Bert2theSpark
TS Member
So this year there has been the Garden days open for local people, and during the Gardens days there were quite a few people who were visiting the grounds who don't usually visit a theme park strolling around the grounds (Older Generations).
This got me thinking, what if Alton Towers were to implement a wristband system (not pay per ride), so you'd have visitors who were there for the rides and then people there on a cheaper ticket free to roam the Gardens and Towers, especially if there potentially a Heritage Tour and opening the Swiss Cottage as a Café (an idea I've seen floating around on the forum). Hell maybe they could use it to market Oktoberfest or even a proper Christmas event to more than just theme park guests (like Hyde Park Winter Wonderland) and could lead to Alton Towers making a wider offering in more entertainment that aren't necessarily rides.
Obviously they'd have to install admission turnstiles to the entrance of every ride much like at BPB, but they could open this system to work with phones or passes. This would obviously be expensive but could it be worth it, I'd expect some enthusiasts would be upset with a wristband system, but since this is a more mature forum, I'd be interested to hear you opinions. So what's everyone's opinion?
(This is a typical closed season thread, lol)
This got me thinking, what if Alton Towers were to implement a wristband system (not pay per ride), so you'd have visitors who were there for the rides and then people there on a cheaper ticket free to roam the Gardens and Towers, especially if there potentially a Heritage Tour and opening the Swiss Cottage as a Café (an idea I've seen floating around on the forum). Hell maybe they could use it to market Oktoberfest or even a proper Christmas event to more than just theme park guests (like Hyde Park Winter Wonderland) and could lead to Alton Towers making a wider offering in more entertainment that aren't necessarily rides.
Obviously they'd have to install admission turnstiles to the entrance of every ride much like at BPB, but they could open this system to work with phones or passes. This would obviously be expensive but could it be worth it, I'd expect some enthusiasts would be upset with a wristband system, but since this is a more mature forum, I'd be interested to hear you opinions. So what's everyone's opinion?
(This is a typical closed season thread, lol)