It may have seemed like a long three months since the end of the 2014 season last November, but Alton Towers Resort threw open its gates once again this weekend for 2015’s February Half Term event. TowersTimes takes a look at all the latest changes and updates. The [...]
The Great British Winter might have been throwing everything it has got at the Enchanted Village construction site at Alton Towers Resort, but that hasn’t stopped steady progress being made on 2015’s new accommodation.Having now completed the clusters nearest to the hotel, the main construction activity has moved across to [...]
Captain Barnacles and the Octonauts are set to join CBeebies Land as it has been confirmed that Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure will be joining the rides and attractions from 21st March 2015. Located on the former site of the Beastie, the new attraction will see young guests exploring the [...]
The proposed new high ropes course – Enchanted Village Tree Top Quest – has been given the go ahead to swing into Alton Towers Resort by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council. Located on the site of the former Nicklin’s Farm to the north of the Alton Towers Hotel overflow car park, [...]
Despite the recent spell of cold weather construction has been steadily progressing on the Enchanted Village at the Alton Towers Resort. TowersTimes takes a look at the latest developments. With the opening of the new accommodation now less than three months away work on each individual cluster is [...]
For the third and final time in this latest set of aerial updates MI7 has provided some spectacular shots of Alton Towers Resort from above. Following on from the previous update featuring the Enchanted Village, this time we take a look at the closed season developments across the theme park. [...]
MI7 has once again provided TowersTimes with an exclusive set of aerial photos from the Alton Towers Resort. Following on yesterday’s first update covering the site of the rumoured new attraction on the former Beastie site, this second update focuses on the new accommodation for 2015 – The Enchanted Village. [...]
TowersTimes’ very own pilot, MI7, has taken to the skies once again to provide three exclusive aerial updates from the Alton Towers Resort. Soaring through the skies above the resort, he manged to capture images of the site of the rumoured new CBeebies Land coaster on the site of the [...]
With closed season almost half way through, construction on The Enchanted Village; the new accommodation offering at Alton Towers Resort for 2015 – is now making significant progress as the opening date of 18th April gets ever closer.Since taking the first delivery of lodges on November 10th, approximately half of [...]
Alton Towers Resort have submitted a planning application to carry out significant restoration work to Prospect Tower. The proposed restorations to the tower, which is located next to the Skyride station in Forbidden Valley, will see extensive repairs carried out to the masonry and the cast iron structure of the [...]
The traditional Boxing Day Merlin Annual Pass sale launched this morning, however the new sale prices brought with it some controversy over the cost for those renewing their Annual Passes for another year. This year the sale sees the cost of a new pass and a renewal both at the [...]
With 2014 drawing to an end it’s that time of year where we take a look back on all the events and developments at the Alton Towers Resort. Whilst there may not have been any major developments for thrillseekers in 2014, that doesn’t mean there haven’t been plenty of new [...]
