Bigdave

I have to say hands down one of the best trip reports I've ever seen on this site, great job mate hope to see more of your stuff soon!

Anyone watch Most Haunted when they were at Alton Towers? Apparently Hex itself is haunted! Ghosts and Rides I say thats worth the admission.

Congratulations to the happy family!

well this season is only a precursor to the next! the massive projects are due to be built in the next year hopefully in order to open in 2008, these small attractions are just there to keep the punters happy and keep the park ticking over.

Well it feels that what Tussuards have been doing lately is introducing a ride at AT and then refining it for introduction at Thorpe, hopefully this will stop now that AT is focusing on thrill rides again. Is anyone else ecstatic about the possible return of the halloween spectacular!

Theyre probably going to use the route of the old park railway which hasnt been used since 1996. The reason its been added is because they usually add something new each season to keep the punters interested in something new even if its only small scale. The walkway is probably part of their new initiative in advancing the theming all over the park which has been neglected over the past few years. As you probably all know Towers street is getting a make-over and I think they are getting rid of the frogs at the end.

Yeah, theyve secured massive funding and submitted planning applications for rollercoasters which are projected for 2008 if my memory serves me well. The attractions opened this year are part of their ongoing sprucing up and cleaning the park, making it all look presentable after a few years of it falling into disrepair and looking tired. The rumours for the new rollercoaster is that it might be a new water ride or maybe a woodie, personally i'd like another worlds first extreme ride because theyve neglected the thrill seekers of late whilst developing the park's family image and resort potential. I'm just happy that they're adding to Gloomy wood because theres so much potential in that location.

feeling good - Muse

'Quiet Night In' a few days ago for our corridor drinking nice cheap beer!

It seems that Alton Towers will be unveiling two smaller attractions this season whilst preparing for the massive ride investment for 2008. The first new attraction is a childrens playground for Old MacDonald's Farm and is called Dung-Ho (quite disturbing in my opinion "Hey mum can I go play on the dung?") This attraction will be built on the old animal paddocks that havnt been used for some years now. The second new attraction is more to my liking and has been called The Haunted Hollow and will be a new path to the Forbidden Valley. A park spokesperson has stated: "The sinister trail will take visitors on an eerie adventure rooted in the history of the park and its original inhabitants, whose ancestors are buried within its grounds." Finally it seems that there will be a return of some very popular events such as Chocolate Towers and the long anticipated Halloween spectacular for the end of season event. In my opinion the return of Halloween spectacular seems to be a result of the recent lawsuits against the firework spectaculars and also a financial decision in that they cannot afford to stage both events. However this will not bother a fan such as me who looks at American halloween events with jealousy. Just like to thank TowersTimes and TowersNerd for the info!

To be honest LA Galaxy have just gotten themselves a raw deal. Beckham is still a good football player but he is way past his glory days which is highlighted by his recent poor performance in the world cup which resulted in him being dropped from the team completely by the new England coach Steve McClaren. But the LA lifestyle will probably suit David and Victoria better anyway!

Ello, my names Dave and im currently a student at Sheffield university which means im in debt up to my eyeballs (thanks mr Blair!), therefore one day ill go on one of the fancy TPR trips once I raise the money, probably by selling a kidney on ebay. Anyhoo, ive always loved theme parks probably due to my parents taking me to loads round Europe as a kid. Alton Towers is my favourite park with Nemisis as my favourite coaster (cmon look at the damn theming, you're riding an evil alien pinned down over a river of blood!). Love the site and keep up the good work!