Alton Towers

Roller coasters

Name	Picture	Opened	Type	Status	Height Min.	Manufacturer	Park section	Notes	Previous Attraction
Galactica		2002 (2016)	Steel / VR / flying	Operational	1.4 m	Bolliger & Mabillard	Forbidden Valley	The world's first Bolliger & Mabillard flying roller coaster, formerly known as "Air". Now partially a virtual reality coaster, with the front 4 cars running without VR and the back 3 with VR.	Air
Nemesis		1994	Steel inverted	Operational	1.4 m	Bolliger & Mabillard	Forbidden Valley	Europe's first inverted roller coaster.	N/A
Oblivion		1998	Steel dive	Operational	1.4 m	Bolliger & Mabillard	X-Sector	The world's first dive coaster.	Alpine Bobsleigh
Rita		2005	Steel accelerator	Operational	1.4 m	Intamin	Dark Forest	A launched roller coaster.	N/A
Runaway Mine Train		1992	Steel mine train	Operational	0.9 m	Mack Rides	Katanga Canyon	A powered mine train roller coaster. The oldest roller coaster in the park following the removal of the Beastie in 2013.	N/A
Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure		2015	Steel	Operational	0.9 m	Zamperla	CBeebies Land	A coaster designed for young children and families. Themed to an underwater adventure.	Beastie
Spinball Whizzer		2004	Steel spinning	Operational	1.2 m	Maurer Söhne	Adventure Land	A spinning coaster themed to a game of pinball.	N/A
TH13TEEN		2010	Steel Family Drop	Operational	1.2 m	Intamin	Dark Forest	Featuring the world's first "vertical free-fall drop" element on a roller coaster.	Corkscrew
The Smiler		2013	Steel Infinity	Operational	1.4 m	Gerstlauer	X-Sector	Holds world record for most inversions on a roller coaster (14).	Black Hole
Wicker Man		2018	Wooden	Operational	1.2 m	Great Coasters International	Mutiny Bay	The first wooden roller coaster to open in the UK since Megafobia. The ride interacts with a flaming wicker man feature.	The Flume

Flat rides

Name	Picture	Type	Status	Opened	Area	Manufacturer	Additional information	Replaced
Enterprise		Huss Enterprise	Operational	1984	X-Sector	HUSS	Along with Twirling Toadstools, it’s currently the oldest attraction in the park that is currently operating, having opened in 1984	N/A
The Blade		Swinging ship	Operational	1997 (1980)	Forbidden Valley	HUSS	A zero gravity swinging ship, themed to resemble a piece of discarded shrapnel thrown from Nemesis's pit. Was themed as a traditional pirate ship attraction between 1980-1996.	Thunder Looper

Water/Dark rides

Name	Picture	Type	Status	Opened	Area	Manufacturer	Notes	Replaced
Battle Galleons		Splash Battle	Operational	2008	Mutiny Bay	Mack Rides	A Splash Battle ride, allowing riders to shoot at other ride boats and guests on land with mounted water guns.	Splash Kart Challenge
Congo River Rapids		Rapids ride	Operational	1986	Katanga Canyon	Intamin	An rapids ride around the perimeter of Katanga Canyon, interacting with the Runaway Mine Train throughout its layout. Refurbished 1992.	N/A
Duel - The Haunted House Strikes Back		Dark ride	Operational	1992 (2003)	Gloomy Wood	Mack Rides	A dark ride through a haunted house. Rides are equipped with laser guns to shoot the scenery and gain points.	The Haunted House
Hex - The Legend of the Towers		Walk-through/ Madhouse dark ride combination	Operational	2000	The Towers	Vekoma	A walkthrough attraction based on the legend of the chained oak. Concludes with a Madhouse attraction in the ride's Vault area.	N/A
Nemesis: Sub-Terra		Drop tower and walkthrough attraction	SBNO (Standing But Not Operating)	2012	Forbidden Valley	ABC rides	Not been in operation since 7 August 2015, still standing.	Dynamo

