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| Food |
| Fast-food franchisees in the park include Burger King (multiple locations) and KFC. Other food options in the park include hot dogs, an Asain restaurant (Eastern Express), fish and chips, sandwiches/paninis, Mexican, BBQ, pizza, and pasta. |
| Operating Season |
| The park is open from late April to early December. The park is also open for 7-10 days in February in recognition of Britain's "Short Term" (similar to Spring Break in the US). |
| Established Seasonal events |
| Scarefest runs for a couple of weeks leading up to Halloween. |
| Access & Location |
| The following link could help you get to Alton Towers via public transit. http://www.altontowers.com/plan-your-visit/how-to-find-us/public-transport/
Bus service is available from the Leek, Stoke-on-Trent, or Uttuxeter rail stations to the park. |
| Nearby Lodging |
| The co-joined Alton Towers Hotel and Splash Landing Hotel offer early entry and ERT on six attractions for one hour before the general public. Both hotels are well themed and provide free parking. There is also a CBeebies Land Hotel for young families or the options to stay at the Enchanted Village Treehouses or the Woodland Lodges for a different type of lodging experience |
| Virtual Queue Options |
| Information on the park's "Fastrack" system can be found at http://www.altontowers.com/plan-your-visit/fast-track/ There are multiple options.
Depending on crowd size, single rider lines exist for Air, Nemesis, Rita: Queen of Speed, Spinball Whizzer, and Oblivion. |
| Shows |
| The park doesn't offer a lot in this area, but there is a children's musical show (Wonderful World of Cloud Cuckoo Land) and a lighthearted pirate-themed stunt show (The Pirate of Sharkbait Reef). |
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| TPR Notes |
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| Set in the grounds of the historic mansion that gives the park its name, Alton Towers is a very well presented park with a wide range of attractions from top-ten steel coasters to frog hoppers to a very elaborate garden at the edge of the park. Alton Towers works within the confines of very strict height requirements on their rides but still provides thrills. The owners continually reinvest in the park, including the 2009 addition of a Sea Life centre and the renovation of their children's area. The park is well placed as one of the UK's best family days out. | |
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