Full Information to Visiting Alton Towers

In case you’re pondering of visiting Alton Towers, you’re in the appropriate place. We’ve put collectively this detailed information that can assist you plan your go to to one of many UK’s best-known theme parks.

Alton Towers is situated in Staffordshire England and is presently the biggest and most visited theme park within the UK, that includes all kinds of rides and points of interest from youngsters’s rides to thrilling curler coasters. This information goes to cowl rather a lot, and is predicated on our private experiences visiting Alton Towers.

We’ve visited Alton Towers plenty of instances, my first experiences had been as an adolescent and twenty-something outdated.  Most not too long ago I visited with Jess and with buddies who on the time of our go to had a three-year-old and a six-year-old.

My buddies have additionally visited Alton Towers a number of instances, and we’re going to be incorporating their experiences and ideas of visiting Alton Towers into this information. So hopefully we can provide you some ideas from the views of younger single folks, a married couple of their 30s and 40s, and of a household with younger children.

We’re going to undergo all the things you might want to know to have an superior time at Alton Towers. Whereas most of you studying are most likely dwelling within the UK, a visit to Alton Towers may also be a enjoyable expertise for worldwide guests as properly!

We’ll cowl all of the rides and what to anticipate from each, tips about the right way to take advantage of your time and get probably the most time truly using moderately than queuing, share our ideas on the Alton Towers lodging and eating, and hundreds extra.

Whether or not you might be visiting as a household, a pair, with buddies, or by yourself, this information goes to present you all the things you might want to know to your Alton Towers go to. Let’s get began.

Alton Towers Overview & Historical past

Alton Towers (technically referred to as Alton Towers Resort) is the most-visited amusement park within the UK. It’s additionally greater than a theme park, because it additionally has a collection of inns, a water park, a spa, and a mini-golf course.

The theme park is discovered on a big property which was as soon as the house of the Earls of Shrewsbury and was owned by the Talbot household from 1412 till 1924. Additionally they owned the close by Alton Castle which dates again to the eleventh century.

The mansion home on the Alton Property, which largely dates to the 18th century, remains to be there, though it’s in a ruined situation. There’s additionally a big lake and landscaped gardens on web site.

Alton Towers has been open to the general public indirectly for the reason that nineteenth century, when guests had been capable of pay to tour the gardens. Sights had been added all through the twentieth century together with a boating lake, mannequin railway, and chairlift. My mom remembers visiting Alton Towers throughout her childhood within the Nineteen Sixties and having a stunning time out.

So when you find yourself visiting right here you might be on the grounds of what was for hundreds of years the massive property and residential of the Earls of Shrewsbury. The magnificent ruins of the house and a few of the outbuildings and follies, in addition to the landscaped backyard are nonetheless there. You may nonetheless stroll by way of elements of the gardens.

In some locations you’d don’t know you might be in the course of an amusement park because it appears like you might be in a park or forest. A really distinctive and British setting for a theme park!

The theme park as it’s identified as we speak, with thrill rides and everlasting points of interest, actually began in 1973. In the present day, Alton Towers is operated by the Tussauds Group, who additionally function places together with Thorpe Park, Madame Tussauds London, and the London Eye.

In the present day, the theme park is among the most well-known and standard theme parks within the UK, with one thing to supply everybody from children to adults alike.

It has had plenty of spectacular journey accomplishments, together with the world’s first dive coaster, the world’s first “flying” rollercoaster, the curler coaster with probably the most inversions on the earth, and Europe’s first inverted rollercoaster.

There’s a large quantity to see and do at Alton Towers, greater than sufficient to fill two or three days even. That mentioned, you may undoubtedly do rather a lot with simply sooner or later at Alton Towers when you plan correctly.

 

The way to Get to Alton Towers

Alton Towers is within the county of Staffordshire close to the village of Alton in England. The tackle is Farley Ln, Alton, Stoke-on-Trent ST10 4DB.

It’s basically between Manchester (44 miles drive to the north) and Birmingham (47 miles drive south).

Listed below are the primary choices for attending to Alton Towers:

 

Driving to and Parking at Alton Towers

The simplest approach to get to Alton Towers is certainly to drive. It’s pretty near each the M1 and the M6 motorways, though the final stretch is on smaller roads.

When driving, after leaving the motorway we advocate following the brown “Alton Towers” indicators moderately than your sat-nav or GPS.

It is because the agricultural location of the park implies that there are a number of small nation lanes across the park. The brown indicators will hold you on the bigger roads which is able to often be faster.

 

Parking at Alton Towers

There may be a number of on-site parking obtainable, and stewards will often direct you to the closest automotive park as you arrive. This does rely on how busy the day is and what time you arrive.

There’s a charge to park at Alton Towers, relying on the place you park, which is as follows:

• £7 for a day in the usual parking, 15-25 minutes’ stroll from the primary entrance
• £19 for a day in specific parking, 1-3 minutes away from the primary entrance

There are additionally methods you will get free parking at Alton Towers.

• Resort friends staying in a single day within the resort can park within the designated lodge carpark, after which both enter the park from the lodge visitor entrance (close to the Galactica journey and Rollercoaster Restaurant) or take the monorail to the park entrance.
• Friends staying at CBeebies lodge can park at no cost within the Categorical Car parking zone
• Holders of Gold, Platinum or Premium Merlin passes can park at no cost in customary parking. They will improve to Categorical parking for £12.

Parking might be booked online in advance here. That is obligatory for Categorical Parking, except for CBeebies friends, who should present lodge affirmation on arrival.

You too can usually add automotive parking to your buy when shopping for your theme park entry tickets.

 

Public Transport to Alton Towers

Alton Towers is in a comparatively rural location, so while it’s doable to achieve the resort by public transport it should contain some good planning.

The closest practice station is in Uttoxeter, which is 10 miles from the station. From right here you may take a bus to Alton Towers. The X41, operated by D&G Bus, runs from Uttoxeter to Alton Towers Resort. You may see the schedule here.

You too can take a taxi from Uttoxeter practice station, which is a few 20-minute drive from Alton Towers.

Different comparatively shut practice stations are Stoke on Trent (15 miles from Alton Towers) and Derby (25 miles from Alton Towers). Nonetheless, you will want to take a taxi from each of those places to achieve the resort.

You may guide taxis on-line upfront here.

In case you are counting on public transit, you may wish to contemplate arising the evening earlier than and taking the D*G bus or a taxi from a close-by practice or bus station to an Alton Towers Resort lodge.

Then you may stroll from any of the resort’s inns to the park within the morning (or take the Monorail) with no need to depend on a taxi or public transit to get round.

 

Alton Towers Opening Dates and Occasions

Alton Towers is open seasonally in addition to for sure holidays and faculty breaks. It’s usually open from March by way of to November. Exterior of this time the resort has particular themed opening instances, usually for the Christmas interval and likewise for college half phrases.

By way of opening hours, the park usually has the next opening hours:

• Theme Park opens at 9am (rides open at 10am).
• Theme Park closes at 6pm throughout peak instances and on weekends, and at 4pm on off-peak days.

It’s necessary to notice that the closing time is the time that the journey queues shut. When you’ve got joined a queue earlier than theme park closing time, it is possible for you to to complete queuing and full your journey even after closing time.

You may examine the newest opening dates and hours for Alton Towers online here.

For particular occasions park hours do change so you will need to examine what they’re earlier than visiting. Additionally through the vacation and particular opening intervals, some sections of the park is probably not totally open so you’ll want to examine which rides and points of interest are open.

Be aware that the Alton Towers Waterpark and Extraordinary Golf mini golf are subsequent to however separate from the park and function with totally different hours.

The Alton Towers Waterpark (situated within the Splash Landings lodge) is open the vast majority of the yr.

The Extraordinary Golf course (subsequent to the Splash Landings lodge) can also be open the vast majority of the yr, and is usually open fairly late into the night. Resort friends usually obtain a complimentary spherical of mini-golf as a part of their keep.

Be aware that each the above points of interest might be visited individually from the theme park and also you don’t want a theme half ticket for these points of interest, that are charged individually.

 

The way to Get Round Alton Towers

The principle approach most individuals get round at Alton Towers is on foot. The park is pretty unfold out, however there are footpaths in every single place.

One factor to concentrate on is that there are usually not a number of indicators or maps across the park, they usually additionally not provide paper park maps. As an alternative, you might be anticipated to make use of the mobile app.

That is truly a reasonably respectable cell app, and the map a part of it has inbuilt navigation. It even allows you to keep away from steps. Nonetheless, it may be a battery drain, so we’d recommend bringing a USB battery pack like this to keep away from working out of juice midway by way of the day.

Be aware that these visiting in wheelchairs and people with mobility points ought to try the accessibility information for the park here.

There are two extra choices for getting round Alton Towers. These are the Monorail and the Skyride.

 

Alton Towers Monorail

The Alton Towers Monorail runs from the primary park entrance to the resort space. It’s additionally near a few of the automotive parks. This solely has two stops, one close to the inns and extra distant parking tons, and one on the major entrance to the theme park.

Use of the Monorail is free for all park friends. It may undoubtedly be a fast approach to get from the resort and a few of the automotive parks to the primary theme park entrance, nevertheless there are some caveats.

On busy days, and particularly within the mornings and evenings, the monorail will get very busy. Queuing instances can exceed 40 minutes. On condition that it’s a few 15 – 20 minute stroll from the Monorail station to the primary theme park entrance, whether it is notably busy it’s usually faster to simply stroll.

Moreover, Alton Tower Resort lodge friends are eligible to enter the park from a park entrance close to the inns. That is simply previous the Monorail station, and brings you into the park subsequent to Galactica.

We might undoubtedly advocate lodge friends who have already got their park tickets think about using this entrance moderately than take the Monorail if there’s a lengthy wait.

 

Alton Towers Skyride

The Alton Towers Skyride is a gondola fashion cable automotive journey which supplies transport across the park.

There are three stations, one close to the primary park entrance on Towers Avenue, one close to the Blade journey within the Forbidden Valley, and one within the Darkish Forest close to Rita.

The Skyride is certainly helpful for getting throughout the Gardens when travelling between the Forbidden Valley and the Darkish Forest as in any other case there are various steps up and down when you take probably the most direct route.

The Skyride is free to all park friends. Nonetheless, in our expertise it tends to be closed for upkeep pretty commonly and actually the Skyride is closed for the rest of 2023.

 

Alton Towers Map

This can be a picture of the map in Alton Towers in 2023. Nonetheless, we’d advocate utilizing the map within the Alton Towers app.

Confusingly, the map within the app is inverted in comparison with the bodily maps on indicators within the park. On the bodily maps, the doorway is on the backside, within the app it’s on the high (as it’s geographically).

So simply hold this in thoughts if cross referencing between the maps within the park and the map within the app, because it’s straightforward to get confused (as we all know from private expertise)!

 

Alton Towers Ticket Info

We’ll now undergo the primary ticket sorts obtainable for Alton Towers in addition to how a lot they value and the place to purchase them.

Pricing data is appropriate as of August 2023, however costs can fluctuate so do examine the newest costs online here.

 

How A lot Are Alton Towers Tickets?

Alton Towers ticket pricing varies relying on whether or not you buy upfront or on the day.

Pricing additionally varies relying on the date, with peak dates usually costing a bit extra. Peak dates are usually throughout vacation intervals in addition to at weekends.

At the moment, pricing is as follows:

• £34 – £39 for a 1-day pass for ages 3 and up (£68 on the day)
• £46 – £51 for a 2-day pass for ages 3 and up (£80 on the day)
• £29 for a parent and toddler pass. Toddlers are outlined as being below 5, and a further below 5 might be added for £5. This move is just obtainable on weekdays outdoors of vacation intervals.
• Free for these below 3 and carers

There are additionally occasional promotional costs and gross sales on the web site, which you can see here.

The pricing for in-person purchases might be twice as costly as shopping for on-line, so we extremely advocate buying online to economize!

 

Low cost Alton Towers Tickets

There are usually not that some ways to get discounted tickets for Alton Towers, though some choices do exist.

In case you don’t qualify for a reduction, then the easiest way to economize on Alton Towers is to buy tickets in advance from the official web site as it is a lot cheaper than shopping for tickets on the day.

You too can save by visiting on a weekday outdoors of vacation intervals as these have a tendency to supply the bottom costs.

 

The place to Purchase Alton Towers Tickets

The 2 major choices for buying Alton Towers tickets are both online on the official website here or in-person on the resort.

