Alton Towers
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| amusement park | |
| 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 |  |
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.
History[edit | edit source]
The opening of the park in 2020 was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic and the opening of the new Gangsta Granny: The Ride pushed back to 2021. On 6 June, the park opened its gardens. The park reopened fully on 4 July.[1]
Roller coasters[edit | edit source]
Present (10)[edit | edit source]
| Name | Manufacturer | Class | Type | Opened | Status | Secret Weapon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galactica | Bolliger & Mabillard | Roller | Flying | March 16, 2002 | Operating | Secret Weapon 5 |
| Nemesis | Bolliger & Mabillard | Roller | Inverted | March 19, 1994 | Operating | Secret Weapon 3 |
| Oblivion | Bolliger & Mabillard | Roller | Diving | March 14, 1998 | Operating | Secret Weapon 4 |
| Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure | Zamperla | Roller | Sit-Down Family | March 21, 2015 | Operating | |
| Rita | Intamin | Roller | Launched | April 1, 2005 | Operating | |
| Runaway Mine Train | Mack Rides | Powered | Family | 1992 | Operating | |
| Smiler | Gerstlauer | Roller | Sit-Down | May 31, 2013 | Operating | Secret Weapon 7 |
| Spinball Whizzer | Maurer AG | Roller | Spinning | March 27, 2004 | Operating | |
| Thirteen | Intamin | Roller | Sit-Down | March 20, 2010 | Operating | Secret Weapon 6 |
| Wicker Man | Great Coasters International | Roller | Wooden | March 20, 2018 | Operating | Secret Weapon 8 |
Past (8)[edit | edit source]
| Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Closed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Man Bob | Zierer | Sit-Down | 1985 | 1990 | Relocated to Pleasure Island Family Theme Park |
| Alton Mouse | Vekoma | Wild Mouse | 1988 | 1991 | Relocated to Idlewild & SoakZone |
| Beastie | Pinfari | Sit-Down Family | 1983 | 2010 | Relocated to Barry Island Pleasure Park |
| Black Hole | Schwarzkopf | Enclosed | 1983 | 2005 | Relocated to Furuvik |
| Corkscrew | Vekoma | Sit-Down | 1980 | 2008 | Scrapped |
| Mini Apple | Pinfari | Sit-Down Family | 1982 | 1997 | Relocated to Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach |
| New Beast | Schwarzkopf | Sit-Down | 1988 | 1997 | Relocated to Divetido |
| Thunderlooper | Schwarzkopf | Shuttle | 1990 | 1996 | Relocated to Hopi Hari |
Attractions[edit | edit source]
Operating[edit | edit source]
Closed[edit | edit source]
Photo Gallery[edit | edit source]
The Corkscrew, honoured at the entrance to the park.
Smiler logo
Galactica logo
Wicker Man logo
40 years logo, 2020
References[edit | edit source]
| Amusement parks owned/operated by Merlin Entertainments | |||||||||
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| Alton Towers • Amsterdam Dungeon • Chessington World of Adventures • Gardaland • Heide Park Resort • Thorpe Park | |||||||||
| Legoland | Billund • California • Deutschland • Dubai • Florida • Japan • Korea • Malaysia • New York • Shanghai • Sichuan • Windsor | ||||||||