Alton Towers facts for kids
Slogan | Escape to the Alton Towers Resort |
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Location | Alton, Staffordshire, England |
Owner | Merlin Entertainments Group |
Operated by | Alton Towers Resort Operations Ltd. |
General manager | Ian Crabbe (Divisional Director) |
Opened | 13 April 1860 4 April 1980 (as theme park) |
(as country estate)
Previous names | Alton Towers Alton Abbey |
Operating season | Theme Park Main season: mid March–early November Santas Sleepovers: Late November-Early January Alton Towers Hotel Year-round Splash Landings Hotel May - October (2017) Enchanted Village Year-round CBeebies Land Hotel Year-round Alton Towers Waterpark Year-round Alton Towers Hotel Spa Year-round Conference Centre Year-round Enchanted Forest Tree Top Quest February–November (2017) Extraordinary Golf Year-round |
Visitors per annum | ![]() |
Area | 910 acres (370 ha) (total combined resort area) |
Attractions | |
Total | 37 |
Roller coasters | 10 |
Water rides | 2 |
Website | www.altontowers.com |
Alton Towers is a theme park in Staffordshire, England. It is near the town Alton.
It has seven large roller coasters and three smaller roller coasters.
Theme: Escapism or escaping normal life
Roller coasters
- Galactica - riders fly under the track. First flying roller coaster built by Bolliger & Mabillard.
- Nemesis - riders sit under the track.
- Oblivion - first vertical drop roller coaster [ 87 degrees drop ]
- Rita - 61 mph launched roller coaster.
- The Smiler - first roller coaster that turns riders upside down 14 times.
- Thirteen - riders travel forwards and backwards., and also has the first free fall drop.
- Wickerman - wooden roller coaster with fire effects.
Images for kids
See also
In Spanish: Alton Towers para niños
National Hispanic Heritage Month on Kiddle
Influential Hispanic activists
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![]() | Nelson Merced |
![]() | Jovita Idar |
![]() | Dolores Huerta |
![]() | María Teresa Kumar |
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