Talbot Street Tuesday

[rob666]

Long ago, that was where some of the coaches parked.
Same time as the cars parking on the grass in front of the sea lions.

 

[Squiggs]

Long ago, that was where some of the coaches parked.
Same time as the cars parking on the grass in front of the sea lions.

Somewhere floating around I have a couple of photos from an even earlier time, when cars could park on the grass where Gangsta Granny is today, and the coach park was on Fountain Square, in front of the Dovecote.

One of the fun things about the Mini Apple: its main publicity shot has coaches parked in the background before the old coach park made way for the Alton Beast.

 

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Somewhere floating around I have a couple of photos from an even earlier time, when cars could park on the grass where Gangsta Granny is today, and the coach park was on Fountain Square, in front of the Dovecote.

One of the fun things about the Mini Apple: its main publicity shot has coaches parked in the background before the old coach park made way for the Alton Beast.

There are so few pictures of Mini Apple, its the coaster at Towers that probably has the least amount of photos either this or 4 Man Bob.

 

[Matt N]

Interestingly, it’s the only defunct Towers coaster I’ve actually ridden (I’m never certain that I didn’t do Beastie, but I can’t find any proof that I did, so I’m assuming I didn’t); I gave it a go in Great Yarmouth in 2024!

I’ll admit I find it hard to imagine it at Alton Towers, as it seems far too generic in nature, but I guess the park was a different place back then (and by extension, I guess the industry was too).

 

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Both of Alton's former kids coasters still operate in the UK. The rest of their former Coaster either left the UK or were scrapped