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class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Children's_rides_and_attractions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>Children's rides and attractions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Children's_rides_and_attractions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Theme_park_transport_and_grounds" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Theme_park_transport_and_grounds"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>Theme park transport and grounds</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Theme_park_transport_and_grounds-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Future_Rides" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Future_Rides"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7</span> <span>Future Rides</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Future_Rides-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Past_rides_and_attractions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Past_rides_and_attractions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.8</span> <span>Past rides and attractions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Past_rides_and_attractions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Past_roller_coasters" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Past_roller_coasters"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.8.1</span> <span>Past roller coasters</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Past_roller_coasters-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Main_Past_Attractions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Main_Past_Attractions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.8.2</span> <span>Main Past Attractions</span> </div> </a> <ul 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class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Timeline_of_park_areas" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Timeline_of_park_areas"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Timeline of park areas</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Timeline_of_park_areas-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Towers_Street" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Towers_Street"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Towers Street</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Towers_Street-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Katanga_Canyon" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Katanga_Canyon"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>Katanga Canyon</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Katanga_Canyon-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gloomy_Wood" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gloomy_Wood"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.4</span> <span>Gloomy Wood</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gloomy_Wood-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Forbidden_Valley" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Forbidden_Valley"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.5</span> <span>Forbidden Valley</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Forbidden_Valley-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Adventure_Land" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Adventure_Land"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.6</span> <span>Adventure Land</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Adventure_Land-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-X-Sector" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#X-Sector"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.7</span> <span>X-Sector</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-X-Sector-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Mutiny_Bay" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Mutiny_Bay"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.8</span> <span>Mutiny Bay</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Mutiny_Bay-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-The_World_of_David_Walliams" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#The_World_of_David_Walliams"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.9</span> <span>The World of David Walliams</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-The_World_of_David_Walliams-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Dark_Forest" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Dark_Forest"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.10</span> <span>Dark Forest</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Dark_Forest-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-CBeebies_Land" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#CBeebies_Land"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.11</span> <span>CBeebies Land</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-CBeebies_Land-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-The_Towers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#The_Towers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.12</span> <span>The Towers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-The_Towers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-The_Gardens" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#The_Gardens"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.13</span> <span>The Gardens</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-The_Gardens-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Alton_Towers_Waterpark" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Alton_Towers_Waterpark"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Alton Towers Waterpark</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Alton_Towers_Waterpark-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Resort_accommodation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Resort_accommodation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Resort accommodation</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Resort_accommodation-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Resort accommodation subsection</span> </button> <ul 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id="toc-Enchanted_Village-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-CBeebies_Land_Hotel" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#CBeebies_Land_Hotel"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4</span> <span>CBeebies Land Hotel</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-CBeebies_Land_Hotel-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Stargazing_Pods" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Stargazing_Pods"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.5</span> <span>Stargazing Pods</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Stargazing_Pods-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Recreation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Recreation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Recreation</span> </div> </a> <button 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class="vector-toc-numb">10.2</span> <span>Oktoberfest</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Oktoberfest-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Services_Day" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Services_Day"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.3</span> <span>Services Day</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Services_Day-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Concerts" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Concerts"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.4</span> <span>Concerts</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Concerts-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Records_held_by_the_park" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Records_held_by_the_park"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Records held by the park</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Records_held_by_the_park-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Incidents" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Incidents"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Incidents</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Incidents-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Incidents subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Incidents-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-The_Smiler" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#The_Smiler"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12.1</span> <span>The Smiler</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-The_Smiler-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sky_Ride" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a 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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Alton Towers Resort</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><i>Previously known as Alton Towers<br />Alton Abbey</i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Alton_Towers_Resort_Logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/11/Alton_Towers_Resort_Logo.png/220px-Alton_Towers_Resort_Logo.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="195" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/11/Alton_Towers_Resort_Logo.png 1.5x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="222" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alton,_Staffordshire" title="Alton, Staffordshire">Alton, Staffordshire</a>, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographical_coordinates" class="mw-redirect" title="Geographical coordinates">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Alton_Towers&params=52_59_15_N_1_53_27_W_region:GB_type:landmark"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">52°59′15″N</span> <span class="longitude">1°53′27″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">52.98750°N 1.89083°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">52.98750; -1.89083</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">13 April 1860<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1860-04-13</span>)</span> (as country estate)<br />4 April 1980<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-04-04</span>)</span> (as theme park)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/LXi_REIT" title="LXi REIT">LXi REIT</a><sup id="cite_ref-LXi_REIT_Plc_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LXi_REIT_Plc-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operated by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Merlin_Entertainments" title="Merlin Entertainments">Merlin Entertainments</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">General manager</th><td class="infobox-data">Bianca Sammut (Divisional Director)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Slogan</th><td class="infobox-data">Britain's Greatest Escape</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operating season</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Theme Park</b><br />February –  January (Full park offering between March –  November)<br /><b>Alton Towers Gardens</b><br />February –  January<br /><b>Alton Towers Dungeon</b><br />March –  November <br /> <b>Sharkbait Reef by Sealife</b><br />February –  January<br /> <b>Alton Towers Hotel</b><br />Year-round<br /><b>Splash Landings Hotel</b><br />Year-round <br /><b>Enchanted Village</b><br />Year-round<br /><b>CBeebies Land Hotel</b><br />Year-round<br /><b>Stargazing Pods</b><br />April – November<br /><b>Alton Towers Waterpark</b><br />Year-round<br /><b>Conference Centre</b><br />Year-round<br /> <b>Extraordinary Golf</b><br />Year-round<br /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">2023: 2,350,000 (<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>2.17%)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">910 acres (370 ha; 3.7 km<sup>2</sup>) (total combined resort area)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #eee;">Attractions</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total</th><td class="infobox-data">42</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Roller coasters</th><td class="infobox-data">10</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Water rides</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.AltonTowers.com/">www.AltonTowers.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Alton Towers Resort</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/File:LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Alton.wav" title="File:LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Alton.wav">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size:90%">OL</span>-tən</i></a>) (often shortened to <b>Alton Towers</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Theme_park" class="mw-redirect" title="Theme park">theme park</a> and <a href="/wiki/Resort" title="Resort">resort</a> complex in <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>, near the village of <a href="/wiki/Alton,_Staffordshire" title="Alton, Staffordshire">Alton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The park is operated by <a href="/wiki/Merlin_Entertainments" title="Merlin Entertainments">Merlin Entertainments Group</a> and incorporates a <a href="/wiki/Theme_park" class="mw-redirect" title="Theme park">theme park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Water_park" title="Water park">water park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miniature_golf" title="Miniature golf">mini golf</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hotel" title="Hotel">hotel complex</a>. </p><p>Originally a private estate of the <a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Shrewsbury" title="Earl of Shrewsbury">Earls of Shrewsbury</a>, Alton Towers' grounds were opened to the public in 1860 to raise funds.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 1970s, a few rides were added and some of the themed areas were developed. Inspired by <a href="/wiki/Disneyland" title="Disneyland">Disneyland</a>, it was transformed into a theme park in 1980 with the installation of its first roller coaster and several new rides. The park has many attractions such as <a href="/wiki/Congo_River_Rapids_(Alton_Towers)" title="Congo River Rapids (Alton Towers)">Congo River Rapids</a>, <a href="/wiki/Runaway_Mine_Train_(Alton_Towers)" title="Runaway Mine Train (Alton Towers)">Runaway Mine Train</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nemesis_Reborn" title="Nemesis Reborn">Nemesis Reborn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oblivion_(roller_coaster)" title="Oblivion (roller coaster)">Oblivion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Galactica_(roller_coaster)" title="Galactica (roller coaster)">Galactica</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Smiler" title="The Smiler">The Smiler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wicker_Man_(roller_coaster)" title="Wicker Man (roller coaster)">Wicker Man</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rita_(roller_coaster)" title="Rita (roller coaster)">Rita</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thirteen_(roller_coaster)" title="Thirteen (roller coaster)">TH13TEEN</a>. It operates a total of ten roller coasters and offers a range of accommodation and lodging options alongside the theme park. Facilities include <a href="/wiki/Alton_Towers_Waterpark" title="Alton Towers Waterpark">Alton Towers Waterpark</a>, Alton Towers Conference Centre and Extraordinary Golf. </p><p>The theme park is open seasonally from mid-March to early November, whilst many of its hotels and amenities are open year-round. Special events are hosted throughout the year, including Alton Towers Scarefest (the park's <a href="/wiki/Halloween" title="Halloween">Halloween</a> event), Oktoberfest, Fireworks, and <a href="/wiki/Christmas" title="Christmas">Christmas</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_Alton_Towers" title="History of Alton Towers">History of Alton Towers</a></div> <p>Alton Towers first opened to the public on a regular basis following the opening of <a href="/wiki/Alton_Towers_railway_station" title="Alton Towers railway station">Alton Towers railway station</a>. Money raised from railway excursions was paid to the earl and helped to maintain the upkeep of the grounds.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1924, a group of local estate agents formed Alton Towers Ltd to take ownership of the estate and began to restore the gardens as a tourist attraction.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 1950s, this included the operation of a fairground, and by the 1970s included a boating lake and <a href="/wiki/Chairlift" title="Chairlift">chairlift</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Property developer John Broome purchased a majority stake in the park after marrying the daughter of majority shareholder Dennis Bagshaw in 1972. From there, he began the theme park by developing new areas and installing permanent rides, including the <a href="/wiki/Corkscrew_(Alton_Towers)" title="Corkscrew (Alton Towers)">Corkscrew</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Flume_(Alton_Towers)" title="The Flume (Alton Towers)">The Flume</a>, <a href="/wiki/Around_the_World_in_80_Days_(Alton_Towers)" title="Around the World in 80 Days (Alton Towers)">Around The World in 80 Days</a>, <a href="/wiki/Black_Hole_(roller_coaster)" title="Black Hole (roller coaster)">The Black Hole</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Congo_River_Rapids_(Alton_Towers)" title="Congo River Rapids (Alton Towers)">Grand Canyon Rapids</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-lo23_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lo23-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1990, Broome sold Alton Towers to <a href="/wiki/The_Tussauds_Group" title="The Tussauds Group">The Tussauds Group</a>, then a division of <a href="/wiki/Pearson_plc" title="Pearson plc">Pearson plc</a>, after his development of the former <a href="/wiki/Battersea_Power_Station" title="Battersea Power Station">Battersea Power Station</a> encountered financial difficulties.<sup id="cite_ref-lo23_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lo23-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The change of park ownership brought another era of development, involving the opening of new themed areas and attractions, such as <a href="/wiki/Runaway_Mine_Train_(Alton_Towers)" title="Runaway Mine Train (Alton Towers)">Runaway Mine Train</a> (1992), <a href="/wiki/Duel_-_The_Haunted_House_Strikes_Back!" class="mw-redirect" title="Duel - The Haunted House Strikes Back!">The Haunted House</a> (1992), <a href="/wiki/Toyland_Tours" title="Toyland Tours">Toyland Tours</a> (1994), and <a href="/wiki/Nemesis_(roller_coaster)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nemesis (roller coaster)">Nemesis</a> (1994). Tussauds' park development team from 1990 to 2002 included attraction producer <a href="/wiki/John_Wardley" title="John Wardley">John Wardley</a> among others.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Tussauds Group was sold to venture capital firm Charterhouse in 1998. The opening of <a href="/wiki/Oblivion_(roller_coaster)" title="Oblivion (roller coaster)">Oblivion</a> that same year and Air (now <a href="/wiki/Galactica_(roller_coaster)" title="Galactica (roller coaster)">Galactica</a>) in 2002 saw the park sustain new major roller coasters, both marketed as 'World First' rides. In 2005, <a href="/wiki/Dubai_International_Capital" title="Dubai International Capital">Dubai International Capital</a> (DIC) acquired Tussauds for £800 million.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2007, <a href="/wiki/The_Blackstone_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="The Blackstone Group">The Blackstone Group</a> purchased <a href="/wiki/The_Tussauds_Group" title="The Tussauds Group">The Tussauds Group</a> for US$1.9 billion and merged it with its then-subsidiary <a href="/wiki/Merlin_Entertainments" title="Merlin Entertainments">Merlin Entertainments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-telegraph.co.uk_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-telegraph.co.uk-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dubai International Capital also gained 20% of Merlin Entertainment.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 17 July 2007, Alton Towers was sold to private investment firm Prestbury under a sale and leaseback agreement.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Merlin continues to operate the site under a renewable 35-year lease.<sup id="cite_ref-telegraph.co.uk_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-telegraph.co.uk-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2023, the property is owned by LXi REIT plc.<sup id="cite_ref-LXi_REIT_Plc_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LXi_REIT_Plc-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of early 2008, the resort changed its name to Alton Towers Resort to better reflect its status as a multi-day destination. Most other Merlin-owned theme parks with onsite hotels would follow soon afterwards. In 2020, Alton Towers operated on a shortened season due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, operating on a limited capacity from 4 July to 5 November.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The resort resumed normal operations on 12 April 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rides_and_attractions">Rides and attractions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Rides and attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roller_coasters">Roller coasters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Roller coasters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <th>Name </th> <th>Picture </th> <th>Status </th> <th>Opened </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th>Height<br />Min. </th> <th>Park<br />section </th> <th scope="col" style="width:40em;">Notes </th> <th>Previous Attraction </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Runaway_Mine_Train_(Alton_Towers)" title="Runaway Mine Train (Alton Towers)">Runaway Mine Train</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Runaway_Mine_Train_(Alton_Towers)_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Runaway_Mine_Train_%28Alton_Towers%29_01.jpg/120px-Runaway_Mine_Train_%28Alton_Towers%29_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Runaway_Mine_Train_%28Alton_Towers%29_01.jpg/180px-Runaway_Mine_Train_%28Alton_Towers%29_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Runaway_Mine_Train_%28Alton_Towers%29_01.jpg/240px-Runaway_Mine_Train_%28Alton_Towers%29_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a></span> </td> <td>Operational </td> <td>1992 </td> <td>Steel/<a href="/wiki/Mine_Train_roller_coaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Mine Train roller coaster">Mine Train</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mack_Rides" title="Mack Rides">Mack Rides</a> </td> <td>0.9 m </td> <td>Katanga Canyon </td> <td style="text-align:left">A powered mine train roller coaster. The oldest roller coaster in the park following the removal of the <a href="/wiki/Beastie_(Alton_Towers)" title="Beastie (Alton Towers)">Beastie</a> in 2013. </td> <td>Octopus </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nemesis_(roller_coaster)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nemesis (roller coaster)">Nemesis Reborn</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nemesis_Reborn.