We had a very enjoyable Sunday as well. Expected rain, but while a little cold in the morning, it was perfect theme park weather.
When Thirteen opened, the back three rows had the test dummy's in, but was only a 15 minute queue when we went on it. Annabelle manged to get on the front and back so she was happy.
She also managed to get on Wickerman three times, again managing to go at the front and back. At the end of the day it was walk on, so as Rob said the 8pm close was probably not required, although it did make it a more casual day, and traffic leaving at the end was not an issue. I think Annabelle is excited to go on the bigger rides now, but has a long way to go until she hits 1.4m, so I think a trip to Blackpool and getting her on Icon might be the next park we visit.
The Mardi Gras event was great, and gave the park that extra bit of energy. We did not manage to watch the main show, but we watched (and took part) in the mini show in Forbidden Valley while we had lunch. Annabelle was crowned the best dancer in Forbidden Valley which made her smile.
We used the Adults go free deal, so only paid £22 each. I just wish there was a little bit more for Daisy to do, but it did mean when we were going for a walk while the others enjoyed Duel, we bumped in to some friends, which was a good. All it needs is some climbing frames and slides, and they have something to keep them busy while waiting for others to do the ride. This is the one thing that plays on my mind, when thinking about how good the day was and would I recommend someone to go to Alton Towers over a different park.
When we went to CBeebies land, Annabelle and her Friend did not want to do the rides anymore, although we did get them on the Go-Jetters. All the rides were 5-10 minutes walk on, except In The Night Garden, which was 45 minutes, and one we skipped.
I had such low expectations for Gansta Granny, but I was really impressed with it. It was a lot of fun, and did not feel that short. It is not worth an 80-90 minute queue, but the 30 minutes we queued was fine. It remained me a little of the Spiderman ride at Universal, but aimed at kids. The ride itself feels really high quality but the rest of the area is lacking. The entertainment staff in the area were great, and made the area a lot more fun.
other than when I was bank staff in a care home and chose my own hours based on when they were short. Other than that I've had 5 other jobs where we would only find out a week in advance maximum, sometimes it'd be the day before. I thought reading 
