Alton Towers Review | Staffordshire, England

[@CoasterStudios]

CORRECTION: several locals have notified me that you can in fact walk from the parking lot to the park entrance! I personally was not aware of this, but is nice to know that if you do not want to ride the monorail, you can walk!

[@deadtube_]

Yes it is a 15 minutes walk

[@ET5A]

Walking is just longer

[@rollercoasterrewind4730]

Was about to mention that, I normally walk to the entrance if the monorail queue goes out the station area, otherwise it would be quicker to walk!

[@adamrobinson1766]

Trust me, it takes ages to walk from the car park to the entrance

[@Oliver_T_03]

I always walk, the monarail queues are too long

[@analsex4264]

You can’t even walk to the entrance Regulars: I’m gonna stop you right there

[@CoasterStudios]

AbsoluteGeezer whoops

[@vertigo4884]

I go every 2 weeks. Never been on the monorail

[@hayato5815]

CxIorful do you go any other theme parks ?

[@aleeshagilliver4895]

U can there's a walk way that will help you find the hotel again when the people are on monorail and it is to long of a que so we have to walk I had to do it last year

[@tlb3640]

🤣🤣

[@rosie3929]

This was my first park, and ive been on average every 1.5 years since i was 5 so id say I've been here around 7 times and every single time has been amazing! Their scarefest celebrations are by far the best time to visit due to the extended opening hours!

[@thejannerofplymouth3654]

Got there at 9.20 am after a 6hr drive , it was already open and it shut at 5.30 ... I advise people to get to the furthest away from the entrance ... we had 5 goes on oblivion first just because it was empty .. .. by the way guys not far from stoke on trent so if u want to go for 2 or 3 days I suggest a cheap b&b in stoke

[@joshkirkham4281]

One thing I love about Alton towers is merchandise

[@visionist7]

They have no Nemesis gear though (except now for its 25th) and the huge Oblivion shop is now an arcade :-( Booooo

[@Steve10578]

I went to Alton Towers once back in the 80s when the double corkscrew was the main roller-coaster, is was yellow back then. I would like to go back again one day and stay at one of their many accommodation options, which I believe they never had when I last went.

[@saltbjorn]

Always liked oblivion the smiler and Rita quite a lot

[@GDT-mp5cn]

The whole "kiddie land" thing is quite common in the UK. There arent many kids rides in the main park at any of the major theme parks here

[@riversidepark4107]

How did you guys get there? I had to hitchhike from the train station in Uttoxeter after I realized there was no bus.

[@CoasterStudios]

We drove

[@calvincroftavfc4431]

There's a bus now! I work there so I get it most days. Leaves uttoxeter about 6.45 and I think there's one later about 8 but I'm not sure

[@Th3Sm1ler]

6:50 Bro really said “Reedah”

[@coasterbot]

It's reviews like these, and from other people who have never experienced Towers before, that reminds me of how special the place really is. Us, the people living within the UK, forget that it is a stupidly unique theme park. It isn't perfect, as you said, but it does get a lot right!

[@aidanstead6069]

tbh as someone who has loved alton towers since 2012 i was really nervous for this review because i was expecting much worse and what taylor was describing in the review...i don't think that uk coaster enthusiasts even realise how amazing a park alton towers actually is, and how lucky we are to have it

[@lpsftw8572]

@@aidanstead6069 too true. I've only been to the place once, but ever since, I've been begging to go back because it's left such an impression on me. The themes of the rides, the staff, the themes of the sections of the park itself. To me, there's no place like it. I was so focused on the rides, I didn't even go to the gardens, which is a shame because it looks stunning. Hopefully I get to go back some time.

[@loralaibarometer]

I live in the north and I've never been to Alton Towers! My parents have and said it was amazing but after the Smiler incident it has been hard to get a group together. The BF and I have considered going on our own but due to hotel and petrol cost it never happened. Last time we considered it we ended up going to Salou and PortAventura because it was cheaper.