We might extremely advocate shopping for on-line as the costs are considerably decrease and then you definately additionally don’t want to attend within the ticket traces.

 

Passes Which Embrace Alton Towers

There are two major passes which embody entry to Alton Towers. These are greatest when you both plan on visiting Alton Towers a number of instances a yr, or when you plan on visiting the opposite included points of interest. The passes are as follows:

• Alton Towers Annual Pass. This provides yearlong entry to Alton Towers (with some peak date exclusions) in addition to reductions on foods and drinks and different advantages. Accessible from £99 for a yr.
• Merlin Annual Pass. This move provides entry to all the primary Merlin points of interest within the UK, together with Alton Towers, The London Eye, SEA LIFE centres, Chessington World of Adventures and extra. Begins from £99.

The Alton Towers move can undoubtedly be price it when you plan on visiting Alton Towers a number of instances in a yr (not less than three I’d recommend), though it would be best to examine which dates are excluded earlier than buying.

The Merlin Annual move is sensible when you stay within the UK and plan on spending your yr visiting the Merlin points of interest across the UK. There are a number of these (see full checklist here), however you’ll undoubtedly wish to examine which days you may go to prior to buying.

In case you are solely planning on visiting Alton Towers as soon as or perhaps twice in a yr, then a regular ticket will possible provide one of the best worth.

 

Alton Towers Fastrack Passes

One approach to doubtlessly improve your Alton Towers expertise is to spend money on a Fastrack pass.

A Fastrack move offers you entry to a particular Fastrack line for a lot of rides which has precedence boarding, and which might considerably lower your queuing time.

In our expertise, on a really busy day the place customary journey queue instances might be 1 – 2 hours, the Fastrack line will probably be between 3 and half-hour.

This may after all rely on what number of Fastrack passes have been offered and the way busy the park is, however in our expertise on a busy day a Fastrack move can considerably lower queue instances and allow you to spend extra time using and fewer time queuing.

 

Fastrack Go Variations at Alton Towers

There are totally different variations of the Fastrack passes, as follows:

• Particular person Fastrack tickets for particular rides. These might be purchased on the day by way of the Alton Towers app.
• Fastrack Bronze Pass – permits you to be part of the Fastrack line as soon as for 4 rides: Congo River Rapids​, The Curse at Alton Manor​, Runaway Mine Practice, and Spinball Whizzer
• Fastrack Silver Pass – permits you to be part of the Fastrack line as soon as for six rides: Wicker Man​, Oblivion, Rita, TH13TEEN​, The Smiler, and Galactica
• Fastrack Gold Pass – permits you to be part of the Fastrack line as soon as for fourteen rides: Wicker Man​, Oblivion​, Rita, TH13TEEN​, The Smiler, Galactica, Spinball​ Whizzer, Gangsta Granny,​ The Curse at Alton Manor, Hex,​ Marauders Mayhem​, Battle Galleons​, Rapids​ and Runaway Mine Practice
• Fastrack Platinum Pass – permits you to be part of the Fastrack line as many instances as you want for the next rides: Wicker Man, Oblivion, Rita, TH13TEEN​, The Smiler​, Galactica​, Spinball​ Whizzer, Gangsta Granny​, The Curse at Alton Manor, HEX​, Marauders Mayhem​, Battle Galleons​, Rapids​ and Runaway Mine Practice

Except the person Fasttrack tickets, all the opposite passes might be purchased upfront on-line, in individual on the park from the customer support workplace, or by way of the Alton Towers app.

Be aware that Fastrack Passes can promote out, so if that is one thing you might be certain you wish to spend money on to your go to, we advocate shopping for them on-line upfront of your go to on the official site here.

 

Fastrack Go Pricing at Alton Towers

The pricing for the passes is as follows. Be aware that this doesn’t embody park entry, so you’ll nonetheless want a park entry ticket to entry the park.

Fastrack is legitimate for a particular day, so if you’re visiting Alton Towers throughout a number of days and need Fastrack on all of them, you will want to purchase a move for every day you go to.

 

How Fastrack Works at Alton Towers

With all of the Fastrack passes the method is sort of easy. When you’ve a Fastrack move, no matter sort it’s, as an alternative of becoming a member of the common line, be part of the Fastrack line. This will probably be clearly signposted. Be aware it’s not the identical because the Trip Entry line (that is for holders of Ride Access Pass tickets solely).

Relying on the journey, somebody will examine your Fastrack ticket while you enter the queue or while you get to the journey boarding space, so have it prepared. They are going to usually scan the barcode on the move to validate it.

Relying on the move you’ve, the way it works will fluctuate barely.

With the person Fastrack move, purchased on a per-ride foundation, that is solely good for one journey on one attraction.

With the Bronze, Silver and Gold passes these entitle you to at least one Fastrack per attraction. So you may journey all of the rides included on the move utilizing the Fastrack as soon as. If you wish to journey a journey once more, you’ll have to be part of the common queue or purchase a person Fastrack ticket for that journey.

You may share these passes in a bunch, so if one individual needs to do one journey and one other individual needs to do a special journey, this generally is a good choice.

For the platinum move, this can be utilized for as many Fastrack rides as you need on the included rides, however it will possibly solely be utilized by one individual.

On a current go to to Alton Towers on a really busy college journey day in July we invested in 4 Gold Passes. This undoubtedly saved us a number of time, and meant that we had been all capable of journey all 13 rides working that day (Hex was closed).

On condition that queue instances for the preferred rides had been over 2 hours at some factors on the day we visited, that might undoubtedly not have been doable with out the Fastrack. For us, queue instances on the day diverse between 1 minute and half-hour with our Fastrack.

In case you’re questioning if Fastrack passes are price it to your go to, see the regularly requested questions part on the finish of this information the place we go into our ideas on Fastrack in additional element.

 

Rides at Alton Towers

We’ll now undergo all of the rides at Alton Towers and what you may count on from every journey. There are a number of several types of journey at Alton Towers.

Everybody likes several types of journey. For instance, I want rides with a drop and am much less eager on being spun round. Jess loves being spun round however doesn’t like being dropped! On our current go to, one of many children hated scary rides, while the opposite child was usually nice with them.

On this part we’ll define the primary options of every journey. I’ll additionally embody an concept of how scary the journey is and the way thrilling the journey is.

For the scare issue, this refers as to if the journey has components that may make you bounce or which is likely to be much less appropriate for youthful riders. In fact, it will fluctuate by particular person.

For the fun issue, this refers to how thrilling the journey is. So if the journey spins you round, drops you, or inverts you, I’m going to present {that a} greater thrill issue than a extra sedate journey expertise. Once more, these scores are very subjective as everybody finds various things thrilling.

This could make it easier to resolve which rides to move for and which rides you may wish to keep away from, relying on the kind of journey you want. We’ll additionally present our ideas on the journey expertise.

Be aware that this part might comprise journey spoilers so if you wish to be shocked on the rides you may wish to skip it.

For this part the rides are grouped collectively by which space of the park they’re in. See extra in regards to the areas of the park within the part of this information on park areas, which matches into extra element on theming.

 

Forbidden Valley Rides

A post-apocalyptic themed space with a mixture of household pleasant and high-end thrill rides. Rides are as follows:

 

Galactica

Galactica is a flying rollercoaster which debuted at Alton Towers in 2002, though again then it was referred to as Air. It was rebranded to Galactica in 2016, though the journey expertise stays the identical.

Galactica is certainly a enjoyable thrill curler coaster. After you board, the seats truly rotate 90 levels so you might be basically dangling below the coaster rail, wanting down on the ground. This allows you to do your greatest flying impression, therefore the identify flying rollercoaster.

The journey itself is sort of high-octane as you whizz across the monitor, experiencing as much as 3.5G. It additionally inverts you twice, and might be pretty disorienting, though nothing to check to Smiler.

Personally I do get pleasure from Galactica though I’m not an enormous fan of being inverted and spun round so it’s not my favorite journey at Alton Towers. It’s undoubtedly thrilling although, and beneficial for these of you who like high-speed coasters.

One tip – if you’re staying within the inns on-site, there’s an unique lodge visitor entrance which brings you in proper subsequent to Galactica. So if this journey is a precedence, you will get right here earlier than the vast majority of different riders arrive and get on rapidly, even and not using a Fastrack move.

Included on Fastrack: Sure, Silver, Gold & Platinum
Scare issue: 0/5
Thrill issue: 5/5
Trip sort: Flying Rollercoaster
Trip size: 1 minute 40 seconds
Trip peak restriction: 1.4m

 

Nemesis Sub-Terra

To not be confused with the presently closed Nemesis journey, Nemesis Sub-Terra is a darkish drop journey themed across the mysterious Phalanx and Nemesis Creature. It initially opened in 2012, however closed in 2015, and reopened in 2023.

The journey has you getting into a darkened space with a small group the place you might be given some backstory and directions from a Phalanx operative.

After a brief video, you enter an elevator and are transported right down to a room the place everyone seems to be strapped into chairs round a central podium containing a mysterious alien egg.

As soon as everyone seems to be secured, the expertise continues. There’s enjoyable lighting and results, as inevitably the alien breaks free and “assaults” the viewers. There’s an incredible drop (sure, I screamed), and enjoyable results all through together with water, prodding ,and leg tickling.

After the drop, it’s important to “escape” the journey by way of a scary elevate and a small maze earlier than bursting again out into the true world.

Total, it’s a enjoyable journey expertise with just a few totally different parts which is a bit totally different to a lot of the different rides. In case you don’t just like the considered a scary journey, being trapped in a elevate, or are claustrophobic, it is likely to be one to skip.

Included on Fastrack: No Fastrack obtainable
Scare issue: 5/5
Thrill issue: 3/5
Trip sort: Darkish journey / walk-through / drop
Trip size: 8- 10 minutes
Trip peak restriction: 1.4m
Different Notes: As a result of drop chairs, this journey has fairly restrictive measurement necessities.

 

The Blade

Discovered close to Galactica and Nemesis within the Forbidden Valley, The Blade is the oldest journey at Alton Towers, courting from 1980.

Regardless of its age, that is nonetheless a very fashionable and actually enjoyable journey for these of you who like airtime in a journey. It’s additionally one of many extra thrilling rides for youthful guests as the peak restrict is comparatively low in comparison with different rides.

The Blade is mainly a large seated swing that appears like a ship, which is why this sort of journey is called a Pirate Ship. Passengers sit in rows of 5 going through the centre, and the journey swings backwards and forwards, getting greater and better because it goes.

On the very peak of the journey, when you sit on the very ends of the ship, it virtually feels vertical (okay, it’s truly 75 levels, however while you’re on the journey you’re unlikely to be measuring angles).

There’s an incredible sensation of airtime on this journey, and it’s undoubtedly not for these of you who don’t like that dropping sensation! Nonetheless, it’s a good journey when you don’t like spinning as there’s no spinning or inversion. Even Jess was capable of get pleasure from this one.

On a current go to to Alton Towers we rode the Blade 4 instances simply because the park was opening. We had stayed within the lodge the evening earlier than and got here right here simply because it opened. Regardless of it being a busy day, the primary half hour or so had only a few riders, and at one level there have been solely 8 folks on the entire journey.

It was an actual hit with the youthful members of our group and it was one of many extra thrilling rides that we may all do collectively. Together with the Runaway Mine Practice, this was the favorite household pleasant thrill journey we did in Alton Towers.

Included on Fastrack: No
Scare issue: 0/5
Thrill issue: 3/5
Trip sort: Pirate Ship
Trip size: 1 minute 30 seconds
Trip peak restriction:1m (1.3m should journey with an grownup)

 

X-Sector Rides

Dwelling to a few of the most excessive rides within the park, all with a 1.4m peak restriction. Themed like a secret authorities take a look at facility.

This incorporates two everlasting rides, Smilar and Oblivion, in addition to two carnival fashion rides, Spinjam and Twistatron. I’m simply going to cowl the everlasting rides on this part.

 

The Smiler

Opened in 2013, at time of writing The Smiler holds the world document for probably the most inversions (basicaly what number of instances you might be the wrong way up) on a curler coaster at fourteen.

The Smiler is certainly one of the vital thrilling rides at Alton Towers, and likewise one of many extra standard rides. Every time we go to, it at all times appears to have a few of the longest queue instances.

The journey itself is sort of a marvel of development. It takes up a comparatively tiny footprint, with each stretch of monitor seemingly involving a twist, a flip, or a drop.