Children's rides

Name	Picture	Type	Opened	Area	Manufacturer	Additional information|	Replaced
Twirling Toadstool		Chair Swing	1984	Cloud Cuckoo Land	Zierer	Currently closed for the 2017 and 2018 season.	Bouncing Bugs
Cuckoo Cars Driving School		Driving Attraction	2006	Cloud Cuckoo Land	Peugeot	A children's car driving attraction.	Vintage Cars
Frog Hopper		Mini drop tower	1999	Cloud Cuckoo Land	Zamperla	A mini drop tower for children.	N/A
Galloper's Carousel		Carousel	1991	Cloud Cuckoo Land	Bertazzon	A children's merry-go-round ride.	N/A
Heave Ho		Rock 'n' Tug	2008	Mutiny Bay	Zamperla	A rocking and swinging boat ride.	N/A
Marauder's Mayhem		Tea Cups Ride	1987	Mutiny Bay	Mack Rides	A tea cups ride re-themed to resemble barrels of gunpowder. Rethemed in 2008.	Tea Cups Ride
Sharkbait Reef		Sea Life Centre	2009	Mutiny Bay	Merlin Entertainments Studios	Aquarium themed as a shipwreck.	3D Cinema
In the Night Garden Magical Boat Ride		Boat ride	2014	CBeebies Land	Mack Rides	Boat ride taking in sights of In The Night Garden. Rethemed Riverbank Eye Spy.	Riverbank Eye Spy
Get Set Go TreeTop Adventure		Powered monorail ride	2014	CBeebies Land	Premier Rides	Riders travel through the tree tops in their own vehicle above CBeebies Land.	Squirrel Nutty Ride
Postman Pat's Parcel Post		Convoy Ride	2014	CBeebies Land	MSI	An interactive car ride based on the CBeebies programme Postman Pat.	Old Macdonalds Tractor Ride
Numtums Number Go-Around		Carousel style attraction	2014	CBeebies Land		A carousel style attraction featuring the Numtums.	Doodle Doo Derby
Charlie & Lola's Moonsquirters & Greendrops		Walkthrough	2014	CBeebies Land	Merlin Ent. Studios	An indoor interactive attraction based on the CBeebies programme Charlie and Lola.	Donkeys
Justin's House: Pie-O-Matic Factory		Playhouse	2014	CBeebies Land	Merlin Ent. Studios	An interactive indoor play area based on the CBeebies programme Justin's House.	Berry Bish Bash play area
Nina's Science Lab		Activity Centre	2014	CBeebies Land	Merlin Ent. Studios	An indoor educational science attraction based on the CBeebies programme Nina and the Neurons.	Education Centre
Mr Bloom's Allotment		Show	2014	CBeebies Land	Merlin Ent. Studios	An indoor show and attraction based on the CBeebies programme Mr Bloom's Nursery.	Animal paddock
Something Special Sensory Garden		Sensory Trail	2014	CBeebies Land	Merlin Ent. Studios	An outdoor sensory garden based on the CBeebies programme Something Special.	Bookworm attraction
Tree Fu Tom Training Camp		Play Area	2014	CBeebies Land	Merlin Ent. Studios	An outdoor play area based on the CBeebies programme Tree Fu Tom.	Dung Heap play area
Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride		Aerial Roundabout	2017	CBeebies Land	Garmendale Engineering	An aerial roundabout ride themed to CBeebies programme Go Jetters. One of two additions to CBeebies Land for 2017.[14]	N/A
The Furchester Hotel Live		Show	2017	CBeebies Land	Merlin Ent. Studios	A show based on the CBeebies programme The Furchester Hotel. One of two additions to CBeebies Land for 2017.	N/A