[@thezed1587]

@@loralaibarometer I agree it can be expensive. I live in Southampton so it's at least a 4 hour drive. Whenever I've been to Alton towers , I always stop the night at the towers hotel. If you book at the right time you can get a really good deal for two people plus also get the second day for free ! Sometimes stopping over doesn't cost much more than the price of the day ticket. I really hope you get to go sometime. It's amazing. Hope this helps

[@jtaylor9562]

Seriously?? They allow too many people in, so nobody gets good value. I know several people who have cued ALL day to go on just 3 rides!!!!

[@drdewott9154]

"It's located in the middle of nowhere" Stoke on Trent and Derby: Am I a joke to you?

[@sloth-gaming]

I mean neither are major cities and there isn't major road networks between them at the park and its very hard to get to the park without a park

[@joshkirkham4281]

DrDewott and Nottingham

[@zachbladen]

@@joshkirkham4281 umm, is it?

[@thatscottishkaren1]

Even coming from Manchester it feels like the middle of nowhere.

[@squidwardshouse5431]

To America, anywhere in the UK that isn’t London, it’s the middle of nowhere. 😂

[@familycurzon5340]

The way you said CBeebies land had me dead😂😂😂

[@kanes-outdoor-adventure]

Abd duel 😂

[@TomTunnicliffex]

Seh babies land 😂😂😂

[@Gekko978]

he's not from England he probably didnt know it was a tv programme

[@erzan]

ZeBeBeesland. 🤣

[@sloppyoj8163]

Zuh bubbas land

[@iamra8826]

“The middle of nowhere” A cold rainy night in Stoke cries a single tear

[@rangerrye6590]

Yup stoke is a shithole but it's my shithole

[@generalbacon6955]

The same thing could be said for a lot of Staffordshire

[@n1kicurs3d57]

Poor stoke

[@Juicegoat_]

and darbyshire in genral

[@Amelia-hh7xu]

@@rangerrye6590 indeed 🥰🥰

[@masterknife8423]

It's nice to hear Americans say positive things about our theme parks. But I still think you guys are spoilt for choice when it comes to theme parks :)

[@NotTommyL]

Ye they’re countries huge though, if only England weren’t so small 😂

[@vordman]

I've got American friends who've never been to a theme park in their lives, you have to live near the big population areas to take advantage of the many parks around the major cities. Or drive to the nearest airport and get a flight to Florida.

[@nathanseamans2655]

vordman Florida, Texas, and California all have great parks within 3-5 hour driving distance which is nice

[@nathanseamans2655]

a sock I’ve known about since I was like 10 because of the smiler and now I know of nemesis and oblivion and it’s actually one of the parks I want to visit the most

[@markcrisp07]

I am shocked they found it good.... Even by UK standards it's terrible

[@conoroneill9393]

Smiler Theme: Creepy secret government institute with the goal of 'correcting' its subjects through eerie methods Rita Theme: Spooky car

[@Juicegoat_]

was a drag race

[@vekomaboomerang4422]

Rita theme: car in forest go vroom

[@leilacuthbertson]

@@vekomaboomerang4422 😂 literally, fast car that moves fast and turns at one point 😂

[@astheniceel13]

Actually, Rita is themed to it formerly being Rita: Queen Of Speed with the racetrack being abandoned and engulfed in the Dark Forest and that's why Th13teen changed Rita's theme

[@SW-yh3fh]

Alton towers is better than Thorpe Park

[@aidanstead6069]

we been knew

[@loganmckinnon6438]

There owned by the same company

[@wilkoweers_8612]

Auctor now They are owned by Lego

[@wowftw120]

Yeah but Thorpe has Stealth and Detonator

[@renegaderaida526]

Nope.

[@AMagicProduction]

“Can’t build any of their rides above the tree line” huh... that’s where RCT2 got that challenge from, lol

[@joeeeee256]

I believe it actually is ahah :)

[@KelbornXx]

With the height restrictions, the designers and engineers still managed to produce the greatest B&M inverted coaster in the world in Nemesis!

[@joeeeee256]

@@KelbornXx it sure is a fantastic ride! But I prefer Black Mamba personally ;)

[@merciandubz]

Yes it actually is. This was a major park Chris Sawyer used for inspiration when making RCT. This is also why the park appeared in RCT.

