Honestly I think the only answer is because they can.Ok, so if the bypass is never realistically going to happen and public transport links are pretty poor, why do Towers still charge for parking? And I don’t want a “Because they can / stop bashing them” reply, I would prefer higher quality discussion also.
Ok, so if the bypass is never realistically going to happen and public transport links are pretty poor, why do Towers still charge for parking? And I don’t want a “Because they can / stop bashing them” reply, I would prefer higher quality discussion also.
I was reliably told that some senior management at Towers did want to remove (or at least reduce) the parking charge a few years back. The problem they had was how to fill the hole it would leave in the park funding. Given the ever increasing budget cutbacks at Towers (and other Merlin parks) the parking charges are here to stay.
I have no problem with the parking charge at Alton Towers. Parking charges are common place at theme parks yet I only ever see people moan about the charge at Alton Towers (and some other Merlin parks). Most parks in the US charge a fortune to park on a big patch of tarmac!
I parked at express parking for free two weeks ago, no staff in the new hut by the plaza and no barrier to check on exit.
I was willing to pay but there was no way to pay