Theme park transport and grounds

Name	Picture	Type	Opened	Area	Manufacturer	Notes
Haunted Hollow		Walkthrough	2007	Gloomy Wood	Tussauds Studios	Themed spooky path between Gloomy Wood and Mutiny Bay, with interactive features. The woodland path was laid in place of the former Park Railway route, which ran 1953-1996.[15]
Monorail		Monorail	1987	Links entrance plaza to car park and hotels	Von Roll Habegger	Monorail system to transport guests from the resort hotels & car parks to the theme park entrance. Trains refurbished in 2008 by AV and multimedia company, Sarner, with different themes added for each of the 8 trains, including the jellybean and daisy designs. Trains were originally used at Expo 86 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Sky Ride		Cable car	1987	Stations at Towers Street, Forbidden Valley and the Towers	Poma	Cable car to transport guests around the theme park giving views of the gardens. Damaged by fire in October 2007; refurbished in 2009; damaged again by fire 21 July 2009; rebuilt for the 2010 season.
The Gardens		English landscape garden	1860	Gardens		Landscaped gardens located within the valley with lakes, water features and architectural landmarks. Features include: Chinese Pagoda Fountain Choragic Monument- dedicated to the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury The Conservatories Gothic Prospect Tower Swiss Cottage
The Towers ruins		Ruins	1970s	The Towers		The ruins were made safe and opened to the public in the 1970s. Utilised during Scarefest for scare mazes.

Past food facilities

Alton Towers previously had leases with High Street outlets, which have since been replaced by in-house brands such as Explorers Pizza & Pasta, Fried Chicken Co. and Burger Kitchen.

• McDonald's (1998-2007)
• Burger King (2008-2012)
• Pizza Hut (1998-2009)
• KFC (1998-2011)

Past roller coasters

Annual Attendance

Annual park attendance figures are not released by the park itself, so the figures listed here are sourced from various estimates from organisations such as the Themed Entertainment Association.^[28] Due to conflicting figures from various sources, some of the figures listed here are not sourced from the TEA.

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  Towers Street
  View of The Towers
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  Mutiny Bay
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  Katanga Canyon
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  Gloomy Wood
  Exterior of Duel
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  Dark Forest
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  Cloud Cuckoo Land
  Galloper's Carousel and Twirling Toadstool
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  Forbidden Valley
  Nemesis theming
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  X-Sector
  Enterprise and Oblivion
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  The Towers
  Spinball Whizzer roller-coaster

Towers Street

Opened in 1986, Towers Street is the first area that visitors to the park encounter. Themed loosely as a town street, it leads to views of the gardens and the Towers across the lake in the distance. Along the pathway are the park's jumping frog fountains and a lawn where seasonal events take place. The first SkyRide station is located nearby, which is a 1048 m long cable car transport that opened in 1987, and was refurbished 2009. The monorail moves guests from the three on-site hotels and the water park to the theme park; it opened 1987 and was refurbished in 2008. In this area during the hour before the park's daily closure, departing guests are entertained by three people wearing police costumes, two of them riding Segway-like vehicles which play party music and the third standing with an old-fashioned megaphone that is unused, and a man riding a miniature ship while dressed as a sea captain.

Katanga Canyon

Themed as an African village; created in 1992 and incorporated existing rapids ride. Rides include the roller coaster Runaway Mine Train and Congo River Rapids. Both are well-established rides in the park whose ride tracks share a tunnel. Congo River Rapids is a river rapids ride that opened 1986, as The Grand Canyon Rapids, and was refurbished in 1992. A 735 m long wild river rapids ride down the Congo River that lasts six minutes. Runaway Mine Train is a steel sit down powered coaster that reaches a speed of 22 mph (36 km/h) on a 1000 ft long track (305 m) and height of 36 ft (11 m); height limit 90 cm. It was designed by John Wardley for Tussauds and manufactured by Mack Rides.

Gloomy Wood

Gloomy Wood serves as the area for the dark ride Duel - The Haunted House Strikes Back!, originally The Haunted House. Opening in 1992, this was originally Europe's largest haunted dark ride, but was significantly altered with interactive laser guns in 2003. Each player's shooting score is recorded on a display in the ride car, as guests shoot targets around the ride.