By way of the expertise, this journey undoubtedly delivers. It’s quick, thrilling, and it spins you round rather a lot. I’m not a large fan of rides that invert me, however I did get a thrill from this journey, even when my head was spinning for some time afterwards!

I additionally favored all of the theming all through, with a repetitive sound monitor that will get in your head and many flashing lights and colours. It’s all designed to disorient, and it undoubtedly succeeds.

The one draw back of the rollercoaster is that attributable to its severely complicated design, it does appear to close down fairly commonly. This may be very irritating, particularly when you’ve spent a number of time queuing just for it to shut with no warning.

Included on Fastrack: Sure, Silver, Gold & Platinum
Scare issue: 1/5
Thrill issue: 5/5
Trip sort: Curler coaster
Trip size: ~ 3 minutes
Trip peak restriction: 1.4m
Different Notes: Trip early or late within the day to skip the lengthy queues or contemplate Fastrack. That is additionally one of many solely rides to have a single-rider lane which generally is a lot quicker.

 

Oblivion

Oblivion was the world’s first dive rollercoaster when it opened in 1998. This design of rollercoaster provides mainly a 90-degree drop from a big peak, providing a sensation of free fall.

The journey expertise is sort of simple. The vehicles are fairly large however solely two rows deep. You get taken to the highest of the monitor and pause for an exhilarating second over the drop.

You then freefall down 55 metres (180 ft), with the fun being heightened because the automotive plunges right into a darkish tunnel below the bottom. It then swoops round and is over.

Personally, I’m an enormous fan of drops so it shouldn’t come as a shock that that is certainly one of my favorite rides in Alton Towers, regardless of the comparatively quick journey time. Jess, who doesn’t like drops, is certainly much less satisfied by Oblivion and skipped it!

This can be a nice rollercoaster when you don’t like being inverted or thrown round an excessive amount of. It’s not an incredible choice when you’re notably afraid of heights or hate the feeling of free fall.

Included on Fastrack: Sure, Silver, Gold & Platinum
Scare issue: 0/5
Thrill issue: 5/5
Trip sort: Dive Rollercoaster
Trip size: 1 minute 15 seconds
Trip peak restriction: 1.4 m

 

Darkish Forest Rides

Themed as a haunted woodland, this space of the park is dwelling to 2 thrill rides that are:

 

Rita

In case you love velocity and g-force, then Rita is probably going the curler coaster for you. Launched in 2005, this curler coaster is the quickest journey within the park, topping out at 61.1 miles per hour.

It’s additionally the one with the best G-forces, which go as much as 4.7G.

The principle thrill of Rita is the launch. The journey is themed like a drag racer, with barely panicked voice over offering an air of anticipation as you get able to go.

Then, like a drag racer does, you speed up in a short time in a straight line. How rapidly? Effectively, you get to the utmost velocity of 61.1 mph in round 2.5 seconds, which actually feels very fast while you launch!

After the preliminary thrill of the launch, the journey then banks round some pretty sharp corners and likewise offers you a sense of weightlessness as you crest a few hills.

This journey is certainly going to be good for these of you who don’t like being utterly inverted as there aren’t any inversions.

Nonetheless the velocity of the journey implies that the g-forces are fairly excessive at 4.7G, so it would be best to hold your head firmly braced again in opposition to the headrest as in any other case it will possibly really feel like fairly a tough journey!

The opposite draw back to this journey is that it’s one of many shortest rides within the park, lasting round 25 seconds. So if there’s a very lengthy queue and also you don’t have a Fastrack move then you definately may wish to return when it isn’t so busy.

Included on Fastrack: Sure, Silver, Gold & Platinum
Scare issue: 1/5
Thrill issue: 4/5
Trip sort: Accelerator Rollercoaster
Trip size: 25 seconds
Trip peak restriction: 1.4m

 

TH13TEEN

TH13TEEN (or 13, for simpler spelling and studying) was one other world-first rollercoaster when it debuted at Alton Towers in 2010.

In case you’ve not carried out this journey earlier than and don’t know something about it, the twist is sort of fascinating and price protecting as a shock. Nonetheless, when you don’t like surprises and wish to know what lies in retailer, learn on.

13 is discovered within the Darkish Forest space of Alton Towers, and is themed to be a little bit of a spooky journey. The journey itself is what’s referred to as a drop rollercoaster.

The journey begins with you moving into customary curler coaster carts that are just like the Runaway Mine practice. Passengers sit two by two. 

The practice units off and drops a bit round a curve earlier than climbing the primary elevate hill. From right here there are fairly just a few enjoyable airtime hills and banked turns, which make for a very pleasurable journey. It’s notably enjoyable when you don’t like an excessive amount of spinning round like me, however do like the feeling of airtime.

About half approach by way of the journey the practice immediately enters a darkish tunnel and the doorways shut behind you. That is the place the shock takes place. Ghosts mild up and air blows at you, and the practice and monitor actually drop out from beneath you.

Then the practice takes off backwards and also you full the vast majority of the remainder of the monitor in reverse.

That is certainly one of my favorite rides at Alton Towers, particularly the primary time I rode it once I had no concept what was going to occur.

The journey itself is just not vastly scary by way of darkish components, though when it enters the “crypt” and the drop occurs there are some spooky components to concentrate on. That is over fairly rapidly although, so it’s not precisely a full haunted home expertise! But when your children don’t like haunted homes, this half is likely to be scary.

Included on Fastrack: Sure, included on Silver, Gold and Platinum
Scare issue: 3/5
Thrill issue: 4/5
Trip sort: Rollercoaster
Trip size: 1 minute 40 seconds
Trip peak restriction: 1.2m

 

The Towers Rides

This a part of the park covers all of the rides discovered within the space of the unique home at Alton Towers. It’s a bit unfold out with no actual theme. Rides are as follows:

 

Spinball Whizzer

Spinball Whizzer is a rollercoaster which is designed to provide the expertise of being a pinball inside a pinball machine.

It’s basically a rollercoaster with the twist that the four-person carriage spins freely round because it races across the monitor, so each journey is totally different.

It’s a reasonably thrilling journey with vertical sections of monitor and many dips and dives, however there aren’t any inversions. Regardless of not likely having fun with spinning rides I did truly fairly get pleasure from Spinball Whizzer.

It’s a comparatively clean journey (besides on the finish the place there generally is a little bit of a janky second when the cart is aligned to face ahead once more for loading and unloading).

Spinball Whizzer was an actual hit with the six-year-old we visited Alton Towers with not too long ago, in addition to with the adults within the group. The comparatively low journey peak requirement makes for a pleasant family-friendly rollercoaster for teenagers seeking to department out into the larger thrill rides.

It’s technically a part of “The Towers” space, however is definitely situated very near CBeebies Land.

Included on Fastrack: Sure, Bronze, Gold and Platinum
Scare issue: 0/5
Thrill issue: 3/5
Trip sort: Spinning Rollercoaster
Trip size: 1 minute 15 seconds
Trip peak restriction: 1.2 m

 

Hex

Hex is a darkish theme journey based mostly on an precise native legend involving a chained up Oak tree, which is definitely a location not too removed from the park itself.

On condition that it’s based mostly on the proprietor of the unique Alton Towers property, it’s acceptable that the journey is discovered inside the ruins of Alton Towers.

Like the opposite darkish rides, Hex is certainly a journey that’s greatest skilled as a shock. So if you wish to expertise it with no spoilers, now’s the time to skip to the following journey.

The principle factor to concentrate on is that the journey might be disorienting, so if you’re susceptible to movement illness it’s one to watch out of.

Nonetheless there’s no drop, inversions or actual spinning. The primary a part of the journey has you progressing on foot between rooms, watching an immersive story with numerous lighting, sounds and results.

The latter a part of the journey is seated with lapbars. You’ll transfer and tilt, with the impact drastically heightened by the intelligent design of the room and what’s basically a large optical phantasm. So it appears like you might be transferring and tilting much more than you truly are.

Hex is a enjoyable expertise however it’s a bit divisive in that individuals both appear to adore it or hate it. We predict it’s totally different sufficient from the opposite rides to make it price visiting, and when you don’t really feel nice you may at all times shut your eyes.

Be aware that Hex is closed for the remainder of 2023.

Included on Fastrack: Sure, Gold and Platinum
Scare issue: 5/5
Thrill issue: 2/5
Trip sort: Walkthrough darkish journey
Trip size: 5 minutes 25 seconds
Trip peak restriction: 0.9m (1.2m should journey with an grownup)

 

Cuckoo Vehicles Driving College

Discovered subsequent to the David Walliams space of the park, Cuckoo Vehicles Driving College offers children the chance to be taught to drive their very personal Cuckoo Automotive.

A enjoyable monitor is ready up with a spread of visitors options, together with pedestrian crossings, visitors alerts and even a bubble automotive wash. The vehicles are electrical, and the youngsters can steer them and make them cease or go along with a pedal.

The vehicles are usually not on any type of monitor, so the youngsters can select the place to drive them, similar to in an actual automotive. They’re fairly small and solely go 4km/h, and there are additionally marshals throughout the monitor to maintain everybody secure and get the youngsters again on monitor ought to they veer astray at any level (there’s no reverse on the vehicles).

Cuckoo Vehicles was a large hit with the youngsters we not too long ago visited Alton Towers with. They’d actually end and run again spherical to hitch the journey queue once more! So that is undoubtedly a child pleasant journey, so long as they meet the journey necessities.

The journey necessities for Cuckoo Vehicles are pretty particular, the youngsters have to be not less than 1 metre tall, 4 years or older, and below 1.4 metres.

So adults can’t take part on this one as that is for youthful children solely. However there’s loads of viewing area so you may hold an in depth eye on your loved ones members as they be taught to drive.

Included on Fastrack: No
Scare issue: 0/5
Thrill issue: 1/5
Trip sort: Children Driving Trip
Trip size: 4 minutes
Trip peak restriction: 1m minimal. Moreover, most of 1.4m and minimal of 4 years outdated.

 

Mutiny Bay Rides

A pirate themed a part of the park with primarily household pleasant rides, as follows:

 

Wicker Man

Opened in 2018, Wicker Man is among the latest rides at Alton Towers. When it opened it was notable as being the primary new wood rollercoaster to be opened within the UK for 22 years.

Because the identify suggests, the Wicker Man is themed across the Wicker Man movie, a horror film which dates from the Seventies and which includes a big woven effigy of a person created from wooden which is ready fireplace to.

The rollercoaster can also be created from wooden, and there’s a big effigy of a person that the journey passes by way of. There are additionally flame lighting and smoke results all through the journey which add to the themed expertise.

Talking of expertise, the journey begins with a preshow that features some video, mild, and smoke results. This does have a little bit of a scare issue so is one thing to remember if using with youthful youngsters. You then board the practice, and from this level it’s a wood rollercoaster journey.

The journey expertise is sort of just like the Runaway Predominant practice or 13, with dips, hills, and twists. There aren’t any inversions or loops or something like that, and the journey peak restriction of 1.2m makes it a household choice for a lot of children as properly.

Wicker Man is discovered proper subsequent to Mutiny Bay, though it doesn’t comply with the pirate theming.

Included on Fastrack: Sure, Silver, Gold and Platinum
Scare issue: 2/5
Thrill issue: 4/5
Trip sort: Rollercoaster
Trip size: 1 minute 50 seconds
Trip peak restriction: 1.2m

 

Marauders Mayhem

Proper within the coronary heart of Pirate Bay is the Marauders Mayhem journey, which is mainly a traditional spinning tea cups journey.

This journey initially launched in 1987 as a tea cup journey, and was relaunched in 2008 with a pirate theme. So as an alternative of sitting in teacups you sit in barrels.

Apart from the theme, the journey expertise is identical as a typical teacups journey. As much as 6 folks can sit in every barrel, with 4 units of three barrels organized across the journey. Every set rotates, the entire journey rotates, and every barrel may also be made to rotate.

I believe it’s truthful to say that the Marauders Mayhem journey is just not ideally suited when you don’t like spinning rides. However when you do like spinning rides, that is undoubtedly one to go for. It’s a enjoyable household journey with a reasonably low peak restriction.

Included on Fastrack: Sure, Gold and Platinum
Scare issue: 0/5
Thrill issue: 3/5
Trip sort: Spinning teacups
Trip size: 2 minutes
Trip peak restriction: 1.1m (1.3 m should journey with an grownup)

 

Battle Galleons

In case you like rides the place there’s a really stable likelihood of getting soaking moist, you’ll undoubtedly wish to head to the Battle Galleons journey at Alton Towers.

