American reacts to Alton Towers (AMAZING UK amusement park)
2023 ж. 17 Қаң.
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Thank you for watching me, a humble American, react to Alton Towers
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The park is only open till 4pm during the week, it closed at 6pm on weekend and 7pm during holidays and 9pm during Halloween. Which is good for a park in the UK they don’t stay open that late unlike in America. Also being from Britain, every person who lives in the UK goes to Alton towers so it’s quite funny watching someone find out about it
Brit here and never been. In fact I don't know anyone who has, so your claim is a tad overdone.
@@Thurgosh_OG would recommend going...
Brit here and iv taken my children here many times over the years. Iv stayed in both hotels on sight, which are fantastic. If you live in the UK and you've never been its well worth a visit.
I'm British only been once when I was in secondary school. I only got on three ride's because of the huge queues even though was a weekday. I've never taken my own children. They would be entitled to free exit passes because of disabilities. But they would struggle with how huge it is. They like Drayton manor not much of a walk between rides and they love Thomas land there.
Brit here I know loads of people and millions go there every year so it’s not overdone,ignore.
The smiler is the world record holder!!! Absolute insanity and the theming is out of this world.
Amazing ride
World record holder for what?
@@Thurgosh_OG most amount of times upside down on any roller coaster
@@Thurgosh_OG most loops in the world
@@Thurgosh_OG most inversions on a coaster (despite what the sign says it’s not the most loops as it has no vertical loops).
It’s nice to see someone so far away from your local theme park react and say nice things about it, definitely worth a trip.
Agreeed
You most certainly can skip the monorail and walk it
Oooh, the pronunciation of CBeebies land was way off. Pronounced See-bee-bees. It’s the pre-school brand owned by the BBC.
Alton Towers is a great experience. For a brief history the house itself was owned by the Earl of Shrewsbury and was sold in 1924. During the Second World War is was repurposed as a training school for officers before then being sold in the 70s where the first rollercoaster was built in the 80s, although, the grounds were open for people to visit before the coaster was built, which is where the gardens come into it. The blue track you see, is a piece of track from the cork screw which was one of the first roller coasters in the park and was taken out when Rita was built. The reason why the park doesn’t open to late is because the park itself has a noise abatement notice on it. Which means they have to keep the noise down below a particular level and close at a particular time. There are clauses in the notice though. Such as, they can be open later during the summer months and on particular dates at the end of its season. As mentioned the tree line issues has been worked into the planning permission of every ride they have ever built. It’s the councils way of making sure the park doesn’t spoil the look of the area. To get around that, as was mentioned, instead of going up, Alton Towers ride designers go down and dig drops and tunnels into the earth instead of into the sky. The Towers itself isn’t actually a Castle. However, the village of Alton does have a castle, it’s just not in the grounds of Alton Towers. The castle which was part of the Shrewsbury estate was sold separately from the towers in 1924 to the Catholic Church as a convent, then a girls school and is now a retreat for young people. But, it is still owned by the Catholic Church. Many young people (and those who are slightly older) from nearby towns such as Cheadle, Leek and Uttoxeter, see it as a right of passages to work at least one season on park or the hotel. I myself did three years one on park and then worked 2 years in the hotel as a lifeguard in the water park.
My lad was a lifeguard at the waterpark and I went to primary school next to the castle, St John's., in the 1970s. My Grandad was the master potter at the Towers so I well remember the days before it was a theme park. I can remember going every weekend to see the progress of the corkscrew being built.
Corkscrew was taken out when thirteen was built 👍
Corkscrew is at Blackpool pleasure beach now, it's called something else tho and has been sprayed red.
fun story, when i was younger as a thankyou for my dads 25 years of service with the company he worked for at the time, the company completely reserved the entire park for a single weekend and all those employees with 25 years service chose a day and were given full free access for themselves and their families, and not only did they completely hire out the full theme park (not as big then as it is now but still pretty massive), the company also hired some very well known singers and bands (madness/status quo/diana ross) to perform a concert on the evening in a specially constructed big stage in one of the open fields on the edge of the park, due to it still being during school time my dad chose the saturday as his chosen day to go we had to get up at a ridiculous time to drive down in the car, spent the entire day there and didn't get back home until close to midnight, which meant i could spend sunday recovering before going back to school on the monday, it was one of the best childhood experiences i have and certainly well worth the time if you can afford it today, a very lovely place and even if you don't want to go on the rollercoasters you can still enjoy the scenic park/castle/grounds and whatnot.