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Nemesis_Reborn.jpg/120px-Nemesis_Reborn.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Nemesis_Reborn.jpg/180px-Nemesis_Reborn.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Nemesis_Reborn.jpg/240px-Nemesis_Reborn.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td> <td>Operational<sup id="cite_ref-altontowers.com_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-altontowers.com-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1994 (2024)<sup id="cite_ref-Nemesis_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staf_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nemesis_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staf-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Steel/<a href="/wiki/Inverted_roller_coaster" title="Inverted roller coaster">Inverted</a><sup id="cite_ref-Nemesis_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staf_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nemesis_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staf-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bolliger_%26_Mabillard" title="Bolliger & Mabillard">Bolliger & Mabillard</a><sup id="cite_ref-Nemesis_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staf_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nemesis_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staf-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1.4 m </td> <td>Forbidden Valley </td> <td style="text-align:left">Europe's first inverted roller coaster.<sup id="cite_ref-altontowers.com_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-altontowers.com-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Underwent a major refurbishment and re-track for 2024. </td> <td>Nemesis </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oblivion_(roller_coaster)" title="Oblivion (roller coaster)">Oblivion</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:OblivionAltonTowers.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/OblivionAltonTowers.jpg/120px-OblivionAltonTowers.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/OblivionAltonTowers.jpg/180px-OblivionAltonTowers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/OblivionAltonTowers.jpg/240px-OblivionAltonTowers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span> </td> <td>Operational </td> <td>1998<sup id="cite_ref-Oblivion_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Sta_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oblivion_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Sta-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Steel/<a href="/wiki/Dive_coaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Dive coaster">Dive coaster</a><sup id="cite_ref-Oblivion_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Sta_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oblivion_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Sta-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bolliger_%26_Mabillard" title="Bolliger & Mabillard">Bolliger & Mabillard</a><sup id="cite_ref-Oblivion_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Sta_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oblivion_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Sta-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1.4 m </td> <td>X-Sector </td> <td style="text-align:left">The world's first dive coaster.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Alpine Bobsleigh </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Galactica_(roller_coaster)" title="Galactica (roller coaster)">Galactica</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Air_06.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Air_06.jpg/120px-Air_06.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Air_06.jpg/180px-Air_06.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Air_06.jpg/240px-Air_06.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a></span> </td> <td>Operational </td> <td>2002<sup id="cite_ref-rcdb.com_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rcdb.com-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steel_roller_coaster" title="Steel roller coaster">Steel</a>/<a href="/wiki/Flying_roller_coaster" title="Flying roller coaster">Flying</a><sup id="cite_ref-rcdb.com_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rcdb.com-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bolliger_%26_Mabillard" title="Bolliger & Mabillard">Bolliger & Mabillard</a><sup id="cite_ref-rcdb.com_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rcdb.com-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1.4 m </td> <td>Forbidden Valley </td> <td style="text-align:left">The world's first <a href="/wiki/Bolliger_%26_Mabillard" title="Bolliger & Mabillard">Bolliger & Mabillard</a> flying roller coaster, formerly known as <i>Air</i> (2002–2015). From 2016 to 2018 it featured <a href="/wiki/Virtual_reality" title="Virtual reality">virtual reality</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Galactica_(roller_coaster)" title="Galactica (roller coaster)">Air</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Spinball_Whizzer" title="Spinball Whizzer">Spinball Whizzer</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sonic_Spinball.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Sonic_Spinball.JPG/120px-Sonic_Spinball.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Sonic_Spinball.JPG/180px-Sonic_Spinball.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Sonic_Spinball.JPG/240px-Sonic_Spinball.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a></span> </td> <td>Operational </td> <td>2004<sup id="cite_ref-Spinball_Whizzer_-_Alton_Towers_Al_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spinball_Whizzer_-_Alton_Towers_Al-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Steel/<a href="/wiki/Spinning_roller_coaster" title="Spinning roller coaster">Spinning</a><sup id="cite_ref-Spinball_Whizzer_-_Alton_Towers_Al_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spinball_Whizzer_-_Alton_Towers_Al-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maurer_AG" title="Maurer AG">Maurer AG</a><sup id="cite_ref-Spinball_Whizzer_-_Alton_Towers_Al_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spinball_Whizzer_-_Alton_Towers_Al-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1.2 m </td> <td>The Towers </td> <td style="text-align:left">A spinning coaster themed to a game of pinball. Between 2010 and 2015 it was sponsored by <a href="/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog" title="Sonic the Hedgehog">Sonic the Hedgehog</a> and named <i>Sonic Spinball</i> before losing the contract in 2016. Has a <a href="/wiki/Dragon%27s_Fury_(roller_coaster)" title="Dragon's Fury (roller coaster)">sister coaster</a> at <a href="/wiki/Chessington_World_of_Adventures" title="Chessington World of Adventures">Chessington</a>. </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rita_(roller_coaster)" title="Rita (roller coaster)">Rita</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rita_(Alton_Towers).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Rita_%28Alton_Towers%29.JPG/120px-Rita_%28Alton_Towers%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Rita_%28Alton_Towers%29.JPG/180px-Rita_%28Alton_Towers%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Rita_%28Alton_Towers%29.JPG/240px-Rita_%28Alton_Towers%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td> <td>Operational </td> <td>2005<sup id="cite_ref-Rita_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staffor_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rita_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staffor-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Steel/<a href="/wiki/Accelerator_coaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Accelerator coaster">Accelerator</a><sup id="cite_ref-Rita_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staffor_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rita_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staffor-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Intamin" title="Intamin">Intamin</a><sup id="cite_ref-Rita_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staffor_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rita_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staffor-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1.4 m </td> <td>Dark Forest </td> <td style="text-align:left">A hydraulic launched coaster.<sup id="cite_ref-Rita_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staffor_27-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rita_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staffor-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boneshaker_(Alton_Towers)" title="Boneshaker (Alton Towers)">Boneshaker</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thirteen_(roller_coaster)" title="Thirteen (roller coaster)">TH13TEEN</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thirteen_train_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Thirteen_train_1.jpg/120px-Thirteen_train_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Thirteen_train_1.jpg/180px-Thirteen_train_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Thirteen_train_1.jpg/240px-Thirteen_train_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a></span> </td> <td>Operational </td> <td>2010<sup id="cite_ref-Th13teen_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Sta_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Th13teen_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Sta-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Multi Dimension Coaster<sup id="cite_ref-Th13teen_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Sta_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Th13teen_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Sta-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Intamin" title="Intamin">Intamin</a><sup id="cite_ref-Th13teen_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Sta_28-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Th13teen_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Sta-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1.2 m </td> <td>Dark Forest </td> <td style="text-align:left">A family coaster featuring the world's first "vertical free-fall drop" element on a roller coaster.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Corkscrew_(Alton_Towers)" title="Corkscrew (Alton Towers)">Corkscrew</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Smiler" title="The Smiler">The Smiler</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Smiler_on_opening_day.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/The_Smiler_on_opening_day.jpg/120px-The_Smiler_on_opening_day.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/The_Smiler_on_opening_day.jpg/180px-The_Smiler_on_opening_day.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/The_Smiler_on_opening_day.jpg/240px-The_Smiler_on_opening_day.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Operational </td> <td style="text-align:center">2013<sup id="cite_ref-Smiler_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staff_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Smiler_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staff-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Steel/<a href="/wiki/Infinity_Coaster" title="Infinity Coaster">Infinity</a><sup id="cite_ref-Smiler_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staff_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Smiler_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staff-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Gerstlauer" title="Gerstlauer">Gerstlauer</a><sup id="cite_ref-Smiler_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staff_30-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Smiler_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staff-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center">1.4 m </td> <td style="text-align:center">X-Sector </td> <td style="text-align:left">Worlds first Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster, Holds world record for most inversions on a roller coaster (14).<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Black_Hole_(roller_coaster)" title="Black Hole (roller coaster)">Black Hole</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Octonauts_Rollercoaster_Adventure" title="Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure">Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Octonauts_Rollercoaster_Adventure.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Octonauts_Rollercoaster_Adventure.jpg/120px-Octonauts_Rollercoaster_Adventure.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Octonauts_Rollercoaster_Adventure.jpg/180px-Octonauts_Rollercoaster_Adventure.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Octonauts_Rollercoaster_Adventure.jpg/240px-Octonauts_Rollercoaster_Adventure.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td> <td>Operational </td> <td>2015 </td> <td>Steel </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zamperla" title="Zamperla">Zamperla</a> </td> <td>0.9 m </td> <td>CBeebies Land </td> <td style="text-align:left">A coaster designed for young children and families. Themed to the <a href="/wiki/Octonauts" title="Octonauts">TV show of the same name</a>. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beastie_(Alton_Towers)" title="Beastie (Alton Towers)">Beastie</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wicker_Man_(roller_coaster)" title="Wicker Man (roller coaster)">Wicker Man</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AltonTowersWickerManRollercoaster.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/AltonTowersWickerManRollercoaster.jpg/120px-AltonTowersWickerManRollercoaster.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/AltonTowersWickerManRollercoaster.jpg/180px-AltonTowersWickerManRollercoaster.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/AltonTowersWickerManRollercoaster.jpg/240px-AltonTowersWickerManRollercoaster.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2045" data-file-height="2046" /></a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center">Operational </td> <td style="text-align:center">2018<sup id="cite_ref-Wicker_Man_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_S_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wicker_Man_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_S-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Wooden_roller_coaster" title="Wooden roller coaster">Wooden</a><sup id="cite_ref-Wicker_Man_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_S_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wicker_Man_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_S-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Great_Coasters_International" title="Great Coasters International">Great Coasters International</a><sup id="cite_ref-Wicker_Man_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_S_33-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wicker_Man_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_S-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center">1.2 m </td> <td style="text-align:center">Mutiny Bay </td> <td style="text-align:left">The second large-scale modern wooden roller coaster to open in the UK, and the first wooden rollercoaster to be themed to wood and fire. The ride interacts with a flaming <a href="/wiki/Wicker_man" title="Wicker man">wicker man</a> feature.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Flume_(Alton_Towers)" title="The Flume (Alton Towers)">The Flume</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Ride_statistics">Ride statistics</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Ride statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th data-sort-type="number">Height </th> <th data-sort-type="number">Length </th> <th data-sort-type="number">Top speed </th> <th>Inversions </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th>Designer </th></tr> <tr> <td>Galactica </td> <td>65.6 ft (20.0 m)<sup id="cite_ref-rcdb.com_24-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rcdb.com-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2,755.9 ft (840.0 m)<sup id="cite_ref-rcdb.com_24-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rcdb.com-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>46.6 mph (75.0 km/h)<sup id="cite_ref-rcdb.com_24-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rcdb.com-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">2<sup id="cite_ref-rcdb.com_24-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rcdb.com-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bolliger_%26_Mabillard" title="Bolliger & Mabillard">Bolliger & Mabillard</a><sup id="cite_ref-rcdb.com_24-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rcdb.com-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>John Wardley / Bolliger & Mabillard<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nemesis Reborn </td> <td>42.6 ft (13.0 m) </td> <td>2,349 ft (716 m) </td> <td>50 mph (80 km/h) </td> <td style="text-align: center;">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bolliger_%26_Mabillard" title="Bolliger & Mabillard">Bolliger & Mabillard</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Wardley" title="John Wardley">John Wardley</a> / <a href="/wiki/Ing.-B%C3%BCro_Stengel_GmbH" class="mw-redirect" title="Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH">Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH</a><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Oblivion </td> <td>65 ft (20 m)<sup id="cite_ref-Oblivion_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Sta_22-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oblivion_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Sta-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1,222 ft (372 m)<sup id="cite_ref-Oblivion_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Sta_22-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oblivion_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Sta-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>68 mph (109 km/h)<sup id="cite_ref-Oblivion_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Sta_22-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oblivion_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Sta-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">0<sup id="cite_ref-Oblivion_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Sta_22-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oblivion_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Sta-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bolliger_%26_Mabillard" title="Bolliger & Mabillard">Bolliger & Mabillard</a><sup id="cite_ref-Oblivion_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Sta_22-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oblivion_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Sta-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>John Wardley / Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure </td> <td>22 ft (6.7 m)<sup id="cite_ref-Octonauts_Rollercoaster_Adventure_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Octonauts_Rollercoaster_Adventure-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>469.2 ft (143.0 m)<sup id="cite_ref-Octonauts_Rollercoaster_Adventure_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Octonauts_Rollercoaster_Adventure-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>18.6 mph (29.9 km/h)<sup id="cite_ref-Octonauts_Rollercoaster_Adventure_38-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Octonauts_Rollercoaster_Adventure-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">0<sup id="cite_ref-Octonauts_Rollercoaster_Adventure_38-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Octonauts_Rollercoaster_Adventure-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zamperla" title="Zamperla">Zamperla</a> </td> <td>Zamperla<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rita </td> <td>68.8 ft (21.0 m)<sup id="cite_ref-Rita_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staffor_27-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rita_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staffor-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2,099.7 ft (640.0 m)<sup id="cite_ref-Rita_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staffor_27-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rita_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staffor-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>61.1 mph (98.3 km/h)<sup id="cite_ref-Rita_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staffor_27-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rita_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staffor-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">0<sup id="cite_ref-Rita_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staffor_27-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rita_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staffor-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Intamin" title="Intamin">Intamin</a><sup id="cite_ref-Rita_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staffor_27-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rita_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staffor-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Runaway Mine Train </td> <td>36 ft (11 m) </td> <td>1,000 ft (300 m)<sup id="cite_ref-Runaway_Mine_Train_-_Alton_Towers_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Runaway_Mine_Train_-_Alton_Towers-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>22.4 mph (36.0 km/h)<sup