This journey has you boarding a pirate ship which “sails” round part of the Alton Towers lake. The enjoyable half is that there are water cannons on board, which you’ll be able to fireplace at different vessels, in addition to at anybody standing on the shore the place your boats move.

These water cannons are hand operated – you spin a wheel to make the water movement.

You don’t have to really feel too sorry for the parents on the shore although, as a result of they’ve entry to their very own watercannons. There are two variations on the shore – free ones the place you may spin a wheel, and paid cannons. The paid cannons are undoubtedly extra highly effective, with 10 “pictures” per £1 once we visited.

This journey was standard with each adults and children in our group however most likely not a very good one for anybody not desirous to get moist.

Assuming there are different folks taking part within the journey, there’s a really excessive likelihood you will get fairly moist on this journey. There are some drying rooms close by the place you may pay round £5 to have some air blown at you, however this isn’t vastly efficient in our expertise so most likely not definitely worth the cash.

Included on Fastrack: Sure, Gold and Platinum
Scare issue: 0/5
Thrill issue: 1/5
Trip sort: Splash Battle
Trip size: 3 minutes
Trip peak restriction: 0.9m (1.1 should journey with an grownup)

 

Heave Ho

In case you or your children like the concept of the Blade however all of the dropping and peak looks like a bit a lot, then you must undoubtedly try Heave Ho.

This pirate ship themed journey is discovered, as you may guess, within the Mutiny Bay a part of Alton Towers.

The journey idea is mainly a pirate ship which rocks backwards and forwards on rails, however which additionally spins because it goes. The spinning is just not super-fast however it may be a bit disorienting, so when you aren’t a fan of rides which spin you may wish to watch it first earlier than boarding.

This was a very standard journey with our household group on a current go to. The children actually beloved it, and it’s additionally a very good journey for viewers to look at from the sidelines and get good pictures.

Included on Fastrack: No
Scare issue: o/5
Thrill issue: 2/5
Trip sort: Rocking Tug
Trip size: 3 minutes
Trip peak restriction: 0.9m (1.1m should journey with an grownup)

 

Katanga Canyon Rides

Themed as an African village, this space of the park is dwelling to the next two rides:

 

Congo River Rapids

The Alton Towers theme park doesn’t have a number of water rides, however there are a few choices, certainly one of which is Congo River Rapids.

This has been getting park guests moist since 1986, and stays a preferred and comparatively household pleasant attraction to this present day.

The journey consists of enormous round rafts which seat round seven folks. You begin the journey going up a shallow elevate, and then you definately float across the river rapids, elements of which have sections of uneven water.

There’s an inexpensive likelihood you’ll get moist on this journey, though it’s usually simply splashes of water moderately than a full-on dunking. So simply hold that in thoughts.

One very nice factor about this journey is that it’s comparatively lengthy by theme park requirements, at 6 minutes. With a minimal peak of 1.1m it’s additionally a very good household pleasant choice for a lot of households.

Included on Fastrack: Sure, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum
Scare issue: 0/5
Thrill issue: 2/5
Trip sort: River Rapids
Trip size: 6 minutes
Trip peak restriction: 1.1m (1.3 m should journey with an grownup)
Different Notes: Simply bear in mind that you simply may get moist

 

Runaway Mine Practice

Runaway Mine Practice is certainly one of my favorite family-friendly rollercoasters at Alton Towers. Jess isn’t an enormous fan of huge rollercoasters, however she actually likes Runaway Mine Practice.

Because the identify suggests, the theme is a mine practice which has, properly, runaway. Riders board carriages seated in pairs, and the practice has some fairly good drops and twists because it goes, even pulling a good bit of g-force. It additionally does the monitor twice, which makes for a pleasant lengthy feeling journey.

There aren’t any inversions or something like that, however it’s undoubtedly a reasonably thrilling journey, and one of the vital thrilling rides on the park with a low peak requirement.

We went on it with a 3 yr outdated and a six yr outdated they usually completely beloved it. Simply be ready to hitch the queue once more while you end if your loved ones likes it as a lot as ours did! We rode this one a number of instances over two days.

Included on Fastrack: Sure, Bronze, Gold and Platinum.
Scare issue: 0/5
Thrill issue: 3/5
Trip sort: Rollercoaster
Trip size: 1 minute 50 seconds
Trip peak restriction: 0.9m (1.1m should journey with an grownup)

 

Gloomy Wooden Rides

Gloomy Wooden is themed, because the identify suggests, round a darkish, possible haunted, forest. It has one journey:

 

The Curse at Alton Manor

The Curse at Alton Manor opened in 2023, making it one of many latest rides in Alton Towers. Nonetheless, it builds on an extended custom of haunted home rides, with the unique incarnation of this journey opened in the identical location all the best way again in 1992.

The journey tells the story of the long-deceased Emily Alton, who Alton Towers followers will acknowledge from earlier rides on this location. The story goes that Emily was by no means invited to the events her dad and mom held, and this aggravated her a lot that evil possessed her, cursing the home and all its occupants.

I assume the ethical of the story right here is to ask your children to your events once in a while.

Anyway, the journey itself has just a few parts. The queue is the place the story begins, winding by way of the woodland, with numerous graves and spooky sculptures.

You then enter the home, and stroll previous numerous set items with lights and sound results. Lastly, there’s a six-minute journey which takes you thru the considerably darkish and twisted world of Emily.

The journey is certainly darkish, and when you like darkish rides and haunted home fashion rides you’ll possible get pleasure from it. In case you want rollercoaster thrills and spins , this most likely received’t be the journey for you as there aren’t any drops, inversions, or twists.

By way of being child pleasant, the journey is fairly scary with various darkish themes of dying and revenge. So while the journey peak restriction is pretty low, some children may discover the content material moderately terrifying. The children we had been with (age 3 and 6) hated this journey and located it too scary. The three-year-old wouldn’t get on the journey in any respect.

Total, one to take a look at when you like darkish, haunted home sort rides. Personally, Jess and I didn’t actually prefer it as we by no means actually bought the complete story for the journey and it isn’t a thrill journey.

Included on Fastrack: Sure, Bronze, Gold and Platinum
Scare issue: 4/5
Thrill issue: 1/5
Trip sort: Darkish journey / haunted home
Trip size: 6 minutes 15 seconds
Trip peak restriction: 0.9m (1.1m should journey with an grownup)

 

The World of David Walliams Rides

This a part of the park focuses on the world created by the writer David Walliams. It’s a really family-friendly a part of the park, and a lot of the rides have low peak necessities. Rides are as follows:

 

Gangsta Granny the Trip

Opened in 2021, Gangsta Ganny the Trip is among the major rides within the space of the park dedicated to the world created by author David Walliams.

The journey is mainly a carriage-based darkish journey with a number of particular results that has you serving to the primary characters try and steal the Crown Jewels from Buckingham Palace.

Everybody in our group on a current journey to Alton Towers loved this journey. The story is fascinating and interesting for teenagers particularly, and the expertise is enjoyable for adults as properly. There’s additionally fairly a little bit of humour all through the journey which ought to carry a smile to your face.

It’s neither an exhilarating curler coaster nor a scary journey, however we expect it’s properly price doing, even when you aren’t in any respect accustomed to the characters within the books. All of us loved it.

One factor to notice is that the theme of the journey does have characters stealing and committing against the law which could not sit proper with all dad and mom with youthful youngsters.

Included on Fastrack: Sure, Gold and Platinum
Scare issue: 1/5
Thrill issue: 1/5
Trip sort: Darkish journey
Trip size: 4 minutes
Trip peak restriction: 0.9m (below 1.2m should journey with an grownup)
Different Notes: This journey has a reasonably low most rider per hour restrict, so queue instances might be longer than you may count on

 

Raj’s Bouncy Backside Burp

Discovered within the David Walliams space of Alton Towers, Raj’s Bouncy Backside Burp is a bouncing drop journey designed for younger children. It’s just like the CBeebies Peter Rabbit Trip however the drops are a bit extra pronounced, making it a bit extra thrilling.

The drops are additionally accompanied by a fart based mostly soundtrack, and truthfully, what child doesn’t discover rest room humor hilarious? So this journey is certainly standard amongst children visiting the park.

The drop is just not so terrifying (it’s extra of a bounce actually), and Jess who doesn’t actually like drop rides didn’t thoughts this. Though accompanying a 3-year-old in hysterics on the sound results most likely helped!

Included on Fastrack: No
Scare issue: 0/5
Thrill issue: 1/5
Trip sort: Bouncy drop
Trip size: 1 minute 45 seconds
Trip peak restriction: 0.9m (below 1.1m should journey with an grownup)

 

Royal Carousel

Have you ever even been to a theme park when you haven’t ridden the carousel? Jess would definitely argue no. It’s at all times a journey that we like to journey not less than as soon as at any theme park, truthful, or carnival because it’s such a traditional.

The Royal Carousel in Alton Towers is discovered within the David Walliams a part of the park, and options plenty of horses and carriages. A number of the horses go up and down (these with poles to the roof) and a few are static.

It has a royal theme, with a crown on high and a voiceover soundtrack to match. Positive, it’s not probably the most thrilling journey within the park, however it’s enjoyable for teenagers and adults who love a little bit of theme park nostalgia.

Included on Fastrack: No
Scare issue: 0/5
Thrill issue: 1/5
Trip sort: Carousel
Trip size: 2 minutes
Trip peak restriction: no peak restriction however these below 1.3m should journey with an grownup

 

Flavio’s Fabulous Fandango

This carnival fashion tornado journey discovered within the David Walliam’s part of the park is nice for these of you who love being spun round. It’s truly certainly one of Jess’s favorite rides at Alton Towers as a result of she loves being spun round however doesn’t like being dropped.

The journey consists of twelve units of chairs that are in teams of 4. The teams of 4 spin collectively, after which all of the teams additionally spin round a central level. This ends in various spinning, which at factors can appear fairly quick as you whiz previous gondolas coming the wrong way.

It’s undoubtedly a number of enjoyable. Simply bear in mind that the minimal journey peak of 1.2m is a bit greater than a lot of the different rides on this space. I’d additionally add that that is technically a brief carnival fashion journey, however we’re included it because it’s themed and appears more likely to keep.

Included on Fastrack: No
Scare issue: 0/5
Thrill issue: 2/5
Trip sort: Tornado
Trip size: ~2 minutes
Trip peak restriction: 1.2m

 

CBeebies Land Rides

CBeebies Land is a very household pleasant a part of Alton Towers with rides, reveals and actions designed to entertain youthful guests to the park. It has an enormous quantity of rides and actions. The principle rides are as follows:

 

Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop

Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop is a mild drop fashion journey designed for youthful riders. The journey is themed round Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit character, with enjoyable sound results and music.

This journey is certainly not a loopy drop journey, it’s extra of a mild drop and bounce. So even adults who don’t like drop rides will get pleasure from using this one with their children.

It’s most likely not a journey that thrill seekers are going to be heading for, however if you’re in Alton Towers with youthful relations you’ll undoubtedly wish to examine this one out.

Included on Fastrack: No
Scare issue: 0/5
Thrill issue: 1/5
Trip sort: Drop
Trip size: ~ 90 seconds
Trip peak restriction: 0.9m (below 1.1m should journey with an grownup)

 

Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Trip

The Go Jetters Vroomster journey is one other enjoyable household journey. This one is themed across the Go Jetters, with journey contributors boarding their very personal Vroomster.

A Vroomster, for these of you not acquainted, is mainly a jet powered flying automotive. And the Alton Tower duplicate is fairly correct!

The journey consists of plenty of Vroomster vehicles, which might seat as much as 4 folks, which rotate round a central pod. The vehicles are hooked up to the pod by a yellow arm, and the riders can management the peak of the automotive with a lever contained in the automotive. This offers the riders the impression of controlling their very personal flying automotive, which is fairly cool.

The journey is just not notably quick, so while it does go spherical in circles, it’s about the identical velocity as a carousel so it shoudln’t make you dizzy. The up and down movement can also be fairly light, so all in all it’s a reasonably relaxed journey.

Included on Fastrack: No
Scare issue: 0/5
Thrill issue: 1/5
Trip sort: Aerial Roundabout
Trip size: 2 minutes
Trip peak restriction: 0.9m (below 1.25m should journey with grownup)

 

Octonauts Rollercoaster Journey

Octonauts is a household targeted rollercoaster which is more likely to be one of many first rollercoasters youthful guests to Alton Towers are going to expertise.

