jedimaster1227 98 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 ^Dare I ask what the restroom options are for those "rooms?" Link to post Share on other sites
KarlaKoaster 15 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 It will be like a campsite where there is a building with toilets and showers in. Here's a link for more information (which I should have included in my first post, really) or in case you wish to book! Â https://www.altontowers.com/short-breaks/stargazing-pods/ Link to post Share on other sites
jedimaster1227 98 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 It looks like Alton Towers is adding a Dungeon attraction to the park! There's not much information yet but it'll be interesting to see how this plays out!  https://www.altontowers.com/theme-park/dungeon/  Miss it and you'll be gutted! #LaughandScream2019  #AltonDungeon Link to post Share on other sites
Canobie Coaster 111 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Could they maybe be reusing that Nemesis Sub Terra ride system? It looks like the London Dungeon has a similar ride called Drop Dead. Link to post Share on other sites
RyanTPM 0 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 ^Possibly, however its more than likely going to be in the former home of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Link to post Share on other sites
KarlaKoaster 15 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 It seems Merlin are going balls-deep with their unique brand of dystopian theme park misery. I think they have adopted the opposite business model to Disney where instead of their parks being the happiest places on earth, they're the most miserable. I think it makes sense to incorporate what is essentially their own IP into the parks, though, while increasing their portfolio of Dungeons. We've seen it with Sealife and I'm sure we'll see it more with the Dungeons. Link to post Share on other sites
Baffles 2 Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 (edited) It's just disappointing that Merlin cannot come up with exciting new ride concepts. It's another horror themed attraction that a lot of people will not pay for if it is an upcharge. Alton Towers has never particularly had a 'horrible history', so I'm sceptical about how unique the attraction will be to the park. Â The location is awful - in a kids area between the bright and colourful Burger Restaurant and the rest of Cloud Cuckoo Land. Edited February 24, 2019 by Baffles Link to post Share on other sites
Norwegian coasterfan 7 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 So I was thinking of going to Alton Towers in March as I have never been there before But then I checked the opening times... Only open from 10:00 to 16:00 and closed on Wednesdays So I have decided to go back to Efteling instead... This place really seems to be going downhill. Closing a theme park at 16:00 Is just ridiculous to me, and must be putting people (including me), off from visiting and rather go somewhere else Link to post Share on other sites
Too Fast For Comfort 0 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 So I was thinking of going to Alton Towers in March as I have never been there before But then I checked the opening times... Only open from 10:00 to 16:00 and closed on Wednesdays So I have decided to go back to Efteling instead... This place really seems to be going downhill. Closing a theme park at 16:00 Is just ridiculous to me, and must be putting people (including me), off from visiting and rather go somewhere else  Yeah, I find it pretty odd how parks close so early Monday-Thursday. I'd thinking that it would make sense to only open parks early Saturday-Sunday, and holidays, and close pretty late Monday-Friday. I think that fairs and beachside parks are like that. The parks could get a much better after work patronage than they could people burning off PTO just to go to the park for a day. Link to post Share on other sites
KarlaKoaster 15 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 So I was thinking of going to Alton Towers in March as I have never been there before But then I checked the opening times... Only open from 10:00 to 16:00 and closed on Wednesdays So I have decided to go back to Efteling instead... This place really seems to be going downhill. Closing a theme park at 16:00 Is just ridiculous to me, and must be putting people (including me), off from visiting and rather go somewhere else I didn't manage to get there last season because the park was either closed, or I knew it would be packed. Even with Wickerman there, I don't feel I really missed it. With the park closed on off peak days, the short opening times, staggered ride openings and the number of closed rides, it seems to be very difficult to avoid the queues. I prefer just to fly to the continent and visit some of the parks there instead. Link to post Share on other sites
jlp94 0 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 When I visited the park in June, once they saw how crowded it was, they increased their hours to close at 17:00 but it is still pretty bad. Wicker Man was even closed for 6 of those hours, and that entire time, the lift chain was on, all the effects were still working, it seemed like the ops just left the ride running, and some of the ops don't seem to care about their rides. Hopefully they get some better management. Link to post Share on other sites
Canobie Coaster 111 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 I loved everything about Alton Towers except the hours. Even on a day with no crowds, it was hard to ride all the major rides simply because of how large and spread out that park is. Â The other annoying part is that basically everything at the resort closes with the park- mini golf, hotel water park, etc. Link to post Share on other sites