My Dad had the same! All expenses paid with only employees for the day!
Wow
The purple one at the start is an memorial of an old ride called the corkscrew
And is not a ride. Only if he listen and waits from an answer
I was there over bonfire night and they opened till 10pm, I think they do have late openings for special events. It is an amazing park though, I walked 16 miles that day it’s massive 😂
It's open later for the scare fest event round Halloween time. I plan on doing it this year because wicker Man looks amazing for night ride
@@liamcollinson5695 Wickerman is awesome at night!
Absolutely love Alton Towers, even when I was younger and wasn't a fan of coasters (To this day I blame my dad for tricking me onto Space Mountain) there was still plenty to see and do. The video is spot on about how big and beautiful the place is. Fast forward a few years and now having a coaster addiction, it has some superb iconic coasters. The Smiler is hands down one of my all time faves, to anyone going make sure you hit it up first! Hex is great too, I just love all the story / theme in there. Bring on the next Secret Weapon!
Space mountain is Disney, do you mean the black hole that was the one in the pitch black?
@@paulgallacher5384 No sorry I meant Space Mountain, Probably shoulda made that more clear. I was lucky enough to visit America when I was little, wish I had the nerve to ride more back then! Although I am pretty sure I hated Black Hole too now that you mention it haha.
Went there before big rides,just the house,lake and gardens with a tiny courtyard of funfair games and kids rides.Inside the house is ornate with fine stone carvings and stained glass windows. On a later visit, my grandmother who was 78 bent to pick a daisy,tripped and rolled down a hillside.We rushed thinking she'd been badly hurt because she lay so still. Then she started laughing and told us she hadn't done that since she was 6 years old .
The blue roller coaster by the entrance is only a small section. It was called the Corkscrew. If was yellow when it was in use. It's length was 750 metres, height 23 metres, speed 40 mph and had a capacity of 1400 people per hour. I have been on it several times. As I live less than a 25 minute drive from Alton Towers Resort. I haven't been there for several years. So it's interesting to see the changes.
My mum was one of the first 100 people to ride the corkscrew when it first opened. She got a certificate at the end for it. i love how they have kept part of it.
The last time I Was in the queue for the corcscrew one of the supports was shaky. Then we realised that the rivets that drilled into the ground had come out and it was held town with loads of concrete slabs. Nope lol.
Corkscrew was the best
They kept the corkscrew part of the coaster and placed it at the entrance as a homage to the ride when they dismantled it.
Man that was a fun but painfully whippy ride - loved it!
That earns a follow! Parks in the U.K. tend to be daytime only except for special events. Blackpool Pleasure Beach used to be pay-per-ride and would stay open as long as there were enough people riding. When The Big One opened, we would ride into the early hours. The park would play a special song over the tannoy system to let the ride ops know they could start shutting up shop. When you heard “Every day’s a fun day at the Pleasure Beach” being sung, you knew you had to pick your last ride pronto. Stay in the on-site hotels and you’ll get early admission, and most parks have upcharge queue-skipping schemes. I’m looking forward to delving into your back catalogue - good concept!
I grew up near alton towers and must have been 4-5 times a year, the whole park is themed on the story of the traveler and the witch which has a load of evidence of it being a true story based hundreds of years ago, just the story is well worth checking out.
Yeah okay you're just talking nonsense
@@Lwright Its the story around Alton towers of the Earl of Shrewsbury who was cursed by an old begger woman hundreds of years ago. The ride Hex is literally based on it and the tree thats to do with the story is still there, you tool.
@@Lwright mate ya don't know what ya talking about it's literally based on a true story look it up before judging ppl 👍
No, you said the entire park is based on the chained oak legend, you’re wrong. Only one ride (hex) is based around it. That’s why I said you’re talking shit
The whole park isn't basically themed around Hex?? The Alton Towers story is a lot different to that. C'mon man... the chained oak tree is still something I'd like to go visit though!
