The Black Hole tent that until 2005 housed the popular Black Hole indoor rollercoaster, is finally making its exit from the resort after standing empty for the last 7 years. Despite having a brief ressurection as the location of the 2 paid-for scare mazes in the 2011 Scarefest event, the [...]
Alton Towers have today released more information on their new 2013 roller coaster project codenamed Secret Weapon 7. Posters have been put up on the fences surrounding the Black Hole tent, which is due to be removed to make way for the new ride, along with a new SW7 minisite on the [...]
Alton Towers officially announced earlier this morning that it has had to take the difficult decision to shut its gates today for the first time this season due to the bizarre twist in the weather conditions striking the UK today, including plummeting temperatures, snow fall, heavy rain and gale force [...]
(NB: This was an April Fools' Day joke from TowersTimes) Recently TowersTimes has been hearing more and more rumours about a drastic change to the future of Alton Towers as a brand and name, with speculation that the Resort could see a rebrand suddenly happen this year. Emails have [...]
Alton Towers have today officially opened their doors for the 2012 season with several new attractions and updates to the park. After a misty start the sun soon broke through to the delight of guests, who had turned out in good numbers creating a nice buzz in the park for [...]
The two adverts showcase the park's new attractions for 2012, 'Nemesis Sub-Terra' and 'Ice Age The 4D Experience'. Both adverts start off with a cartoon-esque view of the Alton Towers Resort, suggesting a refresh of branding this season. It also suggests an aim to encourage guests to stay overnight at one [...]
The mainstream marketing for Nemesis: Sub-Terra has begun with reports of the TV advert being shown on Channel 4. Descriptions of the advert seem to centre on the mysterious egg that has been used in some of the early viral publicity and the park seems to be emphasising the rides [...]
Alton Towers Theme Park's decision to cut opening hours by up to 1 hour on selected dates throughout the season has today made somewhat of a U-turn. Although some 4:00pm theme park close times still exist in September and October, all of the earlier closes planned until then have been [...]
Alton Towers Resort fans today breathed a sigh of relief as Staffordshire Moorlands Council granted planning permission for the world-first rollercoaster opening in 2013 on the site of the Blackhole Tent in X-Sector, despite strong opposition from Alton and Farley Parish Councils. Construction can now begin for SW7, with the [...]
The 2012 season sees the opening of two brand new attractions at the Alton Towers Resort, Ice Age 4D and the highly anticipated Nemesis Sub-Terra, which are both set to open in a little over 2 weeks time. However, the 2012 season also see's reduced opening hours for the theme [...]
One month after it was originally planned the Secret Weapon 7 planning application will finally be going in front of the Staffordshire Moorlands Council Planning Committee. Next Thursday (15/03/12) the commitee will meet and discuss the planning application. The meeting agenda recommends that the planning application should be approved, but [...]
Both Submission and Enterprise, which were set to be closed during the 2012 season due to Secret Weapon 7 construction will now open, according to a Alton Towers statement which was sent to TowersTimes. The statement reads: We are delighted to confirm that both Submission and Enterprise in X-Sector will [...]
