Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride |
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The entrance to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride.
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| Attraction type | Dark boat ride, Elevator | ||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturers | Mack Rides Rexroth Bosch Group |
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| Designer | Tussauds Studios | ||||||||||||||||
| Theme | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | ||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 1000 riders per hour | ||||||||||||||||
| Vehicle type | Boat, Elevator | ||||||||||||||||
| Vehicles | 10 boats, 2 elevators | ||||||||||||||||
| Riders per vehicle | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 11 minutes | ||||||||||||||||
| Construction | JJ Cavanagh Construction (started mid-2005) | ||||||||||||||||
| Projection | Electrosonic Bose |
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| Elevator show | Falcon's Treehouse nWave Digital |
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride was an exciting dark ride at Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire, England. It was based on the super popular 1964 book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, written by Roald Dahl. The ride brought to life the amazing illustrations by Quentin Blake.
This fun attraction opened on April 1, 2006. It closed its doors for good on November 8, 2015. Later, in 2019, a new attraction called The Alton Towers Dungeon took its place.
Exploring Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory
The ride had two main parts, making it a unique adventure. First, you would hop into a boat for a journey along the famous chocolate river. This part of the ride took you deep inside Willy Wonka's amazing Chocolate Factory.
Meet the Characters
As your boat floated along, you would meet many characters from the book. These characters appeared as cool animatronics or as CGI projections. You would see Augustus Gloop, who loved chocolate a bit too much, and even Veruca Salt. It felt like you were right there with them in the story!
The Great Glass Elevator Adventure
After the boat ride, you would get off and move to the second part of the adventure. This started with a short video that made you feel like you were trapped inside a TV screen, just like Mike Teavee!
Then, the real magic happened. You would enter one of two special "Great Glass Elevators". These weren't real elevators that moved up and down. Instead, they were rooms with walls and ceilings that you could see through. Cool CGI videos were projected onto these walls from the outside. The floor would gently shake, making you feel like you were really flying through the factory! It was a clever way to experience the rest of Willy Wonka's incredible world.