In 2007, a themed footpath through the woods was added to the area, named Haunted Hollow. The pathway follows the route formerly used by the park's old scenic railway, linking from Mutiny Bay. Haunted Hollow includes tombstones, statues and other features, some of which interact with guests using sound effects.^[29] In July 2015, Nitrogenie opened and replaced the old Waffles and Ices, a shop producing ice cream using liquid nitrogen. Gloomy Wood was suggested by the 2017 park map to be home to the new Wicker Man wooden coaster, opening 2018. However, the park later stated that the ride was in Mutiny Bay.

Forbidden Valley

Theming and signs in Forbidden Valley

Forbidden Valley is set in a 'post-apocalyptic' landscape, with standing stones and rustic structures populating the 'valley'. A SkyRide station also serves this area of the park.

The area's principle attraction is Nemesis, opened in 1994. Nemesis is a steel inverted coaster that reaches a speed of 50 mph (81 km) with four inversions, set in a rocky quarry over waterfalls. The ride is built down into excavated ground and was designed by Tussauds, primarily John Wardley. The attraction is themed as a malevolent alien creature inhabiting the quarry.

The Blade is a Huss Pirate Boat modified with a pendulum blade. It opened in 1980, and was relocated to the area in 1997 from Fantasy World. The Blade currently operates as the only flat ride in Forbidden Valley since the removal of Ripsaw.

Galactica is a B&M flying coaster, originally opening as Air in 2002. Air was loosely themed as a peaceful landscape, distanced from the 'apocalyptic' look of Nemesis. Air was redesigned as Galactica in 2016, adopting virtual reality headsets and a space travel theme. The headsets are optional for riders.

In May 2016, the 'Rollercoaster Restaurant' opened, offering a dining experience where guests have their food delivered by looping rails. The restaurant is open daily from 10am - 9:30pm; available to guests without theme park admission after the park has closed, except during Scarefest and Fireworks events.

Adventure Land

Adventure Land is a small family area featuring Spinball Whizzer;^[30] based on a pinball machine in which the car is the ball whizzing around the machine. The ride originally had this name, until 2010 when it was known as Sonic Spinball until the name change back in 2016 when a contract ended with SEGA after six years. The ride is a Maurer Söhne spinning roller coaster, in which riders sit in cars that can spin on their base whilst travelling at speed around the track. For the park map, Spinball Whizzer is listed as being in The Towers area.

Adventure Land is named after the adventure play ground which previously sat on the site. The former play area was one of the attractions of a larger area called Kiddies Kingdom. In 1996, Kiddies Kingdom was split into Adventure Land and Storybook Land.^[31]

X-Sector

View of Oblivion

X-Sector is themed as a secretive industrial complex, suggested to be subjecting park guests to experimental tests.

The area currently contains three thrill rides. The steel dive coaster Oblivion which opened in 1998 as "the world's first vertical drop rollercoaster", designed by Tussauds and manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard. The cars are held over the edge of the drop for three seconds, before diving into a deep tunnel. The Smiler is a Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster which opened in May 2013 and currently holds the world record for most inversions on a roller coaster at 14.^[32] Enterprise is a standard HUSS Enterprise model which opened in 1984, spinning riders 360 degrees and giving the illusion of defying gravity. The area layout was partly altered in 2013 season to accommodate the opening of The Smiler.

Previous rides in X-Sector include The Black Hole, which was a Jet Star 2 coaster enclosed in a tent, where The Smiler is located today. Energizer (later renamed Boneshaker) was a swinging gondola flat ride. It was replaced by Submission in 2001, a "Chance Double Inverter" flat ride, which was itself removed in 2014.

Mutiny Bay

Mutiny Bay's pirates

Mutiny Bay is a pirate-themed family area, which opened in 2008.^[33] the area was a retheme for Merry England.

