Have You Been To Alton Towers?

['Conor]

^^^ have you? I always wanted to :( any good? bad?? rides good??

:D

[Vicky.]

Yes...I loved it.

Nemesis is really good, so is air. And oblivion, short but brilliant, my sister nearly fell out of that one though, the strap thing that goes over your shoulders didnt lock properly :/

[King Gizzard]

Its crap

You have to cue up for Rides that hardly last half a minute

I prefer the less mainstream theme parks

['Conor]

Its crap

You have to cue up for Rides that hardly last half a minute

I prefer the less mainstream theme parks

I hate queing up !

[Glenn.]

In answer to you question. Yes I have been to Alton Towers.
Wouldn't rave about it. I prefer Thorpe Park:thumbs:

[Vicky.]

I hate queing up !

You can get a fast track ticket for most of the rides though, and practically jump right to the front of the queue, as long as you go within a certain time. And you can print out as many of them as you want too :)

['Conor]

I went to 6 Flags in america last summer, and i had to que for 2 hours to go on a log cabin ride... it was good but like come on 2 hours

[Raph]

I went to 6 Flags in america last summer, and i had to que for 2 hours to go on a log cabin ride... it was good but like come on 2 hours

dude I went last summer as well! in New York :) and then I also went to 'Little America' in California later on. :D

['Conor]

dude I went last summer as well! in New York :) and then I also went to 'Little America' in California later on. :D

I went to the one in New Jersey, it was deadly :D

[Raph]

I went to the one in New Jersey, it was deadly :D

haha yeah sorry I meant New Jersey. I was staying in NY, well Long Island, so yeah that's why. Course, there only is on in NJ i think! Great stuff. Ah I miss the US :( I'm going again in Christmas time, but to look at colleges and stuff. When abouts were you in the US? Would be funny if it was during the same time as me! :hugesmile:

[Jordan.]

Ive been once and it was amazing!!!!

Only problem is the waiting time to get on a ride, i was queing for Air for over an hour it was ridiculous but worth it when you finally get on :p

['Conor]

haha yeah sorry I meant New Jersey. I was staying in NY, well Long Island, so yeah that's why. Course, there only is on in NJ i think! Great stuff. Ah I miss the US :( I'm going again in Christmas time, but to look at colleges and stuff. When abouts were you in the US? Would be funny if it was during the same time as me! :hugesmile:

August 2008

[Lewis.]

Went last month - amazing day out!

[Raph]

August 2008

oh ok, I went July 2009! :wavey:

[Sarah.]

Yeah, I go quite a lot. :) I normally go in the week so that there aren't any queues. Use the single rider queue's to get on quicker too.
Th13teen is awesome. I really love it but a lot don't.
Nemesis is amazing. The best ride there and worth queuing a very long time for. Rita is good also. :) Air I don't think is anything special, and I don't like Oblivion.

It's my fave theme park. <3

[Raph]

On topic though, never been to Alton Towers.

[Jamesy]

Oh god, Alton Towers. Where do I start? I'm an absolute Alton Towers geek. Alton is a very big place and there's a good variety of rides there.

Rollercoaster wise you've got:
Oblivion - World's first vertical dropping rollercoaster. Oblivion is the most intense rollercoaster out of all the ones at Alton(due to the fact you get dropped vertically into the ground).
Nemesis - Europe's first inverting Rollercoaster.
Air - World's first 'flying' rollercoaster.
Rita - Was Europe's fastest coaster in '04, obviously that's now changed over the years.
Th13teen(New for '10) - The world's first freefall dropping rollercoaster. It's not as thrilling as the other Alton coasters but I thought it was really worth the wait and is a great new addition to the theme park. The indoor part of the ride when all effects are working really takes you by surprise first time.

There's loads of things to so there. The staff are very friendly too.

If you want to avoid being caught up in large queues there's single rider queues on some of the rides. Also there's Fastrack tickets available to buy which means you completely avoid queueing at all.

I'll stop before I really get carried away and write too much on the place but in summary Alton is a great place, I certainly enjoy visiting Alton. It is expensive but I think it's worth the money.

If you want any more info on the place just ask. I've also got a high quality picture of the map of the theme park if you want me to upload that?

[KG.]

Thorpe Park > Alton Towers fo' real.

Although Alton Tower's is a much nicer park, Thorpe Park ***** on Alton Towers rollercoaster/rides wise.

[Jamesy]

Yeah, Thorpe is more thrill based where'as Alton is more of something for everyone. I've never liked Thorpe though, it just seems to chavvy there :P

[KG.]

Yeah that's what sucks about Thorpe Park, there's a lot of chavs, and is no where near as nicely kept and interesting as Alton Towers, but I prefer going to theme parks for the rides so Thorpe Park wins hands down for me :tongue:

[Kerry]

Yes I love the place. Been a few times

[Crimson Dynamo]

I have been to LT Towers

i did get a ride the other day

[Claymores]

Ride queues can be a pain in the butt - start early and never go on English Bank Holidays.

I love Alton Towers as very scared of heights, but their rides have to be close to the ground by their planning permission.

[Jords]

Yes, its awesome! The quing is really annoying but imo the rides are worth the wait, give ya a great thrill.

[Claymores]

I have been to LT Towers

i did get a ride the other day

1st one ever?

[\PJ/]

No but i hear it's ok.

[Claymores]

No but i hear it's ok.

Do it sometime PJ and OP - it's whacky, you come off rides giggling at each other, tears almost forming - "laugh so much I cried"

But take a picnic - the food @ KFC is horrendous as is other places n they charge an arm & 3 legs for it!

[Crimson Dynamo]

1st one ever?

veteran

[Claymores]

veteran

You've been to Iceland with Kerry is the phrase :hugesmile:

[BOOSH]

LOVE Alton Towers!
Been there before and am going for two days, Monday & tuesday with my best friends and I can't wait :D
Been on EVERYTHING, except thirteen coz it wasn't there the last time I went