[@handbaghound]

@@KelbornXx why are they not allowed to build above the tree line?

[@MistyTheWooshyBarge]

Alton towers is truly a one of a kind place. You will never get the feeling that you get at Alton towers in any other park

[@gamesmaster1060]

Yeah I just hope they dont ruin it

[@gamesmaster1060]

@Anthonie White what?

[@HasanAhmedKingfifa]

@Anthonie White it happened once...

[@WarriorAvis]

@Anthonie White Literally one time because of human error

[@hh4251]

Hasan Ahmed no one died Ppl got injured

[@ThemeParkBanter]

Another great video mate! I agree, it's a gorgeous park but what let's it down massively is the opening hours! We would visit way more often if stayed open later.

[@jamiebrooks3864]

go at halloween if you can, open till very late

[@harleydoge310]

Blame the Locals, constantly at war with the park over all these damn noisy kids having fun.

[@jamo8491]

Lad it's tacky af. It's nowhere near gorgeous as it has no consistency

[@zachmoffatt7117]

Go firework night you can night ride especially smiler

[@EVILBUNNY28]

If you stay at one of the Alton Towers hotels you get access to Early Ride Time (ERT) which means you can enter at 9am, but unfortunately staggered opening still exists. If you go during the Halloween event called Scarefest the park stays open until 10pm (but there's no ERT). The park started doing staggered opening times ever since The Smiler accident in 2015 (where 2 girls lost their legs in the crash) I've personally got no idea why they have the staggered opening time since I don't think there's any use. Some say it's due to the increased safety checks before but why they don't just start earlier idk.

[@richshackleton8104]

They have a cubicle in the gents toilet up by Nemesis that has a glory hole. If you're after a quick blow I'd recommend

[@Fin_The_Shark]

Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check it out sometime :)

[@harleydoge310]

Some of the ride-techs are pretty cute. And there are lots of secluded areas. Just saying.

[@richshackleton8104]

@@harleydoge310 Yeah this one guy called Jason is cute

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

Interesting

[@dingo137]

Er, thanks for that. Maybe they should put that in their advertising.

[@a_cowwithlegs]

“Cant build above the tree line” *Just plant taller trees*

[@nono-jk7nz]

Would take years to grow

[@andrewclamp5462]

You are a genius

[@a_cowwithlegs]

Frankie Sandison Stil works :)

[@notgaryoldman1178]

@@nono-jk7nz What was the best you think could happen when you typed out this comment?

[@plastic.rug0]

genius

[@SwitchbackSylveon]

On off peak days (weekdays normally) they close at 4, on on peak days (weekends and UK school holidays), they close at 6.

[@bigman5823]

during scarefest i think they close at 9

[@leilacuthbertson]

@@bigman5823 its either 8 or 9 but i’m not sure

[@mr.intamin1081]

That’s so lame

[@Aslan-hh9cn]

This HD footage is sharper than Harry's jawline

[@rollercoasterrewind4730]

Nice Video. Alton Towers is definitley the best UK park for sure, I dont visit often as its 2.5 hours from where I live (I live down south closer to Thorpe).

[@Fin_The_Shark]

Try living in the north-west

[@emilymedhurst2073]

Hiiiiiiiuu

[@Archman155]

@@emilymedhurst2073 I live up north closer to Flamingo Land but i much prefer Towers and Thorpe is like half more the distance from where I live.

[@wearingyellowtoafuneral2851]

I live near Drayton Manor (about 20-30 minutes away) But I only went there once, in 2015, ever.

[@markcrisp07]

Jeesus...where is the worse one then?

[@GoatyGoY]

The tree line restriction I think is what makes Alton Towers so great: it really forced them to be creative with their rollercoasters, resulting in quite unique rides like Nemesis.

[@flaw3dgenius222]

Hmmm id say its now holding the park back compared to most big Euro Parks.

[@larvasandwich5598]

I have waiting thousands of years for this review, thank you

[@leejohnson179]

You look good for your age.

