Alton Towers

Opening 2009 at the Alton Towers Resort is Sharkbait Reef, a new SeaLife centre for Mutiny Bay. It will be themed around pirates and will feature a 10 metre walkthrough tunnel. Below are some images advertising the new attraction...What do you think about this new attraction for Alton Towers? The SeaLife centre at Chessington has proved a huge success and a themed one at Alton Towers would hardly be a bad thing in my opinion...

The new Alton Towers App is now able to buy.http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/alton-towers-resort-official/id449134484?mt=8Whats your thoughts on it? Better than Thorpe Park's?

So, to coincide with the marketing thingy at towers for the top 5 rides, write here what you score them out of 5 - and if you want to put a reason, state why! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1Mp6jl5i7A My vote is for nemesis, with 5/5.Air - 2/5Oblivion 4/5Thirteen - 3/5Rita 3/5What is yours?

So with the news that a B&M is to open at Thorpe for 2012, lets discuss a ride that will be celebrating it's tenth birthday next year. Air, B&M's first flying rollercoaster opened in 2002 and is quite unlike any other ride in Europe. Swooping up and over Nemesis and with an emphasis on the thrill of flight does Air inspire you or do you hate it and have been put off flying ever since.For reference, French ride enthusiasts love it. But do you?!

Not seen a topic about this yetE-lockers are coming (or open) at Alton Towers! what your thoughts on this?http://www.ukparknews.co.uk/entry/cms/?p=5169

Does anyone know how to find the chained oak tree in Alton?I do. I went and found it last year.I was impressed by it's size. There is certainly some truth that the chains have been there since 1821.

Early Ride Time (ERT) available for Standard and Premium Merlin/Alton Towers Pass Holders, Hotel Resort Guests and Advance Ticket Holders from altontowers.com. Rides available from 9.00am - the park opens to the general public at 10.00am.Rides for 2011 include:NemesisRunaway Mine TrainSharkbait Reef by SEA LIFEHeave Ho!Marauders MayhemOblivionHexRitaOther rides may open early subject to season and availability. The Monorail is open from 8.30am.There is no ERT during February nor from October 15th until the end of the season.

It came in many themes.It first started off in Festival Park, then got sent to X Sector, then in its final days it go sent back to Ug Land and was renamed Bone shaker!!Was a good ride, albeit a bit tame in later years.I'm tired of talking now, so you do it instead (Y)

When X-Sector first opened it was full of optimism and everybody was pleased with the futuristic themed new area...Black Hole, Oblivion ETCBut now...well it's lost it's magic and impotance, Enterprise and Submission could be moved with a click of the owners fingers and Oblivion never gets queues and is no longer... special.So... is X-Sector losing it's magic?