id="cite_ref-Runaway_Mine_Train_-_Alton_Towers_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Runaway_Mine_Train_-_Alton_Towers-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">0<sup id="cite_ref-Runaway_Mine_Train_-_Alton_Towers_41-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Runaway_Mine_Train_-_Alton_Towers-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mack_Rides" title="Mack Rides">Mack Rides</a><sup id="cite_ref-Runaway_Mine_Train_-_Alton_Towers_41-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Runaway_Mine_Train_-_Alton_Towers-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>John Wardley / Mack Rides GmbH<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Spinball Whizzer </td> <td>55.8 ft (17.0 m) </td> <td>1,476.4 ft (450.0 m) </td> <td>39 mph (63 km/h) </td> <td style="text-align: center;">0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maurer_S%C3%B6hne" class="mw-redirect" title="Maurer Söhne">Maurer Söhne</a> </td> <td>Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>The Smiler </td> <td>72 ft (22 m) </td> <td>3,838.6 ft (1,170.0 m)<sup id="cite_ref-Smiler_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staff_30-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Smiler_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staff-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>52.8 mph (85.0 km/h)<sup id="cite_ref-Smiler_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staff_30-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Smiler_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staff-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">14<sup id="cite_ref-Smiler_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staff_30-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Smiler_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staff-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gerstlauer" title="Gerstlauer">Gerstlauer</a><sup id="cite_ref-Smiler_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staff_30-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Smiler_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staff-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Gerstlauer Amusement Rides GmbH<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>TH13TEEN </td> <td>65.6 ft (20.0 m) </td> <td>2,480.3 ft (756.0 m) </td> <td>41.6 mph (66.9 km/h)<sup id="cite_ref-Smiler_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staff_30-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Smiler_-_Alton_Towers_Alton,_Staff-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Intamin" title="Intamin">Intamin</a> </td> <td>Intamin Amusement Rides<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Wicker Man </td> <td>72.2 ft (22.0 m) </td> <td>2,608.3 ft (795.0 m) </td> <td>43.6 mph (70.2 km/h) </td> <td style="text-align: center;">0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Great_Coasters_International" title="Great Coasters International">Great Coasters International</a> </td> <td>John Wardley / Jeff Pike, Skyline Design LLC<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Flat_rides">Flat rides</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Flat rides"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Picture</th> <th>Type</th> <th>Status</th> <th>Opened</th> <th>Area</th> <th>Manufacturer</th> <th class="unsortable;style=">Additional information</th> <th>Replaced </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">The Blade</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alton_towers_The_Blade.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Alton_towers_The_Blade.jpg/120px-Alton_towers_The_Blade.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Alton_towers_The_Blade.jpg/180px-Alton_towers_The_Blade.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Alton_towers_The_Blade.jpg/240px-Alton_towers_The_Blade.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3504" data-file-height="2336" /></a></span></td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Pirate_ship_(ride)" title="Pirate ship (ride)">Swinging ship</a><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td style="text-align: center">Operational</td> <td style="text-align: center">1997<sup id="cite_ref-production.towersstreet.com_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-production.towersstreet.com-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br />(1980<sup id="cite_ref-production.towersstreet.com_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-production.towersstreet.com-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</td> <td style="text-align: center">Forbidden Valley<sup id="cite_ref-production.towersstreet.com_48-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-production.towersstreet.com-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/Huss_Rides" class="mw-redirect" title="Huss Rides">HUSS</a><sup id="cite_ref-production.towersstreet.com_48-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-production.towersstreet.com-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td style="text-align:left">A swinging ship, themed to a swinging blade. It was originally situated in Fantasy World between 1980<sup id="cite_ref-production.towersstreet.com_48-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-production.towersstreet.com-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 1996, as the Pirate Ship, before moving to Forbidden Valley in 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Currently the oldest attraction at the park. </td> <td>Thunder Looper<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Temporary_flat_rides">Temporary flat rides</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Temporary flat rides"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Alton Towers rented four temporary flat rides for the 2021 season to help with capacity.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three of these were part of the "Retro Squad", which remained at the park until 2023. </p> <table class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Picture</th> <th>Type</th> <th>Status</th> <th>Opened</th> <th>Area</th> <th>Manufacturer</th> <th class="unsortable;style=">Additional information</th> <th>Replaced </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">Flavio's Fabulous Fandango</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flavios_fandango.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Flavios_fandango.jpg/120px-Flavios_fandango.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Flavios_fandango.jpg/180px-Flavios_fandango.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Flavios_fandango.jpg/240px-Flavios_fandango.jpg 2x" data-file-width="699" data-file-height="621" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scrambler_(ride)" title="Scrambler (ride)">Sizzler</a></td> <td style="text-align: center">Operational</td> <td style="text-align: center">2021</td> <td style="text-align: center">The World of David Walliams</td> <td style="text-align: center">PWS Rides</td> <td style="text-align:left">A sizzler/twister flat ride. The ride was manufactured by PWS in 2015. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Twirling_Toadstool" title="Twirling Toadstool">Twirling Toadstool</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Water/Dark_rides"><span id="Water.2FDark_rides"></span>Water/Dark rides</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Water/Dark rides"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Picture</th> <th>Type </th> <th>Status</th> <th>Opened</th> <th>Area</th> <th>Manufacturer</th> <th class="unsortable">Notes</th> <th>Replaced </th></tr> <tr> <td>Alton Towers Dungeon</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alton_dungeons.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Alton_dungeons.jpg/120px-Alton_dungeons.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Alton_dungeons.jpg/180px-Alton_dungeons.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Alton_dungeons.jpg/240px-Alton_dungeons.jpg 2x" data-file-width="828" data-file-height="1101" /></a></span></td> <td>Boat ride and walk-through attraction</td> <td>Closed</td> <td>2019</td> <td>The Towers</td> <td>Merlin Magic Making / <a href="/wiki/Mack_Rides" title="Mack Rides">Mack Rides</a></td> <td>An in-park version of Merlin's Dungeon brand attractions, with five interactive scenes and a boat ride. It incurs an additional charge.</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Factory:_The_Ride" title="Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride">Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Battle_Galleons" title="Battle Galleons">Battle Galleons</a></td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mutiny-bay.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mutiny-bay.jpg/120px-Mutiny-bay.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mutiny-bay.jpg/180px-Mutiny-bay.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mutiny-bay.jpg/240px-Mutiny-bay.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3294" data-file-height="2234" /></a></span></td> <td>Splash Battle </td> <td>Operational</td> <td>2008</td> <td>Mutiny Bay</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mack_Rides" title="Mack Rides">Mack Rides</a></td> <td style="text-align:left">A Splash Battle ride, where riders shoot with water guns while passing multiple pirate-themed scenery. </td> <td>Splash Kart Challenge </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Congo_River_Rapids_(Alton_Towers)" title="Congo River Rapids (Alton Towers)">Congo River Rapids</a></td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CongoRiverRapids_2015.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/CongoRiverRapids_2015.JPG/120px-CongoRiverRapids_2015.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/CongoRiverRapids_2015.JPG/180px-CongoRiverRapids_2015.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/CongoRiverRapids_2015.JPG/240px-CongoRiverRapids_2015.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3888" /></a></span></td> <td>Rapids ride </td> <td>Closed until 2025</td> <td>1986</td> <td>Katanga Canyon</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Intamin" title="Intamin">Intamin</a></td> <td style="text-align:left">A rapids ride around Katanga Canyon, interacting with the Runaway Mine Train. Refurbished 1992. </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Curse_at_Alton_Manor" class="mw-redirect" title="The Curse at Alton Manor">Curse at Alton Manor</a></td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Curse_at_alton_manor.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Curse_at_alton_manor.jpg/120px-Curse_at_alton_manor.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Curse_at_alton_manor.jpg/180px-Curse_at_alton_manor.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Curse_at_alton_manor.jpg/240px-Curse_at_alton_manor.jpg 2x" data-file-width="828" data-file-height="623" /></a></span></td> <td>Dark ride </td> <td>Operational</td> <td>2023</td> <td>Gloomy Wood</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mack_Rides" title="Mack Rides">Mack Rides</a></td> <td style="text-align:left">A dark ride themed as a haunted house. </td> <td>Duel </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hex_%E2%80%93_The_Legend_of_the_Towers" title="Hex – The Legend of the Towers">Hex – The Legend<br />of the Towers</a></td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alton_Towers_-_Hex.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Alton_Towers_-_Hex.jpg/120px-Alton_Towers_-_Hex.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Alton_Towers_-_Hex.jpg/180px-Alton_Towers_-_Hex.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Alton_Towers_-_Hex.jpg/240px-Alton_Towers_-_Hex.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span></td> <td>Walk-through/<br /><a href="/wiki/Madhouse_(ride)" title="Madhouse (ride)">Madhouse</a> dark ride combination </td> <td>Operational</td> <td>2000</td> <td>The Towers</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vekoma" title="Vekoma">Vekoma</a></td> <td style="text-align:left">A walkthrough attraction based on the legend of the <a href="/wiki/Chained_Oak" title="Chained Oak">chained oak</a>. Concludes with a Madhouse attraction in the ride's Vault area. </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gangsta Granny: The Ride</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gangsta_Granny_Ride_Facade_.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Gangsta_Granny_Ride_Facade_.png/120px-Gangsta_Granny_Ride_Facade_.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Gangsta_Granny_Ride_Facade_.png/180px-Gangsta_Granny_Ride_Facade_.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Gangsta_Granny_Ride_Facade_.png/240px-Gangsta_Granny_Ride_Facade_.png 2x" data-file-width="1594" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span></td> <td>Dark ride </td> <td>Operational</td> <td>2021</td> <td>The World of David Walliams</td> <td>Garmendale Engineering</td> <td style="text-align:left">A dark ride based on the story of <a href="/wiki/Gangsta_Granny" title="Gangsta Granny">Gangsta Granny</a>, written by <a href="/wiki/David_Walliams" title="David Walliams">David Walliams</a>. </td> <td>Wobble World </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nemesis:_Sub-Terra" title="Nemesis: Sub-Terra">Nemesis Sub Terra</a></td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nemesis_sub_terra.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Nemesis_sub_terra.jpg/120px-Nemesis_sub_terra.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Nemesis_sub_terra.jpg/180px-Nemesis_sub_terra.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Nemesis_sub_terra.jpg/240px-Nemesis_sub_terra.jpg 2x" data-file-width="828" data-file-height="1090" /></a></span> </td> <td>Walk-through/ ABC Rides Drop Tower combination </td> <td>Operational </td> <td>2012 </td> <td>Forbidden Valley </td> <td>ABC Rides </td> <td>An experience themed to the <a href="/wiki/Nemesis_(roller_coaster)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nemesis (roller coaster)">Nemesis</a> story. Has a small indoor drop tower in the experience. Closed in August 2015 but reopened in May 2023 with minor changes. </td> <td>Lava Lump </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Children's_rides_and_attractions"><span id="Children.27s_rides_and_attractions"></span>Children's rides and attractions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Children's rides and attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:8em;">Name</th> <th>Picture</th> <th>Type</th> <th>Opened</th> <th scope="col" style="width:8em;">Area</th> <th style="width:10em;">Manufacturer</th> <th scope="col" style="width:25em;" class="unsortable">Notes</th> <th>Replaced </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Driving_School_(Alton_Towers)" title="Driving School (Alton Towers)">Cuckoo Cars Driving School</a></td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alton_towers_driving_school.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Alton_towers_driving_school.jpg/110px-Alton_towers_driving_school.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Alton_towers_driving_school.jpg/165px-Alton_towers_driving_school.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Alton_towers_driving_school.jpg/220px-Alton_towers_driving_school.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3504" data-file-height="2336" /></a></span></td> <td align="center">Driving Attraction</td> <td>2006</td> <td style="text-align: center">The Towers</td> <td style="text-align: center">SB International AB</td> <td style="text-align:left">A children's car driving attraction. </td> <td>Vintage Cars </td></tr> <tr> <td>Raj's Bouncy Bottom Burp</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Drop_Tower" class="mw-redirect" title="Drop Tower">Mini drop tower</a></td> <td style="text-align: center">1999</td> <td style="text-align: center">The World of David Walliams</td> <td style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/S%26S_-_Sansei_Technologies" class="mw-redirect" title="S&S - Sansei Technologies">S&S Power</a></td> <td style="text-align:left">A mini <a href="/wiki/Drop_tower" title="Drop tower">drop tower</a> for children. Formerly Frog Hopper. </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>Royal Carousel</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alton_towers_carousel.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Alton_towers_carousel.jpg/110px-Alton_towers_carousel.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Alton_towers_carousel.jpg/165px-Alton_towers_carousel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Alton_towers_carousel.jpg/220px-Alton_towers_carousel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3504" data-file-height="2336" /></a></span></td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Carousel" title="Carousel">Carousel</a></td> <td align="center">1991</td> <td style="text-align: center">The World of David Walliams</td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Bertazzon" title="Bertazzon">Bertazzon</a></td> <td style="text-align:left">A children's merry-go-round ride. Formerly Gallopers Carousel. </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>Heave Ho</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alton_Towers_04.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Alton_Towers_04.jpg/110px-Alton_Towers_04.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Alton_Towers_04.jpg/165px-Alton_Towers_04.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Alton_Towers_04.jpg/220px-Alton_Towers_04.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3504" data-file-height="2336" /></a></span></td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Rockin%27_Tug" title="Rockin' Tug">Rockin' Tug</a></td> <td align="center">2008</td> <td align="center">Mutiny Bay</td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Zamperla" title="Zamperla">Zamperla</a></td> <td style="text-align:left">A rocking and swinging boat ride. </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marauder%27s_Mayhem_(Alton_Towers)" title="Marauder's Mayhem (Alton Towers)">Marauder's<br />Mayhem</a></td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Maurauders_Mayhem_@_Mutiny_Bay.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Maurauders_Mayhem_%40_Mutiny_Bay.jpg/110px-Maurauders_Mayhem_%40_Mutiny_Bay.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Maurauders_Mayhem_%40_Mutiny_Bay.jpg/165px-Maurauders_Mayhem_%40_Mutiny_Bay.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Maurauders_Mayhem_%40_Mutiny_Bay.jpg/220px-Maurauders_Mayhem_%40_Mutiny_Bay.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a></span></td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Teacups" title="Teacups">Teacups Ride</a></td> <td align="center">1987</td> <td align="center">Mutiny Bay</td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Mack_Rides" title="Mack Rides">Mack Rides</a></td> <td style="text-align:left">A <a href="/wiki/Teacups" title="Teacups">teacups ride</a> themed as barrels of gunpowder. Formerly the Tea Cup Ride. </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Sharkbait Reef</i></td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sharkbait_Reef_at_Alton_Towers_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1837742.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sharkbait Reef at Alton Towers -geograph.org.uk- 1837742"><img alt="Sharkbait Reef at Alton Towers -geograph.org.uk- 1837742" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Sharkbait_Reef_at_Alton_Towers_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1837742.jpg/120px-Sharkbait_Reef_at_Alton_Towers_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1837742.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Sharkbait_Reef_at_Alton_Towers_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1837742.jpg/180px-Sharkbait_Reef_at_Alton_Towers_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1837742.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Sharkbait_Reef_at_Alton_Towers_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1837742.jpg/240px-Sharkbait_Reef_at_Alton_Towers_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1837742.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sea_Life_Centres" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea Life Centres">Sea Life Centre</a></td> <td>2009</td> <td>Mutiny Bay</td> <td>Merlin Magic Making</td> <td style="text-align:left">A <a href="/wiki/Sea_Life" title="Sea Life">Sea Life</a> <a href="/wiki/Aquarium" title="Aquarium">aquarium</a> themed as a shipwreck. </td> <td>3D Cinema </td></tr> <tr> <td>In the Night Garden<br />Magical Boat Ride</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td style="text-align: center">Boat ride</td> <td align="center">2014</td> <td style="text-align: center">CBeebies Land</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mack_Rides" title="Mack Rides">Mack Rides</a></td> <td style="text-align:left">An <i><a href="/wiki/In_the_Night_Garden..." title="In the Night Garden...">In the Night Garden</a> themed</i> boat ride. Originally opened as the Canal Boat Ride and themed as Riverbank Eye Spy 1995–2014. