UK theme parks from another point of view!
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- AstroDan
Actually, because Tussauds wanted the money. And now, the Alton Towers management don't want to charge for parking - as they know it leaves a sour end to the day if guests have to pay the £4 charge. However they cannot get rid of it as suddenly getting rid of £x amount of money that was previously guaranteed is hard to justify to the bigwigs, sadly.
Having to pay £4 for parking isn't a nice end to the day, especially after all the money you have just spent in the park. If they could I'm sure AT would get rid of the charge tomorrow, but it's just not possible, think how many cars must go each year and the money made form it.
Hopefully the charge will be removed in the future, but who knows how long it will be before it is?
Hopefully the charge will be removed in the future, but who knows how long it will be before it is?
"rob 92" wrote:Having to pay £4 for parking isn't a nice end to the day, especially after all the money you have just spent in the park. If they could I'm sure AT would get rid of the charge tomorrow, but it's just not possible, think how many cars must go each year and the money made form it.
Hopefully the charge will be removed in the future, but who knows how long it will be before it is?
Don't hold your breath!
It's going to be there for the forseeable future, just pay it and enjoy your day.
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caffeine_demon
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"AstroDan" wrote:Actually, because Tussauds wanted the money. And now, the Alton Towers management don't want to charge for parking - as they know it leaves a sour end to the day if guests have to pay the £4 charge. However they cannot get rid of it as suddenly getting rid of £x amount of money that was previously guaranteed is hard to justify to the bigwigs, sadly.
so - they should remove the car parking charge.... and then charge £3 each ifor the monorail.... :evillaugh:
"Lon" wrote:All European Parks charge for parking cars, in fact for once I think Alton Towers is cheaper than most.
Still free at Chessington and Thorpe though
Ah, but friends who have visited Thorpe inform me they charge for maps. So they get it back somehow.
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What me and my friend tend to do is stop for a round of extraordinary golf at the end of the day then when you leave the car park is virtually empty and the barriers are left open. Thus meaning you don't need to pay. If you do this however I would suggest buying a car park token to be on the safe side but you can always keep this for your next visit. Cheeky I know but they do make enough money off me in the space of a year!
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.....or pretend to yourself that you're going to stay in the hotel for the night when you arrive in the morning. Obviously you'd use the hotel car park when planning to stay the night. Then after your splendid day on park you could accidentally forget to stay in the hotel for the night and just drive out the way you came in. Forgetfulness is terrible isn't it? Did i mention that there's no charge when you park in the hotel car park?
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TBH the car park fee is a bit of a con, particularly at £4. I've never understood why it is was introduced in the first place, just more compulsory money grabbing.
Alton Towers should value that people have chosen to spend a day out at the park. The least they could is allow people to park their car free of charge.
The park should just add any car parking charge onto the admission price - because at the end of the day, that is what it will cost bare minimum for a visit to the park anyway.
If Alton management are concerned that it leaves a sour end to the guest's day then they should just enforce people to buy their parking token at admission kiosks.
Alton Towers should value that people have chosen to spend a day out at the park. The least they could is allow people to park their car free of charge.
The park should just add any car parking charge onto the admission price - because at the end of the day, that is what it will cost bare minimum for a visit to the park anyway.
If Alton management are concerned that it leaves a sour end to the guest's day then they should just enforce people to buy their parking token at admission kiosks.
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