[@toastie6532]

the spinball ride was sonic themed at some point

[@ScrewyLoops]

Another brilliant review! Love watching these, especially when it's for my home park. Made me find a new appreciation for Towers seeing it from someone elses point of view ☺👍 Great stuff!

[@t-a-r-o-n_on_top]

Exactly! It's great to hear things so positive about my home park because it truly is awesome

[@TheAndroidvsapple]

Your cinematic footage of Alton Towers is the best cinematic video you have ever made...

[@CoasterStudios]

thank you!!

[@JorgeBCanchola]

I waited for this more than for Toy Story 4

[@JoshB333]

Always love walking to the entrance.. hearing the rides in the trees but not seeing them

[@dmichael471c9]

Hi, great review. I just wanted to add that park close time is not the time the park closes but the time the queues close. So if you are in the queue for a ride at 4.00 then you will get on that ride. Also during summer the park is open until 5 (or 6 at the weekend).

[@wf6190]

I'm from Singapore, more than 15,000km away, and I've already been to Alton Towers 6 times in 4 years. It's absolutely my favourite theme park and I totally agree with your comments about it. It's not perfect, but I go for the feeling, and you really do feel like you're in a different world when you're in there. Thanks for the review.

[@harleydoge310]

Thats really cool to think off all the Parks that would be closer, you would still choose Alton. It's my favourite Park in the UK but I don't know if I had access to some of the crazier places in the world.

[@wf6190]

Coming from a very urbanised island nation, Alton is like fairytale to me. It is everything Singapore isn’t.

[@glitch3487]

I agree that it's a great park. I have the Premium Merlin Annual Pass so I can go as many times as I want to any Merlin attraction for only £11.99 a month all year round. I definitely use it for alton towers the most and it's honestly the reason I got the pass. I go around once every 2weeks and I love it more and more each time I go.

[@matthewthomas8985]

Alton Towers is the best park ive been to in Europe. It has a couple of negatives which one is the treeline issue and 2 id say the size. It does tire you but these are so minuscule by the positives. Its the most beautifully landscaped park ive ever been to and it has a feeling to it i cant describe. Its magical and thanks so much for the review. Was a very accurate and honest review. I find coasterstudios reviews pretty much spot on. Keep up the good work Tyler

[@matthewsouthwell9653]

Thanks a ton for uploading this review! Been waiting for it for so long.

[@barneyb3428]

Any of the regulars will understand me, you need to do a scarefest one year if you don’t like the closing hours

[@RUFU58]

You couldn’t find the runaway train? That’s why you have a map, or the app on your phone. 🤔

[@nmstest2878]

Btw Taylor, I live in Alton (The village that you have to go through to get to Towers) and you can walk from the car park to the entrance, in fact in the over 200 times I have been I have only been on the monorail about 5 times. The walk takes about 30 mins(if your a slow walker) and you get an amazing view of Nemesis and Galactica.

[@axos0015]

You can walk to the park from the car park, I have done it several times.

[@HalloweenCharlie]

Alton Towers is honestly amazing and I'm so glad it's my local theme park!?! If you are planning on re-visiting the park I can 100% recommend going during scarefest as the theming is insane during that time period!

[@richardwillcock5768]

Going tomorrow for 3 days & stopping at the hotel. Love Alton Towers!!

[@hh4251]

Richard Willcock so ur done now right? How did it go

[@TheCoasterPotato]

If you didnt stepfoot into the gardens and the skyride wasnt open how did miss all the signs to runaway mine train while on you were going to forbidden valley

[@nathanparker8165]

1:15 You can just make out Oblivion and Smiler through the trees as you drive up

[@adamb8258]

where abouts? i always look for them but can never spot em

[@astheniceel13]

@@adamb8258 Just before you see the employees entrance but it's mostly Oblivion you see

[@swampcrotch8240]

PSA: It takes 10-15 mins to walk from the car parks to the entrance, you do not NEED to use the monorail

[@tomhutchinson9530]

This was my first ever theme park. I remember riding corkscrew as my first roller coaster as a kid and then nemesis when I came back the next year and was actually tall enough haha. Also if anyone hasn't been on a scarefest it truly is an amazing experience.

