Merlin Entertainments, the company which owns Alton Towers Resort and Thorpe Park Resort, have today announced that they have agreed the terms of a £4.8bn offer for the company from a group of investors, including KIRKBI Invest who own the LEGO Group. In the deal announced this morning, KIRKBI have [...]
The line-up for Scarefest 2019 has been revealed by Alton Towers Resort, promising to be ‘bigger, better and spookier than ever’. With a brand-new family maze, the revival of a classic scare attraction, the return of some of the Resort’s award-winning scare mazes, and the appearance of some family favourite [...]
With another busy Bank Holiday Weekend almost upon us, Alton Towers Resort have announced details of a special event to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of CBeebies Land. Plus, Merlin Entertainments, Alton Towers Resort’s parent company, have confirmed leadership changes which will see a new Divisional Director for Alton Towers Resort. [...]
Alton Towers Resort have submitted a “Discharge of conditions” planning application to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council for the Restoration of the Banqueting Hall Window. In the plans, submitted earlier this month, the Resort outline their intention to fully restore the window in the Banqueting Hall which forms a part of [...]
Alton Towers Stargazing Pods welcomed their first guests over the weekend with a special, one-off, opening ceremony featuring a special appearance from Mark Thompson, Stargazing LIVE co-host, and Sir Algenon. TowersTimes were there to experience the celebrations. To mark the official opening of Alton Towers Resort’s newest accommodation, [...]
Alton Towers Resort has received four nominations for the ScareCON SCAR awards, the annual awards which recognise and champion all aspects of the scare industry – from Halloween events, to year-round scare attractions. In the nominations for the 12th annual awards, which were revealed last night by ScareCON, [...]
Alton Towers Resort threw open the gates to the theme park on Saturday (23rd March) for the first day of the 2019 season. TowersTimes was there to look at what was new and discover all the changes. The Alton Towers Dungeon *The following section may contain minor spoilers* [...]
With Alton Towers Resort set to open its latest accommodation offering – Alton Towers Stargazing Pods – next month, the Resort invited TowersTimes, alongside other enthusiast communities, to a special ‘Meet the Maker’ event to explore the new accommodation site. TowersTimes explores the latest details to be revealed. [...]
On Tuesday 12th March, TowersTimes was invited to a special ‘Meet the Maker’ event at Alton Towers Resort, alongside other enthusiast communities to discover some of the secrets behind The Alton Towers Dungeon ahead of its grand opening on 23rd March 2019. TowersTimes looks at some of the details behind [...]
Whilst Alton Towers Resort’s theme park season is not far away, the recent February half-term saw the return of the ‘Pirate and Princess Takeover’ at the Resort. Since 2016, February half-term has not seen the Resort open the main theme park, with attention instead being focused over at [...]
Alton Towers Resort has today announced that two kids’ favourites will be arriving in CBeebies Land for the 2019 season. First up, Peter Rabbit and friends will be hopping into the Resort in the new ‘Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop’ ride. Young guests are invited to join Peter and [...]
Alton Towers Resort have today confirmed their 2019 theme park season opening times, alongside this year’s Early Ride Time offering. As in 2018, the theme park will be open between 10am and 4pm on off peak weekdays; 10am until 5pm on weekends and school holidays; and 10am until 6pm during [...]
