Four teenagers are thought to be seriously injured following an incident on The Smiler shortly after 2pm this afternoon. It is thought that two trains collided on the track with one train being full and the other empty. Merlin Entertainments, owner and operator of Alton Towers Resort has [...]
As the opening date for Alton Towers Resort’s newest addition draws ever closer, construction has been steadily progressing on the site of the Enchanted Forest Tree Top quest, ready for the attraction to open on Friday 22nd May. The majority of the obstacles on both the high ropes and low [...]
Details have emerged today of a proposed new ride for the Forbidden Valley area of Alton Towers Resort, offering the first clues to the much anticipated Secret Weapon 8 – currently expected to open in 2017. The details have been revealed through a ‘Formal Screening Option’, a document [...]
Full details of the proposed extension to the Air Shop at Alton Towers Resort have been published on the Staffordshire Moorlands Council Planning Portal, revealing a new restaurant and the re-location of the retail area to a new part of the building. The proposal indicates an extension to [...]
Alton Towers Resort opened their new accommodation – The Enchanted Village – this weekend, offering guests the opportunity to enjoy the Woodland Lodges and Luxury Treehouse for the first time. TowersTimes spent the night in the new village to discover all that the resort’s latest accommodation had to offer.Situated to [...]
Alton Towers Resort has received three nominations for the ScareCON Scar awards, the annual awards which recognise and champion all aspects of the scare industry – from Halloween events, to year round scare attractions.In the nominations for the 8th annual awards, the resort picked up nominations in the following categories: [...]
TowersTimes has learned this morning that Alton Towers Resort will be announcing changes to some of the rules for guests using the Splash Landings Waterpark.The new guidelines will cover the swimwear guests are allowed to wear in the waterpark’s pools and on their slides. From Saturday 23rd May, it will [...]
After four long months, Alton Towers Resort opened its gates for the 2015 season this weekend. From the new Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure, to changes to the queues and operations of the Resort’s attractions, TowersTimes examines all the developments from opening weekend. The first day of the main season [...]
The full map for the 2015 season has been released on the Alton Towers Resort website today, featuring the new attraction for this season – Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure – but also, in a surprise move, suggests that The Blade will not be operating for the main season. The [...]
After planning permission was granted earlier this year, construction has now commenced on the third new addition at Alton Towers Resort for the 2015 season – Enchanted Forest Tree Top Quest.Clearance work is well underway across the site which has seen the ground being landscaped and various trees being wither [...]
Ticket prices for the 2015 season have been updated on the Alton Towers Resort Website, with the on the day cost of admission breaking the £50 barrier for the first time.As in previous years, the resort has retained the pricing structure of having an adult, child, family and senior ticket, [...]
With just over six weeks to go until the Enchanted Village opens at Alton Towers Resort, construction of the latest accommodation is beginning to enter the final stages ready for the grand opening on April 18th.Scaffolding has now been taken down from the first three luxury treehouses indicating that the [...]