[@ebandflowrider]

I'm going this year to scarefest

[@kiiabby]

I have such a soft spot for Corkscrew. It was the first "proper" coaster I went on. The following year my friend dragged me to Oblivion and got the attendant to strap me in before I could bolt. I am so grateful because I went from complete fear to adoring coasters. Will always have a soft spot for Alton Towers.

[@jamesmnaylor]

Welcome to Staffordshire, with its two major theme parks. Alton Towers and Drayton Manor Park. AltonTowers is situated in the Staffordshire Moorlands, which boarders both Derbyshire and Cheshire. Drayton Manor is situated in Mile oak Tamworth. Both parks have a combined visitor number of over 3.5million and are home to cbbies land (Alton Towers) and Thomas [the tank] land (Drayton Manor) with Alton Towers playing host to David Walliams World (which should have opened in 2o2 but put back until 2021) both are easily accessed via the m6 motorway. Both as you put it based in the middle of no where. Also covering a few of your points, Alton Towers does open later during peak times (school half term (April and October) and summer holidays (July and August) and also during its scarefest in October and fireworks season early November, which is when the park will close until march/April time the following year. For info when spin ball wizzes was made, Alton Towers had a contract with the owners of sonic the hedgehog video game and it was themed around that, which was not extended and so it now has no theme.

[@maxn8275]

I’m more of a Thorpe Park kinda guy, but Alton Towers is an all-round excellent park. Rides such as Nemesis and The Smiler are top-notch coasters. I enjoyed your review.

[@renanfelix259]

if u had to choose just one, so you pick Thorpe Park right?

[@maxn8275]

@@renanfelix259 Yeah.

[@MrStehooper]

FUN FACT... James Doohan (Scotty from Star Trek) trained here during WW2 with Canadian (I believe) forces. Alton Towers was a camp during that time.

[@dawiddadun3044]

Thanks for that fact. I live in Alton. Yes the Towers was requisitioned as an Officer cadet training unit during WW2.

[@jjmailman]

I’ve been to AT twice: 2002 (2 days) & 2006 (2.5 days). We stayed at the AT hotel both times, and it is AWESOME. The theming inside the hotel is outstanding! The elevators have different lighting/sound packages FOR EVERY FLOOR!! Really cool! Glad you rode Hex! I have that in a tie with Villa Volta at Efteling for best mad house (actually, I do give a slight edge to VV, due to the soundtrack. Which is pretty much the only souvenir you can find at Efteling: a park soundtrack). If you ever go back, staying at the AT hotel is a must!!

[@StamfordBridge]

Thanks for the tip.

[@visionist7]

Baron 1898 definitely deserves a T shirt or a hoodie

[@jakesteryt777]

Umm Rita does have a theme you have to read the signs and it tells u the story

[@Archman155]

it has no theming though and the theme is so vague it might as well not exist. the "story" is basically just "lol some old drag strip is now apparently to escape the dark forest wait this makes no sense eh just go with it we cant think of a better theme"

[@bigman5823]

Archman 155 yeah they were kinda lazy with rita. i still think it’s enjoyable if it’s your first time

[@kirbysuperstaruhh3769]

Rita's theming has always been bad.

[@Archman155]

@@kirbysuperstaruhh3769 ikr its either a random drag strip in the middle of a prehistoric era or a drag strip that is in the middle of a haunted forest.. like come on.. i dont like rita anyways, its too rough

[@harrycunni675]

Alton towers is my home park and I love it I’ve been 8 times this year

[@Harry-it4jl]

If only alton towers wasnt 3 and a half hours away from me😂😂. My local park is thorpe park and that is like 15 to 20 minutes away.

[@adamb8258]

wish i was 15 mins from stealth lol, im 1 hour 30 min from towers tho which is pretty gud

[@plooperscooper7453]

Harry 1234 I must live literally next you hahah but we always have to make a couple trips up there every year

[@Harry-it4jl]

@@plooperscooper7453 i got a season pass for my b-day and i have been twice this year. Im planning to go twice this summer and again for scarefest. I wish i could go more often.