The rollercoaster, which is themed after The Octonauts present, provides most likely the gentlest rollercoaster expertise at Alton Towers. It’s a good place to begin for teenagers who meet the peak restrictions and wish to attempt a rollercoaster.

In the event that they adore it, the Runaway Mine practice has comparable journey necessities and is a little more thrilling, with a quicker journey and far larger drops and velocity.

Nonetheless, Octonauts is certainly a very good starter coaster, with no inversions or notably steep drops or curves.

Included on Fastrack: No
Scare issue: 0/5
Thrill issue: 1/5
Trip sort: Rollercoaster
Trip size: 2 minutes 30 seconds
Trip peak restriction: 0.9m (below 1.1m should journey with an grownup)

 

Get Set Go Treetop Journey

This journey in CBeebies Land takes you excessive above the bushes (okay, 12 ft) in your very personal bug formed automotive. It’s a enjoyable journey for youthful children for certain and provides good views of CBeebies land.

It’s additionally good and enjoyable for adults when you’re in search of a soothing journey with no loopy thrills or scares.

One factor to concentrate on is that this journey is sort of standard and because it’s pretty sluggish transferring the queue can get fairly lengthy. In actual fact, of all of the rides on the park, this was the one the place we had the longest wait on a current go to!

So attempt to time your go to for very first thing within the morning or in a while within the day. There are actions within the queue to maintain children busy, however they’ll solely go to this point.

Included on Fastrack: No
Scare issue: o/5
Thrill issue: 1/5
Trip sort: Flat monitor
Trip size: 4 minutes
Trip peak restriction: No minimal however below 1.1m should journey with an grownup.

 

Within the Night time Backyard Magical Boat Trip

This can be a standard water journey in CBeebies Land which has you boarding a ship for a magical tour across the Night time Backyard. The boat floats peacefully round a river, and while it’s a water journey you might be most unlikely to get moist.

This journey has you passing by lots of the characters and scenes from the “Within the Night time Backyard” TV collection, together with the Tombliboos, Upsy Daisy and Iggle Piggle.

It’s a pleasant enjoyable journey which ought to amuse youthful guests and be good and enjoyable for adults. It’s additionally a comparatively lengthy journey at 6 minutes.

ncluded on Fastrack: No
Scare issue: 0/5
Thrill issue: 0/5
Trip sort: Boat journey
Trip size: 6 minutes
Trip peak restriction: No peak restriction however these below 1m should journey with an grownup

 

Postman Pat Parcel Put up

Postman Pat has been a stalwart determine on youngsters’s tv for the reason that Eighties. I keep in mind watching him delivering mail across the Yorkshire Dales along with his trusty helper Jess the cat as a toddler, and children as we speak nonetheless get to look at Pat on CBeebies.

Now, you can also expertise the lifetime of Pat on the Alton Towers Postman Pat Parcel Put up journey in CBeebies Land. This can be a flat journey on rails which has you boarding Pat’s signature purple publish van and go trundling round a course.

The van has numerous buttons on the dashboard, which you’ll be able to press to make sure you ship the appropriate parcel to the appropriate individual, giving it a very good aspect of interactivity. There are additionally lights and a horn that you would be able to management.

Total it is a enjoyable household expertise for youthful guests and particularly followers of Postman Pat. It’s on no account a thrill journey, however not all the things needs to be!

Included on Fastrack: No
Scare issue: 0/5
Thrill issue: 0/5
Trip sort: Observe Trip
Trip size: 2 minutes 45 seconds
Trip peak restriction: No peak restriction however these below 1.1m should journey with an grownup

 

 

Thrill Rides at Alton Towers

Now that we’ve lined all of the rides by space, we’ll checklist the rides divided into numerous classes. Beginning with thrill rides.

In case you’re in search of a listing of the fun rides at Alton Towers, I’d recommend the next all classify:

• The Smiler
• Oblivion
• Galactica
• Rita
• TH13TEEN
• Wicker Man
• Spinball Whizzer
• Runaway Mine Practice
• Marauders Mayhem
• The Blade

In fact, how thrilling you discover a journey will probably be private desire, however we expect most individuals would discover the above rides pretty thrilling!

 

Rides for Toddlers and Children at Alton Towers

In case you’re visiting Alton Towers with youthful relations, you is likely to be questioning what one of the best rides for them are going to be.

For the overwhelming majority of rides, the primary factor is just not going to be the age of your baby, however moderately their peak. That is undoubtedly one thing to concentrate on you probably have youngsters of differing heights, as a few of them might be able to expertise rides that the others might not. This could result in difficult conditions, as nobody likes to be overlooked!

It’s due to this fact a good suggestion to have an concept of which rides on the park are going to be appropriate for which members of your group and which aren’t. That approach you may make a plan for which rides to take who to. The Alton Towers app and web site has a filter system so you may present solely these rides that are going to be appropriate.

The final time we visited Alton Towers we had 4 adults, a 3-year outdated who was 1.1m and a 6-year outdated who was 1.25m. So this meant they couldn’t journey each journey collectively.

We dealt with this by sharing duties between the adults, and splitting the rides we rode collectively. This was made rather a lot simpler with the Fastrack passes we had because it meant we weren’t away for very lengthy.

The excellent news is that there are additionally a lot of nice rides which might be appropriate for all ages and heights. We’d particularly advocate the next:

• Gangsta Granny the Trip
• Get Set Go Tree Prime Journey
• Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop
• Octonauts Rollercoaster Journey
• Postman Pat Parcel Put up
• Battle Galleons
• Cuckoo Vehicles Driving College

For barely taller and extra adventurous children, the next are certain to get their pulses going a bit extra:

• Blade (1m)
• Wicker Man (1.2m)
• Spinball Whizzer (1.2m)
• TH13TEEN (1.2m)
• Marauders Mayhem (1.1m)
• Congo River Rapids (1.1m)
• Heave Ho  (0.9m)
• Runaway Mine Practice (0.9m)

The 2 extra scary rides (haunted home fashion) may also be appropriate for teenagers however truthfully that is going to be a private choice as a mum or dad relying on the child. These are:

• Hex (0.9m)
• The Curse at Alton Manor (0.9m)

Once we visited with a 3-year outdated and a 6-year outdated their journey highlights had been Runaway Mine Practice, Blade, Octonauts, Get Set Go Tree Prime Journey, Cuckoo Vehicles Driving College, and Heave Ho. The 6-year-old additionally actually favored Spinball Whizzer, Marauders Mayhem, and Wicker Man.

Additionally they actually beloved the interactive reveals and experiences in CBeebies Land, in addition to taking part in the video games the place you may win a toy like Hook-a-Duck.

Simply bear in mind that the Hook-a-Duck and comparable video games are usually not free. The temptation of a large toy is difficult to withstand although.

 

Trip Peak Necessities at Alton Towers

Right here’s a fast checklist of all of the rides at Alton Towers with their minimal journey heights, ordered from excessive to low.

Some rides even have a special minimal peak if using with out an grownup, which is indicated in brackets if relevant.

The vast majority of rides with peak restrictions have a measurement stick subsequent to the journey entrance so you may confirm riders’ heights. Whenever you get to the journey, workers will often examine heights if they’re uncertain, so that you’ll wish to ensure everyone seems to be the appropriate peak to keep away from disappointment.

You too can get a bracelet which has the rider’s peak on it at a few of the rides to avoid wasting having to be measured a number of instances.

Right here’s a listing of all of the rides which have a restriction, ordered from highest to lowest.

• Nemesis Sub-Terra – 1.4m
• The Smiler – 1.4m
• Oblivion – 1.4m
• Galactica – 1.4m
• Rita – 1.4m
• Spinball Whizzer – 1.2m
• TH13TEEN – 1.2m (most 1.96m)
• Wicker Man – 1.2m
• Marauders Mayhem – 1.1m (1.3m should journey with an grownup)
• Congo River Rapids – 1.1m (1.3m should journey with an grownup)
• The Blade – 1m (1.3m should journey with an grownup)
• Hex – 0.9m (1.2m should journey with an grownup)
• The Curse at Alton Manor – 0.9m (1.1m should journey with an grownup)
• Gangsta Granny The Trip – 0.9m (1.2m should journey with an grownup)
• Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop – 0.9m (1.1m should journey with an grownup)
• Battle Galleons – 0.9m (1.1m should journey with an grownup)
• Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Trip – 0.9m (1.25m should journey with an grownup)
• Octonauts Rollercoaster Journey – 0.9m (1.1m should journey with an grownup)
• Heave Ho – 0.9m (1.1m should journey with an grownup)
• Runaway Mine Practice – 0.9m (1.1m should journey with an grownup)
• Raj’s Bouncy Backside Burp – 0.9m (1.1m should journey with an grownup)
• Royal Carousel – no peak restriction however these below 1.3m should journey with an grownup
• Postman Pat Parcel Put up – no peak restriction however these below 1.1m should journey with an grownup
• Within the Night time Backyard Magical Boat Trip – no peak restriction however these below 1m should journey with an grownup
• Cuckoo Vehicles – 1m. Moreover, most of 1.4m and minimal of 4 years outdated.

 

Areas at Alton Towers

Alton Towers is split into 11 areas. Every space is themed otherwise, with some areas extra targeted on high-octane thrill rides (like X-Sector) while others are extra geared toward youthful households (similar to CBeebies Land).

Right here’s a listing of all of the areas at Alton Towers and the rides they comprise. When planning your day, it’s a good suggestion to try to do all of the rides you have an interest in in every space, to keep away from spending a number of time strolling between places.

 

X-Sector

This part of the park incorporates a few of the extra excessive rides within the park, all of which have a minimal peak restriction of 1.4m. The rides are:

• Oblivion
• The Smiler
• Spinjam (non permanent carnival fashion journey)
• Twistatron (non permanent carnival fashion journey)

X-Sector is themed like a secret authorities testing facility, so count on a lot of metallic fencing and concrete.

 

Darkish Forest

This part of the park is dwelling to 2 rides, each of which supply fast-paced thrills. These are:

The Darkish Forest space is themed as a form of haunted woodland. The thought is you may solely escape by using the deserted drag racer Rita. I’m not fairly certain the way you get out when you’re below the 1.4m peak restriction for Rita.

 

Forbidden Valley

This space of the park has plenty of totally different rides which embody some rides appropriate for smaller friends. That is the realm of the park you enter when you come within the lodge visitor entrance.

Forbidden valley is the place you’ll discover the Blade, which is the oldest journey in Alton Towers, initially opening in 1980!

The rides in Forbidden Valley are:

• The Blade
• Galactica
• Nemesis Sub-Terra
• Funk n’Fly (non permanent carnival fashion journey)

Forbidden Valley has a post-apocalyptic theme, with hints of alien infestation all through linked to the Nemesis creature. Nemesis was a journey at Alton Towers till 2022, when it closed for refurbishment. It’s attributable to relaunch with a big overhaul in 2024.

 

Gloomy Wooden

Discovered between Katanga Canyon and Forbidden Valley, Gloomy Wooden solely incorporates one journey:

Nonetheless it does have a walkthrough themed footpath which is dwelling to numerous statues, gravestones and different installations, titled Haunted Hole. A few of these make noises, together with telling jokes.

As you’d guess from the identify, the theme of the realm is a haunted woodland.

 

Katanga Canyon

Katanga Canyon is the place you’ll discover the park’s oldest rollercoaster in addition to a water journey. Each these rides are a number of enjoyable, with the rollercoaster appropriate for a lot of youthful guests as properly.

• Runaway Mine Practice
• Congo River Rapids

Katanga Canyon is themed as an African village. The Runaway Mine journey has one of many lowest peak necessities of any rollercoaster within the park (the identical as Octonauts), and may be very standard with households.

 

CBeebies Land

CBeebies Land is among the most household pleasant areas in Alton Towers, with rides, reveals and actions targeted round entertaining youthful guests.

Actually, if you’re visiting with toddlers and younger guests there’s just about sufficient to do right here to fill a day. It’s a very enjoyable space and you’ll inform a number of thought has gone into creating an immersive world. As you may see there’s rather a lot to do right here:

• Within the Night time Backyard Magical Boat Trip
• Postman Pat’s Parcel Put up
• Get Set Go Treetop Journey
• One thing Particular Sensory Backyard
• Bugbie Go Spherical
• Octonauts Curler Coaster Journey
• Justin’s Home: Pie-O-Matic Manufacturing unit
• Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Trip
• Massive Enjoyable Showtime
• CBeebies Picture Studio
• JoJo & Gran Gran at Dwelling
• Andy’s Adventures Dinosaur Dig
• Hey Duggee’s Reside

If we needed to criticize CBeebies Land for something, it’s that queue instances for a few of the rides generally is a bit lengthy on busy days.

