I'm just reading about the birthday perk with the premium pass, allowing freinds to join you at a discounted rate but must be used within 7 days of your birthday, how will that work in December, as my birthday is the 23rd? Join the club! Superb day for a birthday! The birthday pack is £20 extra isn...

Went up to upgrade at Alton yesterday afternoon. There was quite a delay of around an hour due to a system fault, I'd not been there as long but those that had been were rather annoyed, the managers didn't seem that great either. Regardless the kind member of staff plodded on and got us all done (we...

The Merlin sale from Boxing Day onwards looks excellant value. I for one will be upgrading for the first time from a Premium Alton Towers pass to a Premium Merlin Annual PAss!

Does anyone still have a link to a hi -res version of the Alton Towers Fireworks logo? I was messing about on paint and ended up saving my mess about over the actual image by mistake...

I said I'd return when I had more time, didn't expect it to be nearly three weeks down the line! Once again I visited for all three displays, stopping over on the Friday night with my Mum and Dad. I enjoyed all three days, you can all moan and whinge about budgets and back in the day, but we are in ...

Somewhere around halfway during a gap in the music there was an almighty bang and flash behind the towers, but no effect in the sky? My first thought was that this was an aerial shell blowing out a rack and it seems I might have been right. If it's the same bang I am thinking off I too thought it w...

Just before the Scarefest started the Alton Towers Twitter feed mentioned there would be Scarefest mugs and green donuts. Whilst I didn't see any donuts I did buy a SW7 mug and t-shirt... is that the "Scarefest" mug or had they sold out? I didn't see any on the park that were Scarefest br...

Cheers Rob!

It was just a rough figure tbf - I'll just buy them bounceback tickets like I did this year haha

Can I ask where you found this info out? It's not that I don't believe you, I just love planning ahead and we discussed with some friends yesterday about stopping over next Scarefest, if I can start banding some figures out to them now for what it'd cost that would be great!

Just before the Scarefest started the Alton Towers Twitter feed mentioned there would be Scarefest mugs and green donuts. Whilst I didn't see any donuts I did buy a SW7 mug and t-shirt... is that the "Scarefest" mug or had they sold out? I didn't see any on the park that were Scarefest bra...

If people didn't rely on Sat Nav so much they might be able to decipher a simple map.

And yet if Alton blew their budget on adverts every year they'd be slated for not investing it on rides 

To be fair, us lot are gonna go anyway and I imagine that advert does enough for 90% of the GP! Chill!

Mugs! Yes! They had them for Scarefest and Fireworks in 2010, good to see them back for 2012 for Scarefest at least!

I've been asked if people can get in for free by dressing up. I told the "asker" this wasn't the case, they were just asking because of a rumour they had heard. Just wondering if one or more people could confirm my thoughts on this!

I built Tower Bridge out of LEGO the other week and whilst doing so thought to myself, I'd definately buy a LEGO Alton Towers!

If this is in the wrong place feel free to move it, I think I'm ok here anyway! Basically there is another series of "Who Do You Think You Are?" starting on BBC1 on Wednesday at 21:00. Whilst reading about it in my TV mag, something caught my eye which some users here maybe interested in. ...

Hi folks, I've not really been on top of all things Alton this year, despite having an AP I've only been once on opening day! I ave picked up there have been numerous silly attempts at making drastic cuts, has the Golf been on the end of one of these? I wasn't looking to go but I just noticed that o...

Despite having an Annual Pass I have only visited once this main season, on opening day. Reading about actions like this don't make me want to go back! It could well be I don't go again until Scarefest, when last year I went once a month!

Ah this is excellant. Whilst an AP holder it won't affect me directly I have ordered tickest for people in the past and felt bad saying yeah it's this price plus so and so because I had to use my card. Angers me when companies charge you for using a card online, I'm sorry cash doesn't work online! A...