When my kids were young and we still lived in the UK We took them to Alton Towers It was luckily within a two hour drive of our home ,because even then it was a HUGE park to get around. Its grown since then of course and looks fantastic i am pleased they have stuck to the rule of nothing higher than the trees Makes it a hidden gem.
I love the old towers other theme parks would have to build something to look old but the towers and the land truly are. The reason why they are not allowed above the tree line is because of the now infamous Alton locals. It's the reason why oblivion goes underground. If you want night rides you need to go for the scare fest the features a maze in the towers themselves or bonfire night for the fireworks. Wicker Man looks so epic for night rides particularly the real fire.
There is no castle at Alton Towers it is a stately home. The queues are enormous at Alton Towers for the roller coasters.
Yeah, I went once and only managed 4 rides in a whole day! I mean I know I'm British, but that queueing was insane!
@@libradragon934my last theme park visits were to Parc de Asterix near Paris the queues were just as bad as Alton Towers so are the queues at Euro disney.
I love the way you constantly guess things instead of listening. Pause, pause, pause. Those who listen will learn.....those who talk but don't listen learn nothing.
Exactly what I thought 😂
I'm sorry, but Americans don't have the best manner with listening to something.
This takes me back - it’s been more than 30 years since I went to Alton Towers as a child back in 1990!
Been alton towers a lot in the past though not been in years, always had a great time there. After doing Nemesis back to back 5 times, did feel somewhat naseous so walked the gardens - they are astounding to walk round and you can't really hear the rest of the park, it is so peaceful - they even hire musicians, once saw this young couple in the gardens being played to by a guitarist, they looked so embarrassed when spotted! Most terrifying moment - the log flume (no belts) - 4 large blokes in one boat, the final drop was so fast was like going off a cliff, was going backwards in the boat! Hit the water so hard the boat went under, drenched all of us and left the boat with a foot of water in the bottom - 4 grown men screaming as we went down that drop! Fun times!
Even as a Brit living in the UK, I'm not too familiar with theme parks here. But I did work at Dorney Park in Allentown, PA, when I was a student. This looks really good, different from the US, but a really enjoyable video. At Dorney, we had the tallest wooden rollercoaster in the world at the time, and I was able to get onto the rides before the tourists came in! Thanks, Ryan.
I live close to towers and I agree with Taylor (video creator), that it's the joint best theme park in Europe alongside phantasialand and Europa park. I'd say that energylandia portaventura are close behind too, however if u haven't been to towers plan a trip asap you won't regret it!
That’s cool you worked there when Hercules was operating, as it was a dinn corp built wooden coaster it couldn’t operate for long since dinn was known for using cheap materials
@@micoasters hi there, yes it was Hercules, around 1989. I loved working there! I had keys for the park, so could go on the rides before all tourists came in.
Being massive roller coaster enthuiast and Loving Alton towers,this made me smile,
I love this park. I live about 100 miles away but as a theme park enthusiast, I go here every year
The tree line restriction is to keep the local village quiet and quaint. So instead of building taller, they dig deeper. One of my favourite rides there is Oblivion. It pauses over a straight drop and then let's you go. That was the wide coaster you saw
Regarding the extra-wide coaster trains: The model is a 'Dive Coaster', manufactured by B&M. The one at Alton Towers was the prototype, and it was designed to achieve a (near-)vertical drop that is sustained. Long trains were out, because the rear cars would be whipped over the tight curve into the drop, which would be uncomfortable. That means the trains had to be much wider to accommodate enough guests per hour. The wide trains also mean everyone gets a good view as the train holds riders over the drop before releasing. Since then, many more coasters of this type have been built, and the trains have got even wider.
Been here countless times over the years. Went on the Nemesis the first year it opened and it's still my favourite coaster of all time, although Smiler is a close second. One of the funnest days out you can have in the U.K.
