Now that midday has come and gone it's time to own up! The below story is in fact an April Fool. Rest assured there are no plans for Alton Towers Resort to change their parking system. Well done to those of you who guessed what we were up to. ------------------------------------- [...]
As part of National Science Week, schools from across the country descended on Alton Towers Resort in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for The World’s Largest Science Lesson. At 10am the students gathered in the dedicated arena ready to take part in two experiments measuring students’ heart [...]
With the 2014 season in full swing, the Alton Towers Resort is undertaking one of its biggest marketing campaigns to date. The next few weeks will see a flurry of advertising activity, starting with the return of The Smiler adverts to television screens from 31st March for two weeks, suggesting [...]
After 4 long months, the Alton Towers Resort has finally opened its doors for the 2014 season. Alongside the major development for the 2014 season – CBeebies Land – there has been a host of other smaller developments across the resort. TowersTimes takes a look at what’s changed for the [...]
Visitors to the Alton Towers Resort can now make their day extra special with a range of new VIP Experiences, which have been added to the Resort’s website over the past few days. Starting at £55, visitors can choose from a range of different packages depending on the experience they [...]
Following on from the submission of plans for brand new accommodation, the Alton Towers Resort have also submitted plans for an extension to their Spa, including a new reception area and Spa Garden. The new extension will be located to the east of the existing hotel and spa and will [...]
As part of their Superdays Free Ticket promotion, The Sun newspaper has today published an eight page pull-out, which includes a whole host of new details about the new CBeebies Land at the Alton Towers Resort. The pull-out includes the first detailed individual map of the new area, showing for [...]
Following on from the recent announcement of the 2014 Early Ride Time line-up, the Alton Towers Resort has today confirmed the opening times for the 2014 theme park season via their website. As expected, the majority of the season features closing times of between 5pm and 6pm, with opening day [...]
Full details of two further attractions which will be located in CBeebies Land, have today been revealed on the CBeebies Land minisite by the Alton Towers Resort. The first of these, The Numtums Number-Go-Round, is set to be a carousel style ride where guests can ‘hop aboard your own Numtum [...]
Today, plans have been submitted by Alton Towers Resort for an extension to the Alton Towers accommodation offering. The proposal describes a plan for; 61 double lodges (122 units in total, each accommodating up to 5 people), 10 tree houses (housing up to 8 people), a restaurant, play areas, parking [...]
John Wardley, the creator of some of the most iconic rollercoasters in the country, is heading to Thorpe Park Resort on 30th March to give an exclusive Q&A session based around his autobiography ‘Creating My Own Nemesis’. Having been involved with some of the most successful theme park rides worldwide, [...]
The Alton Towers Resort has today revealed the Early Ride Time line-up for the 2014 season. Whilst much of the line-up is the same as what was available at the end of 2013, Oblivion has been added to the 2014 offering, something which will no doubt please many people. The [...]
