Alton Towers
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| Location |  |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | 4 April 1980 |
| Owner | Nick Leslau, leased to Merlin Entertainments |
| Area | 324 hectares (800 acres) |
| Website | http://altontowers.com/ |
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
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
Present (10)
| 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)
| 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
Operating
Closed
Photo Gallery
The Corkscrew, honoured at the entrance to the park.
Smiler logo
Galactica logo
Wicker Man logo
40 years logo, 2020
References
| Amusement parks owned/operated by Merlin Entertainments | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alton Towers • Amsterdam Dungeon • Chessington World of Adventures • Gardaland • Heide Park Resort • Peppa Pig Theme Park • Thorpe Park | |||||||||
| Legoland | Billund • California • Deutschland • Dubai • Florida • Japan • Korea • Malaysia • New York • Shanghai • Sichuan • Windsor | ||||||||