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Get Set Go<br />TreeTop Adventure</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td>Powered monocab ride</td> <td>1996</td> <td>CBeebies Land</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Premier_Rides" title="Premier Rides">Premier Rides</a></td> <td style="text-align:left">Riders travel through the tree tops in their own vehicle above CBeebies Land. Formerly Squirrel Nutty Ride. </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>Postman Pat's<br />Parcel Post</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td>Convoy Ride</td> <td>2014</td> <td>CBeebies Land</td> <td>Metallbau Emmeln </td> <td style="text-align:left">An interactive car ride based on the CBeebies programme <i><a href="/wiki/Postman_Pat" title="Postman Pat">Postman Pat</a></i>. </td> <td>Old Macdonalds Tractor Ride </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bugbie Go Round</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carousel" title="Carousel">Carousel-style attraction</a></td> <td>1995</td> <td>CBeebies Land</td> <td></td> <td>A <a href="/wiki/Carousel" title="Carousel">carousel-style attraction</a> featuring Bugbies. Formerly Numtums Number Go Round and originally opening as Doodle Doo Derby. </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>JoJo & Gran Gran at Home</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td>Walk Through</td> <td>2022</td> <td>CBeebies Land</td> <td>Merlin Magic Making</td> <td>An indoor interactive attraction based on the CBeebies programme <i><a href="/wiki/JoJo_%26_Gran_Gran" title="JoJo & Gran Gran">JoJo & Gran Gran</a></i>. </td> <td>Charlie & Lola's Moonsquirters & Greendrops </td></tr> <tr> <td>Justin's House: Pie-O-Matic Factory</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td>Playhouse</td> <td>2003</td> <td>CBeebies Land</td> <td>Merlin Magic Making</td> <td>An interactive indoor play area based on the CBeebies programme <i><a href="/wiki/Justin%27s_House" title="Justin's House">Justin's House</a></i>. Formerly Berry Bish Bash. </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>Andy's Adventures Dinosaur Dig</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td>Show</td> <td>2022</td> <td>CBeebies Land</td> <td>Merlin Magic Making</td> <td>An interactive show and attraction based on the TV show <a href="/wiki/Andy%27s_Dinosaur_Adventures" title="Andy's Dinosaur Adventures">Andy's Dinosaur Adventures</a>. </td> <td>Mr Bloom's Allotment </td></tr> <tr> <td>Something Special Sensory Garden</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td>Sensory Trail</td> <td>2014</td> <td>CBeebies Land</td> <td>Merlin Magic Making</td> <td>An outdoor sensory garden based on the <a href="/wiki/CBeebies" title="CBeebies">CBeebies</a> programme <a href="/wiki/Something_Special_(TV_series)" title="Something Special (TV series)"><i>Something Special</i></a>. </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hey Duggee's Big Adventure Badge</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td>Play Area</td> <td>2022</td> <td>CBeebies Land</td> <td>Merlin Magic Making</td> <td>A play adventure land based on the <a href="/wiki/CBeebies" title="CBeebies">CBeebies</a> programme <i><a href="/wiki/Hey_Duggee" title="Hey Duggee">Hey Duggee</a></i>. </td> <td>Tree Fu Tom Training Camp </td></tr> <tr> <td>Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td align="center">Aerial Roundabout</td> <td style="text-align:center;">2017</td> <td align="center">CBeebies Land</td> <td align="center">Garmendale Engineering</td> <td style="text-align:left">An aerial roundabout ride themed to CBeebies programme <i><a href="/wiki/Go_Jetters" title="Go Jetters">Go Jetters</a></i>. One of two additions to CBeebies Land for 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>The Furchester Hotel Live</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td>Show</td> <td>2017</td> <td>CBeebies Land</td> <td>Merlin Magic Making</td> <td>A live show based on the CBeebies programme <i><a href="/wiki/The_Furchester_Hotel" title="The Furchester Hotel">The Furchester Hotel</a></i>. One of two additions to CBeebies Land for 2017. </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"></td> <td>Two Junior <a href="/wiki/Drop_tower" title="Drop tower">Drop Towers</a></td> <td>2019</td> <td>CBeebies Land</td> <td><a href="/wiki/S%26S_Power" class="mw-redirect" title="S&S Power">S&S Power</a></td> <td>Two mini <a href="/wiki/Drop_tower" title="Drop tower">drop towers</a> based on the <a href="/wiki/CBeebies" title="CBeebies">CBeebies</a> programme <a href="/wiki/Peter_Rabbit_(TV_series)" title="Peter Rabbit (TV series)"><i>Peter Rabbit</i></a>. Opened 23 March 2019. </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Theme_park_transport_and_grounds">Theme park transport and grounds</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Theme park transport and grounds"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Picture</th> <th>Type </th> <th>Status</th> <th>Opened</th> <th>Area</th> <th>Manufacturer</th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><i>Haunted Hollow</i></td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alton_towers_hearse_at_haunted_hollow.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Alton_towers_hearse_at_haunted_hollow.jpg/110px-Alton_towers_hearse_at_haunted_hollow.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Alton_towers_hearse_at_haunted_hollow.jpg/165px-Alton_towers_hearse_at_haunted_hollow.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Alton_towers_hearse_at_haunted_hollow.jpg/220px-Alton_towers_hearse_at_haunted_hollow.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3504" data-file-height="2336" /></a></span></td> <td>Walkthrough </td> <td>Open</td> <td>2007</td> <td>Gloomy Wood / Mutiny Bay</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tussauds_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Tussauds Group">Tussauds Studios</a></td> <td style="text-align:left">Themed spooky path between Gloomy Wood and Mutiny Bay, with interactive features. <p>The woodland path was laid in place of the former Park Railway route, which ran 1953–1996. It can be a short cut to the Gloomy Woods or the Forbidden Valley.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">Monorail</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alton_Towers_Monorail.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Alton_Towers_Monorail.jpg/110px-Alton_Towers_Monorail.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Alton_Towers_Monorail.jpg/165px-Alton_Towers_Monorail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Alton_Towers_Monorail.jpg/220px-Alton_Towers_Monorail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="3264" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monorail" title="Monorail">Monorail</a> </td> <td>Open</td> <td>1987</td> <td>Links entrance plaza to car park and hotels</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Von_Roll_Holding" title="Von Roll Holding">Von Roll Habegger</a></td> <td style="text-align:left">Monorail system to transport guests from the resort hotels and car parks to the theme park entrance. Trains refurbished in 2008. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><i>Sky Ride</i></td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Skyride_Alton_Towers.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Skyride_Alton_Towers.JPG/110px-Skyride_Alton_Towers.JPG" decoding="async" width="110" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Skyride_Alton_Towers.JPG/165px-Skyride_Alton_Towers.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Skyride_Alton_Towers.JPG/220px-Skyride_Alton_Towers.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gondola_lift" title="Gondola lift">Gondola lift</a> </td> <td>Closed until 2025</td> <td>1987</td> <td>Stations at Towers Street, Forbidden Valley and the Towers</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Poma" title="Poma">Poma</a></td> <td style="text-align:left">Cable car to transport guests around the theme park giving views of the gardens, with three stations; Towers Street, Forbidden Valley and The Towers. As of 2024, Sky Ride remains closed due to refurbishment.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">The Gardens</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alton_Towers_gardens_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464404.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Alton_Towers_gardens_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464404.jpg/110px-Alton_Towers_gardens_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464404.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Alton_Towers_gardens_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464404.jpg/165px-Alton_Towers_gardens_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464404.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Alton_Towers_gardens_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464404.jpg/220px-Alton_Towers_gardens_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464404.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="426" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/English_landscape_garden" title="English landscape garden">English landscape garden</a> </td> <td>Open</td> <td>1860</td> <td>Gardens</td> <td>The Talbot Family</td> <td style="text-align:left">Landscaped gardens located within the valley with lakes, water features and architectural landmarks. Features include: <ul><li>Chinese Pagoda Fountain</li> <li>Choragic Monument- dedicated to the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury</li> <li>The Conservatories</li> <li>Gothic Prospect Tower</li> <li>Swiss Cottage</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center">The Towers ruins</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alton_towers.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Alton_towers.jpg/110px-Alton_towers.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Alton_towers.jpg/165px-Alton_towers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Alton_towers.jpg/220px-Alton_towers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="240" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ruins" title="Ruins">Ruins</a> </td> <td>Open for paid tours only</td> <td>1970</td> <td>The Towers</td> <td>The Talbot Family </td> <td style="text-align:left">The ruins were made safe and opened to the public in the 1970s. Home of several scare mazes during the Scarefest event. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Future_Rides">Future Rides</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Future Rides"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Expected Opening </th> <th>Site </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th>Additional Information </th></tr> <tr> <td>'Project Horizon' </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roller_coaster" title="Roller coaster">Rollercoaster</a> </td> <td>2026 or later </td> <td>Area formerly known as <p><i>'Coaster Corner'</i> </p> </td> <td>Unknown, likely <a href="/wiki/Intamin" title="Intamin">Intamin</a> </td> <td>A new rollercoaster being built in a show building in the former area known as 'Coaster Corner' The ride, manufacturer and statistics are currently unknown.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>'Project Ocean' </td> <td>Flat Ride </td> <td>2025 </td> <td>Forbidden Valley </td> <td>Unknown, likely <a href="/wiki/HUSS_Park_Attractions" title="HUSS Park Attractions">Huss Rides</a> </td> <td>A new flat ride that will sit on top of a new building that will create an underpass to Galactica.<sup id="cite_ref-themeparktourist.com_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-themeparktourist.com-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suspected to be named 'Toxicator'.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Past_rides_and_attractions">Past rides and attractions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Past rides and attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Past_roller_coasters">Past roller coasters</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Past roller coasters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Attraction</th> <th>Opened</th> <th>Closed </th> <th>Manufacturer</th> <th>Relocation </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Corkscrew_(Alton_Towers)" title="Corkscrew (Alton Towers)">Corkscrew</a></td> <td>1980</td> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vekoma" title="Vekoma">Vekoma</a><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mini Apple Coaster</td> <td>1982</td> <td>1997 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pinfari" title="Pinfari">Pinfari</a><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Great_Yarmouth_Pleasure_Beach" title="Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach">Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach</a>, England, UK since 1998<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beastie_(Alton_Towers)" title="Beastie (Alton Towers)">The Beastie</a></td> <td>1983</td> <td>2010 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pinfari" title="Pinfari">Pinfari</a></td> <td>Closed during 2011 and 2012 then removed. Used as travelling coaster under the Dragon Challenge name and now located at <a href="/wiki/Barry_Island_Pleasure_Park" title="Barry Island Pleasure Park">Barry Island Pleasure Park</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Black_Hole_(roller_coaster)" title="Black Hole (roller coaster)">Black Hole</a></td> <td>1984<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anton_Schwarzkopf" title="Anton Schwarzkopf">Anton Schwarzkopf</a></td> <td>Operated in <a href="/wiki/Furuviksparken" class="mw-redirect" title="Furuviksparken">Furuvik Zoo</a> from 2011 to 2021, until the ride was removed and put up for sale.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 Man Bob Coaster</td> <td>1985</td> <td>1990 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zierer" title="Zierer">Zierer</a><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Was moved to Family Park in <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Alton Mouse</td> <td>1988</td> <td>1991 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vekoma" title="Vekoma">Vekoma</a><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Idlewild_and_Soak_Zone" title="Idlewild and Soak Zone">Idlewild and Soak Zone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ligonier,_Pennsylvania" title="Ligonier, Pennsylvania">Ligonier, Pennsylvania</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> of America since 1993<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>The Beast</td> <td>1988</td> <td>1997 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anton_Schwarzkopf" title="Anton Schwarzkopf">Anton Schwazkopf</a><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Last operated in <a href="/wiki/Salitre_Magico" class="mw-redirect" title="Salitre Magico">Salitre Magico</a>, Colombia, from 2010 to 2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thunder_Looper" class="mw-redirect" title="Thunder Looper">Thunder Looper</a></td> <td>1990</td> <td>1996 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><a href="/wiki/Anton_Schwarzkopf" title="Anton Schwarzkopf">Anton Schwarzkopf</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hopi_Hari" title="Hopi Hari">Hopi Hari</a>, Brazil since 1999<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Main_Past_Attractions">Main Past Attractions</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Main Past Attractions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Attraction</th> <th>Opened</th> <th>Closed</th> <th>Ride Type </th> <th>Fate </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Around_the_World_in_80_Days_(Alton_Towers_ride)" class="mw-redirect" title="Around the World in 80 Days (Alton Towers ride)">Around The World in 80 Days</a></td> <td>1981</td> <td>1993</td> <td>Dark ride </td> <td>Turned into Toyland Tours </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Doom_%26_Sons" title="Doom & Sons">Doom & Sons</a></td> <td>1981</td> <td>1992</td> <td>Walkthrough </td> <td>Incorporated into the Toyland Tours building </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Flume_(Alton_Towers)" title="The Flume (Alton Towers)">The Flume</a></td> <td>1981</td> <td>2015</td> <td>Log Flume </td> <td>Demolished </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Twirling_Toadstool_(Alton_Towers)" class="mw-redirect" title="Twirling Toadstool (Alton Towers)">Twirling Toadstool</a><br /><small>formerly Ug Swinger</small></td> <td>1984</td> <td>2016</td> <td>Wave Swinger </td> <td>Scrapped </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Toyland_Tours" title="Toyland Tours">Toyland Tours</a></td> <td>1994</td> <td>2005</td> <td>Dark Ride </td> <td>Turned into Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Duel_-_The_Haunted_House_Strikes_Back!" class="mw-redirect" title="Duel - The Haunted House Strikes Back!">The Haunted House</a></td> <td>1992</td> <td>2002</td> <td>Dark Ride </td> <td>Turned into Duel: The Haunted House Strikes Back! </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Submission_(Alton_Towers)" title="Submission (Alton Towers)">Submission</a></td> <td>2001</td> <td>2013</td> <td>Chance Rides Inverter </td> <td>Scrapped, then replaced with 2 temporary Retro Squad rides. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dynamo_(Alton_Towers)" title="Dynamo (Alton Towers)">Dynamo</a></td> <td>1993</td> <td>2003</td> <td>Huss Breakdance </td> <td>Currently a travelling ride in Switzerland. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boneshaker_(Alton_Towers)" title="Boneshaker (Alton Towers)">Boneshaker</a><br /><small>formerly Energizer</small></td> <td>1995</td> <td>2003</td> <td>Mondial Supernova </td> <td>Operating at Terra Mitica under the name of La Cólera de Akiles. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ripsaw_(Alton_Towers)" title="Ripsaw (Alton Towers)">Ripsaw</a></td> <td>1997</td> <td>2015</td> <td>Huss Topspin </td> <td>Scrapped </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Factory:_The_Ride" title="Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride">Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride</a></td> <td>2006</td> <td>2015</td> <td>Dark ride </td> <td>Turned into the Alton Towers Dungeons </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ice_Age_(franchise)" title="Ice Age (franchise)">Ice Age</a>: The 4D Experience</td> <td>2012</td> <td>2016</td> <td>4D Theatre </td> <td>Building remains <a class="external text" href="https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/SBNO">SBNO</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Enterprise</td> <td>1984</td> <td>2021</td> <td>HUSS Enterprise </td> <td>Scrapped </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Curse_at_Alton_Manor" title="Curse at Alton Manor">Duel – The Haunted House Strikes Back</a></td> <td>2003</td> <td>2022</td> <td>Shooting Dark Ride </td> <td>Turned into The Curse at Alton Manor </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="The_Retro_Squad">The Retro Squad</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: The Retro Squad"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Retro Squad was a group of 3 temporary flat rides hired by Alton Towers from 2021 to 2023. In 2021 Mixtape, Roller Disco, and Funk'n'fly were all present, located in X-Sector, Dark Forest, and Forbidden Valley respectively. In 2022 Mixtape was replaced by Spinjam, with the other 2 staying. In 2023 Roller Disco was replaced by Twistatron, but was located next to Spinjam on the former Enterprise site, instead of the Dark Forest. On 5 November 2023 the Retro Squad departed the resort permanently after 3 years. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Attraction </th> <th>Opened </th> <th>Closed </th> <th>Ride Type </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>Mixtape </td> <td>12 April 2021 </td> <td>7 November 2021 </td> <td>Sartori Smashing Jump </td> <td>A smashing jump flat ride, which is owned by UK showmen Freddy Jnr. & Davis Stokes. This was the shortest-lived Retro Squad ride, along with Twistatron. Known as Jumper Jumper when traveling. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Roller Disco </td> <td>12 April 2021 </td> <td>6 November 2022 </td> <td>Fairtrade Services Waltzer </td> <td>A waltzer flat ride, owned by UK showman John Collins. Known as Thunderdome when traveling. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Funk'n'Fly </td> <td>12 April 2021 </td> <td>5 November 2023 </td> <td>PWS Rides Super Trooper </td> <td>A super trooper flat ride. The ride was manufactured by PWS in 2021. The old super trooper from David Irvin was returned after 2021, but due to its popularity, a different super trooper was hired in 2022, retaining the same name but just a slightly different colour scheme. Known as Super Trooper when travelling. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Spinjam </td> <td>19 March 2022 </td> <td>5 November 2023 </td> <td>Tivoli Extreme </td> <td>A Tivoli Extreme flat ride called 'Air Raid', owned by UK showman Mitchell Wilmot. Known as Air Raid when travelling/ </td></tr> <tr> <td>Twistatron </td> <td>18 March 2023 </td> <td>5 November 2023 </td> <td>Raecher Hiscoe Trabant </td> <td>A Trabant flat ride with outward facing seats. The ride was manufactured inhouse in 2021. Known as Star Fighter when travelling. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Alton_Towers_Theme_Park">Alton Towers Theme Park</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Alton Towers Theme Park"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Alton Towers Theme Park is divided into 11 areas: Towers Street, Mutiny Bay, Katanga Canyon, Gloomy Wood, Forbidden Valley, Dark Forest, The Towers & Gardens, The World of David Walliams, X-Sector, Adventure Land and CBeebies Land. The SkyRide cable car system travels between Towers Street, Forbidden Valley, and the Towers and takes in views of the gardens. </p><p>The park's maximum capacity at any one time is set at 28,000 guests.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the TEA attendance report, the park was estimated to have attracted 2,130,000 people in 2019, a 1.4% increase on 2018's figure of 2,100,000. This made Alton Towers Britain's 2nd most visited theme park, after <a href="/wiki/Legoland_Windsor_Resort" title="Legoland Windsor Resort">Legoland Windsor</a>, and the 13th most visited theme park in Europe. Annual admissions surpassed 3 million in both 1994 and 2010, when the Nemesis and Thirteen rollercoasters were opened respectively. