We have obtained a Press Release from Alton Towers Resort: Making a welcome return after a few years break, the Alton Towers Resort Ultimate Fireworks Event is set to be its biggest and best fireworks display ever. Marking the 30th birthday of the theme park and with the famous Towers [...]
Alton Towers have won the 'Best Seasonal Attraction/Maze' category for the 2009 variation of 'Terror of the Towers' at the Screamie awards held in Central London last week. Fighting off stiff competition from both within their own park and further afield, the Alton Towers team have pulled off a major [...]
Alton Towers have added an extra major attraction to the Early Ride Time line-up which is available every day until Friday, 15th October 2010 from 9:00-10:00am exclusively for Annual Pass Holders, Hotel Guests and those pre-booking advanced tickets on the official Alton Towers website. The revised line-up is as follows: [...]
If you've been itching to see the park and take a virtual tour from the comfort of your own home, then there's great news for you - Google has released an update to Google Maps providing new StreetView images for most of the theme parks paved areas. You can begin [...]
The first powercut affected Alton Towers and the surrounding area at around 2pm on Tuesday, with power being restored to most areas within an hour. A second powercut affected the resort on Wednesday. Initial reports from Tuesday suggest that the hotels and water park were mainly affected, but rides across [...]
Alton Towers have informed guests via the official website that Th13teen is currently experiencing technical problems. They advise that, whilst they are doing everything in their power to ensure it is open as soon as possible, if you are visiting specifically to ride the new attraction, you should consider [...]
As the resort celebrates their 30th birthday this year, what better way than to celebrate with some nostalgia from the 80's itself! Well it seems Alton Towers has that thought very much in mind, throwing an 80's concert FREE to all theme park guests on Sunday 23rd May 2010. The [...]
The shadows have swarmed around Alton Towers, as the park opens for the 2010 unleashing the demons of the Dark Forest upon the world. Wraiths roam about this new area taunting those who dare ride the Towers' latest coaster Th13teen, where guests can traverse the haunted woodlands before plunging deep [...]
TowersTimes have learnt that Ben and Jerry's will set sail on a mission to tantalise the taste buds when a new Scoop Shop opens at the start of the season in just over a weeks time. The outlet, which will be located adjacent to The Flume in Mutiny Bay, will [...]
Marketing for Th13teen stepped up another gear today with the first broadcast of new "blipverts". The short, 5 second adverts have been seen on a number of channels today. The blipvert, thought to be one of three to be shown, will feature in the ad breaks of a number of [...]
The following statement was issued on behalf of Alton Towers Resort and received by TowersTimes earlier today from Morwenna Angove: We took the decision to run the Preview Weekend, the first of its kind for the Resort, some months ago recognizing that some of you would welcome the opportunity to [...]
Alton Towers and The Sun have teamed up to bring two free tickets to Alton Towers to every reader. By collecting tokens in the paper over the next week, it theoretically means that every Sun reader has the chance to experience the likes of Th13teen, Nemesis, RITA, Air and Oblivion [...]