[@Harry-it4jl]

@@adamb8258 thats pretty good as people travell from scotland and even other countries to go on stealth. However, its great to live so close as it means i can go whenever i want🎢🎢🎢🎢

[@adamb8258]

@@Harry-it4jl aye, bet ye got season pass havent ya. Went to thorpe park bout 2 week ago (3+ hour drive) stealth easily my fav. Prefer alton overall tho imo

[@garyography]

I imagine the closing times of the park is with respect to the surrounding area and its locals and sleepy villages, because of the noise levels, narrow roads and traffic.

[@thejoysequence]

Excellent review video as usual! I'm glad you enjoyed Alton Towers, it's my home park!

[@theellister3367]

spinball whizzer doesn't have a theme because it used to be sonic spinball with that style theme, but then they could't afford to keep paying royalties to sega so they got rid of the theming

[@1100-d7l]

The Ellister they could afford it the licence just ended

[@ryan_n05]

I hope that when LEGO buys Merlin that they still let the theme parks (other than the Legoland's) do their own thing. Then we can get more rides meant for the whole family that are themed to dying in horrific ways!

[@ihavenomoneyandpoor6606]

Hello welcome to my comment lol This is my fav theme park and th13teen is my fav rollercoaster And btw how u said Cbeebies land is funny looooooool I want to go on Galactica but I'm one point three lol oof Btw fun fact, Alton towers had to use explosives to build the layout for nemesis

[@crispyflipflops7584]

Bad move. ALWAYS go to The Smiler first or else you’ll be waiting 90minutes

[@richardschlange9629]

The single rider queue exists on the smiler. Me and my friends did it like 3 times in 20 minutes because of that. Not many people know so keep it a secret.

[@TheEpicWalrus]

Spinball Whizzer actually does have a theme, but its not an obvious one.

[@eletaone]

My game plan back in June. Step 1 - take disabled badge Step 2 - skip all queues all day Step 3 - success

[@danielledewitt1]

eletaone 4You get to park in the car park right at the entrance.

[@chloered8442]

So many misleading things in this video (nothing against the video maker he did a great job these are just stuff that you might not know if you’re not used to it) 1) you can walk from the carpark to the entrance 2) the park doesn’t close at 4. The standard close time is 6. The park closes at 4 on week days out of main season but these days are so quiet you could ride everything twice. The latest close time during the year is at 9. And it’s pretty standard for all uk theme parks. 3) the tree height was put in place due to restrictions on them being in the countryside, to get around this a lot of coasters are built into the ground, ect: tnt was used to build the pits in nemesis. 4) a lot of theming is built with backstory so you kinda need to know some of the story’s to fully understand it. 5) SPINBALL WIZZER IS THEMED. RITA IS THEMED. 6) if you’re new to the park, please use the app for the map so you don’t get lost. Okay rant over this place is practically my home I had to fix some misconceptions

[@nellmichie1658]

Hi I go there every year and they actually keep some of the rides open until like 6:30

[@Archman155]

your wrong. the latest they open to is 6 at any time of the year apart from scarefest and fireworks when they are open till 9. There is an exception as Nemesis did stay open until 7PM in August for about a week to celebrate it's 25th birthday, but apart from that, no ride queuelines are open after 6. you can still get on the ride after 6 but you would have had to be in the queue before 6 because they shut it off at 6 so only the remaining people in the queuelines can ride before the ride shuts for the night.

[@elliott443]

Archman 155 bro chill

[@Archman155]

@@elliott443 i am chill i was just saying

[@rossbainukify]

To be fair have been there three times this Summer and twice it has been open until 7pm (as a last queue time)! If the park shuts at 4/5 its generally pretty quiet.

[@benharding10]

The opening times are a clever piece of marketing for the Resort, to make you believe you must spend more than a day there, being in a remote location- in one of their hotels

[@markcrisp07]

Another ply to rip people off. That's about all they are good at!

