After three years and a successful run as a mad doctor, actor Gerry Cannell is leaving the Alton Towers Resort. Gerry Cannell has announced that he will be leaving the Alton Towers Resort after three years of service. Gerry is known for his role as the mad 'Doctor Kelman' in [...]
After the exciting announcement that CBeebies Land will be coming to the Alton Towers Resort in May 2014, additional information suggests that four themed CBeebies rooms will be available at the Alton Towers Hotel next year. The rooms will debut in the hotel alongside CBeebies Land in the theme park [...]
Opening in 1989 as the Britannia Building Society Farm, the Farmyard has been a popular area for children when visiting the Alton Towers Resort. However after 24 years, the area will receive a large retheme for the 2014 season. It wasn't until 1995 that Old MacDonald himself moved in, but [...]
Alton Towers have submitted a planning application to the Staffordshire Moorlands Council regarding a redevelopment of the existing Old MacDonald's Farmyard area for 2014. There have been many rumours and speculations about the Farmyard being redeveloped for the 2014 season in recent weeks, with the relocation of this year's [...]
As the Halloween period approaches, Alton Towers have announced further details regarding the annual Scarefest event. Scare Mazes As TowersTimes reported previously, all three mazes from last year are returning [Carnival of Screams, The Sanctuary & Terror of The Towers] alongside the Zombies! Scarezone. This year however, entry to the [...]
It's that time of year where preparation is underway for the spooktacular event at the Alton Towers Resort. Scarefest is now just over two months away and the Resort have already begun advertising it on various posters around the theme park. The iconic hearse that sits at the bottom of [...]
Alton Towers Resort have announced several changes to the Early Ride Time scheme today. This feature allows guests with pre booked tickets, annual passes or hotel guests to enter the park at 9am, one hour before the rest of the general public. During this time several rides and attractions are [...]
As schools begin to break up for the holidays and the busy summer period is about to be set into full swing at Alton Towers, the resort's latest £18million investment has hit yet another spot of trouble. The Smiler has managed to get through most of this month with very [...]
Didn't get the chance to attend Alton Towers Live this year? Not to worry, as the Alton Towers Resort have formed a brand new partnership with Box TV which will allow footage of this years Alton Towers Live concert to be broadcast on TV and online. The one hour show [...]
Alton Towers' latest rollercoaster, The Smiler, opened over a week ago. With the immense amount of positive reviews clearly outweighing the negative, The Smiler has been a massive hit with guests of the resort. It was therefore only going to be a short amount of time before Fastrack was introduced [...]
The Alton Towers Resort have confirmed The Smiler is now open! TowersTimes will bring you a full report later. For now why not check out our Facebook page for incoming updates.
The Smiler, The Alton Towers Resort's new rollercoaster, is continuing to experience issues preventing it from opening as planned. Originally planned to open in March, the ride suffered considerable setbacks during the construction phase which resulted in the official opening of the ride being pushed back to May 23rd. Earlier [...]
