersTimes has more details about the coming years across the Alton Towers Resort. As already reported here on TowersTimes, a Sea Life is coming to Mutiny Bay, and some further details have emerged. The Sea Life is to be located in the old 3D Cinema building, behind the Mutiny Bay [...]
After last year's hair-raising experiment on Oblivion, Thrill Lab is set to return to the park later in the season and require guinea pigs on which to do their tests. This year's Thrill Lab will be taking place on October 13th-16th and three of the park's most exhilarating rides will [...]
TowersTimes can confirm that Alton Towers’ oldest rollercoaster resident is set to thrill its final guests at the end of the 2008 season. Built during the winter of 1979-80, the Corkscrew has been thrilling tens of millions of guests ever since. But now, amid modern rollercoaster technology, Corkscrew is soon [...]
As we head into the final month of the 2008 season, we at Towers Times felt like bringing you the latest rumours on what’s coming up – and what could be coming up - at the Alton Towers Resort. All of the information here has been collated from a variety [...]
In just one month's time the park is due to open its 2008 Scarefest event and already preparations are charging ahead at a pace. As previously reported the corn for the Field of a Thousand Screams is now growing nicely ready for the maze's second season, this year being joined [...]
Over the past few days it seems the Black Hole has been vacating its tent in the X Sector. Since its closure in 2005 the coaster has sat in pieces in its former home, but has now begun to make an exit, prompting speculation about possible redevelopment of the tent [...]
Just days after TowersTimes reported that Alton Towers we being taken to court over noise issues, it has come to light that Mr & Mrs Roper have withdrwan the posecution. The court case was due to begin at the North Staffordshire Magistrates' Court on Monday. The solicitor for Mr & [...]
Alton Towers are to return to court upon accusations that they are breaching their noise abatement order, which was placed upon them in October 2005. Local residents Stephen and Suzanne Roper are the ones complaining about the noise from the resort again, years after they succeeded in getting the noise [...]
There have been over 40 casualties as a coach overturns and falls off a bridge near the River Churnet. The road is the main route used to get to and from Alton Towers from the South and East. The coach suffered horrific damage as it ploughed down into a neighbouring [...]
Escape to the fantabulous world of the Alton Towers Resort for the perfect Winter Break - there’s so much going on, the fun never stops! The Theme Park may be closed, but you can splash yourself silly in the wacky Waterpark, be pampered from head to toe in the Spa, [...]
Alton Towers have stated that there will be a new land for children in 2009, at the end of their annual Winter Resort Brochure. This area will include a "fantabulous" new indoor playground, and the Resort in general will become home to new shows and new "street characters". It is [...]
The Skyride will receive a "face lift" for 2009. TowersTimes believes that this will involve new gondolas of a slightly smaller size than that of the current stock. It remains unclear as to whether the stations will also be upgraded as the station that burnt down last October was rebuilt [...]
