Fright Nights and Scarefest are now less than 1 week away from opening. With Fright Nights previewing last night to Annual Pass Holders the event was a huge success, not all of the mazes opened however the ones that did got good reviews.
Foundations for the stargazing pods next to the enchanted village is progressing nicely. Although not much work has happened around the site we believe that the pods will start to be installed around the beginning of Scarefest.
Alton Towers have released new information and pricing for the new Stargazing Pods opening 3rd May 2019. Prices range between £88 and £123 per-night with annual pass discount. Featuring the bare basics, the pod includes bed linen, a takeaway breakfast and a round of golf.
Construction on the new accommodation at Alton Towers has begun. The Stargazing Lodges, opening in 2019, are set to be the parks cheapest accommodation. Containing just beds and power, the accommodation is very basic.
The new star gazing pods have been delivered to Alton Towers overnight and have been put up for display on the lawns opposite the towers. Secluded to open in 2019 the new accommodation looks set to be the cheapest available.
The 5POOKY 1 Car that is used to advertise the Halloween event Scarefest at Alton Towers has returned to Towers Street. This year's event looks set to be the biggest year for a while.
With the Alton Towers Scarefest announcement made over the past few days, we thought we should take a trip to Alton Towers to check out the construction for the event this year as we had heard that it was well underway!
Twirling Toadstool at Alton Towers has been listed as being closed under the Towers Loving Care scheme for the past 2 seasons. Originally listed for having a paint job during the first year of the scheme the work was postponed due to bad weather.
Alton Towers has today announced the line up for Scarefest 2018. Running from 6th - 7th, 13th - 14th, 19th October - 2nd November 2018. Scarefest is back and has more spine-tingling terrors than ever before! This years line up see’s the park drop the famous maze, Terror of the Towers.
Alton Towers have been granted permission to build more accommodation on the lawn area across the road from the Enchanted Village. The new 102 accommodation village looks to be themed around stargazing with some of the plans for the area having the words “Stargazing Lodges” written on them.
The Towers have been closed for the past few weeks which means only one thing, Scarefest is just around the corner.