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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 .
Following the opening of the Alton Towers Hotel in 1996, plans were developed for a second hotel, including a water park. Originally named Splash 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.
The Smiler is a steel roller coaster located at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, United Kingdom.The Infinity Coaster model from Gerstlauer set a world record for most inversions on a roller coaster when it opened in 2013, [3] featuring 14 inversions that include dive loops, sidewinders, corkscrews, and other inverting elements.
A new TV advert has been released this week, giving fans a first glance at the new experience coming to the park. Bianca Sammut, vice president of Alton Towers Resort, said: “Alton Towers is ...
Nemesis Reborn, previously Nemesis, is an inverted roller coaster located at the Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire, England. It was manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) and designed by Werner Stengel, from a concept by park developer John Wardley. It opened in the Forbidden Valley (formerly Thunder Valley) area of the park on 19 ...
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 ...
The park area containing Oblivion was redesigned as 'X Sector'. [2] The only surviving ride from the former area was the Black Hole roller coaster, which was externally redesigned to suit the new theme. [5] Alton Towers moved and rethemed two existing rides from other areas of the park to open with X-Sector, Energizer and Enterprise. [6] [7]
Following the opening of Nemesis in 1994, a flying coaster was planned by the park to open in 1998, but was delayed due to technological limitations. [2] During its development, Alton Towers marketed the ride as Secret Weapon 5 (abbreviated to SW5), [3] following the naming pattern established for previous major park developments.