I practically grew up at Alton Towers - My mum’s family is from Stoke on Trent. When I went there were a v few rides incl the uk’s first looping coaster called ‘The Corckscrew’ It was mostly parkland. It’s a beautiful setting and the rides are incredible. And if u want a huge drop, they just dig it into the ground… You can stay there, which I have more than once as a grown up, and it’s great fun. The Alton towers Hotel is fantastic fun…
Was a ride host here in 2010! Best job I’ve ever had, so much fun! Nemesis is having a complete re-track with a new paint scheme, Duel is completely changing and going back to its haunted house roots, new rides being built for 2025. Living so close I used to be there all the time as a teenager, walked round the gardens and played hide and seek in the towers when they were open 🤣 Honestly if you visit Alton towers you need to take a walk around the Village of Alton itself which is really nice and they do have an actual castle (Alton Castle) which is amazing to stay in for the weekend but it’s mainly used for religious school retreats. It literally does look like Hogwarts though if you catch it at the right angle when coming through the roads as it’s on a steep hill above a steep drop.
I remember taking my mum and my step brothers step daughter on the haunted house and the bit where your brain tricks you into thinking the track is tipping, my mums screaming and my bro's step daughter was screaming cos my mum was gripping her so tightly, I found it very funny, Good days lol.
We used to smoke weed in the gardens, then do the rides 😂😂😂😂 always nice to recognise people that are localish to Alton Towers!!! My biggest gripe about the place is they got rid of McDonald’s, Pizza Hut and Burger King to implement their own shit fast food!!!! The bars are an absolute travesty!!!!
'Air' is my favourite ride there. Where you are suspended and see everything, scenery. It is as close to flying as you can get.
it's not been called air since early 2016😂
Alton towers is the most interesting theme park and it has the longest history its been open since the mid 1800s before the roller costers and stuff it was also a army training officer camp during ww2 manor is grade two prtected and the gardens is grade one protected which is fascinating
the coaster at the front is just a bit of track they kept from their most iconic coaster the corkscrew which is no longer at the park
The "coaster" at the entrance is a piece of track placed there as decoration and a tribute to an old, retired coaster at the park.
Got a lot of world first rides, the first dive coaster, the first flying coaster, the first free-fall coaster, most inversions and Nemesis which is my no.1 coaster that’s currently being rebuilt with new track & theming. Duel is also being rebuilt. Exciting times!
They have always had fantastic coasters ! I went on the corkscrew
Your reaction to the spinball whizzer was so funny, we just hold tight and scream the whole way round and it feels like it's coming off the tracks!
I remember going for the first time just after Nemesis opened. We had to wait in line for well over an hour for it and my poor dad had drawn the short straw of having to go on with me, so he was panicking the whole time. I've been many times since and although i love all the newer rides too, Nemesis is still my fave and it's SUCH good time value too. While everyone's queueing to give themselves a migraine on Smiler or spend a split second in freefall on Oblivion you can go on Nemesis 3 or 4 times. Love it.
Funny he mentioned "Nemesis" as that is one of the best rides there!
You can walk from the hotels to the entrance, it just takes ages
I think besides the roller coasters, my favourite parts of Alton is definitely the atmosphere. The history and the dark and spooky side of that entire place is so interesting.
I spend two days here every single year. I look forward to these two days. Im now 62 and my love for it hasn't waned. My step app tells me i walk 8 miles each day around the park. Im going june 7th and 8th this year. Cant wait.
I love Alton Towers, and yes it’s Massive, I would agree it takes two days peak season to visit it all
So many misleading things in this video- 1) you can walk from the carpark to the entrance 2) the park doesn’t close at 4. The standard close time is 6. The park closes at 4 on week days out of main season but these days are so quiet you could ride everything twice. The latest close time during the year is at 9. And it’s pretty standard for all uk theme parks. 3) the tree height was put in place due to restrictions on them being in the countryside, to get around this a lot of coasters are built into the ground, ect: tnt was used to build the pits in nemesis. 4) a lot of theming is built with backstory so you kinda need to know some of the story’s to fully understand it. 5) SPINBALL WIZZER IS THEMED. RITA IS THEMED. 6) if you’re new to the park, please use the app for the map so you don’t get lost. Okay rant over this place is practically my home I had to fix some misconceptions.
