2007 Concepts Development
Vistas
Vistas would have seen a series of photo points added within the Grade I Listed Gardens, "framing all the best bits as only Alton Towers could".
"The outside comes in and the inside is out", as home design features would be used to emphasise the best sightlines of the gardens, reminding guests that "this is not just any garden".
The three icons we see in the image below are the Picture Frame, featuring the Choragic Monument, the Window Wall, framing the Cascade and the Portico, which seems to feature the tree-lined driveway that could be found behind Ug Land.
Alton Woods
The idea behind this concept was that "in Alton Woods perceptions are tipped upside down and everything is not what it seems."
Proposed for the woodlands behind Spinball Whizzer and the Hospitality Suite, the attraction would combine a treetop playground combined with a series of illusions to leave young guests with the feeling that "I'm seeing it but I can't believe it."
Some of the features proposed for the Alton Woods were the Bridge to Infinity, a Real of Reflection illusion and a Magic Tap.