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Timeline_of_park_areas">Timeline of park areas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Timeline of park areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow-x:auto;"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Years areas opened </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>1980 </th> <th>1981 </th> <th>1982 </th> <th>1983 </th> <th>1984 </th> <th>1985 </th> <th>1986 </th> <th>1987 </th> <th>1988 </th> <th>1989 </th> <th>1990 </th> <th>1991 </th> <th>1992 </th> <th>1993 </th> <th>1994 </th> <th>1995 </th> <th>1996 </th> <th>1997 </th> <th>1998 </th> <th>1999 </th> <th>2000 </th> <th>2001 </th> <th>2002 </th> <th>2003 </th> <th>2004 </th> <th>2005 </th> <th>2006 </th> <th>2007 </th> <th>2008 </th> <th>2009 </th> <th>2010 </th> <th>2011 </th> <th>2012 </th> <th>2013 </th> <th>2014 </th> <th>2015 </th> <th>2016 </th> <th>2017 </th> <th>2018 </th> <th>2019 </th> <th>2020 </th> <th>2021 </th> <th>2022 </th> <th>2023 </th> <th>2024 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" rowspan="2">Ingestre Centre </td> <td colspan="8" rowspan="2">Aqualand </td> <td colspan="33" style="background:#CCCCFF">Katanga Canyon </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="16">Merrie England </td> <td colspan="17" style="background:#CCCCFF">Mutiny Bay </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Springfield Centre </td> <td colspan="14">Fantasy World </td> <td colspan="27" style="background:#CCCCFF">X-Sector </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4">Talbot Centre </td> <td colspan="15">Festival Park </td> <td colspan="11">UG Land </td> <td colspan="15" style="background:#CCCCFF">Dark Forest </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:lightgrey;"> </td> <td colspan="12">Talbot Street </td> <td colspan="4">Land of Make Believe </td> <td colspan="12">Cred Street </td> <td colspan="11">Cloud Cuckoo Land </td> <td colspan="5" style="background:#CCCCFF">The World of David Walliams </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;"> </td> <td colspan="40" style="background:#CCCCFF">Towers Street </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"> </td> <td colspan="10" rowspan="2">Kiddies Kingdom </td> <td colspan="29" style="background:#CCCCFF">Adventure Land </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="18">Storybook Land </td> <td colspan="11" rowspan="2" style="background:#CCCCFF">CBeebies Land </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="10" style="background:lightgrey;"> </td> <td colspan="2">Britannia Farm </td> <td colspan="3">Safeway Farm </td> <td colspan="19">Old MacDonald's Farmyard </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="12" style="background:lightgrey;"> </td> <td colspan="2">Thunder Valley </td> <td colspan="31" style="background:#CCCCFF">Forbidden Valley </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="12" style="background:lightgrey;"> </td> <td colspan="33" style="background:#CCCCFF">Gloomy Wood </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFFFFF; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span>  Previous themed area </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><p><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#CCCCFF; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span>  Current themed area</p><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px; height: 145px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MutinyBay2015.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Mutiny Bay"><img alt="Mutiny Bay" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/MutinyBay2015.JPG/150px-MutinyBay2015.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/MutinyBay2015.JPG/225px-MutinyBay2015.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/MutinyBay2015.JPG/300px-MutinyBay2015.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3888" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Mutiny Bay</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px; height: 145px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Katanga_Canyon_at_Alton_Towers.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Katanga Canyon"><img alt="Katanga Canyon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Katanga_Canyon_at_Alton_Towers.jpg/150px-Katanga_Canyon_at_Alton_Towers.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Katanga_Canyon_at_Alton_Towers.jpg/225px-Katanga_Canyon_at_Alton_Towers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Katanga_Canyon_at_Alton_Towers.jpg/300px-Katanga_Canyon_at_Alton_Towers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="411" data-file-height="279" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Katanga Canyon</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px; height: 145px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alton_Towers_Dark_Forest_entrance.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Dark Forest"><img alt="Dark Forest" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Alton_Towers_Dark_Forest_entrance.jpg/150px-Alton_Towers_Dark_Forest_entrance.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Alton_Towers_Dark_Forest_entrance.jpg/225px-Alton_Towers_Dark_Forest_entrance.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Alton_Towers_Dark_Forest_entrance.jpg/300px-Alton_Towers_Dark_Forest_entrance.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1760" data-file-height="1320" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Dark Forest</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px; height: 145px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cloud_Cuckoo_Land,_Alton_Towers_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464494.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The World of David Walliams Royal Carousel"><img alt="The World of David Walliams Royal Carousel" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Cloud_Cuckoo_Land%2C_Alton_Towers_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464494.jpg/150px-Cloud_Cuckoo_Land%2C_Alton_Towers_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464494.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Cloud_Cuckoo_Land%2C_Alton_Towers_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464494.jpg/225px-Cloud_Cuckoo_Land%2C_Alton_Towers_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464494.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Cloud_Cuckoo_Land%2C_Alton_Towers_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464494.jpg/300px-Cloud_Cuckoo_Land%2C_Alton_Towers_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464494.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="477" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The World of David Walliams<br />Royal Carousel</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px; height: 145px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sonic_Spinball.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Adventure Land Spinball Whizzer roller-coaster"><img alt="Adventure Land Spinball Whizzer roller-coaster" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Sonic_Spinball.JPG/150px-Sonic_Spinball.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Sonic_Spinball.JPG/225px-Sonic_Spinball.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Sonic_Spinball.JPG/300px-Sonic_Spinball.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Adventure Land<br />Spinball Whizzer roller-coaster</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px; height: 145px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Curse_at_alton_manor.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gloomy Wood"><img alt="Gloomy Wood" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Curse_at_alton_manor.jpg/150px-Curse_at_alton_manor.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Curse_at_alton_manor.jpg/225px-Curse_at_alton_manor.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Curse_at_alton_manor.jpg/300px-Curse_at_alton_manor.jpg 2x" data-file-width="828" data-file-height="623" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Gloomy Wood</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px; height: 145px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:XSector.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="X-Sector Smiler and Oblivion"><img alt="X-Sector Smiler and Oblivion" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/XSector.JPG/150px-XSector.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/XSector.JPG/225px-XSector.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/XSector.JPG/300px-XSector.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="1964" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">X-Sector Smiler and Oblivion</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Towers_Street">Towers Street</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Towers Street"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Opened in 1986, Towers Street is the first area that visitors to the park encounter. Themed loosely as a town street, it leads to views of the gardens and the Towers across the lake in the distance. Along the pathway are the park's jumping frog fountains and a lawn where seasonal events take place. The first <i>SkyRide</i> station is located nearby, which is a 1,048-metre (3,438 ft) long <a href="/wiki/Aerial_lift" title="Aerial lift">cable car</a> transport that opened in 1987, and was refurbished 2009. The <a href="/wiki/Monorail" title="Monorail">monorail</a> moves guests from the five on-site hotels, the water park and the car parks to the theme park. In this area during the hour before the park's daily closure, departing guests are entertained by three people wearing police costumes, two of them riding <a href="/wiki/Segway" title="Segway">Segway</a>-like vehicles which play party music and the third standing with an old-fashioned megaphone that is unused, and a man riding a miniature ship while dressed as a sea captain. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Katanga_Canyon">Katanga Canyon</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Katanga Canyon"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Themed as an African village; created in 1992 and incorporated existing rapids ride. Rides include the roller coaster <a href="/wiki/Runaway_Mine_Train_(Alton_Towers)" title="Runaway Mine Train (Alton Towers)">Runaway Mine Train</a> and <a href="/wiki/Congo_River_Rapids_(Alton_Towers)" title="Congo River Rapids (Alton Towers)">Congo River Rapids</a>. Both are well-established rides in the park whose ride tracks share a tunnel. Congo River Rapids is a river rapids ride that opened 1986, as The Grand Canyon Rapids, and was refurbished in 1992. A 735 m long wild river rapids ride down the Congo River that lasts six minutes. Runaway Mine Train is a steel sit down powered coaster that reaches a speed of 22 mph (36 km/h) on a 1000 ft long track (305 m) and height of 36 ft (11 m); height limit 90 cm. It was designed by <a href="/wiki/John_Wardley" title="John Wardley">John Wardley</a> for Tussauds and manufactured by <a href="/wiki/Mack_Rides" title="Mack Rides">Mack Rides</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gloomy_Wood">Gloomy Wood</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Gloomy Wood"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gloomy Wood serves is the area containing the dark ride <i><a href="/wiki/Curse_at_Alton_Manor" title="Curse at Alton Manor">The Curse at Alton Manor</a></i>, which originally opened with the area as <i>The Haunted House</i> in 1992. </p><p>In 2007, a themed footpath through the woods was added to the area, named <i>Haunted Hollow</i>. The pathway follows the route formerly used by the park's old scenic railway, linking from Mutiny Bay. <i>Haunted Hollow</i> includes tombstones, statues and other features, some of which interact with guests using sound effects.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2015, Nitrogenie opened and replaced the old Waffles and Ices, a shop producing ice cream using liquid <a href="/wiki/Nitrogen" title="Nitrogen">nitrogen</a>. However, this is now closed. Gloomy Wood was suggested by the 2017 park map to be home to the new <i>Wicker Man</i> wooden coaster, opening in 2018. However, the park later stated that the ride was in Mutiny Bay. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Forbidden_Valley">Forbidden Valley</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Forbidden Valley"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Forbidden Valley is set in a 'research facility' run by the Phalanx organisation. Prior to a redesign for 2024, the area had a '<a href="/wiki/Post-apocalyptic" class="mw-redirect" title="Post-apocalyptic">post-apocalyptic</a>' theme with scrapyard structures populating the area. A <i>SkyRide</i> station also serves this area of the park. </p><p>The area's principal attraction is <i><a href="/wiki/Nemesis_(roller_coaster)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nemesis (roller coaster)">Nemesis Reborn</a></i>, previously <i>Nemesis</i> which opened in 1994. <i>Nemesis</i> <i>Reborn</i> is a steel inverted coaster that reaches a speed of 50 mph (81 km) with four inversions, set in a rocky quarry over waterfalls. The attraction is themed as an alien creature inhabiting the quarry where the coaster is situated. </p><p><i>The Blade</i> is a Huss Pirate Boat modified with a pendulum blade. It opened in 1980, and was relocated to the area in 1997 from Fantasy World. The Blade operated as the only flat ride in Forbidden Valley following the removal of <i><a href="/wiki/Ripsaw_(Alton_Towers)" title="Ripsaw (Alton Towers)">Ripsaw</a></i>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Galactica_(roller_coaster)" title="Galactica (roller coaster)">Galactica</a> is a B&M flying coaster, originally opening as <i>Air</i> in 2002. Air was loosely themed as a peaceful landscape, distanced from the 'apocalyptic' look of Nemesis. Air was redesigned as Galactica in 2016, adopting <a href="/wiki/Virtual_reality" title="Virtual reality">virtual reality</a> headsets and a space travel theme. The VR headsets have since been removed due to feedback from customers.<sup id="cite_ref-Twitter170320191501_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Twitter170320191501-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Nemesis:_Sub-Terra" title="Nemesis: Sub-Terra">Nemesis Sub-Terra</a> is a walkthrough / ABC Rides drop tower combination. The experience is themed around the story of <a href="/wiki/Nemesis_(roller_coaster)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nemesis (roller coaster)">Nemesis</a>, and how some eggs have been found underground in a Phalanx facility. The ride originally operated from 2012 to 2015, however on 27 May 2023, it reopened. </p><p>In May 2016, the '<a href="/wiki/Rollercoaster_Restaurant" title="Rollercoaster Restaurant">Rollercoaster Restaurant</a>' opened, offering a dining experience where guests have their food delivered by looping rails. The restaurant is open daily from 10am – 9:30pm; available to guests without theme park admission after the park has closed, except during Scarefest and Fireworks events. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adventure_Land">Adventure Land</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Adventure Land"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Adventure Land is a small family area featuring <i><a href="/wiki/Spinball_Whizzer_(roller_coaster)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spinball Whizzer (roller coaster)">Spinball Whizzer</a></i>;<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> based on a pinball machine in which the car is the ball whizzing around the machine. The ride originally had this name, until 2010 when it was known as <i><a href="/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog" title="Sonic the Hedgehog">Sonic</a> Spinball</i> until the name change back in 2016 when a contract ended with <a href="/wiki/Sega" title="Sega">SEGA</a> after six years. The ride is a <a href="/wiki/Maurer_AG" title="Maurer AG">Maurer Söhne</a> spinning roller coaster, in which riders sit in cars that can spin on their base whilst travelling at speed around the track. Spinball Whizzer is now part of The Towers, alongside Cuckoo Cars Driving School, <a href="/wiki/Hex_%E2%80%93_The_Legend_of_the_Towers" title="Hex – The Legend of the Towers">Hex</a> and the Alton Towers Dungeon. It has a <a href="/wiki/Dragon%27s_Fury_(roller_coaster)" title="Dragon's Fury (roller coaster)">sister rollercoaster</a> located at <a href="/wiki/Chessington_World_of_Adventures" title="Chessington World of Adventures">Chessington World of Adventures</a>. </p><p>Adventure Land is named after the adventure play ground which previously sat on the site. The former play area was one of the attractions of a larger area called Kiddies Kingdom. In 1996, Kiddies Kingdom was split into Adventure Land and Storybook Land.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="X-Sector">X-Sector</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: X-Sector"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Oblivion2015.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Oblivion2015.JPG/220px-Oblivion2015.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Oblivion2015.JPG/330px-Oblivion2015.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Oblivion2015.JPG/440px-Oblivion2015.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3888" /></a><figcaption>View of Oblivion</figcaption></figure> <p>X-Sector is themed as a secretive government facility, suggested to be subjecting park guests to experimental testing. In 2013 the areas theme was tweaked to include the Ministry of Joy, making guests test subjects for their machines, including <a href="/wiki/The_Smiler" title="The Smiler">The Smiler</a>, which was meant to 'marmalise' and 'correct' riders into forcing a smile. In 2015 after The Smiler Crash, the areas theme was broadened and any references of marmalisation and correction was removed. </p><p>The area contains two thrill rides. The steel dive coaster <i><a href="/wiki/Oblivion_(roller_coaster)" title="Oblivion (roller coaster)">Oblivion</a>' although the drop is only 87.5 degrees the ride opened in 1998 as "the world's first vertical drop rollercoaster",designed by Tussauds and manufactured by <a href="/wiki/Bolliger_%26_Mabillard" title="Bolliger & Mabillard">Bolliger & Mabillard</a>. The cars are held over the edge of the drop for between one and three seconds, before diving into a deep tunnel. </i><a href="/wiki/The_Smiler" title="The Smiler">The Smiler</a><i> is a Gerstlauer <a href="/wiki/Infinity_Coaster" title="Infinity Coaster">Infinity Coaster</a>, which opened in May 2013, that holds the world record for most inversions on a roller coaster at 14.<sup id="cite_ref-Uttoxeter_Advertiser_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Uttoxeter_Advertiser-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The area layout was partially altered in 2013 season to accommodate the opening of The Smiler.</i> </p><p>Previous rides in X-Sector include The <a href="/wiki/Black_Hole_(roller_coaster)" title="Black Hole (roller coaster)">Black Hole</a>, which was a Jet Star 2 coaster enclosed in a tent, where The Smiler is located today. <a href="/wiki/Boneshaker_(Alton_Towers)" title="Boneshaker (Alton Towers)">Energizer</a> (later renamed Boneshaker) was a swinging gondola flat ride. It was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Submission_(Alton_Towers)" title="Submission (Alton Towers)">Submission</a> in 2001, a "Chance Double Inverter" flat ride, which was itself removed in 2014. <i>Enterprise</i> was a standard HUSS <a href="/wiki/Enterprise_(ride)" title="Enterprise (ride)">Enterprise</a> model which opened in 1984, spinning riders 360 degrees and giving the illusion of defying gravity. It was permanently removed from the resort in 2023 after being <a class="external text" href="https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/SBNO">SBNO</a> in 2022. It also featured 3 members of the retro squad (a series shortly lived themed flat rides), "mixtape" (ride type: smashing jump), "spinjam" (ride type: extreme) and "twistatron" (ride type: trabant). They remained from 2021–2023. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mutiny_Bay">Mutiny Bay</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Mutiny Bay"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mutiny Bay is a pirate-themed family area, which opened in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-Attractions2009_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Attractions2009-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The area was a re-theme for Merrie England. </p><p>Attractions in Mutiny Bay include: <i><a href="/wiki/Battle_Galleons" title="Battle Galleons">Battle Galleons</a></i>, an interactive "Splash Battle" boat ride, where guests sit in tracked boats while soaking other riders with water cannons. Also in the area is the rocking boat ride, <i>Heave Ho</i>. The park's original teacups ride was re-themed to become <i><a href="/wiki/Marauder%27s_Mayhem_(Alton_Towers)" title="Marauder's Mayhem (Alton Towers)">Marauders Mayhem</a></i>, with the tea cup cars being redesigned as gunpowder barrels. <i>The Flume</i> was a <a href="/wiki/Mack_Rides" title="Mack Rides">Mack</a> log flume ride that opened in 1981 and was rethemed in 2004 with a sponsorship from Imperial Leather alongside Bubbleworks at Chessington World of Adventures. Upon opening, it was the longest flume ride in the world at 886 metres (2,907 ft).<sup id="cite_ref-Attractions2009_79-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Attractions2009-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Late in the 2015 season, the ride and the neighboring tavern closed and were removed in 2016 to make way for the <a href="/wiki/Wicker_Man_(roller_coaster)" title="Wicker Man (roller coaster)">Wicker Man</a> roller coaster and the "Welcome Inn" bar which shares the coaster's theme. </p><p>In 2009, a <a href="/wiki/Sea_Life_Centres" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea Life Centres">Sea Life Centre</a> named <i>Sharkbait Reef</i> opened in the location previously home to the 3-D Cinema.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This includes "touch pools" for interacting with underwater species and a 10-metre (33 ft) underwater tunnel.<sup id="cite_ref-Sharkbait_Reef_Info_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sharkbait_Reef_Info-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_World_of_David_Walliams">The World of David Walliams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: The World of David Walliams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alton_Towers_-_Circuit_voitures_pour_enfants.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Alton_Towers_-_Circuit_voitures_pour_enfants.jpg/220px-Alton_Towers_-_Circuit_voitures_pour_enfants.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Alton_Towers_-_Circuit_voitures_pour_enfants.jpg/330px-Alton_Towers_-_Circuit_voitures_pour_enfants.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Alton_Towers_-_Circuit_voitures_pour_enfants.jpg/440px-Alton_Towers_-_Circuit_voitures_pour_enfants.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption>Driving School attraction in The Towers</figcaption></figure> <p>The World of David Walliams opened in May 2021 and is aimed at younger children aged 7–11. It is based on the children's books by <a href="/wiki/David_Walliams" title="David Walliams">David Walliams</a>. Attractions include Gangsta Granny: The Ride, Raj's Bouncy Bottom Burp (the former Frog Hopper) and Royal Carousel (previously Galloper's Carousel). The area has had various names over the years including "Cloud Cuckoo Land", "Cred Street" and "The Land of Make Believe", each had a similar a cartoon-inspired look, mainly featuring <i><a href="/wiki/Toyland_Tours" title="Toyland Tours">Toyland Tours</a></i>. The area was first built as "Talbot Street" in 1981, becoming the park's first themed area, home to the <i><a href="/wiki/Around_the_World_in_80_Days_(Alton_Towers)" title="Around the World in 80 Days (Alton Towers)">Around The World in 80 Days</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Doom_%26_Sons" title="Doom & Sons">Doom & Sons</a></i> dark rides. The World of David Walliams also includes many of the author's hidden secrets such as one of the streets being called "Wallibums Way". </p><p>In October 2019, it was announced that Cloud Cuckoo Land will be replaced by "The World of <a href="/wiki/David_Walliams" title="David Walliams">David Walliams</a>" for the 2020 season, which will feature attractions based around Walliams' series of <a href="/wiki/Children%27s_books" class="mw-redirect" title="Children's books">children's books</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 29 May 2020, it was announced that the opening of "The World of David Walliams" would be delayed from 2020 to the 2021 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Another attraction, Flavio's Fabulous Fandango, was temporarily added to the land for opening. The land also features Raj's Shop and various outdoor entertainment. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dark_Forest">Dark Forest</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Dark Forest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Dark Forest is themed as a supernatural woodland area; to coincide with the opening of <i><a href="/wiki/Thirteen_(roller_coaster)" title="Thirteen (roller coaster)">TH13TEEN</a></i>, a steel family coaster themed as a haunted <a href="/wiki/Crypt" title="Crypt">crypt</a>, that opened on 20 March 2010. Th13teen, features the "world's first freefall drop on a roller coaster" – an indoor, vertically dropping track element. The ride replaced the <i><a href="/wiki/Corkscrew_(Alton_Towers)" title="Corkscrew (Alton Towers)">Corkscrew</a></i>; the park's first roller coaster, which opened in 1980. <i><a href="/wiki/Rita_(roller_coaster)" title="Rita (roller coaster)">Rita</a></i> is a hydraulically launched steel sit-down coaster that reaches a top speed of 62 mph (100 km) that is now themed around an abandoned <a href="/wiki/Drag_racing" title="Drag racing">drag racer</a> that is used to escape the Dark Forest. </p><p>The area was previously a cartoon prehistoric area named Ug Land, which opened in 1999, but was half-demolished to make way for Rita's construction in 2005. Rita used to be themed around drag racing but was changed with the opening of Th13teen and the Dark Forest. With the opening of <i>Th13teen</i>, the area was renamed as Dark Forest and further altered with a new colour scheme and entrance feature. <i>Rita</i> was also given a repainted control cabin and trains, shortening its name from "Rita – Queen of Speed".<sup id="cite_ref-thirteen_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thirteen-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="CBeebies_Land">CBeebies Land</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: CBeebies Land"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/CBeebies#CBeebies_Land" title="CBeebies">CBeebies: CBeebies Land</a></div> <p>CBeebies Land is based on the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> children's TV channel: <a href="/wiki/CBeebies" title="CBeebies">CBeebies</a> and opened on 24 May 2014. The area includes rides, shows and interactive experiences based on programmes from CBeebies, including <a href="/wiki/In_the_Night_Garden..." title="In the Night Garden...">In the Night Garden...</a> and <a href="/wiki/Postman_Pat" title="Postman Pat">Postman Pat</a>. Attractions in the area are: <i>In the Night Garden Magical Boat Ride</i>, <i>Postman Pat's Parcel Post</i>, <i>Get Set Go Treetop Adventure</i>, <i>Something Special Sensory Garden</i>, Bugbie Go Round, <i>Justin's House: Pie-O-Matic Factory</i>, <i>Hey Dugee Big Adventure Badge, Andys Adventures Dinosaur Dig, Jojo & Gran Gran at Home, Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop, Octonauts Roller Coaster Adventure, and The Furchester Hotel Live</i>. Shows at the Big Fun Show Time stage include: Teletubbies Big Band Show, Bing Live, and Hey Dugee Live. </p><p>In 2015, <i><a href="/wiki/Octonauts_Rollercoaster_Adventure" title="Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure">Octonauts Roller Coaster Adventure</a></i> opened, it is an underwater themed children's roller coaster; built on the former site of The Beastie rollercoaster. CBeebies Land was further expanded in 2017 with the opening of the <i>Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride</i> and <i>The Furchester Hotel Live</i>, and again in 2019 with the addition of <i>Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop</i> and <i>Teletubbies Big Band Live Show</i>. 2022 saw 3 new attractions arrive, being <i>Hey Dugee Big Adventure Badge, Andys Adventures Dinosaur Dig, and JoJo and Gran Gran at Home</i>. A new <a href="/wiki/Bluey_(2018_TV_series)" title="Bluey (2018 TV series)">Bluey</a> themed attraction opened on 23 March 2024. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Towers">The Towers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: The Towers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alton_Towers_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464460.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Alton_Towers_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464460.jpg/220px-Alton_Towers_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464460.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Alton_Towers_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464460.jpg/330px-Alton_Towers_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464460.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Alton_Towers_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464460.jpg/440px-Alton_Towers_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464460.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="426" /></a><figcaption>Main historic house</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Alton_Towers" title="Special:EditPage/Alton Towers">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2020</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The Towers are the ruins of Alton Towers stately home and are the source of the park's name. They belonged to the Talbot family as a stately home until 1924 and largely designed by <a href="/wiki/Augustus_Pugin" title="Augustus Pugin">Augustus Pugin</a>, also noted for his work on the <a href="/wiki/Palace_of_Westminster" title="Palace of Westminster">Palace of Westminster</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Towers are now in a state of disrepair following decades of neglect. The ruins are open to the public during most of the open season. However, some areas are closed off as part of a £1.1 million project in place to restore the oldest parts of the Towers. Key areas of The Towers include the banqueting hall, the chapel, conservatories, and Her Ladyship's Gardens. </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Hex_%E2%80%93_The_Legend_of_the_Towers" title="Hex – The Legend of the Towers">Hex – The Legend of the Towers</a></i>, a walk-through dark ride based within the ruins themselves, opened in 2000. The finale to the ride is a <a href="/wiki/Vekoma" title="Vekoma">Vekoma</a> <a href="/wiki/Madhouse_(ride)" title="Madhouse (ride)">Madhouse</a> located away from the real Towers but themed as a secret vault. The storyline is based on a local legend about the <a href="/wiki/Chained_oak" class="mw-redirect" title="Chained oak">chained oak</a> tree, located in a nearby forest, and makes use of the history of the Towers. It draws its theme from the legend of the 15th <a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Shrewsbury" title="Earl of Shrewsbury">Earl of Shrewsbury</a> who was said to be cursed by a beggar woman to suffer death every time a branch falls from an old oak tree. </p><p>The Alton Towers Dungeon was added to the area in 2019. Since the openings of CBeebies Land and The World of David Walliams; Spinball Whizzer and Cloud Cuckoo Land have been part of the area. </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Driving_School_(Alton_Towers)" title="Driving School (Alton Towers)">Cuckoo Cars Driving School</a></i> allows children to drive miniature electric cars around a themed road layout, featuring visual jokes along the way.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A SkyRide station is located nearby Fountain Square, giving access to other areas of the park. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Gardens">The Gardens</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: The Gardens"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alton_Towers_gardens_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464404.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Alton_Towers_gardens_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464404.jpg/220px-Alton_Towers_gardens_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464404.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Alton_Towers_gardens_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464404.jpg/330px-Alton_Towers_gardens_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464404.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Alton_Towers_gardens_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464404.jpg/440px-Alton_Towers_gardens_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1464404.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="426" /></a><figcaption>Monument to Charles Talbot, the 15th <a href="/wiki/Earl_of_Shrewsbury" title="Earl of Shrewsbury">Earl of Shrewsbury</a> set in gardens he created</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_Alton_Towers#Stately_home_and_gardens" title="History of Alton Towers">History of Alton Towers § Stately home and gardens</a></div> <p>Near the garden entrance is a <a href="/wiki/Cenotaph" title="Cenotaph">cenotaph</a> to the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury, who built Alton Towers and developed its gardens in the early 19th century. The monument features a marble bust with an inscription reading "He made the desert smile".<sup id="cite_ref-nhle_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nhle-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other landmarks include a Chinese Pagoda Fountain, The Swiss Cottage, Miniature 'Stonehenge', and orangeries. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Alton_Towers_Waterpark">Alton Towers Waterpark</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Alton Towers Waterpark"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Alton_Towers_Waterpark" title="Alton Towers Waterpark">Alton Towers Waterpark</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alton_Towers_Waterpark1.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Alton_Towers_Waterpark1.JPG/220px-Alton_Towers_Waterpark1.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Alton_Towers_Waterpark1.JPG/330px-Alton_Towers_Waterpark1.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Alton_Towers_Waterpark1.JPG/440px-Alton_Towers_Waterpark1.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Alton Towers Waterpark</figcaption></figure> <p>The Alton Towers Waterpark, formerly known as Cariba Creek, opened alongside the Splash Landings Hotel in 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is a large (with 7 pools and 10 water slides), part-indoor and part outdoor waterpark themed as a tropical Caribbean lagoon. The waterpark features several fast slides, a <a href="/wiki/Lazy_river" title="Lazy river">lazy river</a>, a giant tipping bucket and many other water features. Also located there are two food and drink venues: Adventures Cave and Ice Cream Shack. A separate ticket is needed for waterpark access as it is not included with the theme park entrance price. </p><p>Attractions include <i>Lagoona Bay</i>, which is the main tropical pool, with water cannons, geysers and waterfalls. <i>The Little Leak</i> is a paddling pool for young children with two small slides and interactive pipes to play with, while <i>Wacky Waterworks Treehouse</i> is a wooden 'treehouse' with water cannons, and other interactive features to squirt passing people with. </p><p>The largest ride in the Waterpark is the <a href="/wiki/Water_slide#Water_coaster" title="Water slide">water coaster</a> <i>The Master Blaster</i>, with uphill sections similar to the <i>Master Blaster</i> at <a href="/wiki/Sandcastle_Water_Park_(Blackpool)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sandcastle Water Park (Blackpool)">Sandcastle Waterpark</a>, <i>Blackpool</i> and <i>Nucleus</i> at <a href="/wiki/Water_World,_Stoke-on-Trent" class="mw-redirect" title="Water World, Stoke-on-Trent">Water World, Stoke-on-Trent</a>. <i>The Master Blaster</i> is a high speed water flume that contains sharp turns, drops and dark sections, and has views of the entire indoor area of the waterpark. </p><p>Other rides include <i>Rush & Rampage</i>, twin racing slides where riders experience wide turns. This attraction requires rubber rings. <i>Lazy River (Calypso Creek)</i> is a slow-moving water circuit, taking riders underneath spraying water jets and tipping buckets of water. Rubber rings are available. <i>The Tipping Bucket</i> is a container filled with 1000 litres of water which regularly tips its contents over people standing below. <i>Flash Floods</i> are tiered outdoor pools with two slides leading to the middle pool and three leading to the bottom. Other swimming pools include <i>Volcanic Springs</i>, and indoor heated hot pool, and <i>Bubbly Wubbly Pool</i>, an outdoor heated pool and whirlpool. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Resort_accommodation">Resort accommodation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Resort accommodation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alton_Towers_Hotel,_Staffordshire_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6099.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Alton_Towers_Hotel%2C_Staffordshire_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6099.jpg/220px-Alton_Towers_Hotel%2C_Staffordshire_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6099.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Alton_Towers_Hotel%2C_Staffordshire_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6099.jpg/330px-Alton_Towers_Hotel%2C_Staffordshire_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6099.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Alton_Towers_Hotel%2C_Staffordshire_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6099.jpg/440px-Alton_Towers_Hotel%2C_Staffordshire_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6099.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>The fountain at the entrance to Alton Towers Hotel</figcaption></figure> <p>The resort contains 3 hotels, and 2 sets of <a href="/wiki/Glamping" title="Glamping">glamping</a>-style accommodation: </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alton_Towers_Hotel">Alton Towers Hotel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Alton Towers Hotel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Alton Towers Hotel is a four star explorer-themed hotel that opened on 10 April 1996 with 180 rooms. There are thirteen themes: Explorer, Arctic Explorer, Moon Voyage, <a href="/wiki/Gangsta_Granny" title="Gangsta Granny">Gangsta Granny</a>, Chocolate, Sleepover, <a href="/wiki/Coca-Cola" title="Coca-Cola">Coca-Cola</a>, Splish Splash, Big Pyjama, <a href="/wiki/The_Smiler" title="The Smiler">The Smiler</a>, Arabian Nights, Princess, and Dreamy Den. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Splash_Landings_Hotel">Splash Landings Hotel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Splash Landings Hotel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Splash Landings Hotel opened in 2003. The hotel has a relaxed Caribbean theme and is attached to the <a href="/wiki/Alton_Towers_Waterpark" title="Alton Towers Waterpark">Alton Towers Waterpark</a>. It also has a four star rating and houses 216 rooms. There are three themes: Beachcomber, Ice Cave, and Pirate. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Enchanted_Village">Enchanted Village</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Enchanted Village"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Enchanted Village open in April 2015, and contains 120 lodges and 5 secluded treehouses set in the fictional <i>Enchanted Forest</i> woodland. Situated next to the Alton Towers hotel, it features a variety of miniature playgrounds for children. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="CBeebies_Land_Hotel">CBeebies Land Hotel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: CBeebies Land Hotel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The CBeebies Land Hotel opened on 8 July 2017 with a total of 76 themed rooms.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are eight themes: Bugbies, <a href="/wiki/Bing_(TV_series)" title="Bing (TV series)">Bing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Octonauts" title="Octonauts">Octonauts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Postman_Pat" title="Postman Pat">Postman Pat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swashbuckle_(TV_series)" title="Swashbuckle (TV series)">Swashbuckle</a>, <a href="/wiki/In_the_Night_Garden..." title="In the Night Garden...">In the Night Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Something_Special_(TV_series)" title="Something Special (TV series)">Something Special</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bluey_(2018_TV_series)" title="Bluey (2018 TV series)">Bluey</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stargazing_Pods">Stargazing Pods</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Stargazing Pods"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although Alton Towers had previously gained the necessary permits to expand the Enchanted Village, these plans were eventually scrapped and reduced into a "pod"-style accommodation option.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 102 individual pods were constructed, each sleeping up to four people. </p><p>The proposals have faced some critical views from the public, with many criticisms being raised over the capacity of bathroom facilities as well as how the resort will cope with the increased demand in food and beverages, as the Stargazing Pods will not have its own restaurant, bar or shopping facilities. The council even initially rejected the application citing lack of imagination and "magic", although the plans were granted permission the second time without making any notable improvements.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Stargazing Pods opened on 12 April 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recreation">Recreation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Recreation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alton_Towers_Spa">Alton Towers Spa</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Alton Towers Spa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Alton Towers Spa was part of the Alton Towers Hotel and opened in 2004. It included relaxation and treatment rooms and an adults-only swimming pool. Despite being inside the Alton Towers Hotel, non-hotel guests were able to use the spa. It was closed on 31 December 2023 with the resort citing future development for the area.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Extraordinary_Golf">Extraordinary Golf</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Extraordinary Golf"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Opened in 2007, the Extraordinary Golf mini-golf attraction is themed to different rides and attractions at the park, some of which, are from the park's history. Extraordinary Golf is located to the west of the Splash Landings Hotel. Extraordinary Golf was refreshed for 2016 including the addition of a <a href="/wiki/Galactica_(roller_coaster)" title="Galactica (roller coaster)">Galactica</a> themed hole. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Future_developments">Future developments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Future developments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Alton Towers is located in a <a href="/wiki/Conservation_Area_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Conservation Area (United Kingdom)">Conservation Area</a>, which puts restrictions on its permissible development, notably that no structures in the park should be built above tree line and if so should be disguised from external views of the park; this can be seen on the ride <a href="/wiki/Rita_(roller_coaster)" title="Rita (roller coaster)">Rita</a>, where the highest sections of track are camouflaged green.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Noise pollution is also a problem for the park due to the close proximity to the villages of Alton and Farley and the town of <a href="/wiki/Cheadle,_Staffordshire" title="Cheadle, Staffordshire">Cheadle</a>. There have been several cases where Alton Towers have been taken to court over the noise levels emitted from the park and have been served noise abatement orders between 2004 and 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc_noise_95-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc_noise-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2022, Nemesis closed for a complete retrack, and reopened as <a href="/wiki/Nemesis_Reborn" title="Nemesis Reborn">Nemesis Reborn</a> in 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2022, Alton Towers held a public consultation to propose plans for an indoor roller coaster on the former site of the Alton Mouse codenamed "Project Horizon". The project was approved in early 2023, and it is not known when it will open.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2024, Alton Towers submitted plans for a new flat ride near the former site of <a href="/wiki/Ripsaw_(Alton_Towers)" title="Ripsaw (Alton Towers)">Ripsaw</a>. It will see a new building erected on the path down to Galactica, creating an underpass, with the flat ride sitting on top. The ride is codenamed "Project Ocean".<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Planning permission was granted in April 2024,<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with construction commencing in May 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-themeparktourist.com_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-themeparktourist.com-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Secret_Weapon_roller_coasters">Secret Weapon roller coasters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Secret Weapon roller coasters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Alton Towers has a tradition of codenaming its new roller coaster developments as "Secret Weapon", or "SW", followed by a number. The name is associated with the park's inclination to promote its rides as holding "world first" or in some way "innovative" features and records. However the naming tradition actually began for unrelated reasons, since "Secret Weapon" was the working title of a roller coaster that was ultimately never commissioned. </p><p>SW1 was a <a href="/wiki/Pipeline_roller_coaster" title="Pipeline roller coaster">pipeline roller coaster</a>, planned to open in around 1992, on what later became the Nemesis site. It was provisionally titled the "Secret Weapon", with the intention of theming the ride as an ambiguous weapon testing facility.