In actual fact, the longest queue we had on a current go to to Alton Towers was for Get Set Go Tree Prime Journey.

Apart from that although, this park, which is themed round a complete vary of CBeebies applications, is a very enjoyable spot for households visiting Alton Towers providing all the things from rides to stay reveals to enjoyable picture alternatives.

 

The Towers

The Towers are literally the ruins of the unique home at Alton Towers, and is the place the park will get its identify from. It’s dwelling to plenty of rides, that are discovered round the primary constructing.

The Towers space is a bit unfold out, with a part of it proper subsequent to CBeebies Land and the remaining near the World of David Walliams. Rides are as follows:

• Hex – The Legend of the Towers
• Cuckoo Vehicles Driving College
• Spinball Whizzer

There’s no specific theming across the rides to be trustworthy, they only occur to be within the space of the unique home.

This space can also be the place you can see the Alton Towers Dungeon. This can be a separate attraction which requires its personal ticket, which you should purchase here. This can be a stroll by way of attraction with costumed actors.

We haven’t visited the Alton Towers Dungeon however we now have visited the dungeon in Edinburgh, London and San Francisco, which supply the same expertise.

It’s enjoyable, nevertheless there’s already rather a lot to do at Alton Towers so we wouldn’t say it was a must-see attraction. That mentioned, it’s a good worth particularly when you guide upfront and it’s a enjoyable expertise.

 

The World of David Walliams

Discovered simply past The Towers, the World of David Walliams provides a spread of rides that are primarily geared toward major college aged children.

In our expertise although youthful children additionally get pleasure from the vast majority of the rides right here as they don’t seem to be notably excessive and the journey heights are usually not overly restrictive. The rides listed below are:

• Gangsta Granny: The Trip
• Raj’s Bouncy Backside Burp
• Royal Carousel
• Flavio’s Fabulous Fandango

This space is themed world wide and characters created by David Walliams and is one other great place for households visiting Alton Towers.

 

Mutiny Bay

Discovered close to the primary park entrance, Mutiny Bay is dwelling to a number of family-friendly rides in addition to plenty of paid fairground fashion video games like Hook-a-Duck and toss the ball sort of video games. The rides are:

• Battle Galleons
• Heave-Ho
• Marauders Mayhem
• Wicker Man

Except Wicker Man, all of the rides right here have a nautical / pirate theme, and that is one other nice location within the park for households as the bulk rides have low peak restrictions and the queues are usually not usually too lengthy (aside from Wicker Man).

That is additionally the place you’ll discover Sharkbait Reef by Sea Life Aquarium, an aquarium you may go to which is included as a part of your ticket. That is a wholly indoor attraction so is an efficient choice whether it is raining.

Lastly, there’s additionally a bar serving drinks in addition to a seating space at Mutiny Bay.

 

Towers Avenue

Whenever you enter the park by way of the primary entrance you’ll arrive onto Towers Avenue. This space is themed like a city excessive avenue and is dwelling to numerous companies and amenities, together with meals and drinks retailers and customer support.

There’s a Skyride station right here, however no precise rides. From this space you may see throughout the lake to the Towers. To your left as you face away from the doorway is Mutiny Bay, and in your proper is CBeebies Land.

So if you’re visiting with children you don’t must go far to seek out your first rides.

 

The Gardens

One of many oldest areas at Alton Towers, and one which has been drawing guests for years, are the gardens. These take up a big space of the park between Mutiny Bay and the Darkish Forest.

Many guests solely expertise the gardens from above, because the Skyride passes over them, however it’s price taking a while to discover them as they’re fairly pretty and make for a pleasant spot for a break.

You’ll discover all types of options, from neatly trimmed topiary hedges, fountains, outdated bushes, greenhouses, and follies.

Simply bear in mind that the gardens are set throughout a valley, and there might be fairly just a few steps to navigate. So that is price making an allowance for you probably have restricted mobility or are navigating a youngsters’s buggy.

 

Accessibility at Alton Towers

Alton Towers supplies a number of data and choices for folks with numerous incapacity and mobility wants, and this data is roofed intimately on the page dedicated to accessibility on the Alton Towers web site.

The accessibility strategy at Alton Towers is designed to help anybody with accessibility wants have a secure and pleasurable go to to the park, and the location has data that can assist you plan your go to in addition to what to anticipate on web site.

On the whole, the park and the resort lodging choices cater properly for accessibility necessities. All of the bogs have accessible wheelchair options in addition to accessible altering rooms. Wheelchairs can be found at no cost, and mobility scooters might be employed for the day. The latter might be booked online in advance here.

Alton Towers additionally provides a Ride Access Pass, which is designed for guests who discover it troublesome to face for extended intervals of time. This offers entry to a separate line and a digital queuing system.

Trip Entry Go holders don’t get to skip the road per se, however they don’t have to face in a line for a protracted interval. This course of is defined here.

For Trip Entry move entry this must be booked upfront of your go to as functions are accepted by a third-party who assesses guests’ wants on a person foundation.

 

Pictures at Alton Towers

Pictures is mostly allowed at Alton Towers, nevertheless for probably the most half pictures is just not allowed on the rides (with some exceptions).

So if you wish to get pictures of your self and your loved ones having fun with the rides, you’ll want to contemplate investing in a photograph package deal.

On a current journey to Alton Towers we purchased the digital photo pass for each of the times we had been there. This was £20, and we thought it was fairly wonderful.

The best way it really works is as follows. As you end a journey, all of the journey pictures are displayed on a display screen with a quantity. Utilizing the Alton Towers app, you may sort in that quantity, and the picture will seem within the app in your machine.

You too can choose up a QR code that hyperlinks to your account and have the picture attendant scan it for automated supply to your app.

In case you haven’t purchased the digital picture move, the picture seems within the app with an enormous watermark and you’ll’t obtain it. Nonetheless, while you pay for the picture move (both in app on in individual), the pictures all change into obtainable with out watermark, and you’ll obtain them to your cellphone for sharing.

The great factor about this technique is that even with six of us, we nonetheless solely wanted to purchase one picture move. I simply had all of the pictures delivered to my cellphone after which shared them. Over the 2 days we had been there we had round 80 pictures, a lot of which you’ll be able to see on this information.

It’s additionally price noting that there are extra picture alternatives than simply journey pictures. One good instance is the The CBeebies Land picture cease. This can be a actually enjoyable expertise, the place a inexperienced display screen is used so as to add you and your group to many CBeebies Land scenes.

In addition to digital pictures, it’s also possible to pay for printouts of journey pictures, though it is a separate charge.

You should purchase the digital picture move on-line upfront of your go to here. You too can purchase it on web site in individual, or by way of the app. The associated fee is identical.

Actually, whereas it’s handy to purchase it upfront, you may wish to wait till the tip of the day so you may evaluate the photographs within the app after which resolve if you wish to purchase them.

I imagine the photographs can be found for buy for as much as 90 days within the app, and as soon as bought they are often downloaded from the app for as much as a yr from once they had been taken.

 

Eating places at Alton Towers

Alton Towers has fairly a large selection of eating choices throughout the park. There are eating places within the theme park space itself, in addition to eating places on the lodge resorts which serve breakfast and dinner.

There are additionally picnic areas and plenty of locations promoting snacks which might be discovered throughout the park.

The principle eating choices are as follows.

 

Eating places within the Theme Park

• Woodcutter’s Bar and Grill (close to Darkish Forest / Towers)- focuses on grilled meals
• Rollercoaster Restaurant (Forbidden Valley) – has quite a lot of choices, with the twist that each one the meals is delivered through a mini rollercoaster.
• Explorers Pizza Pasta (Katanga Canyon) – buffet restaurant with a spread of pizza, pasta and a salad bar
• The Burger Kitchen (close to David Walliams space & Alton Towers Dungeon, additionally Mutiny Bay) – Primarily burgers, as you’d think about
• Simply Hen (X-Sector) – Primarily focuses on fried hen
• Nook Espresso (Towers Avenue) – In addition to espresso it additionally has sandwiches, pastries, and desserts

 

 

 

 

 

Eating places within the Resort Space

Be aware these usually solely serve breakfast and dinner. It’s additionally good to know that the Rollercoaster Restaurant can also be open after the theme park closes, though reservations are required.

Secret Backyard Restaurant Meals

Secret Backyard Restaurant Meals

 

Lodging at Alton Towers

For an prolonged Alton Towers expertise, you may truly keep on web site at one of many resort lodging choices. There are six totally different lodging choices at Alton Towers throughout a spread of various value factors.

We predict staying on web site could make sense, particularly if you’re visiting with children because the on-site lodging is absolutely arrange in direction of enhancing their expertise with extra actions and themed rooms.

Nonetheless if you wish to keep someplace a bit quieter with extra flexibility in selection by way of value, eating choices and so forth, then try the part on close by lodging additional on on this information.

All of the lodging is discovered to the east of the primary park. Relying on which choice you select, the lodging is a few 5-10 minute stroll from the monorail, which is able to whisk you to the primary park entrance in a couple of minutes.

You too can stroll to the primary park entrance in 20 – half-hour, or to the unique lodge visitor entrance which is about 5 – 10 minutes’ stroll from a lot of the inns.

Right here’s a rundown of all of the lodging choices at Alton Towers to present you an concept of what to anticipate.

 

Alton Towers Resort

Alton Towers Resort was the primary lodge to be constructed on the park, opening in 1996. It’s a 4* lodge with a big restaurant, bar and virtually 200 rooms.

The lodge is themed after the fictional character Sir Algenon Alton, a famed explorer and inventor. Completely different areas of the lodge are themed to match his totally different exploits, together with a hot-air balloon pirate ship within the bar space which doubles as a stage.

Numerous room sorts can be found. On our current go to we stayed in an Arctic Explorer room which was very snug and fairly massive, particularly for 2 of us. It had an en-suite lavatory with bathtub, air-conditioning, a small fridge and tea/espresso making amenities.

A lot of the rooms can sleep as much as 4 folks – two adults and two children. They’re pretty massive rooms and though we visited when it was busy the rooms had been quiet.

We actually favored the theming within the rooms, which has a number of considerate particulars all through, from the carpet to the huge stuffed polar bear on the mattress. Completely different rooms have totally different themes, in addition to totally different facilities.

Air con for instance is just not obtainable in all of the room, so do examine if that’s necessary to you.

You may see all of the room sorts and their facilities here– there are a number of choices to select from!

 

Splash Landings Resort

Opened in 2003, Splash Landings Resort can also be a 4* lodge. It’s the closest lodge to the Monorail station and lodge visitor theme park entrance. It’s additionally the place you’ll discover the Alton Towers Waterpark.

Splash Landings is themed, as you may think, round water, with a sunny Carribean theme working all through. There are water options and themed installations, and the rooms are additionally themed alongside numerous nautical kinds.

On web site there’s an all you may eat restaurant, Flambo’s Jambo, which has a Carribean theme. There’s additionally a Caribbean themed bar on web site, in addition to common leisure.

Splash Landings is certainly a very good choice, particularly with children. The one factor to concentrate on is that it will possibly get fairly heat within the lodge because the waterpark is on web site, and the rooms don’t have air-con. So the rooms might be fairly heat, even within the cooler months of the yr.

You may see all of the room sorts and their facilities at Splash Landings Resort here.

 

CBeebies Land Resort

CBeebies Land Resort is the most recent lodge at Alton Towers Resort, opening in 2017. On a current go to to Alton Towers with buddies they stayed right here with their two children ages 3 and 6 years outdated.

CBeebies Land is firmly geared toward youthful guests to the park and is themed across the characters present in CBeebies reveals. This theming extends all through, from the rooms to the restaurant and reception.

There are additionally many CBeebies reveals and leisure experiences which happen right here that are included for friends. There’s additionally a restaurant and bar on web site.

There’s a spread of rooms obtainable, our buddies stayed within the Swashbuckle themed pirate room which slept as much as 5 and had two TVs in addition to pirate theming all through.

The outline for CBeebies Land Resort means that it’s best for guests with children aged as much as round three. Nonetheless, we’d say that this very a lot depends upon your children and what they’re into, and children as much as 9 or 10 will most likely adore it.

