Alton Towers gate price to rise to £48 in 2014
Alton Towers will increase its on-the-day admission price by 2.5% next season to £48, it has been confirmed. The £1.20 price on 2013’s end-of-season prices was reported by Scottish coach…
Editorial: Alton Towers’ poor after-sales care
Alton Towers’ staff are renowned for their friendly and helpful attitude – when you are at the park, that is. What is quite different is the level of service and…
Theme park season draws to a close
Theme parks across the country have closed for the winter following the end of the main season. Alton Towers closed with its traditional fireworks displays held over the past three…
Merlin Entertainments shares close 10% up
Shares in Merlin Entertainments have closed more than 10% up after their first day of trading on the London Stock Exchange. Conditional trading of the £3.15 shares was launched at…
Alton Towers reopens The Smiler rollercoaster
Alton Towers has reopened its latest rollercoaster The Smiler, several days after an incident injured two people. Guide wheels were shed from the ride’s vertical lift hill on Saturday, hitting…
Could the Oblivion rollercoaster ever stall?
By all sensible definitions, it is the steepest rollercoaster in UK – and also has the fastest drop – but could Alton Towers’ Oblivion ever realistically stall? With a 180…
Ride Rater Photographer of the Year 2013
As a busy theme park season draws to a close, we are looking to name one of you our Photographer of the Year 2013. It is quite a simple prospect,…
The strange white paint on rollercoaster tracks
If you visit theme parks early in the season, you might have noticed that on some rides there are peculiar-looking patches of white spray paint. Particularly noticeable on Blackpool Pleasure…