SharkTums 197 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 The other annoying part is that basically everything at the resort closes with the park- mini golf, hotel water park, etc. Â This is what killed me the most!!! Â You pay a premium to stay at the resort, the park closes at like 4 or 5pm...and so does EVERYTHING ELSE!!! Keep some stuff open for the resort guests. Link to post Share on other sites
Nrthwnd 71 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 ^ Yes the Alveys paid a bunch for us to have a "WaterPark Party" (at the hotel park) after our park visit, during our 2010 UK trip. And I know they would have paid a bunch less, if the waterpark was open later, after the themepark closed??? Â p.s. Elissa & Robb for that. I couldn't do the waterpark stuff, but the parkside party w/cocktails rawked! Link to post Share on other sites
Canobie Coaster 111 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 If the park closed at like 10 or 11, I'd understand things being closed by the time you leave the park but 4 or 5 is just asinine. Â I still think it's worth staying on-site for the morning ERT and the hotels are nice, but the resort as a whole has the potential to be so much better if they didn't cut back on hours. Link to post Share on other sites
jlp94 0 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 ^ And if they had better operations. Rita's ride ops were nasty during my visit, and Galactica was running one train on one side, switching back and forth with VR. I already explained my experience with Wicker Man in a post higher up on the page. Link to post Share on other sites
KarlaKoaster 15 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 (edited) If you want to recreate the disappointment of the Fyre Festival, you can now do so by booking an optimistically named 'Star Gazing Pod', Alton Towers' latest accommodation offering. For around £100 a night (plus £10 for towels), you can now truly say you're happier than a pig in mud thanks to their similarity with farmyard pig shelters.  In other news, Merlin have announced Nemesis Sub-Terra and Twirling Toadstool (Waveswinger) are both now permanently closed. Nemesis Sub-Terra was pretty poor in the first season, but I quite enjoyed it once they made some improvements.  The Alton Towers Dungeon is new, however, replaces Charlie in the Chocolate Factory, and will cost £7.50 on top of the £56 entrance fee (which has gone up from last year, naturally). Image: TowersStreet Image: Not TowersStreet Edited February 20, 2019 by KarlaKoaster Link to post Share on other sites
COASTER FREAK 11 10 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 If you want to recreate the disappointment of the Frye Festival, you can now do so by booking an optimistically named 'Star Gazing Pod', Alton Towers' latest accommodation offering. For around £100 a night (plus £10 for towels), you can now truly say you're happier than a pig in mud thanks to their similarity with farmyard pig shelters.  This is the best description of this new "Offering" HAHAHAHAHA Link to post Share on other sites
ytterbiumanalyst 0 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 If you want to recreate the disappointment of the Fyre Festival, you can now do so by booking an optimistically named 'Star Gazing Pod', Alton Towers' latest accommodation offering. For around £100 a night (plus £10 for towels), you can now truly say you're happier than a pig in mud thanks to their similarity with farmyard pig shelters. In other news, Merlin have announced Nemesis Sub-Terra and Twirling Toadstool (Waveswinger) are both now permanently closed. Nemesis Sub-Terra was pretty poor in the first season, but I quite enjoyed it once they made some improvements.  The Alton Towers Dungeon is new, however, replaces Charlie in the Chocolate Factory, and will cost £7.50 on top of the £56 entrance fee (which has gone up from last year, naturally). This is fantastic. Link to post Share on other sites
SharkTums 197 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 This new 'resort', reminds me...didn't Thorpe do something equally creepy with like 'love vans' or something equally Merlin!!!!??? Link to post Share on other sites
Norwegian coasterfan 7 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 ^ I think it was Heide Park if I remember correctly  I don't see how anyone would pay that price to sleep in a shed and walk across a field to use one of 12 bathrooms shared with 400 people Link to post Share on other sites
Garet 56 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 In other news, Merlin have announced Nemesis Sub-Terra and Twirling Toadstool (Waveswinger) are both now permanently closed. Nemesis Sub-Terra was pretty poor in the first season, but I quite enjoyed it once they made some improvements.  The Alton Towers Dungeon is new, however, replaces Charlie in the Chocolate Factory, and will cost £7.50 on top of the £56 entrance fee (which has gone up from last year, naturally).  Could it be the sub terra towers have been re used in this dungeon? The ride wasn’t that old to be scrapped and I think the London dungeon have the same tower for a hangman’s ride or at least one similar in that you load at the top of the tower and get dropped below. Link to post Share on other sites
KarlaKoaster 15 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 That was the educated guess of a lot of people, but I don't believe it will be part of the dungeon. The CATCF boat ride definitely is though. Link to post Share on other sites
SharkTums 197 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 ^&^^ It would be a new Merlin high point to take an existing somewhat new ride, close it, and then repurpose it as an upcharge! Link to post Share on other sites
Anything 0 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Please don't give them ideas! Â Does seem crazy to leave those towers in there doing nothing, however. Link to post Share on other sites
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