Preparations are underway at Alton Towers as the theme park season is due to start in just under 3 weeks. With the launch of the Towers Loving Care programme and Galactica opening on 24th March 2016 is set to be a big year for the park.
As the 30th Go Ape Adventure to launch in the UK and the first ever to launch within a UK theme park, there will be no better way for you and your family to unleash your inner Tarzan than with a visit to Go Ape at Chessington World of Adventures Resort.
Discovered at Chessington World Of Adventures yesterday the park has started to sell ride pin badges in the Market Square shop. Costing £3 each the pin badges feature the park logo and the main rides; Scorpion Express, Bubbleworks, Dragon Falls, Dragons Fury and The Vampire.
Nemesis at Alton Towers Resort is receiving extensive maintenance this closed season as revealed by the “Towers Loving Care” Twitter account. Set up by the park the twitter account has promised daily updates of improvements going on around the park.
Last night on the Merlin Annual Pass Facebook page annual pass days for Thorpe Park and Chessington World Of Adventures where announced.
During the 2016 closed season £800,000 was spent restoring Tomb Blaster with a new target system installed. The same system can be seen at Legoland Windsor on Laser Raiders, the new system has been designed by the Sally Cooperation. http://sallycorp.com
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Posted on various local news websites today, Legoland Windsor has been given the go ahead for the castle themed hotel extension.
Alton Towers Resort has released a video on there YouTube channel with a teaser of there new ride for 2016. Not much is currently known on what is happening to Air however rumours are currently going around that the ride will receive virtual reality head sets.
Alton Towers today through there blogging site have announced the Towers Loving Care (TLC) scheme, A three year plan which aims to renovate overlooked areas of the park. The blog explains that the scheme will tackle several areas of the park:
Legoland Windsor Resort have today uploaded a trailer for the brand new film “The LEGO® Movie™ 4D A New Adventure” which will be shown in the imagination theatre starting Friday 11th March 2016. Legoland Windsor Website:
Today Alton Towers Resort have released an official press statement regarding the cause of the Smiler accident that happened on 2nd June 2015. Following the crash of the rollercoaster the park was closed for a number of days so all attractions could be checked over.