And the last 2 or 3 seasons, they do not stagger openings of rides unless there are technical issues.
Spinball Whizzer is themed, but the current themeing is a downgrade from the old Sonic the Hedgehog themeing. I understand why the had to change it, but I have very fond memories of really wanting to go into a carrige that had Tails on the side.
As a kid in the 70s, my mates and I would cycle from Derby to Alton Towers. It was an attraction then but far from what it is today. There was a small funfair there, a seal enclosure, fairly significant model railway and the gardens with (if I remember this correctly) the cable car ride and train ride through. Not the most exciting day out but we enjoyed the ride. It was more of a stately home than a castle but it looked pretty grand. I've been since with kids from school, but nowadays, it's Thorpe Park for the kids where I currently work.
towers is overall one of the best theme parks to me as its so cool to ride the coasters they break so many coaster world records and create new coaster types if you wanna go down the rabit hole search about their records
Alton Towers season ends around Bonfire Night (5th November) and to celebrate both the end of the season and Bonfire night, they have 3 nights of fireworks shows. I recommend you watch and react to the 2021 show (loads of videos on here of it) as it is celebrating the park's 40th anniversary. The 2022 show was amazing too but not quite as good as 2021.
Being a theme park fan, I go to Alton towers a lot, what they did not shower you is how good the onsite hotels are, there is a huge hotel called splash landings hotel, it has a big in door water park. All of the rides in the park have a really dark back story, it is a common thing in the UK for this to happen. All the big theme park resorts in the UK are own and run by Merlin Entertainment and all the major rides and park areas were designed by a man called John Wardley. This chap is a living legend, once in a life time kind of person. There is a lot of work going on at Alton towers at the moment, Nemesis is being re tracked, B&Ms best ever coaster, and one of the best coasters in the world, All major coasters are given the code name Secrete Weapon, and SW9 is currently in development, again by John Wardley. Due to open in 2025, the year after the re opening of nemesis, If you are ever in the UK you need to check out Alton Towers. But it is worth doing the research first about the park, it will help you understand why and how it is like it is. The history of Alton towers is huge and very interesting.
My home park. World class!
“You have to talk the monorail to get to the entrance” me with accessibility parking RIGHT NEXT TO THE ENTRANCE
It's been a good few years since I've been to Alton Towers.. I've just checked and they have some days we're it's open 10am-4pm and some 10am-6pm. I guess the trick is to go the days with extended hours unless you go during term time and not a weekend when all the kids are in school and you can walk on to rides pretty quickly. My mum teaches and when she went there with the kids she'd go to the gardens and walk round there... the kids all knew whereabouts she'd be but she didn't like rides and got to enjoy the scenery.
The timings vary throughout the year. Spring and autumn weekdays is 10-4. Summertime is 10-6pm. If you go in October for the Halloween scarefest, it is 10-9pm. You can ride the coasters in the dark! And yes the water rides are still open in the cold rainy autumn. Regarding theming, The Spinball Whizzer used to be Sonic Spinball, then the Sonic the hedgehog license expired. The park has always had a strained relationship with the locals. Going for the first time about 35 years ago, there were some rides above the tree line. Then the locals complained of the noise and the tree line rule was brought in.
also a cool thing is every roller coaster here besides rita and a few of the kiddy coasters hold a world record of some sort. for example smiler- roller coaster with the worlds most inversions (14 LOOPS!) nemesis- Europe's first inverted roller coaster Galactica- World’s first B&M flying coaster Oblivion- Worlds first dive coaster Thirteen- Worlds first coaster with a vertical free fall drop Wickerman- Worlds first coaster to incorporate wood and fire
Wow! I didn’t know some of these, I know a lot of trivia but now I’ve learnt something new
And they codename them Secret Weapon. So when the next one comes along (SW9), you know it's going to have something unique.
