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20th Aug 2009

Park ticket prices rise again

By |2014-01-19T22:48:36+00:0020th August 2009|Resort News|

On-The-Day theme park price rises, showing changes since March 2008 are as follows: Adult March 2008 £34.00 Adult March 2009 £36.00 Adult August 2009: £37.00 Child March 2008 £24.00 Child March 2009 £27.00 Child August 2009 £28.00 Family4 March 2008 £90.00 Family4 March 2009 £100.00 Family4 August 2009 £104.00 Family5 [...]

23rd Jul 2009

Resort all set for summer

By |2014-01-19T22:50:35+00:0023rd July 2009|Resort News|

The schools have broken up, and Alton Towers is set for the peak summer season! With theme park rides open daily until 7:00pm throughout the end of July and all of August, day visitors will have plenty of time to soak up the summer atmosphere at the UK's most popular [...]

23rd Jun 2009

Skyride to be closed “for the forseeable future”

By |2014-01-19T22:53:46+00:0023rd June 2009|Resort News|

After we first reported the fire which took place on Tuesday evening a little after 10.30pm, fire crews spent several hours getting the blaze under control. Several rides were unavailable early on Wednesday, but most have since re-opened with the obvious exception to Skyride which, Alton Towers claim, will be [...]

1st Jun 2009

Skyride Sings Again

By |2017-02-26T15:48:14+00:001st June 2009|Resort News|

The famous Skyride system at Alton Towers, which has been fully revamped for the 2009 season with a multi-million pound investment in new gondola's, has finally regained its tunes after an absence of several months. When the brand new "Poma" gondola's were brought in at the end of March 2009, [...]

21st May 2009

2010 Ride Manufacturer

By |2022-01-31T10:13:16+00:0021st May 2009|Resort News, TH13TEEN|

It has emerged that Intamin will be the manufacturer for the 2010 coaster project. Intamin were responsible for 2005 success Rita - Queen of Speed, and have also brought the classic Congo River Rapids to the park. It marks a departure for the park, after Nemesis, Oblivion and Air were [...]

19th May 2009

On Ride Photo prices rise

By |2014-01-19T22:58:21+00:0019th May 2009|Resort News|

The cost of single on ride photographs has risen at Alton Towers Resort. That picture of you hanging over the edge on Oblivion, or as you accelerate to 100km/h in 2.5 seconds on Rita will now cost £7.00 - up from £6.00. The most recent price rise for photographs was [...]

23rd Apr 2009

Wobble World goes topsy turvy

By |2014-01-20T12:50:27+00:0023rd April 2009|Resort News|

When Alton Towers re-opened for the 2009 season with Cloud Cuckoo Land, it became apparant that the parks newest play facility had infact turned out as nothing more than the original Tweenies play area with a new name. After some investigating, and an announcement from the park, it was made [...]

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