Our buddies’ children truthfully thought the lodge was wonderful. They beloved just about all the things about it. Their dad and mom notably appreciated the room structure which had the youngsters in their very own alcove in bunk beds, that means they felt virtually like they’d their very own room while nonetheless being in the identical room.

Additionally they loved the meals, the leisure, and the theming all through.

One necessary factor to concentrate on with this lodge and its amenities is that it’s only open to friends staying within the lodge itself.

So if you’re visiting the park as a bunch and a few of you might be staying in CBeebies Resort and a few of you might be in different lodging, that is one thing to remember when you plan on eating collectively or watching leisure.

Friends of the opposite lodging choices can’t go to CBeebies Land Resort or use its amenities.

We bought round this by having our meals on the Alton Towers Resort on a current go to, however the children did nonetheless get to have their breakfast in CBeebies and likewise they took half in a few of the actions just like the night Stargazing.

Total, if you’re visiting Alton Towers with a youthful household the CBeebies Land Resort can be my primary choose if it’s obtainable. You may see all of the room sorts here.

 

Stargazing Pods

The remaining three lodging choices at Alton Towers fall into the Enchanted Village space of the park, which provides a spread of much less conventional lodging choices.

The primary of those we are going to cowl are the Stargazing pods, which opened to the general public in 2019. In case you’ve ever been glamping, then these pods will probably be fairly acquainted.

They’re mainly small wood constructions that provide an expertise just like tenting however with the good thing about actual beds, lighting and heating. Every pod can sleep as much as 4, with one double mattress and two single beds. Linen is supplied.

There aren’t any bogs, showers or different washing amenities within the pods themselves, these are all centrally situated at a separate block which provides bogs, showers and child change areas.

There’s additionally no cooking or refrigeration amenities, you will want to dine at one of many eating places (until you carry your personal picnic fashion meals).

Stargazing pods are undoubtedly probably the most fundamental lodging choice which might make for a very finances pleasant camping-like expertise at Alton Towers.

They’re usually the bottom value lodging choice at Alton Towers Resort, they usually additionally are likely to have one of the best availability at any time when we’ve regarded for final minute lodging.

 

Woodland Lodges

The unique lodging choice within the Enchanted Village had been the Woodland Lodges, which opened in 2015.

The Woodland Lodges are styled as log cabins, every of which might sleep as much as 5 folks. There’s a major room for adults, and a separate children sleeping space with bunk beds and a truckle mattress.

All of the rooms have en-suite bogs, flat display screen TVs and free WiFi. For eating, breakfast is offered on the Crooked Spoon restaurant within the Enchanted Village, and friends may have their night meal right here or at one of many different eating places.

We haven’t personally stayed on the Woodland Lodges however we now have buddies who stayed right here with their children they usually loved it.

These are typically amongst the extra standard choices for lodging at Alton Towers Resort, and may promote out rapidly.

 

Luxurious Treehouses

Essentially the most unique lodging choice within the Enchanted Village space are the Luxurious Treehouses, that are present in a secluded a part of the Enchanted Village.

There are 5 luxurious treehouses, they usually can all sleep as much as eight folks in 4 bedrooms. The posh treehouses all include a kitchenette, which features a fridge, kettle, toaster, microwave and dishwasher. So these are presently the one lodging choice at Alton Towers the place you might put together your personal meals.

Different luxuries embody a 50″ TV with video games console, non-public sizzling tub and deck, and the usage of an unique takeaway service for meal supply.

In fact, all this luxurious and facilities does imply that the treehouses are the costliest choice at Alton Towers. Nonetheless if you’re visiting the resort with a bunch or simply need one thing additional particular, then they’re undoubtedly price trying out.

 

Lodging Close to Alton Towers

While there are many lodging choices at Alton Towers, it’s not the one choice to your go to.

We do just like the on-site lodging however if you’re not visiting with children or would similar to a little bit of selection by way of eating choices, then there are many close by options throughout a variety of budgets.

These could make a very good location for staying the evening earlier than Alton Towers, or for additional exploration within the space as a part of an extended journey.

Listed below are some to contemplate, ordered by driving distance from Alton Towers.

• The White Hart – a preferred inn within the village of Alton, providing a spread of en-suite rooms. 7 minutes’ drive from Alton Towers
• The Laurel’s B&B – This can be a well-rated B&B which serves breakfast. Rooms are en-suite with tea/espresso making amenities. 8 minutes’ drive from Alton Towers
• The Bay Tree – a really well-reviewed B&B with en-suite lodging and breakfast obtainable. 8 minutes’ drive from Alton Towers
• Peakstones Inn – This 3* lodge provides a spread of en-suite rooms and there’s an on-site restaurant and bar. Breakfast is offered. 10 minutes’ drive from Alton Towers.
• Heywood Hall – This property provides plenty of self-contained flats, every with a small kitchen an en-suite lavatory. There’s additionally a sizzling tub and backyard for friends use. 12 minutes’ drive from Alton Towers.
• Whiston Hall – A ravishing nineteenth century lodge with its personal golf course and landscaped backyard. A spread of en-suite rooms can be found and breakfast is obtainable. 13minutes’ drivee from Alton Towers.
• The Duncombe Arms – This pub/lodge is present in Ellastone and provides air-conditioned rooms with espresso machines and en-suite amenities. Breakfast is offered and there’s a restaurant and bar for different meals. 13 minutes drive from Alton Towers
• The Royal Oak – This inn provides a spread of snug rooms within the city of Ashbourne. There’s a restaurant and bar on web site with meals obtainable. 19 minutes’ drive from Alton Towers.
• YHA Ilam Hall – This youth hostel is present in a gothic corridor set in 84 acres of parkland. There’s an on-site breakfast, kitchen for self-catering, and a selection of shared or non-public lodging. 22 minutes’ drive from Alton Towers.

In fact, there are tons extra choices to contemplate. You may see a full vary of lodging choices close to Alton Towers on Booking.com here, which incorporates plenty of vacation leases as properly.

 

Different Actions at Alton Towers

In addition to the theme park, there are a selection of different actions on the Alton Towers resort that you would be able to get pleasure from. These are as follows.

 

Waterpark

Discovered contained in the Splash Landings Resort, the Alton Towers Waterpark is open the vast majority of the yr.

There are a selection of swimming pools, each inside and out of doors, in addition to numerous water slides. It’s a number of enjoyable and properly price together with as a part of your go to. You may book tickets online here.

 

Extraordinary Golf

Proper subsequent to the Splash Landings lodge is an 18-hole miniature golf course which is themed round the primary rides at Alton Towers.

That is truly a very enjoyable mini-golf course which we had a number of enjoyable taking part in. The holes are very distinctive, and it’s a pleasant approach to spend an hour or two.

A complimentary spherical of 9 holes is often included for resort friends, and we extremely advocate benefiting from this. We did it on the day we left, earlier than visiting the waterpark. It’s additionally open comparatively late, so you probably have the stamina you might do it after a day on the theme park!

Discover out extra and book tickets online here.

 

Spa

Alton Towers may be very a lot designed to be enjoyable for the entire household, and adults will certainly wish to contemplate a soothing journey to the Alton Towers Spa as a part of their go to!

The Spa is present in Alton Towers Resort, and is open year-round to everybody, together with non-residents of the lodge and people with out theme park tickets.

A spread of remedies can be found and reserving is suggested. Discover out extra on the website here.

 

Alton Towers Dungeon

The Alton Towers Dungeon is definitely discovered contained in the Theme Park, so that you do want theme park tickets to go to. Nonetheless, it’s a further cost to go to, so I believed I also needs to embody it on this a part of the information.

The Dungeon is a walk-through expertise with costumed actors, and is just like different Dungeon experiences together with the London Dungeon.

We predict it’s pretty priced, nevertheless given how a lot there already is to do at Alton Towers it’s not a must-see attraction.

Discover out extra and book tickets here.

 

Suggestions for Visiting Alton Towers

We’ve visited Alton Towers plenty of instances, and based mostly on our experiences we wished to share some suggestions that can assist you get probably the most out of your day on the theme park.

 

Make a Plan

If you wish to take advantage of out of your day at Alton Towers, we extremely advocate placing a plan collectively. This could not less than cowl which rides you and your group are most eager about using.

As soon as you recognize which rides you wish to do, you may then plan a route across the park. We’d recommend heading for the rides that are more likely to have the longest queues first (often the extra excessive thrill rides), and tackling all of the rides in the identical space collectively to minimise strolling instances.

In case you are visiting with children who don’t meet the journey peak necessities for all of the rides, or people who aren’t eager about particular rides, you’ll additionally wish to plan for the right way to deal with splitting your group up if mandatory so everybody can have the expertise they need. This may require some compromises, so is greatest dealt with upfront.

You too can keep away from the drama of children discovering they aren’t the appropriate peak to participate in a journey by measuring them upfront, and planning your route in order that they don’t really feel they’re lacking out on something. For instance, you might take them to CBeebies Land or Mutiny Bay after which members of the group may pop off for different rides.

We’d additionally advocate enthusiastic about the place you wish to eat and when. You may both carry your personal picnic or eat at one of many on-site eating places. These clearly get very busy round lunch time on busier days, and reservations are usually not doable, so that you may wish to eat earlier or later within the day.

 

Convey a Smartphone Charger

The probabilities are that you’re going to be utilizing your cellphone rather a lot at Alton Towers. From taking pictures to speaking with buddies to utilizing the app to alter journey instances and discover your approach round, it’s going for use rather a lot.

Having your cellphone go flat partway by way of the day, particularly when you’re counting on it to seize recollections, discover your approach round, or show a Fastrack move, isn’t going to be ideally suited.

For that reason we advocate bringing a USB charger to your cellphone. There are tons obtainable, we presently use one like this which labored properly to cost our cellphone and our buddies’ telephones on our final go to to Alton Towers.

 

Obtain the Alton Towers App

Within the days of yore, Alton Towers had a paper map that you might use to seek out your approach across the park. In case you wished to know the way lengthy a journey queue was, you needed to both bodily go to the journey itself, or try to discover one of many elusive boards displaying journey queue instances and statuses throughout the park.

These days, just about all the things is dealt with through the Alton Towers App, which is definitely surprisingly good. Though it does require you to have a smartphone after all.

The App allows you to do rather a lot, together with:

• Navigate across the park, with instructions, estimated strolling instances and routing obtainable. It may additionally recommend routes with fewer steps.
• Discover rides based mostly on quite a lot of standards, from journey sort by way of to journey peak restrictions
• Show stay journey queue instances and open statuses (solely works on web site)
• Guide and use Fastrack passes
• Save and show your Alton Towers ticket
• Discover bogs, eating places, present instances, buggy parks, water refill stations and plenty extra
• Get digital previews of your journey pictures which you should purchase in-app
• Add any lodge bookings
• Get details about heritage places within the gardens
• Discover out about parking, attending to the park and accessibility

And plenty extra! Actually, the app is a must have when visiting Alton Towers, and it’s price downloading upfront of your go to so you might be totally ready. Yow will discover download links for it here on the official web site.

 

Guide Your Meals if Staying In a single day

In case you are staying in a single day at one of many on-site lodging choices, it’s actually necessary that you simply guide your meals upfront. You have to guide a timeslot to your breakfast and night meals.

Usually, your breakfast meal will probably be on the lodge the place you might be staying. Even when it’s included, you might want to make a reservation for a timeslot. These do replenish, so the additional upfront you guide the higher the prospect of getting a very good time.

In your night meal you may select any of the eating places, together with Rollercoaster Restaurant. Nonetheless, relying on the restaurant you should still have to guide.

Eating places the place bookings are beneficial for dinner are the Secret Backyard Restaurant, Rollercoaster Restaurant and Windmill Restaurant.

Flambo’s Jambo and the Crooked Spoon solely require reservations for breakfast.

The Rollercoaster Restaurant is often the preferred and has the least seating, so can guide out weeks upfront for dinner.

Be aware that solely friends staying within the CBeebies Resort are capable of dine on the Windmill Restaurant. Reserving hyperlinks for all of the eating places are as follows:

Reserving a reservation is free and solely takes a few minutes. Be aware {that a} day or so earlier than your reservation you’ll usually be contacted by e-mail to substantiate your reservation, which simply requires clicking a hyperlink within the e-mail.

 

Go to Splash Landings if Staying A number of Days

In case you are staying in a single day at Alton Towers, think about using a few of your time while you might be on web site to go to Splash Landings, the on-site waterpark.

For instance, we not too long ago spent two nights at Alton Towers. We visited the park on the primary two days, and on the day we departed we spent the morning at Splash Landings. It was a stunning approach to finish our journey and meant even on the day we had been leaving we nonetheless had a number of enjoyable.

