Whilst the theme park prepares for Scarefest 2016 work has been rapidly progressing on the construction site for the CBeebies Land Hotel which is set to open in 2017. We take a look at all the latest work on the site. Vertical construction has now commenced with steel girders being [...]
The operating company of Alton Towers Resort, Merlin Attractions Operations Limited, have today been given a £5 million fine in relation to the incident on The Smiler which occurred on 2nd June 2016. Following a two day hearing at Stafford Crown Court, Judge Michael Chambers QC described how there was [...]
Merlin Attractions Operations Limited, the company which operate Alton Towers Resort, have today been in court as the two day sentencing hearing for the incident on The Smiler, which occurred on 2nd June 2015, commenced at Stafford Crown Court. During the first day of the hearing Bernard Thorogood, prosecuting barrister [...]
Following the official announcement of the CBeebies Land Hotel at the end of July, construction has started to pick up pace on Alton Towers Resort’s third hotel which is set to open in summer 2017. Tarmac has been laid for what will eventually become the car park for the new [...]
It may be the height of the summer season, however Alton Towers Resort have in the past week turned their attention towards Halloween with the announcement of the line-up for Scarefest 2016, including a brand new scare maze, new scare zone, and a new family attraction as well as the [...]
The first ever CBeebies Land Hotel is set to open at Alton Towers Resort next year, as the Resort confirmed the theme of their new hotel in an announcement via their social media channels earlier today (27th July 2016). Currently under construction to the rear of the Alton Towers Hotel [...]
Plans have been unveiled today for a new extension to CBeebies Land at Alton Towers Resort which will see a brand new ride added to the popular children’s area for the 2017 season. In documents recently submitted to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, the Resort outlines plans for a [...]
Full plans have today been submitted to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council for Secret Weapon 8 at Alton Towers Resort marking the first step in the process of bringing a long awaited wooden rollercoaster to the theme park for the 2018 season. The submitted application requests permission for “Demolition of existing [...]
This weekend saw the opening of the UK’s first Rollercoaster Restaurant at Alton Towers Resort. The new Restaurant offers diners the chance to experience service with a difference with meals being delivered via rollercoaster tracks set above guests’ heads, giving a whole new meaning to fast food. TowersTimes went along [...]
Alton Towers Resort was victorious at last night’s ScareCON SCAR awards, picking up two awards for Best Halloween Scare Attraction for Sub Species: The End Games, and Best Use of Animatronics/SFX as a Set Piece for the finale of The Haunting of Molly Crowe, beating competition from Thorpe Park, Screamland [...]
Plans for what appear to be Secret Weapon 8 at Alton Towers Resort have been added to the Staffordshire Moorlands District Council website, giving us fresh clues about the new attraction which is set to replace The Flume which closed at the end of last season. Documents submitted [...]
Merlin Attractions Operations Ltd, the company responsible for operating Alton Towers Resort, have today pleaded guilty to breaching the Health and Safety Act in relation to The Smiler incident which occurred in June last year (2015). During a hearing at North Staffordshire Justice Centre, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) [...]
