Alton Towers
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| Alton Towers | |
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| Location |  |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | April 4, 1980 |
| Owner | Nick Leslau, leased to Merlin Entertainments |
| Area | 324 hectares (800 acres) |
| Website | http://altontowers.com/ |
| Park map |  |
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Alton Towers is a theme park located in Staffordshire, England. They opened as a permanent theme park in 1980 and have been building world-renowned rides, such as Nemesis and Smiler, ever since. The park also has a children's section called CBeebies Land with licensed BBC characters.
Roller coasters[edit | edit source]
Present (10)[edit | edit source]
| Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galactica | Bolliger & Mabillard | Flying | 2002 | Operating |
| Nemesis | Bolliger & Mabillard | Inverted | 1994 | Operating |
| Oblivion | Bolliger & Mabillard | Dive Coaster | 1998 | Operating |
| Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure | Zamperla | Family | 2015 | Operating |
| Rita | Intamin | Launched | 2005 | Operating |
| Runaway Mine Train | Mack Rides | Powered | 1992 | Operating |
| Smiler | Gerstlauer | Infinity Coaster | 2013 | Operating |
| Spinball Whizzer | Maurer AG | Spinning | 2004 | Operating |
| Thirteen | Intamin | Sit-Down | 2010 | Operating |
| Wicker Man | Great Coasters International | Wooden | 2018 | Operating |
Past (8)[edit | edit source]
| Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Closed | Relocated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Man Bob | Zierer | Sit-Down | 1985 | 1990 | Pleasure Island Family Theme Park |
| Alton Mouse | Vekoma | Wild Mouse | 1988 | 1991 | Idlewild & SoakZone |
| Beastie | Pinfari | Family | 1983 | 2010 | Barry Island Pleasure Park |
| Black Hole | Schwarzkopf | Enclosed | 1983 | 2005 | Furuvik |
| Corkscrew | Vekoma | Sit-Down | 1980 | 2008 | - |
| Mini Apple | Pinfari | Family | 1982 | 1997 | Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach |
| New Beast | Schwarzkopf | Sit-Down | 1992 | 1997 | Divetido |
| Thunderlooper | Schwarzkopf | Shuttle | 1990 | 1996 | Hopi Hari |
Photo Gallery[edit | edit source]
The Corkscrew, honoured at the entrance to the park.
The towers in 1880.
The New Beast in 1993.
Smiler logo
Galactica logo
Wicker Man logo
| Amusement parks owned/operated by Merlin Entertainments | |||||||||
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