Splash Landings tickets are greatest bought upfront, which you are able to do online here. At busier instances of yr you might want to choose a timeslot to your go to, so it’s undoubtedly greatest to do that upfront to make certain you may go to at a time that fits you.

 

Arrive Early and Depart Late

There’s a big quantity to do at Alton Towers, and your ticket offers you entry for the entire day. So we extremely advocate taking full benefit of that, and making an attempt to be on the park from opening time to closing.

Usually, the park opens round an hour earlier than the rides begin working. We undoubtedly advocate getting right here at opening time so you may head to a preferred journey you actually wish to do. This fashion you’ll have the ability to get within the queue earlier than they get too lengthy.

It’s additionally price staying as near closing time as doable. Because the day progresses folks begin to go away, and you probably have the stamina for it, we recommend ready proper till closing time to depart so you may maximise your using instances. Queues undoubtedly get shorter because the day involves an finish, so that you’ll have the ability to squeeze just a few extra rides in.

 

Options to Alton Towers

You is likely to be questioning if there are any options to Alton Towers within the UK. The reply is sure, there are actually different theme parks within the UK.

Nonetheless, Alton Towers usually has the widest selection of rides unfold out throughout the biggest space. Nonetheless, listed below are some options to contemplate:

• Thorpe Park
• Blackpool Pleasure Seaside
• Chessington World of Adventures
• LEGOLAND Windsor Resort
• Drayton Manor Park

 

Alton Towers Regularly Requested Questions

We’re now going to undergo some generally requested questions on Alton Towers.

 

Are Alton Towers Fastrack Passes Value It?

You is likely to be questioning when you ought to spend money on an Alton Towers Fastrack Pass. We’ve visited Alton Towers each with and and not using a Fastrack Go, and had a very good expertise each instances.

The passes can undoubtedly be price it, however rather a lot will rely on how busy the park is in addition to what number of rides (and which rides) you truly plan to journey.

In case you are visiting at a quieter time of yr, then you definately may discover {that a} Fastrack Go is just not mandatory as queue instances may not be so lengthy.

In case you are visiting at a busy time of yr, similar to throughout college holidays, on a weekend, or throughout a time when many college journeys are visiting (typically across the final week of college), then a Fastrack move is likely to be a very good funding.

We’ve visited throughout a busy time at Alton Towers, when traces for the preferred rides had been in extra of two hours. With the Fastrack, traces had been between 5 minutes and 25 minutes. The latter was extra uncommon and often solely occurred if the journey had paused for a technical motive, inflicting the queue to construct up.

With out the Fastrack, we most likely would have struggled to journey greater than 3 or 4 rides within the day, and most of our time would have been spent in queues. As we had been visiting in a bunch and taking turns to take care of the youthful members of our group, this wouldn’t have labored out so properly.

Because it was, members of the group may pop off and journey a bigger journey, and be gone and again in round half-hour. We had been additionally capable of journey many rides, I personally did not less than 15 rides in sooner or later. So for our go to the Fastrack Go was completely price it.

In case you do resolve to get the Fastrack, you additionally must resolve which one to get. This may rely drastically on which rides you wish to journey Personally I’d advocate the Silver or Gold passes, as these embody the rides which are likely to have the longest traces.

While these two passes are solely legitimate for one journey on every attraction, when you handle your time properly on the park you may usually slot in not less than one non Fastrack journey at first and finish of the day when the park is quieter when you did wish to journey something a number of instances. You too can purchase one-off Fastrack passes on a per attraction foundation.

The platinum Fastrack move is greatest for these of you who actually wish to journey a number of rides a number of instances, by which case it will possibly make sense.

You should purchase Fastrack passes upfront of your go to here, on web site at buyer companies, or on-site by way of the app.

The value is identical, nevertheless Fastrack passes do promote out, particularly at busier instances of yr.

In case you are visiting at a busier time of yr and wish to purchase a Fastrack, it’s extremely beneficial you achieve this upfront on the website here.

In case you are visiting at a quieter time of yr you might want to buy in individual while you arrive after you’ve seen how busy the park is. Simply keep in mind that passes can promote out.

 

How Lengthy Do You Want at Alton Towers?

I’d advocate spending the entire day at Alton Towers, from the time the gates open to the time it closes. It’s a comparatively costly time out, so that you may as properly get your cash’s price.

For an much more complete expertise, it’s also possible to plan to remain in a single day on the resort or at a close-by lodge, after which go to for a second day.

You may typically get a second day entry ticket at a lower cost when buying your unique ticket, making this a very good worth choice.

There may be undoubtedly greater than sufficient to do at Alton Towers to fill two full days.

 

Are the Alton Towers Inns Any Good?

We had been truly very impressed with the Alton Towers inns. On our current go to we stayed on the Alton Towers Resort, while our buddies with their youthful children stayed at CBeebies Land Resort.

We thought all the things was properly carried out, the theme all through, the seamless check-in course of, the attentive workers, the night leisure and the meals had been all glorious.

It actually added to the general expertise and felt like an extension of the theme park. The children particularly beloved CBeebies Land, which we will advocate for households with children as much as round 9 or 10.

We additionally appreciated that staying on the lodge meant that our parking was included, and that there was a lodge friends solely entrance only a few minutes’ stroll from the inns. This bought us near Galactica and The Blade at entry time, that means we had been amongst the primary riders on board.

The one draw back for our keep was that we needed to guide timeslots for all our meals upfront.

We had been staying for 2 nights so needed to guide breakfast and dinner slots. As we booked final minute there wasn’t a number of availability, and it additionally meant we couldn’t be versatile with our plans.

All of it labored out in the long run and the meals on the eating places we ate at was truly superb. Simply bear in mind that you simply do have to plan and guide upfront.

 

When is Alton Towers Busiest?

Alton Towers is often busiest on the weekends and through college holidays.

There are additionally typically college journeys to Alton Towers within the final couple of weeks of the varsity time period in July, though college journeys can go to at any time after all.

We’ve visited Alton Towers at numerous instances of yr, together with throughout July college journey time. It is going to actually be busier, and you might wish to spend money on a Fastrack ticket on busier days.

 

Is Alton Towers Good for Households?

Sure, Alton Towers is a implausible time out for households. There may be such a large selection of rides, points of interest and actions that everybody within the household will have the ability to have an incredible time out.

 

Is Pictures Allowed at Alton Towers?

Sure, pictures is allowed at Alton Towers.

There are some exceptions. You aren’t allowed to take pictures or movies throughout rides attributable to security, and this will probably be clearly acknowledged when queuing for and boarding the journey. Utilizing your cellphone or digital camera on rides can get you ejected from the park and should shut down the journey briefly. Hold your self, your cellphone, and different passengers secure by stowing your cellphone and cameras earlier than every journey.

If you wish to get pictures of you and your family and friends having fun with the rides, then we advocate trying out the digital picture move, which covers a lot of the rides. We all beloved that and bought a lot of pictures that approach on the rides of all of us. You should purchase this online in advance here or in individual on web site.

As well as, pictures and videography is closely restricted at Splash Landings, for apparent causes. In case you are inside Splash Landings when it’s open you may usually take restricted pictures of your personal family and friends, however that’s about it. You aren’t allowed to take pictures of different friends. Finest to depart your cellphone or digital camera within the locker until you really want it.

When Splash Landings is closed and empty, you may take pictures of the realm.

 

Can I Take My Personal Meals and Drink to Alton Towers?

Sure, you may take your personal foods and drinks to Alton Towers, and there are picnic benches throughout the park the place you may devour your personal foods and drinks.

The one actual restriction to this rule is that you would be able to’t carry alcohol into the park, though it’s served on web site.

You can also’t take your personal foods and drinks into venues the place they serve foods and drinks, because the tables are just for paying prospects solely.

There are just a few picnic areas situated right here and there with picnic benches that you would be able to sit and use, together with on the primary grassy space by the lake in entrance of Towers Avenue, and subsequent to Hex.

 

Are there Ingesting Fountains at Alton Towers?

There are many water refill stations across the park the place you may refill a water bottle. We’d undoubtedly advocate bringing your personal refillable water bottle to Alton Towers so you may keep hydrated as you go.

Water refill stations are marked on the map within the Alton Towers app.

 

How do I Eat on the Rollercoaster Restaurant?

The Rollercoaster restaurant is among the most enjoyable eating experiences at Alton Towers, and children particularly love watching the meals fly across the numerous tracks earlier than arriving at your desk. Actually, adults adore it too!

Sadly, this does imply that the restaurant can also be standard and may get booked up.

For lodge friends, it’s doable to dine on the Rollercoaster Restaurant within the evenings. This requires a reservation, and these can promote out months upfront.

The excellent news is that you would be able to nonetheless get the rollercoaster eating expertise. The key is simply to go throughout park opening hours. Throughout this time reservations are usually not doable, and eating is first come first serve.

In case you flip up at near opening time (round 11am), and don’t thoughts having an early lunch, then you definately shouldn’t have any drawback getting a desk.

We did this not too long ago on a really busy day at Alton Towers and had no drawback getting a desk at round 11.20am. Nonetheless we weren’t capable of guide for dinner because it was totally booked out for the entire month.

 

How Lengthy Are the Queues at Alton Towers?

Queue instances at Alton Towers fluctuate vastly, from a couple of minutes to over two hours.

There may be big variability in queue time which depends upon how busy the park is, the time of day, the variety of Fastrack Go holders and so forth.

Usually when you go to in off-peak instances (mainly through the week outdoors of college holidays) the queue instances will probably be shorter.

Moreover, usually within the mornings earlier than round 11am and within the afternoons after 3pm most queue instances will begin to scale back.

 

Is There Wi-Fi at Alton Towers?

Sure, there’s free Wi-Fi all through the resort together with on the theme park and in all of the lodging choices.

You simply have to enroll to entry it. We advocate doing so as a result of the Alton Towers app works rather a lot higher when you find yourself related to the Wi-Fi community, and utilizing Wi-Fi tends to empty your cellphone battery slower than utilizing your cell knowledge.

 

Does Alton Towers Have Tall Rollercoasters?

One factor you’ll discover while you go to Alton Towers is that it doesn’t have very tall rollercoasters similar to you may discover at different theme parks world wide.

The explanation for that is that Alton Towers is just not allowed to construct any journey that goes above tree peak. For this reason many rides are cleverly constructed in sunken areas or to even go beneath floor. So there are nonetheless a number of thrilling rollercoasters right here!

 

Does the Climate Have an effect on Rides at Alton Towers?

The UK is just not essentially identified for year-round superb climate, so that you is likely to be questioning how rain and wind can have an effect on the rides at Alton Towers.

The excellent news is that almost all rides will usually run within the rain, until it is rather heavy rain. If there’s thunder or lightning this will additionally impression rides. Excessive wind may result in journey closures.

In any other case although, visiting on a moist day can truly be useful in some regards as there’ll typically be fewer guests and shorter queues.

Lastly, Alton Towers provides a rainy-day assure. Which means that if the climate ends in journey closures to the purpose that Alton Towers deems it a “Wet Day”, then it is possible for you to to return on a special day at no cost.

If this occurs throughout your go to, as an alternative of writing off the day, contemplate visiting the Waterpark. There’s a charge to take action however as you might be already on web site it would flip the day round. You’ll simply want to recollect to carry your swimwear.

You may learn extra in regards to the Rainy Day guarantee and what it covers here.

 

Additional Studying

That’s it for our information to visiting Alton Towers! We hope you discovered it helpful.

Earlier than you go, we wished to share just a few of our different guides that you simply may discover helpful.

• For wider UK journey planning, we now have urged one week and two week UK itineraries
• We’ve guides to many different cities in England. See our information to things to do in Manchester,  things to do in Stratford upon Avon,  things to do in Bristol,  things to do in Portsmouth, tips about a weekend in York, tips about Visiting Oxford on a Day Trip, and things to do in Cambridge
• In case you’re heading to Scotland, try our 2 day Edinburgh itinerary, our Glasgow and Loch Lomond itinerary, our information to the best day trips from Glasgow, our information to things to do in Edinburgh, our itinerary for Skye and the Highlands, our information to the best day trips from Aberdeen, and our information to one of the best day trips from Edinburgh to get you began. We even have a information to getting from London to Edinburgh.
• We’ve a information to 10 of the best Stately Homes in England, a few of which aren’t that removed from Alton Towers

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