Recently Alton Towers has been involved in a large court case regarding noise levels in the park. This page aims to chart the case in a retrospective manner. Stephen and Suzanne Roper live in the village of Farley, approximately 100 yards away from the park, yet find that noise levels [...]
The new ride for Ug Land has been confirmed and named. 2005 will welcome RITA to Alton Towers - a state of the art Intamin launched coaster set to be the first of it's kind in Europe. We've just added even more new photos to the construction gallery!
We have just heard breaking news of a new attraction at Alton Towers! The ride will be a UK-first, launching its riders to speeds of over 60 mph! The ride will be in the vicinity of Ug Land and it looks like it's going to be amazing! Contractors are currently [...]
Alton Towers owners, Tussauds, are being taken to court over noise pollution. The couple, Stephen and Suzanne Roper are complaining that noise levels being emitted from the park is breaking the "1990 Environmental Protection Act". If the couple win, who knows what could happen - will the offending rollercoasters be [...]
Alton Towers have now reopened for the 2004 season, the park boasts a new spinning rollercoaster for this season called Spinball Whizzer. The log flume has been re-themed and a new ice show can be found in Story Book Land. 2004 has also seen the removal of ‘The Swan Boats”, [...]
2004 is set to be a fantastic season for Alton Towers, with a brand new spinning roller coaster, and the re-theming of the Log Flume in a way never seen at a theme park before! The opening dates for the 2004 season are: 27th March – 31st October 2004 Spinball [...]
The Halloween festivities have now started! Many festive decorations can be found around the park! Expect to see spooky characters lurking around corners! Don’t miss Tower of Terror this year; there’s a huge improvement from last year! There were suspicions that Alton would charge £2 to visit this attraction, but [...]
This year’s fireworks and Halloween celebrations will be taking place in October and November. Be sure to visit for the Halloween festivity which includes ‘The Terror of the Towers Bloodfest Banquet’ which is to be chilling attraction and not for the faint hearted. A new show will takeover the Webmaster’s [...]
2004 will see the addition of a brand new family roller coaster in Adventureland, located next to the corporate hospitality marquee. The ride will be named "Spinball Whizzer" and is being manufactured by the German company Maurer, it will be a custom designed spinning coaster. The ride is expected to [...]
The new Cariba Creek water park and Splash Landings Hotel opened its doors to the public on 1st June 2003. Unfortunately things are behind schedule which has caused upset to most of the resort guests. Alton Towers has warned guests that the water park isn't finished, which when looking around [...]
Alton Towers have now reopened for the 2003 season; the park boasts two new rides, Duel: The Haunted House Strikes Back and Ribena Berry Bish Bash. Barney has been replaced in Cred Street with the Tweenies. Two food outlets have also been re-themed, Witches Kitchen is now Zombie Bites and [...]
The application mentions an "additional station" and "retail buildings". This suggests the ride is more likely to be a family coaster than a kiddie's coaster. Many enthusiasts have been begging Alton to build a woody for years, John Wardley has given hints over the season that wood was coming to [...]
