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Following the opening of the Alton Towers Hotel in 1996, plans were developed for a second hotel, including a water park. Originally named S plash Landings , the name of the water park changed to Cariba Creek when the hotel was forced to drop the Calypso Springs name early in 2003.
Alton Towers Resort (UK: / ˈ ɒ l t ən / ⓘ OL-tən) (often shortened to Alton Towers) is a theme park and resort complex in Staffordshire, England, near the village of Alton. [4] The park is operated by Merlin Entertainments Group and incorporates a theme park , water park , mini golf and hotel complex .
On 22 January 2018, Alton Towers announced that the ride would operate seasonally for 2018, operating only from 26 May to 4 September, but the ride operated throughout the season after a negative social media response. Some key features of the ride that were designed to get riders wet such as the waterfalls were temporarily isolated.
Alton Towers is building a “highly secretive” new ride which is set to cost £12.5m. The theme park had plans for the new attraction unanimously approved at a meeting with town planners from ...
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At the time of opening, Galactica was the tallest ride at Alton Towers with a height of 20 metres (66 ft). [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 20 ] The 840-metre-long (2,760-foot) ride reaches a top speed of 75 kilometres per hour (47 miles per hour), and riders can experience a g-force of up to 3.5g whilst on the ride.
Wicker Man is a wooden roller coaster at Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire, United Kingdom.Manufactured by Great Coasters International, the £16-million ride opened to the public on 20 March 2018 following a three-day weather delay.
In February 2024, Alton Towers submitted a planning application for a new 60 ft (18 m) tall ride in the Forbidden Valley, dubbed 'Project Ocean', on the site previously occupied by Funk ‘n’ Fly (originally occupied by Ripsaw). [4] This prompted speculation from enthusiasts about this new ride being a 'revival' of Ripsaw. [5]