@@chriscattell6550 oh wow I didn’t even notice the correlation
"it was my nemesis Tyler" I thought you two just looked indistinguishable you actually know each other OHH. For like a month I thought you were the same person now I tell you apart by eye color lol
lol I though they were the same person too but turns out they are twins 😃
Hahaha samee
Alton towers is awesome , especially at night ! It’s super spooky walking around and riding the coasters in the dark. I live 6 hrs away but every year I go for holiday there lol
Ah: I knew one of these “American reacting to the UK” channels would eventually react to Alton towers! as someone who goes to Alton towers religiously and is also a massive roller coaster enthusiast, Alton towers is like nothing else in the world. Amazing rides in a great location. Although you shouldn’t feel bad about the rides in your country. For every American who wants to go to Alton a equal amount of brits want to go to Ohio or Florida for your insane world record rides That reminds me: Alton towers is also the world record park. 12:27 that ride is the Smiler, the coaster with the most loops in the world at 14. That ride is so crazy and is unlike anything else in the world. Since you’ve already reacted to coaster studios, I would also react to his Smiler review since that ride is insane (just search up “coaster studios smiler review”). Alton towers also have the worlds first flying coaster, the worlds first vertical drop roller coaster and the worlds first free fall drop on a roller coaster.
Absolutely love Alton Towers ever since I first went as a kid not long after nemesis opened, it does stay open a bit longer than that some times, I can usually barely even stand up by the end of the day anyway! I've never been at night yet but i'd love to, it's only half an hour away from me now so I'm hoping to do that this year, had a brilliant time a few months ago when they had oktoberfest on, downed a few pints and went straight on spinball whizzer and then got on the smiler 3 times in 45 minutes via the single rider queue, brilliant times
Me and the lads would go here every year, get there nice and early, get baked in the garden then hit the rides, by the end of the day your jaw would be aching from smiling and laughing so much. the rides really are epic!
Opening times depend on the time of year. Offpeak 4-5pm, sometimes 7pm.
The coaster at the entrance is just for decoration. It was just a piece of the track of the first big looping coaster they had. I can't remember what it was called butvI went on it as a teenager when it had just opened. I'm 48 now. I was quite sad when they shut it but the rides they put in its place but are fabulous.
You should see their adverts! They scared me as a kid...and a teen
Just come across your channel, it's great!
Alton towers is close to where I live and I remember going there when it first opened , it's a really cool place , and the university that is close to it has a free day there for the new students every year , plus they have themed times of the year like Halloween where they have specials , it's a great place to visit .
There’s literally one old guy who prevents towers from going over the trees, the day he passes I imagine Merlin will buy his house hahs
I'm 37 and Alton Towers still makes me feel like a kid. It's an amazing place and Nemesis is incredible.
Ryan, a little context, Alton Towers Estate (the land) has been a fortification for over 2000 years, the Castle dates back almost 1000. It is remote because the owners (until about 50 years ago) were the Earls of Shrewsbury, the lack of major road and railway access is due to the inherent NIMBY (not in my back yard) attitude, ie. I don't want to see or hear it. The height thing is be because they can't disturb the natural beauty of the countryside.
What castle dates back almost a 1000 years? There's never been a castle on the site of Alton towers.
@@karlmaddox1209 In the late 11th century, Alton Castle was built following the Norman Conquest above the Churnet Valley, in the village of Alton, Staffordshire. It is about 1 mi (1.6 km) from the present-day Alton Towers. By the 12th century, the large manorial estate had been given to knight Bertram II de Verdun (died 1129/30), as a reward for his work in the Crusades. In 1318, the estate passed by marriage to Thomas de Furnival when he married Joan de Verdun. Furnival later died crusading in the Holy Land in 1348. In 1406, Sir John Talbot acquired the estate when he married Maud, the eldest daughter of Thomas de Furnivall, 3rd Baron Furnivall. Talbot became the second created Earl of Shrewsbury in 1442 after the title was forfeited by the third earl of the first creation in 1102. The Norman castle was destroyed during the English Civil War. In the 17th century, the former castle was redeveloped as a hunting lodge known as Alerton (or Alverton), which is the ancient name for Alton. The three-storey structure reused one of the castle's former towers, which remains part of the present-day building. So although not necessarily part of the Alton Towers Park, it is part of the estate. The section inside the Park is the Neo-Gothic-style country house, and folly. From the early 19th century.
