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Alton Towers

Stoke, United Kingdom

Description

Operated by Merlin Entertainments
www.altontowers.com

INFO: All resort attractions are OPEN!
INFO: All rides including Skyride are OPEN!

Theme Park
Family Fun great for kids, big and small. There is something for the whole family, with tons of terrific roller coasters, rides, amazing live shows, weird and wonderful costume characters. Alton Towers has fabulous, fun-packed activities for all ages, scream, let off steam, ride and slide. A fantastic day out for the school holidays or as part of a great short break holiday.

Hotels
Enjoy a great short break at the Alton Towers Resort, there's so much too do, amazingly themed hotels provide the perfect base for your preparation for every days marvellous adventures. All hotel guests benefit from unlimted access to the water park and the theme park for the duration of their stay. PLUS World class evening entertainment at your doorstep.

Extraordinary Golf
Test your skills at Extraordinary Golf located near Splash Landings Hotel. Two Wacky 9-hole courses with outrageous obstacles themed around some of the famous Alton Towers rides.

Waterpark
Open all year round, our Caribbean lagoon-style Waterpark is gallons of excitement for kids and grown-ups.

Spa
Sometimes there's nothing more enjoyable than escaping for a while. Our luxurious award-winning Spa, featuring Decléor and Elemis products, is open all year round.

Location
Alton Towers is in the middle of the countryside, but is still clearly signposted from
M1 North: Junction 23a or M6 N: Junction 15
M1 South: Junction 24a or M6 S: Junction 16.

Fastrack
Fastrack Thrill - one ride on Air, Nemesis, Oblivion and Flume for £8. You can add Rita to your ticket for £4.
Fastrack Adventure - one priority ride Charlie , Runaway Mine Train and Corkscrew for £4
Single Rider and Parent Q Share Passes also available on various rides.

This years events:
ScareFest 2008: 17th October-2nd November 2008


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Adventure Land(Rating)(Height)
Spinball Whizzer7
Adventure Land Play Rides6
The Beastie3
Cred Street(Rating)(Height)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory5
Playground5
Gallopers Carousel536
Frog Hopper4
Driving School0
Bouncing Bugs 36
Forbidden Valley(Rating)(Height)
Nemesis855
AIR7
Ripsaw755
Blade355
Gloomy Wood(Rating)(Height)
Duel7
Haunted Hollow6
Katanga Canyon(Rating)(Height)
Runaway Mine Train635
Congo River Rapids535
Merrie England(Rating)(Height)
Tea Cup Ride7
Mutiny Bay(Rating)(Height)
The Flume: Unplugged9
Battle Galleons
Marauders Mayhem
Heave Ho!
Old Macdonald's Farm(Rating)(Height)
Riverbank Eye Spy8
Singing Barn7
Tractor Ride6
Doodle Doo Derby5
Ribena Berry Bish Bash4
Old MacDonald's Farm(Rating)(Height)
Dung Heap
Storybook Land(Rating)(Height)
Squirrel Nutty's Ride7
The Gardens(Rating)(Height)
Hex - The Legend of the Towers7
Towers Street(Rating)(Height)
Sky-Ride6
Ug Land(Rating)(Height)
Rita: Queen Of Speed9
Corkscrew747
Ug Swinger7
X-Sector(Rating)(Height)
Oblivion855
Enterprise735
Submission7

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