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Secret_Wepons_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Secret_Wepons-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/John_Wardley" title="John Wardley">John Wardley</a> rode the <a href="/wiki/Arrow_Dynamics" title="Arrow Dynamics">Arrow Dynamics</a> prototype of their pipeline coaster, but stated "it was very slow and rather boring",<sup id="cite_ref-The_creation_of_Nemesis_101-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_creation_of_Nemesis-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as the requirement for such a high lift hill being unsuitable for the park's planning restrictions. After a second layout revision, labelled "SW2", the ride was scrapped and development on SW3 (<a href="/wiki/Nemesis_(roller_coaster)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nemesis (roller coaster)">Nemesis</a>) began.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Secret_Wepons_100-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Secret_Wepons-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-The_creation_of_Nemesis_101-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_creation_of_Nemesis-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The code name subsequently became the standard preliminary name for major roller coaster projects at the park.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The naming convention was briefly dropped while the Tussauds Group changed ownership under <a href="/wiki/Dubai_International_Capital" title="Dubai International Capital">Dubai International Capital</a>, before being continued by Merlin Entertainments beginning with the Thirteen rollercoaster in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Scarefest">Scarefest</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Scarefest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Scarefest</i> is the resort's largest annual event, which runs from the first weekend of October until early November. It celebrates <a href="/wiki/Halloween" title="Halloween">Halloween</a> with a number of temporary scare maze attractions, scare zones, costumed characters and extended opening hours. Rides and areas are lit with coloured lighting at night, with most rides and attractions continuing to operate until 9pm. The Scarefest event has been running since 2007, although the park started celebrating Halloween with decoration several years before and has operated the <i>Terror of the Towers</i> scaremaze since 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The scare mazes are <a href="/wiki/Upcharge_attraction" class="mw-redirect" title="Upcharge attraction">upcharge attractions</a>. The 2024 season runs from 11 October – 3 November. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:85%;"> <caption style="font-size:125%;"><i>Scarefest</i> attraction history </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th colspan="7">Attractions (number of seasons) </th></tr> <tr> <th>2002 </th> <td>Terror of the Towers (1) </td> <td colspan="6" rowspan="3" style="background:#aaa;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2003 </th> <td>Terror of the Towers: Bloodfest Banquet (1) </td></tr> <tr> <th>2006 </th> <td rowspan="2">Room 13 (2) </td></tr> <tr> <th>2007 </th> <td rowspan="3">The Field of 1000 Screams (3) </td> <td rowspan="2">Terror of the Towers: Bloodfest Banquet (2) </td> <td rowspan="2">Haunted Hollow Live (2) </td> <td colspan="3" style="background:#aaa;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2008 </th> <td rowspan="4">The Boilerhouse (4) </td> <td rowspan="2">Duel Live (2) </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="8" style="background:#aaa;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2009 </th> <td rowspan="9">Terror of the Towers: What lies Within (9) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#aaa;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2010 </th> <td rowspan="4">Carnival of Screams (4) </td> <td>Skelvin's Haunted Adventure (1) </td></tr> <tr> <th>2011 </th> <td rowspan="4">Zombies Scare Zone (4) </td> <td style="background:#aaa;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2012 </th> <td rowspan="3">The Sanctuary (3) </td> <td rowspan="3" style="background:#aaa;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2013 </th></tr> <tr> <th>2014 </th> <td>Scary Tales Scare Zone (1) </td></tr> <tr> <th>2015 </th> <td rowspan="2">Dark Apocalypse Scare Zone (2) </td> <td>The Haunting of Molly Crowe (1) </td> <td>Nox Inferous Scare Zone (1) </td> <td rowspan="5">Sub Species: The End Games (5) </td></tr> <tr> <th>2016 </th> <td rowspan="3">House of Monsters (3) </td> <td rowspan="7">Altonville Mine Tours: Uncover the Legend of the Skin Snatchers (7) </td> <td rowspan="2">Freak Show Scare Zone (2) </td> <td rowspan="7" style="background:#aaa;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2017 </th> <td rowspan="2">The Welcoming: Be Chosen (2) </td></tr> <tr> <th>2018 </th> <td rowspan="2">Project 42 (2) </td> <td rowspan="3" style="background:#aaa;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2019 </th> <td rowspan="5">Darkest Depths (5) </td> <td rowspan="6" style="background:#3f6;">The Attic: Terror of the Towers (6) </td></tr> <tr> <th>2020 </th> <td rowspan="2">Freak Show: Toxic Junkyard (2) </td> <td rowspan="3">Garden Lights Walk: Whispering Souls (3) </td></tr> <tr> <th>2021 </th> <td rowspan="4" style="background:#3f6;">Trick O' Treat Town (4) </td></tr> <tr> <th>2022 </th> <td rowspan="2">The Invitation (2) </td></tr> <tr> <th>2023 </th> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#3f6;">Altonville Mine Tours: Tiny's Revenge (2) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#3f6;">Daz Games: PANIC! (2) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#3f6;">Burial Grounds Scare Zone (2) </td></tr> <tr> <th>2024 </th> <td rowspan="1" style="background:#3f6;">Compound (1) </td> <td rowspan="1" style="background:#3f6;">Amigos in the Afterlife (1) </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFF; color:black;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> – Previous Scarefest attraction. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#3F6; color:black;border:1px solid silver;"> </span> – Current Scarefest attraction. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_events">Other events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Other events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fireworks">Fireworks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Fireworks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the final few days of the season, Alton Towers host <a href="/wiki/Fireworks" title="Fireworks">firework</a> shows, which have been running annually since the 1990s on the Great Lawns. The shows were reduced to 3 a year following a court order in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2006, the display was rebranded as Electric Towers, but then discontinued. However, the fireworks and laser show was reinstated in 2010 to celebrate the park's 30th anniversary and has returned to being an annual event. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Oktoberfest">Oktoberfest</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: Oktoberfest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The "Alton Towers Oktoberfest" started in 2020, taking place throughout September and early October. It is based on the German festival of <a href="/wiki/Oktoberfest" title="Oktoberfest">Oktoberfest</a> held traditionally in Munich, Germany. The event includes themed food and drink, entertainment and extended evening hours with all rides open.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Services_Day">Services Day</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: Services Day"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since 2015, Alton Towers have opened the park for a <i>Services Day</i>; a day where a limited quantity of discounted tickets (fewer than on a usual season day) are sold to those who work in public services.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Concerts">Concerts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: Concerts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Alton Towers has a history of hosting concerts since the 1960s. Alternative rock band <a href="/wiki/James_(band)" title="James (band)">James</a> played to a crowd of 30,000 on 4 July 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Concerts in recent years have included the Alton Towers Live event in 2011 and 2013. In 2010, there was a 1980s concert for the 30th Anniversary featuring <a href="/wiki/Rick_Astley" title="Rick Astley">Rick Astley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bananarama" title="Bananarama">Bananarama</a> and also that year hosted a <a href="/wiki/P!nk" class="mw-redirect" title="P!nk">P!nk</a> concert. In the past, these concerts were often held in the car park at an additional fee, however, more recently concerts have been held within the theme park. Artists that have performed there include <a href="/wiki/Tina_Turner" title="Tina Turner">Tina Turner</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Black_Eyed_Peas" class="mw-redirect" title="The Black Eyed Peas">The Black Eyed Peas</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Records_held_by_the_park">Records held by the park</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: Records held by the park"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Worlds largest polar fleece blanket.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nemesis_(roller_coaster)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nemesis (roller coaster)">Nemesis (SW3)</a> was the first <a href="/wiki/Inverted_roller_coaster" title="Inverted roller coaster">inverted coaster</a> in Europe</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oblivion_(roller_coaster)" title="Oblivion (roller coaster)">Oblivion</a> (SW4) was the world's first 'vertical drop' rollercoaster and the first <a href="/wiki/Dive_Coaster" title="Dive Coaster">dive coaster</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galactica_(roller_coaster)" title="Galactica (roller coaster)">Galactica</a> (SW5) was the world's first <a href="/wiki/Bolliger_%26_Mabillard" title="Bolliger & Mabillard">B&M</a> <a href="/wiki/Flying_roller_coaster" title="Flying roller coaster">flying coaster</a> and in 2016 the world's first rollercoaster 'dedicated' to <a href="/wiki/Virtual_reality" title="Virtual reality">virtual reality</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirteen_(roller_coaster)" title="Thirteen (roller coaster)">TH13TEEN</a> (SW6) was the world's first freefall drop rollercoaster.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Smiler" title="The Smiler">The Smiler</a> (SW7) is the coaster with the most inversions in the world. (14)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wicker_Man_(roller_coaster)" title="Wicker Man (roller coaster)">Wickerman</a> (SW8) is the first wooden coaster built in the UK after 20 years and the world's first wooden coaster to 'fuse wood and fire'.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Flume_(Alton_Towers)" title="The Flume (Alton Towers)">The Flume</a> was the world's longest log flume at the time of opening. (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corkscrew_(Alton_Towers)" title="Corkscrew (Alton Towers)">Corkscrew</a> was the first double inverting coaster in Europe.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Incidents">Incidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: Incidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Incidents_at_European_amusement_parks#Alton_Towers" title="Incidents at European amusement parks">Incidents at European amusement parks § Alton Towers</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Smiler">The Smiler</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: The Smiler"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For additional information and incidents, see <a href="/wiki/The_Smiler#Incidents" title="The Smiler">The Smiler § Incidents</a>.</div> <p>In June 2015, sixteen people were injured on The Smiler ride, with two individuals requiring leg amputations. Merlin Entertainments originally released a press release blaming the crash on "human error",<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however the <a href="/wiki/Health_and_Safety_Executive" title="Health and Safety Executive">Health and Safety Executive</a> concluded the crash occurred due to Merlin failing to put proper processes into place for operating the ride.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the subsequent court case, Merlin retracted their statement and pleaded guilty to a breach of health and safety law. The company was fined £5 million, with the court citing a "catalogue of errors" with Merlin's operating procedure and training.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2017, Alton Towers estate owner <a href="/wiki/Nick_Leslau" title="Nick Leslau">Nick Leslau</a> repeated the discredited claim that the crash was due to "a human error", but added that "Merlin has paid a massive price, but the performance of the business has been exemplary and the share price is now at an all-time high."<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sky_Ride">Sky Ride</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: Sky Ride"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 30 June 2004, due to a strong gust of wind, the Sky Ride cables became caught, jamming the ride. About 80 people were on the ride, and nine people had to be rescued by being <a href="/wiki/Abseiling" title="Abseiling">abseiled</a> down 200 foot (61 m) cables.<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 28 October 2007, a fire broke out in the Forbidden Valley Skyride station, leading to a partial evacuation of the park.<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 21 July 2009, another fire broke out, this time in the Cloud Cuckoo Land station, leading to the entire station being destroyed.<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the latter half of the 2009 season and over the following winter, a new station was designed and built, ready for the 2010 season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Runaway_Mine_Train">Runaway Mine Train</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: Runaway Mine Train"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Runaway_Mine_Train_(Alton_Towers)" title="Runaway Mine Train (Alton Towers)">Runaway Mine Train (Alton Towers)</a></div> <p>On 20 July 2006, when the train was entering the tunnel section of its course, two carriages uncoupled, with the front half of the train continuing up the slope while the rear half remained stuck in the tunnel. The front half failed to make it over the hill, rolled back and crashed into the rear half which had remained stuck in the tunnel. Six people were taken to hospital and 23 others were treated for cuts and bruises. Following the incident the <a href="/wiki/Runaway_Mine_Train_(Alton_Towers)" title="Runaway Mine Train (Alton Towers)">Runaway Mine Train</a> was closed for the rest of the season. The train was only returned to full length operation in June the following year.<sup id="cite_ref-Train_120-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Train-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wicker_Man">Wicker Man</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=52" title="Edit section: Wicker Man"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 26 July 2024, the ride and queue were evacuated after smoke was seen rising from part of the track. Alton Towers later confirmed that the wood used for the ride is unable to catch fire and the fire was later confirmed to be from a thrown foreign object. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Court_cases">Court cases</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton_Towers&action=edit&section=53" title="Edit section: Court cases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2004, a <a href="/wiki/Private_prosecution" title="Private prosecution">Private prosecution</a> was brought against the park by a couple from the local village of Farley over the noise from the park. Alton Towers was found guilty, with the judge singling out Oblivion in his judgement.<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The park were fined £5000, and was later issued a Noise Abatement Order limiting emissions to 32 dB. The fine was reduced to £3500 and the noise allowed increased to 40 dB on appeal.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc_noise_95-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc_noise-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The order lead to the park removing a recording from <a href="/wiki/Oblivion_(roller_coaster)" title="Oblivion (roller coaster)">Oblivion</a> that was played before the rides drop.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The couple were later granted permission to bring an injunction hearing against the park to enforce the order in November 2011, however there is no record of a case going ahead.<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span 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style="width:1%">Rollercoasters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Runaway_Mine_Train_(Alton_Towers)" title="Runaway Mine Train (Alton Towers)">Runaway Mine Train</a> (1992–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nemesis_Reborn" title="Nemesis Reborn">Nemesis Reborn</a> (1994–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oblivion_(roller_coaster)" title="Oblivion (roller coaster)">Oblivion</a> (1998–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galactica_(roller_coaster)" title="Galactica (roller coaster)">Galactica</a> (2002–2015 <i>as</i> Air) (2016–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spinball_Whizzer" title="Spinball Whizzer">Spinball Whizzer</a> (2004–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rita_(roller_coaster)" title="Rita (roller coaster)">Rita</a> (2005–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirteen_(roller_coaster)" title="Thirteen (roller coaster)">TH13TEEN</a> (2010–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Smiler" title="The Smiler">The Smiler</a> (2013–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Octonauts_Rollercoaster_Adventure" title="Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure">Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure</a> (2015–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wicker_Man_(roller_coaster)" title="Wicker Man (roller coaster)">Wicker Man</a> (2018–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other rides</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Flat_rides">The Blade</a> <i>as</i> Pirate Ship (1980–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congo_River_Rapids_(Alton_Towers)" title="Congo River Rapids (Alton Towers)">Congo River Rapids</a> (1986–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hex_%E2%80%93_The_Legend_of_the_Towers" title="Hex – The Legend of the Towers">Hex – The Legend of the Towers</a> (2000–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Driving_School_(Alton_Towers)" title="Driving School (Alton Towers)">Cuckoo Cars Driving School</a> (2006–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_Galleons" title="Battle Galleons">Battle Galleons</a> (2008–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marauder%27s_Mayhem_(Alton_Towers)" title="Marauder's Mayhem (Alton Towers)">Marauder's Mayhem</a> (2008–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nemesis:_Sub-Terra" title="Nemesis: Sub-Terra">Nemesis: Sub-Terra</a> (2012–2015, 2023–)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curse_at_Alton_Manor" title="Curse at Alton Manor">Curse at Alton Manor</a> (2023–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Past_rides">Former<br />rides</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Corkscrew_(Alton_Towers)" title="Corkscrew (Alton Towers)">Corkscrew</a> (1980–2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doom_%26_Sons" title="Doom & Sons">Doom & Sons</a> (1981–1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Around_the_World_in_80_Days_(Alton_Towers)" title="Around the World in 80 Days (Alton Towers)">Around The World In 80 Days</a> (1981–1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Flume_(Alton_Towers)" title="The Flume (Alton Towers)">The Flume</a> (1981–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beastie_(Alton_Towers)" title="Beastie (Alton Towers)">Beastie</a> (1983–2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Hole_(roller_coaster)" title="Black Hole (roller coaster)">Black Hole</a> (1983–2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twirling_Toadstool" title="Twirling Toadstool">Twirling Toadstool</a> (1984–2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enterprise_(ride)" title="Enterprise (ride)">Enterprise</a> (1984–2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beast_(Alton_Towers)" class="mw-redirect" title="Beast (Alton Towers)">Beast</a> (1988–1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shuttle_Loop" title="Shuttle Loop">Thunder Looper</a> (1990–1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Haunted_House_(Alton_Towers)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Haunted House (Alton Towers)">The Haunted House</a> (1992–2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dynamo_(Alton_Towers)" title="Dynamo (Alton Towers)">Dynamo</a> (1993–2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyland_Tours" title="Toyland Tours">Toyland Tours</a> (1994–2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boneshaker_(Alton_Towers)" title="Boneshaker (Alton Towers)">Boneshaker</a> (1995–2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon:_Outta_Control" title="Nickelodeon: Outta Control">Nickelodeon: Outta Control</a> (1997–1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ripsaw_(Alton_Towers)" title="Ripsaw (Alton Towers)">Ripsaw</a> (1997–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Submission_(Alton_Towers)" title="Submission (Alton Towers)">Submission</a> (2001–2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Factory:_The_Ride" title="Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride">Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride</a> (2006–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curse_at_Alton_Manor" title="Curse at Alton Manor">Duel - The Haunted House Strikes Back!