Attractions in Mutiny Bay include: Battle Galleons, an interactive "Splash Battle" boat ride, where guests sit in tracked boats while soaking other riders with water cannons. Also in the area is the rocking boat ride, Heave Ho. The park's original teacups ride was re-themed to become Marauders Mayhem, with the tea cup cars being redesigned as gunpowder barrels. The Flume was a Mack log flume ride that opened in 1981 and was rethemed in 2004 with a sponsorship from Imperial leather alongside the bubbleworks at Chessington world of adventure. Upon opening, it was the longest flume ride in the world at 886 m.^[33] Towards the end of the 2015 season, the ride and the neighboring Tavern closed and was removed in 2016, to make way for the Wicker Man - a Great Coasters International wooden roller coaster and the "Welcome Inn" wicker-themed bar.

In 2009, a Sea Life Centre named Sharkbait Reef opened in the location previously home to the 3-D Cinema. This includes "touch pools" for interacting with underwater species and a 10-metre underwater tunnel.

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Driving School attraction in Cloud Cuckoo Land

Cloud Cuckoo Land is aimed at younger children, featuring bright colours and fantasy decor. Attractions include Frog Hopper and Galloper's Carousel. Cuckoo Cars Driving School allows children to drive miniature electric cars around a themed road layout, featuring visual jokes along the way.^[34] A SkyRide station is located nearby Fountain Square, giving access to other areas of the park.

Other attractions in the area are currently closed, including an indoor bouncy castle play area called Wobble World and Twirling Toadstool. Previous attractions include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride, which closed at the end of 2015, and Ice Age: 4D Experience, which closed at the end of 2016, however the film is now on show at nearby Drayton Manor Theme Park.

The area was previously known as "Cred Street" and "The Land of Make Believe", with a cartoon-inspired look, mainly featuring Toyland Tours. Prior to this, it was first built as "Talbot Street" in 1981, becoming the park's first themed area, home to the Around The World In 80 Days and Doom & Sons dark rides.

Dark Forest

The Dark Forest opened in March 2010, themed as a supernatural woodland area. TH13TEEN, a steel family coaster themed as a haunted crypt, opened in 2010. It features the "world's first freefall drop on a roller coaster" - an indoor, vertically dropping track element. The ride replaced the Corkscrew; the park's first roller coaster, which opened in 1980. Rita is a hydraulically launched steel sit-down coaster that reaches a top speed of 62 mph (100 km).

The area was previously a cartoon prehistoric area named Ug Land, which opened in 1999, but was half-demolished to make way for Rita's construction in 2005. With the opening of Thirteen, the area was renamed as Dark Forest and further altered with a new colour scheme and entrance feature. Rita was also given a repainted control cabin and trains, shortening its name from "Rita - Queen of Speed".^[35]

CBeebies Land

CBeebies Land is based on the BBC children's TV channel: CBeebies. It is the newest area of the Theme Park and opened on 24 May 2014. The area includes rides, shows and interactive experiences based on programmes from CBeebies, including In the Night Garden and Postman Pat.^[36] Attractions in the area are: In the Night Garden Magical Boat Ride, Postman Pat's Parcel Post, Get Set Go Treetop Adventure, Something Special Sensory Garden, Nina's Science Lab, Numtums Number Go-Around, Charlie & Lola's Moonsquirters and Greendrops, Justin's House: Pie-O-Matic Factory, Mr Bloom's Allotment and Tree Fu Tom Training Camp. Shows at the Big Fun Show Time stage include: Mike the Knight, The ZingZillas and Nina and the Neurons. In 2015, Octonauts Roller Coaster Adventure opened, it is an underwater themed children's roller coaster; built on the vacant site The Beastie roller coaster. CBeebies Land was further expanded in 2017 with the opening of the Go Jetters Vroomster Zoom Ride and The Furchester Hotel Live.

