Bert2theSpark wrote:

So Towers have banned Nerf Guns and Foam Swords?

It would appear so, yes.

As was reported yesterday, Alton Towers have officially confirmed that The Alton Towers Dungeon will open at the theme park in 2019!

TowersTimes takes a look at what we know so far.

https://i.imgur.com/P46k2Tb.jpg Scarefest is back at Alton Towers for another year, full of frights, thrills and spooky fun! With a brand new maze, Project 42, the return of some favourite mazes, new entertainment, and more, TowersTimes take a look at everything Scarefest 2018 has to offer. Will yo...

How awesome does it look in the dark?

Can’t wait to see it for myself next week.

I personally don’t have an issue with team orders. At the end of the day, it’s a team sport, and the drivers are employed by the team. I don’t like Hamilton but from Mercedes perspective with regards to the championship, switching the drivers round in Sochi made sense. Lewis essentially now has 2 ra...

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Great photos hursty!

Captured a memorable day perfectly!

https://i.imgur.com/YALmx6T.jpg As reported by TowersTimes Facebook; Alton Towers Stargazing Pods, the Resort’s newest accommodation offering, are now available to book for stays from 12th April 2019. The Pods are available for weekend stays, as well as for midweek stays during school holidays. The...

I’m struggling to get my head round what they were thinking when they thought this was a good idea. It just looks tacky, what was wrong with how it was before?

Possibly N-ST reopening, Seeing as there has been a tent seen there this year maybe work has gone in refurbishing it, or it might be having some TLC. But that's just my thoughts. The activity around Nemesis: Sub-Terra is related to Project 42, the new maze for this years Scarefest that is utilising...

As reported by SouthParks Facebook, With under three weeks to go, construction for Fright Nights is now well underway at Thorpe Park Resort. Shipping containers and a yellow school bus have been placed on the concrete area by Crust, indicating this will be the home of The Walking Dead: Do or Die. Th...

Fingers crossed we might see the waterfalls turned back on sooner rather than later. I don’t think we’ll see the waterfalls switched back on until all of the Rapids boats have received the enhancements. They could potentially be back for Scarefest but I wouldn’t be surprised if Towers waited until ...

Has the resort confirmed that the Wicker Man actors will be surrounding the area, or is that purely speculation? Nevertheless, I'm VERY excited to ride Wicker Man in the dark - however, I'm sure the queues will be more scary than the ride  :lol At this stage it’s speculation, however, there were wr...

I think I've spotted an error with the hoodie I bought at Towers, anyone else spot this and can confirm? I have done a rough translation and it appears to be blocks of the alphabet, in the GHIJK the I does not appear to be the same as used in the Wickerman marketing campaign https://pkfbyq.am.files...

Speaking of effects, it seems the smoke effect in the station is finally working as it was originally intended, as shown in this picture taken by Thrill Nation on Thursday.

While I would love to have a Towers/IMAScore CD, is there currently enough content to make such a CD worthwhile? Off the top of my head, we have: Towers Street, The Smiler, Wicker Man, Galactica, Spinball Whizzer and the Heritage Soundtrack. I suppose they could also add the finale music from the 20...

TinkerGem wrote:

I'm thinking of making a solo trip to AT Thurs/Fri this week now the kids are back. Will the park be quiet or will next week be a better choice?

I imagine it will be pretty quiet

Should check it now, The Smiler is 120 mins, and Th13teen is at 100 mins!  :O Even Hex is 20 mins - the first week of September is perhaps not the best week to go! A mixture of schools on their last few days of holiday and people thinking the schools have gone back perhaps? Today is a teacher train...

Having ridden Icon, I believe a Mack multi-launch coaster on the Rita site would be the best option for SW9. I’m not sure how much of the woodland adjacent to Dark Forest they would be able to utilise, as this would naturally increase the ride’s footprint, but the Merlin group are missing a trick by...

Pretty decent quality, but it’s a shame the flame effects weren’t on