So we agree. There was no castle on the site of Alton Towers.i know full well where Alton castle is. I walk past the ruins of it on a regular basis. I went to primary school right next to it. I'm guessing you've used Wikipedia for your information because you state that the former castle was redeveloped as a hunting lodge in the 17th century and was known as Alverton. Yes the present Alton towers was developed from Alverton lodge but the lodge was not developed from a castle. As we've already established, the castle stood in the village of Alton. Even Wikipedia gets things wrong.
@@karlmaddox1209 there's a difference between rebuilding the ruins and repurposing the building materials... so parts of the Castle could have been taken to be used in the Alverton Lodge.
True. So why not say the castle masonry was repurposed to build Alverton lodge instead of the castle was redeveloped as a hunting lodge? Although there is no evidence or record of this happening at least it would be possible. There are, however, records of the lodge existing at the time Alton castle was still in use so the repurposing of masonry from Alton castle to build Alverton lodge is highly unlikely
4:05 uugh it was my "NEMISIS" tyler. Little did he know
Iv always walked from the car park into the park tbf, the waiting time for the monorail is insane.
I can drive to Alton Towers in 40 minutes and have visited dozens of times, fantastic place, you leave your cares in the carpark and ride the monorail right up to the entrance, favourites rides they have atm are Hex, Wicker man and 13.
On the treeline rule: when they built one of the coasters, to get planning permission, the claimed that the tree line is the top of the tallest tree on the tallest hill surrounding the valley.
they have a skyride that get you from one end to the other side of the park. Nemesis is now black and red with new fresh look new theming. The purple track coaster that sits at the entrance used be rollercoaster called corkscrew and it used to be yellow that was removed to make way for 13 they put the corkscrew part of the ride as a tribute to old corkie
Love Alton Towers Been on all the top rides
This is one of the most entertaining videos iv seen for Alton towers. I live around half-hour drive away so this is easily my local park. That being said it's so refreshing to see the reaction from people in America that know nothing about the park. It has and has had so many world records dispute the tree line rule due to being so close the the village of Alton. That's why oblivion with a 100 metre+ drop goes underground to get around the tree line rule, and yes you can walk from the carpark but can sometimes take 25-30 minutes of walking but the history and thrill is worth it.
That's a peice of a roller coaster called corkscrew which was the best rollercoaster ever !
I last visited around June 2011, my friend and I headed straight to forbidden valley and went on nemesis and air (galactic pre vis fx) back to back. No lines. It was epic. Nemesis is particularly well themed, it made me so scared as a small child lol. Rita and 13 are OK but not worth waiting a long time. Oblivion is super cool, not been since wicker man or smiler, but yeah if you like coasters, this is a super place.
This is what I love about the Brits. So modest and understated and such history!
I go every year for two days. We stay in a beautiful cottage in the village of Alton a five min drive away. It's always a great two days.
Chessington is also worth checking out. Is got a few good rides, but what makes it different is that it's also a great zoo.
They have bands on in the evening. We spent a day there, then watched Black Eyed Peas in the evening.
the location that is concentrated on the kids rides, is I think pretty common for the UK and I think it makes sense, since u don't have to go all over the park with your small kids to get from ride to ride and CBeebies contains basically all a kid (from the UK) wants, since CBeebies is the kids channel there.
Alton towers is awesome. you should check out some POV's of the rides. also check out Blackpool pleasure beach. so many coasters packed into a tiny space it's amazing.
In the 90's my step brother used to live in Alton. It's only a small village so because of all the traffic going to the park the residents got free family passes. I used to spend the whole summer there and go to the park almost every day. Plus most of the kids I knew there worked in the park you could get bumped up queues, free drinks etc, as long as no one noticed. I miss those days.
Those opening hours are 'off-peak'... ie, during school terms etc. During holidays and busier periods it's generally open 10-6 (sometimes 5 but they often just add an hour on the day), and during other special periods such as Scarefest it's open until 9pm. Important to also note that those are the queue opening times... So you are generally allowed into the park from around 9:30 or earlier ot get into whatever queues are open, and as long as you are in a queue for a ride before the stated close time they will run the rides until everyone in the queue has been on. Also, you absolutely can walk from the car park. It takes about 15/20 minutes and on busy days is quicker than waiting for the monorail. Apologies if anyone has already said any of this...