The Towers

Main historic house

The Towers are the ruins of Alton Towers stately home and are the source of the park's name. They belonged to the Talbot family as a stately home until 1924 and largely designed by Augustus Pugin, also noted for his work on the Palace of Westminster.^[37] The Towers are now in a state of disrepair following decades of neglect. The ruins are open to the public during most of the open season. However, some areas are closed off as part of a £1.1 million project in place to restore the oldest parts of the Towers. Key areas of The Towers include the banqueting hall, the chapel, conservatories, and Her Ladyship's Gardens.

Hex – The Legend of the Towers, a walk-through dark ride based within the ruins themselves, opened in 2000. The finale to the ride is a Vekoma Madhouse located away from the real Towers but themed as a secret vault. The storyline is based on a local legend about the chained oak tree, located in a nearby forest, and makes use of the history of the Towers. It draws its theme from the legend of the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury who was said to be cursed by a beggar woman to suffer death every time a branch falls from an old oak tree.

During the park's Halloween 'Scarefest' event multiple scare mazes operate within the Towers themselves. For 2016's Scarefest event these were; Terror of the Towers, Sub Species: the End Games and the new for 2016 maze called Altonville Mine Tours. It's also the area that Spinball whizzer, a Maurer-Sohne spinning coaster, now falls under.

The Gardens

Gardens created by the eccentric 15th Earl of Shrewsbury

Near the garden entrance is a cenotaph to the 15th Earl, a marble bust with an inscription reading "He made the desert smile". Landmarks include a Chinese Pagoda Fountain, The Swiss Cottage, Miniature 'Stonehenge', a Greek Choragic Monument, and orangeries.

Alton Towers Hotel

The Alton Towers Hotel opened on 10 April 1996 and is themed to the eccentric fictional character Sir Algenon Alton and his travels. The rooms are decorated in a quirky English style with pictures of Sir Algenon's inventions. The hotel is four star and has 180 rooms. The hotel was the first phase in a plan to turn the theme park into a multi-day resort.

The Alton Towers Hotel is currently undergoing a long term phased refurbishment to theme each floor to a different setting. So far, the plan has produced the Moon Voyage Bedrooms and Arctic Explorer Bedrooms.

Splash Landings Hotel

The Splash Landings Hotel opened in 2003. The hotel has a relaxed Caribbean theme and is attached to the Alton Towers Waterpark. It is also four star and it has 216 rooms with a choice of six room types, Family of 4 'Beachcomber' room, Family of 6 'Beachcomber' room, The Ice Age Suites, The Pirate Suites, Interconnected Family of 4 'Beachcomber' room and, Interconnected Family of 3 'Beachcomber' Room. The interconnected rooms are all on the ground floor and the family of 3 rooms are also disabled accessible. The rooms are numbered in the ranges of 1101 to 1159, 1201 to 1259, 1301 to 1359 and, 1401 to 1459, there are a few room numbers that are not used due to the shape of the hotel, these are 27, 29, 31, 33 and 35 on each floor.

Enchanted Village

The Enchanted Village is made up of 120 lodges and 5 secluded treehouses set in the fictional Enchanted Forest woodland. Situated next to the Alton Towers hotel, it features new recreational activities, such as various playgrounds for children and an archery range, which is available to use at no extra cost. The site is also home to "The Crooked Spoon" restaurant, and also an additional shop which sells alcohol and outdoor activity toys.

The Enchanted Village opened to the public on 18 April 2015.

Alton Towers have submitted planning application to expand the Enchanted Village in several phases. The application has been approved and if the plans go ahead, construction on the first phase will commence in 2018 with a scheduled opening of March 2019.^[39]

CBeebies Land Hotel

On 27 July 2016, Alton Towers announced the addition of a 76-room extension to the Alton Towers Hotel themed to CBeebies characters. The hotel was constructed with 42 standard rooms themed to the CBeebies Bugbies and another 34 premium rooms themed to different CBeebies shows, such as Something Special and Swashbuckle. Room amenities include child-friendly features, such as steps up to the sink and children's toilet seats. The hotel features CBeebies-themed shows and entertainment, which run every day of the year, as well as the "Windmill Restaurant".^[40] The hotel opened on 8 July 2017.