[@villek3722]

@@markcrisp07 It's business after all...you know that roller coasters arent cheap. New rides are usually multi million investments.

[@mik310s]

I have alot of fond memories of this place I used to go twice a year when I was younger and its the most beautiful park I've ever seen, the gardens and walks are just stunning

[@ttarazed]

Anyone watching in 2020- they now close at 7pm and most rides open at 10. To Americans and anyone BUT British people, it may seem like it is in the middle of nowhere but it really isn't lol.

[@XxxXXxxX-zj5jr]

Amazing and agree to you I live in the little village next to it

[@jamo8491]

Worst place to build a theme park. Crap operating hours. Terrible car park paying system and maintenance. Personally when able to, I would go on the single rider que as it's less time and doesn't make a distance. It is a fair trek from the car parks but the monorail is grim and filthy. There's hardly any theming in the park which defeats the object of it being a theme park. The park is inconsistent in its layout and I don't get why they build a park around houses located in the actual park and when in the UK it is dark early, there are a lack of street lights on the car park and way in. The park seems to be very open and easy to hide in order to stay overnight. The idea of it operating on low hours makes it pointless and annoying. This is another way of them getting more money out of you.

[@sharonmyatt2191]

I live in stoke which is the closest city to it 🙂

[@deldia]

Stink on stench is nice.

[@FlyingNote]

I live 104 mins away

[@FlyingNote]

And 246 mins away from Thorpe park

[@ihavenomoneyandpoor6606]

Kids can also go in cloud coo coo land but in 2020 they are closing the area down :(. But it's tommake way for David walliams land

[@revenantsmum2140]

This is my home park 😍

[@bcfcbennjy99]

My local park and been so many times. Last year though I stayed at the resort for 2 nights and it was amazing. Recommend this to anyone.

[@smatrai]

Alton Towers is beautiful, I flew here from Newark on my partial Europe trip last year. It is very easy to get lost not only in the park but getting to it. As Taylor said this is not in a city it’s in the England countryside where a ton of trees lie. I loved the monorail ride, first of all if you want good views of some of their rollercoasters the monorail absolutely does a great job in doing so particularly the forbidden valley for coasters like nemesis. Second this park is obsessed with in the hall of the mountain king get ready to hear it and often. There theming is hit or miss obviously much better than your traditional cedar fair or six flags theme park. The rides that do hit have an incredible dark theme. Wicker man to me had the best theming there, walking through the queue watching the coaster completely surround you is great, along with wicker lying everywhere and Ima score nailed it again with the music. Seriously like half of my morning you tube playlist is listening to ima score coaster soundtracks.a few pieces of advice . Yes you need 2 days the 4 o clock closing is disappointing and you are literally marathoning your way around the park to get to all of the attractions, go to the rollercoaster cafe, tbh other then Disney that’s the first time I ate steak in a theme park and it was good the only joke is somebody’s dinner got stuck on the loop so me and a few English friends there were laughing it up. The food there was awesome. 3rd be careful driving to leave after dark because it is literally pitch black in the forest, and keep in mind we drive on the right they drive on the left. So it gets a bit crazy at night. Seriously though a must visit park for any enthusiast definitely want to come back really soon

[@visionist7]

I'm instead wanting to fly to Newark from Europe for El Toro alone

[@Vortex64]

You can get lots of rides done is a day, but its not easy to do, ive managed 16 with 2 rides on nemisis oblivion rita 13 galactica, 1 ride on spinball, and 3 on smiler (but i did have to use the fact that it wasnt a peak day to my advantage to get to the smiler queue before it opened, to pre queue for about 5 minutes, and use the single rider at the end of the day)

[@jexno7135]

If you go when scarefest is on, it opens early at about 9 or 10am, and closes at 9pm .

[@joshkirkham4281]

Jenovlogs it still has such short hours tho even for Halloween when other parks like Gardaland are open till 12 midnight

[@jexno7135]

Josh Kirkham who knows maybe the workers need sleep to work the next day

[@joshkirkham4281]

Jenovlogs yeah but that’s the case with all theme parks, they still manage to stay open later

[@jessicabowen6558]

First of all you can walk from car park. You always have been able too. Second of there is cut thoughs to make it easier to get to other rides and all rides are themed just in different way

[@oscarpeters5309]

Yes! I've been waiting for this

[@ЛенаЧавыкина]

Thanks for the video. I visited Alton Towers in 2007 and it was an exciting experience.