"It was my nemesis" *laughs in Towers enthusiast*
The thing about theming is that some rides get licenced (Spinball Whizzer was the Sonic Spinball at one point, themed around Sonic the Hedgehog) and when the licence expires they go back to being generic. It's also in a place where the themed area is being wound down for something new. Rita has had a couple of themes, at first it was a drag race based around the 50s greaser scene, then it was "taken over" by the dark forest and as far as I know is still themed around trying to get out of the dark forest as fast as possible. AT rethemes and rebuilds big parts of the park every time a major coaster comes around, the next one is probably due in the next few years, after they rebuild the nemesis and Duel's revamp. Last major coaster was Wickerman in 2018, so it's probably due in the next 5 years or so.
Love Alton towers can’t wait to go again
I live in the UK, and I have been to Alton Towers. Let me just say it was AMAZING!!!
Fab review, not been to Alton Towers for a while, we live in the midlands so it's easy to do in a day. Please review some of the rides they are awesome - especially those that go underground in the dark - really scary !!!
The first time I went to Alton towers was when my brother was still a baby, he was born in 1960. So I would have been 7years old. At that time you basically went to see the castle and the gardens. I remember they had Chair-A-Plains and a Carousel . We took a Picnic to eat in the gardens. A great day out.
Before it was a theme park, the world record breaking actor William Roache, who plays Ken Barlow on Coronation Street , his family lived their and he grew up there, at least for a while, as a kid.
They is a new version of nemesis at Alton towers now if you want to check it out
I went to the rollercoaster restaurant last year for my daughters birthday and I can confirm it's as awesome as it looks 😀
Hint: go the day before an event, say bonfire night, the day before is dead with no queues coz most people book when there's an event on!
Most uk theme park close early and there aren’t open in the winter but an exception to holidays
When he mentioned about the tree line it’s actually a regulation for the world for planes and air vehicles because if they are above the tree line they require a red beacon on top and they have massive roller coasters but they go under ground
I went there on a works trip in the 1990s, it has altered in some ways. I went on the corkscrew ride, they had large swan boats not pirate ships, I walked through the Tower itself, went to a petting zoo. I did use the monorail. There was also an ice show of Beatrix Potter stories. Then I went on the water ride and got very wet. The litter baskets were full of wasps. It was a great day.
The bins are still very much full of wasps 😪
I grew up just down the road from there, a village called Sudbury, there is a public right of way running right through the middle, back in the 8o’s before wrists bands became a thing you could just walk in, and enjoy yourself 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Ive only been to altern towers once and it was a weekend, sunny day, amazing weather, and you might think it was crowded with massive lines for the rides but i dint know why but we got incredibly lucky because we managed to do nearly every ride because rhe lines were 15-20 minutes long at most THE SMILER WAS ONLY 5 minutes And thats the most popular
I live 20 minutes away from this place and used to go all the time as a kid and still do! It’s so nice to see someone across the pond reacting to the place! Also the guy reviewing this gets so many things wrong! CBeebies land is not the only kids section! There’s also the world of David Walliams and then family rides all throughout the park too!
Yes, it's best to spend overnight in a local historic inn (pub) and get a two day ticket for the park (I think special price). The early closing hours reflect the fact that's it's primarily an historic monument (in this case, a castle). It's quite possible people still live in the castle. In some castles in England, you can meet the family member inhabitants, in the same family for 500 years or more when the castle was built.
The castle/ stately house is ruins, and no one lives it in anymore. The hours is more to do with restrictions in the UK than anything else, as the park isn't far from the village of Alton, so can get noise complaints.
It's also not a castle.
I went there years ago on a cold rainy day and we had the best time because there was no waiting in line for any of the rides so we was able to do everything multiple times 😂
The way he pronounced CBeebies land💀💀💀
as a local to the park, living under an hour away, it's crazy to see some peoples outside reactions