TowersTimes in conjunction with The Alton Towers Resort are pleased to reveal this exclusive first look at some of the merchandise for this years new rollercoaster, The Smiler. The Smiler's shop will be a unique undertaking for the resort and a first for Merlin Entertainments. The concept calls for this store to [...]
Now the dust has settled on the exciting announcement of the name of SW7, The Smiler, TowersTimes rounds up the last few days of news. The Name: As you may have noticed TowersTimes has for a while now been bringing aerial updates of The Smiler construction to keep everyone updated on progress, However [...]
Today Alton Towers Resort has confirmed that The Smiler, the Resort's brand new attraction, will open in May. The news of the delayed May opening comes after the official name: The Smiler was revealed early this morning. In a statement released by the Resort they say: “We wanted to create [...]
That's right, coming in 2013 from the Alton Towers Resort - World's First; The Smiler! This morning the Resort updated the website for The Smiler with a new promotional image and WE LOVE IT! Check out the website for yourself at altontowers.com/thesmiler. Also this morning, a leaked brand new website for The Smiler was discovered and quickly [...]
A member of our fantastic community has brought forward some interesting research tonight. Lewis97 has a great story regarding Inoculation Theory and a certain 'Dr Kelman' "Inoculation theory states that to prevent persuasion it is necessary to strengthen pre-existing attitudes, beliefs, or opinions. First, the receiver must be warned of [...]
Alton Towers have just Tweeted another teaser picture today, hinting at the the name of SW7 being 'The Inoculator'. Inoculator - 1. To introduce a serum, vaccine, or antigenic substance into (the body of a person or animal), especially to produce or boost immunity to a specific disease. 2. To communicate a [...]
You don't have to be the most observant of people to notice that the country is starting to catch onto the #GetCorrected craze. As reported earlier in the week, papers have been reporting mysterious smiley faces being 'tattooed' onto sheep. But we all know who is responsible for this! As we [...]
This morning you may have woken up to find news stories online about sheep with smiley faces on them! Well you guessed it, Alton Towers are up to their marketing tricks again, with large amounts of reports of these sheep being 'tattooed' with a 'Smiley Face' - the public have [...]
Earlier this week news broke in the enthusiast community that the X Sector area of the park was due for a makeover, including a full repaint of Oblivion. TowersTimes has been authorised by Alton Towers Resort to reveal the news from the confidential staff magazine 'The Pulse'. This week, the [...]
Earlier today Alton Towers Resort updated the official SW7 page (found athttp://www.altontowers.com/2013) with a refreshed look but curiously removed the countdown to the rides opening. Rumours within the theme park community have been circulating for months over the potential for the ride to be delayed, these rumours were fuelled even [...]
Check out the new TowersTimes SW7 Minisite. Over the next few months we'll be providing the ultimate guide to the latest addition to the Alton Towers Resort. Our first update is just days away so have an explore and check back soon for the latest on SW7. https://www.towerstimes.co.uk/sw7