Alton Towers Spa

Alton Towers Spa is part of the Alton Towers Hotel and opened in 2004. It includes relaxation and treatment rooms and an adults only swimming pool. Despite being inside the Alton Towers Hotel, non hotel guests are able to use the Spa.

Extraordinary Golf

Opened in 2007, the Extraordinary Golf mini-golf attraction is themed to different rides and attractions at the park, some of which, are from the park's history. Extraordinary Golf is located to the west of the Splash Landings Hotel. Extraordinary Golf was refreshed for 2016 including the addition of a Galactica themed hole.

Enchanted Forest Tree Top Quest

Opened May 2015, the Enchanted Forest Tree Top Quest is a high ropes course near the Enchanted Village. The attraction opened shortly after, and accompanies, the Enchanted Village development. There is also a low ropes course. The Enchanted Forest Tree Top Quest will not be open for the 2018 season.

Concerts

Alton Towers has a history of hosting concerts since the 1960s. Concerts in recent years have included the Alton Towers Live event in 2011 and 2013. In 2010, there was an 80s concert for the 30th Anniversary featuring Rick Astley and Bananarama and also that year hosted a P!nk concert. In the past these concerts were often held in the car park at an additional fee, however more recently concerts have been held within the theme park. Artists that have performed there include Tina Turner and The Black Eyed Peas.

Scarefest

Scarefest is the resort's largest annual event. It celebrates Halloween with a number of temporary scare maze attractions, scare zones, costumed characters and extended opening hours. Rides and areas are lit with coloured lighting at night, with most rides and attractions continuing to operate until 9pm. The Scarefest event has been running since 2007, although the park started celebrating Halloween with decoration several years before and has operated the Terror of the Towers scaremaze since 2002.^[48][49] The scare mazes are upcharge attractions.

      Previous Scarefest maze       Current Scarefest maze

*Terror of the Towers took in break in 2004, 2005 and 2006.

Fireworks

For the last days of the season, Alton Towers host firework Shows, these have been running annually since the 1990s on the Great Lawns. The displays were considered disruptive by some local residents, which led to formal complaints. Two local residents decided to take the theme park to court regarding this issue. The court issued Alton Towers with a noise abatement order in October 2005 which restricted the theme park to three shows a year, previously five, with noise readings not exceeding 40 decibels outside the park.^[56] In 2006, the display was rebranded as Electric Towers, but then discontinued. However, the fireworks and laser show was reinstated in 2010 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the theme park and has returned to being an annual event.

Other events

During the closed season months Alton Towers holds regular Pirate & Princess Weekends. The event entails decorations, and themed activities for children in the Hotels and the waterpark. The theme park's Sharkbait Reef aquarium also opens for the event.

During December, the Santa's Sleepover event takes place. Both resort hotels are decorated for the event and a pantomime takes place. The Alton Towers Theme Park also opens for Christmas with a small number of rides open as well as a Santa's Grotto. The event is largely aimed at children. In 2015, the theme park permitted entry to non-hotel guests for the first time however the event has reverted to hotel guests only in 2016.

Since 2015 Alton Towers have opened the park for a Services Day; a day where a limited quantity of discounted tickets (fewer than on a usual season day) are sold to those who work in public services^[57] such as the Police, NHS, Fire brigade, Prison service, Army, RAF, Royal Navy and other similar services. Services Day is usually held approximately two weeks prior to the start of the new season, which usually begins mid-March. Due to the success of the 2015, '16 and '17 Services Days, a two-day weekend of Services Days was planned for 3 and 4 March, however this was postponed to 11 March due to weather conditions. Services Days are open to holders of a Blue Light Card or a Defence Discount Service Card.^[57]