Something needs to be done with the monorail and im not talking about theming. The ride system seems to be in such a state that AT are incapable of running a reasonable amount of trains. It was a 50 (yes FIFTY) minute wait yesterday morning. Trains seemed to be about one every 8-10mins. I would have...

I love the thought and attention to detail that has gone into this Pumpkin Scarecrow 

Credit to Martin from earlier in this thread...

Martin wrote:

Scarefest 2013

AT could do with opening The Smiler right now to tackle some of those other queue times. I noticed that Sonic Spinball was 2hrs earlier on. 

The Smiler is now appearing on the Alton Towers ridetimes website...



EDIT: and it's been removed again - lol!

It has been a long old time since I last posted, but I've been intently following the Smiler construction on this forum and wanted to thank you all for keeping me thoroughly entertained!! :lol: :lol: :lol: This is what I wished for way back in March '11: Re: 2013: Secret Weapon Seven Discussion « Re...

Thanks cmpunk and James :)

Does the AT waterpark still offer a entry discount to MAP holders? Also, do they still do a further discount after 4-ish pm (they used to knock quite a lot off the price). If so, how much do they charge for reqular and MAP guests? thanks, Paul Hi all, does anybody know the answer to this one? We're...

"Join in with the Mad Scientists live on stage as they attempt a range experiments and mind-blowing demonstrations."

Does anybody else think this will take place in the old ice skating arena (where the 4d cinema was going to go)?

I've just noticed on the Alton Towers website that, amongst other items like the top trumps cards, they are advertising 'The Story of Alton Towers DVD'. Has anybody purchased this, and is it any good? [url=http://www.altontowers.com/online-gifts/#FunGames" onclick="window.open(this.href);return fals...

Does the AT waterpark still offer a entry discount to MAP holders?

Also, do they still do a further discount after 4-ish pm (they used to knock quite a lot off the price).
If so, how much do they charge for reqular and MAP guests?

thanks,
Paul

Mind you, if they removed both rides from that area, that would be a fair chunk of land there to develop on. To help eliminate the morning rush to the new ride, one option would be to somehow block off Adventure Land from the main path to X-Sector - fenced off maybe? Instead, the entrance to the are...

Another update on facebook:

"London Dungeon™ We're updating and improving the Jack the Ripper area of the tour, this had made some more room where Vengeance will be."

So it looks like Jack the Ripper is going to remain, but be condensed / streamlined to make way for this...

Alton Towers Hi Reginald, there are no major new rides for 2011, however we will have some fantastic new additions to the Resort throughout the year- watch this space for more information!

Probably just the new Steakhouse restaurant in AT Hotel. :|

When using the woodland walk early last year from the AT hotel through to Forbidden Valley, I noticed a mysterious set of wooden steps leading down from the main path deep into the wooded valley. Has anybody on here been curious and taken a look at what is down there? Are there any noteworthy landma...

ok... thanks both.

I'll keep an eye out on moneysupermarket - I hadn't realised they had a vouchers section on there until I just looked a few mins ago!

Is anybody aware of any 50% off discount codes for stays at either of the AT hotels at the moment? Last March I managed to get 50% off a stay in Splash Landings through an offer printed in The Sun, but I haven't seen anything so far this year - although to be fair it's still pretty early and offers ...

I visited AT on Monday just gone and Sonic's now back.

has anyone noticed the old grannies going round on larger-than-life sized pull-along trolleys? they play up todate music and also have mini races with each other :lol: The Grannies were awesome to watch on Saturday - they were buzzing around on their trolleys that sounded just like Formula 1 cars! ...

Of course, you have got the two hotels as well to finish (or start!) the day off in style! :lol:

I'm going to be controversial here, and say that I'm not sure I want to see any new flats in the Dark Forest. :) The reason I say this is because I really don't think there are any flats out there at the moment that are original or innovative enough to make an impact to the area or for AT as a whole...