[@alton727]

Best park in the UK.

[@milliewilliams6155]

i was so lucky the day we went to alton towers there was no queue for anything smiler and wicker man were both on 10 minute queues all day.

[@maxwillis9863]

"you do have cebebes land" its pronounces ce-be-bes not ce be bes XD

[@booth2710]

I went 3 year ago in late September. Schools had just gone back. We hardly had to queue for rides - in fact some rides were hed up waiting fo r us to board as we came down the steps. We had fast track tickets which didn't even get all the holes punched - just didn't need them. June / July / August - the whole world is there ... Sept - the park is half empty.

[@lewistaylor-qi4ci]

I live about 2 mins from towers, and yes we call it towers aha

[@lewistaylor-qi4ci]

Narnia Narnia cool my sister works there aswell , you might know her

[@HxrryTv.]

CBeebies is pronounced see beeb ees. Also, it is a kids channel where many shows are shown. You may see some

[@MrNorbo95]

Closed at 4pm?? Hmmm swear it's usually 6 or 7pm

[@dabielmemeing2990]

MrNorbo95 during Saturday summer

[@samg6152]

I’ve been to Alton towers nearly 10 times and I still don’t know the layout.

[@accessallexperiences4719]

hears the disability review for this park facebook.com/events/518448112013874/

[@bennickss]

‘Sebeebees land’ I died

[@SlopedOtter]

My home park! I live 10 minutes away and have free access! Sometimes I'll finish work early and go for a few spins on Nemesis. There is a secret (ish) path from the car park to forbidden valley

[@visionist7]

:-o please share!

[@SlopedOtter]

@@visionist7 do some research and you will find it! Only open certain times of day and only for certain guests is all I will say...

[@visionist7]

@@SlopedOtter damn maaan that don't help lol

[@merantix5811]

How long does it take to get from one side of the park to the other using the sky line?

[@legibleformula526]

So is Thorpe park or towers better I think towers is better

[@eileenturner6510]

In October they are allowed to build scare mazes in the towers

[@scoopet]

I'm going tomorrow for a school trip! What do you recommend. I'm not into rollercoasters lol

[@scoopet]

@Jones Madison thanks! Went yesterday with school trip and loved it! So much to do for all ages. 😄

[@martinallisonwylie4073]

They shortened the hours they open to save money and cut costs after the accident

[@PoisonousPen]

Ok :) firstly? Great review. I could’ve easily watched a 30min version of this. You spoke so easily about the park. Good stuff 👍 It looks like you went recently, so yeah. Between the end of May and early September, the place is packed. The walk from the main car park is around 10 minutes. So it is walkable and on some busy days, it’s quicker than queuing for the monorail. We usually go around March time when the park opens. Even when there’s a new coaster, you usually don’t have to queue that long if you get your days right, but you are correct. I’ve only worked all this out from going many times and yes: yes ALWAYS have a game plan, but we only go for the one day. And The Skyride was broken??!! Shocker....🙄😅 #alwaysbroken

[@stokebeaver923]

Don't you just love it when you live 20 mins away!

[@misterhayleyface]

Dude, you didn't mention the best bit! The story told in the Hex preshow is true - if you walk into the woods about 5 mins away from the park you'll find the oak tree and it's branches still chained up!

[@dawiddadun3044]

Certainly is true. I live in the village & first visited the chained oak as a young kid in the early 70s. Alot of people think it was a made up story to sell the ride & have no idea the tree is only minutes away as you say.

[@SheerDrop]

It's funny hearing an American talking about where Alton Towers is located. Everything here is in the middle of nowhere, whereas in the US most things are condensed into a small space. Ironic considering the size of each.

[@Mgsgenesis]

when you live closer to towers like I do, you realise yeah its good.... but it aint great.