</a> (2003–2022)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Theme park<br />areas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alton_Towers_Resort#Adventure_Land" class="mw-redirect" title="Alton Towers Resort">Adventure Land</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alton_Towers_Resort#CBeebies_Land" class="mw-redirect" title="Alton Towers Resort">CBeebies Land</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alton_Towers_Resort#Dark_Forest" class="mw-redirect" title="Alton Towers Resort">Dark Forest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alton_Towers_Resort#Forbidden_Valley" class="mw-redirect" title="Alton Towers Resort">Forbidden Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alton_Towers_Resort#Gloomy_Wood" class="mw-redirect" title="Alton Towers Resort">Gloomy Wood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alton_Towers_Resort#Katanga_Canyon" class="mw-redirect" title="Alton Towers Resort">Katanga Canyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alton_Towers_Resort#Mutiny_Bay" class="mw-redirect" title="Alton Towers Resort">Mutiny Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alton_Towers_Resort#The_Towers_and_Gardens" class="mw-redirect" title="Alton Towers Resort">The Towers & Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alton_Towers_Resort#The_World_of_David_Walliams" class="mw-redirect" title="Alton Towers Resort">The World of David Walliams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alton_Towers_Resort#Towers_Street" class="mw-redirect" title="Alton Towers Resort">Towers Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alton_Towers_Resort#X-Sector" class="mw-redirect" title="Alton Towers Resort">X-Sector</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Alton_Towers" title="History of Alton Towers">History of Alton Towers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alton_Towers_Waterpark" title="Alton Towers Waterpark">Alton Towers Waterpark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merlin_Entertainments" title="Merlin Entertainments">Merlin Entertainments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Wardley" title="John Wardley">John Wardley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Grand_Knockout_Tournament" title="The Grand Knockout Tournament">The Grand Knockout Tournament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rollercoaster_Restaurant" title="Rollercoaster Restaurant">Rollercoaster Restaurant</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, 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Resort</a> (England)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chessington_World_of_Adventures" title="Chessington World of Adventures">Chessington World of Adventures Resort</a> (England)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gardaland" title="Gardaland">Gardaland Resort</a> (Italy)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heide_Park" title="Heide Park">Heide Park Resort</a> (Germany)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thorpe_Park" title="Thorpe Park">Thorpe Park Resort</a> (England)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Legoland" title="Legoland">Legoland</a><br />resorts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Legoland_Billund_Resort" title="Legoland Billund Resort">Billund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legoland_California" title="Legoland California">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legoland_Deutschland_Resort" title="Legoland Deutschland Resort">Deutschland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legoland_Dubai" title="Legoland Dubai">Dubai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legoland_Florida" title="Legoland Florida">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legoland_Japan_Resort" title="Legoland Japan Resort">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legoland_Korea_Resort" title="Legoland Korea Resort">Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legoland_Malaysia_Resort" title="Legoland Malaysia Resort">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legoland_New_York" title="Legoland New York">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legoland_Sichuan" title="Legoland Sichuan">Sichuan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legoland_Windsor_Resort" title="Legoland Windsor Resort">Windsor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sea_Life_Centres" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea Life Centres">Sea Life</a><br />locations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Standalone<br />attractions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kelly_Tarlton%27s_Sea_Life_Aquarium" title="Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium">Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Sea_Life_Centre,_Birmingham" title="National Sea Life Centre, Birmingham">National Sea Life Centre, Birmingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Life_Bangkok_Ocean_World" title="Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World">Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Life_Benalm%C3%A1dena" title="Sea Life Benalmádena">Sea Life Benalmádena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Life_Busan_Aquarium" title="Sea Life Busan Aquarium">Sea Life Busan Aquarium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Life_London_Aquarium" title="Sea Life London Aquarium">Sea Life London Aquarium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Life_Melbourne_Aquarium" title="Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium">Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium</a></li> <li>Sea Life Orlando Aquarium</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Life_Porto" title="Sea Life Porto">Sea Life Porto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Changfeng_Park" title="Changfeng Park">Sea Life Shanghai (Changfeng Ocean World)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Life_Sydney_Aquarium" title="Sea Life Sydney Aquarium">Sea Life Sydney Aquarium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UnderWater_World_Sea_Life_Aquarium" class="mw-redirect" title="UnderWater World Sea Life Aquarium">UnderWater World Sea Life Aquarium</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">In resort<br />theme parks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Sharkbait Reef, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Alton Towers</a></li> <li>Atlantis, <a href="/wiki/Legoland_Billund_Resort" title="Legoland Billund Resort">Legoland Billund Resort</a></li> <li>Sea Life Legoland, <a href="/wiki/Legoland_California" title="Legoland California">Sea Life California Aquarium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sea_Life_Nagoya" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea Life Nagoya">Sea Life Nagoya Aquarium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Legoland_Malaysia" class="mw-redirect" title="Legoland Malaysia">Sea Life Malaysia Aquarium</a></li> <li>Chessington Sea Life Centre, <a href="/wiki/Chessington_World_of_Adventures" title="Chessington World of Adventures">Chessington World of Adventures</a></li> <li>Atlantis, <a href="/wiki/Legoland_Deutschland_Resort" title="Legoland Deutschland Resort">Legoland Deutschland Resort</a></li> <li>Gardaland Sea Life Centre, <a href="/wiki/Gardaland" title="Gardaland">Gardaland</a></li> <li>Atlantis Submarine Voyage, <a href="/wiki/Legoland_Windsor_Resort" title="Legoland Windsor Resort">Legoland Windsor Resort</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sea_Life_Centres#Sanctuaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea Life Centres">Sanctuaries</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cornish_Seal_Sanctuary" title="Cornish Seal Sanctuary">Cornish Seal Sanctuary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Life_Centres" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea Life Centres">Hunstanton Sea Life Sanctuary</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Manly_Sea_Life_Sanctuary" title="Manly Sea Life Sanctuary">Manly Sea Life Sanctuary</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sea_Life_Centres" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea Life Centres">Scottish Sea Life Sanctuary</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">In malls</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Life_Arizona" title="Sea Life Arizona">Sea Life Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Life_Charlotte-Concord" title="Sea Life Charlotte-Concord">Sea Life Charlotte-Concord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Life_Grapevine" title="Sea Life Grapevine">Sea Life Grapevine</a></li> <li>Sea Life Istanbul</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Life_Kansas_City" title="Sea Life Kansas City">Sea Life Kansas City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Life_Michigan" title="Sea Life Michigan">Sea Life Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Life_Minnesota_Aquarium" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea Life Minnesota Aquarium">Sea Life Minnesota</a></li> <li>Sea Life New Jersey</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Madame_Tussauds" title="Madame Tussauds">Madame<br />Tussauds</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Madame_Tussauds_Amsterdam" title="Madame Tussauds Amsterdam">Amsterdam</a></li> <li>Bangkok</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madame_Tussauds_Beijing" title="Madame Tussauds Beijing">Beijing</a></li> <li>Berlin</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madame_Tussauds_Blackpool" title="Madame Tussauds Blackpool">Blackpool</a></li> <li>Budapest</li> <li>Chongqing</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madame_Tussauds_Delhi" title="Madame Tussauds Delhi">Delhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madame_Tussauds_Dubai" title="Madame Tussauds Dubai">Dubai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madame_Tussauds_Hollywood" title="Madame Tussauds Hollywood">Hollywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madame_Tussauds_Hong_Kong" title="Madame Tussauds Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madame_Tussauds_Istanbul" title="Madame Tussauds Istanbul">Istanbul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madame_Tussauds_Las_Vegas" title="Madame Tussauds Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madame_Tussauds" title="Madame Tussauds">London</a></li> <li>Nashville</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madame_Tussauds_New_York" title="Madame Tussauds New York">New York</a></li> <li>Orlando</li> <li>Prague</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Madame_Tussauds_San_Francisco" title="Madame Tussauds San Francisco">San Francisco</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madame_Tussauds_Shanghai" title="Madame Tussauds Shanghai">Shanghai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madame_Tussauds_Singapore" title="Madame Tussauds Singapore">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madame_Tussauds_Sydney" title="Madame Tussauds Sydney">Sydney</a></li> <li>Tokyo</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madame_Tussauds_Vienna" title="Madame Tussauds Vienna">Vienna</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Madame_Tussauds_Washington_D.C." title="Madame Tussauds Washington D.C.">Washington D.C.</a></i></li> <li>Wuhan</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Dungeons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Alton Towers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amsterdam_Dungeon" title="Amsterdam Dungeon">Amsterdam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berlin_Dungeon" title="Berlin Dungeon">Berlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackpool_Tower#Blackpool_Tower_Dungeon" title="Blackpool Tower">Blackpool Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Dungeon" title="Edinburgh Dungeon">Edinburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamburg_Dungeon" title="Hamburg Dungeon">Hamburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Dungeon" title="London Dungeon">London</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Dungeon" title="San Francisco Dungeon">San Francisco</a></i></li> <li>Shanghai</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warwick_Castle#Seasonal_exhibits" title="Warwick Castle">Warwick Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/York_Dungeon" title="York Dungeon">York</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">'Eye' attractions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blackpool_Tower" title="Blackpool Tower">Blackpool Tower Eye</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jurassic_Skyline" title="Jurassic Skyline">Jurassic Skyline</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Eye" title="London Eye">London Eye</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wheel_at_ICON_Park_Orlando" class="mw-redirect" title="The Wheel at ICON Park Orlando">The Wheel at ICON Park Orlando</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Tower" title="Sydney Tower">Sydney Tower Eye</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Wild Life locations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Island_Wildlife_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Hamilton Island Wildlife Park">Wild Life Hamilton Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wild_Life_Sydney" title="Wild Life Sydney">Wild Life Sydney</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Australian Tree<br />Top Adventures</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Illawarra_Fly" class="mw-redirect" title="Illawarra Fly">Illawarra Fly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otway_Fly" class="mw-redirect" title="Otway Fly">Otway Fly</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other attractions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Falls_Creek,_Victoria" class="mw-redirect" title="Falls Creek, Victoria">Falls Creek</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mount_Hotham" title="Mount Hotham">Hotham Alpine Resort</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legoland_Discovery_Centre" title="Legoland Discovery Centre">Legoland Discovery Centres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DreamWorks_Tours:_Shrek%27s_Adventure!" title="DreamWorks Tours: Shrek's Adventure!">Shrek's Adventure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warwick_Castle" title="Warwick Castle">Warwick Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cadbury_World" title="Cadbury World">Cadbury World</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/London_Planetarium" title="London Planetarium">London Planetarium</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/Runaway_Train_(roller_coaster)" class="mw-redirect" title="Runaway Train (roller coaster)">Runaway Train</a></i> <small>(1987)</small></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_5th_Dimension_(ride)" title="The 5th Dimension (ride)">The 5th Dimension</a></i> <small>(1987)</small></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vampire_(roller_coaster)" title="Vampire (roller coaster)">Vampire</a></i> <small>(1990)</small></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bubbleworks#Prof._Burp's_Bubble_Works" title="Bubbleworks">Prof. Burp's Bubble Works</a></i> <small>(1990)</small></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Runaway_Mine_Train_(Alton_Towers)" title="Runaway Mine Train (Alton Towers)">Runaway Mine Train</a></i> <small>(1992)</small></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Duel_%E2%80%93_The_Haunted_House_Strikes_Back" class="mw-redirect" title="Duel – The Haunted House Strikes Back">The Haunted House</a></i> <small>(1992)</small></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nemesis_(roller_coaster)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nemesis (roller coaster)">Nemesis</a></i> <small>(1994)</small></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Megafobia" title="Megafobia">Megafobia</a></i> <small>(1996)</small></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stampida" title="Stampida">Stampida</a></i> <small>(1997)</small></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Oblivion_(roller_coaster)" title="Oblivion (roller coaster)">Oblivion</a></i> <small>(1998)</small></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hex_%E2%80%93_The_Legend_of_the_Towers" title="Hex – The Legend of the Towers">Hex – The Legend of the Towers</a></i> <small>(2000)</small></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Air_(roller_coaster)" class="mw-redirect" title="Air (roller coaster)">Air</a></i> <small>(2002)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chessington_World_of_Adventures" title="Chessington World of Adventures">Chessington World of Adventures</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Alton Towers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thorpe_Park" title="Thorpe Park">Thorpe Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gardaland" title="Gardaland">Gardaland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heide_Park" title="Heide Park">Heide Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merlin_Entertainments" title="Merlin Entertainments">Merlin Entertainments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PortAventura_Park" title="PortAventura Park">PortAventura Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakwood_Theme_Park" title="Oakwood Theme Park">Oakwood Theme Park</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" 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title="List of amusement parks in the United Kingdom">Amusement parks in the United Kingdom</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Operated by <a href="/wiki/Merlin_Entertainments" title="Merlin Entertainments">Merlin Entertainments</a>:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Alton Towers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chessington_World_of_Adventures" title="Chessington World of Adventures">Chessington World of Adventures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legoland_Windsor_Resort" title="Legoland Windsor Resort">Legoland Windsor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thorpe_Park" title="Thorpe Park">Thorpe Park</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Operated by Gulliver's Theme Parks:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gulliver%27s_Kingdom" title="Gulliver's Kingdom">Gulliver's Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulliver%27s_Land" title="Gulliver's Land">Gulliver's Land</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulliver%27s_Valley" title="Gulliver's Valley">Gulliver's Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulliver%27s_World" title="Gulliver's World">Gulliver's World</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other amusement parks:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">England</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adventure_Island_(amusement_park)" title="Adventure Island (amusement park)">Adventure Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adventure_Wonderland" title="Adventure Wonderland">Adventure Wonderland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackgang_Chine" title="Blackgang Chine">Blackgang Chine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackpool_Pleasure_Beach" title="Blackpool Pleasure Beach">Blackpool Pleasure Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brean_Leisure_Park" title="Brean Leisure Park">Brean Leisure Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camel_Creek_Adventure_Park" title="Camel Creek Adventure Park">Camel Creek Adventure Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Pier" title="Clarence Pier">Clarence Pier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crealy_Theme_Park_%26_Resort" title="Crealy Theme Park & Resort">Crealy Theme Park & Resort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drayton_Manor_Resort" title="Drayton Manor Resort">Drayton Manor Resort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dreamland_Margate" title="Dreamland Margate">Dreamland Margate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fantasy_Island_(UK_amusement_park)" title="Fantasy Island (UK amusement park)">Fantasy Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flamingo_Land_Resort" title="Flamingo Land Resort">Flamingo Land Resort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Funland_Hayling_Island" title="Funland Hayling Island">Funland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Yarmouth_Pleasure_Beach" title="Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach">Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harbour_Park" title="Harbour Park">Harbour Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hidden_Valley_Discovery_Park" title="Hidden Valley Discovery Park">Hidden Valley Discovery Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joyland_(Great_Yarmouth)" title="Joyland (Great Yarmouth)">Joyland (Great Yarmouth)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lightwater_Valley" title="Lightwater Valley">Lightwater Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pleasureland_Southport" class="mw-redirect" title="Pleasureland Southport">New Pleasureland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paultons_Park" title="Paultons Park">Paultons Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pleasurewood_Hills" title="Pleasurewood Hills">Pleasurewood Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robin_Hill_Country_Park" title="Robin Hill Country Park">Robin Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundown_Adventureland" title="Sundown Adventureland">Sundown Adventureland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Needles_-_Landmark_Attraction" class="mw-redirect" title="The Needles - Landmark Attraction">The Needles - Landmark Attraction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twinlakes_Theme_Park" title="Twinlakes Theme Park">Twinlakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheelgate_Park" title="Wheelgate Park">Wheelgate Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wicksteed_Park" title="Wicksteed Park">Wicksteed Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodlands_Family_Theme_Park" title="Woodlands Family Theme Park">Woodlands Family Theme Park</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Scotland</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" 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