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Well I'm pleased to see my original post has caused some more older members to stand up and be counted ! (Don't stand up for too long though, not at our age, you'll go dizzy!) It's good to know I'm not the only one who can remember Alton Towers in the eighties, I'm not sure if it really was a...

I'm pleased to see I'm not the only older person then, perhaps Alton Towers is missing a trick here. Maybe they should add an extra carriage to the Smiler trains that allows room to drive a couple of those electric shopping buggies straight onto the ride. Just a simple clamping system to hold...

True that ! There are that many inset and teacher training days per school term now that the average kid is actually in school for a maximum of six and a half days per year(may not be based on actual data). Although to be fair my first trip to Alton Towers was with school, the year the...

I agree Pixie, there's far too many young uns here for my liking. When I were their age.... {drifts off mumbling about coal mines and outside toilets...} Perhaps Alton Towers is missing a trick here, instead of that ill fated Muslims only day that never happened they should have an over 35's...

Good to know I'm not the only oldie here, anyway that's enough excitement for one day, it's time for my afternoon nap.

Hello, I'm Mark and I'm really really old ! Not so old that I fought in the war or went up chimneys when I was a kid but I guess being in my forties I'm older than most people who post here. I've got back into theme parks over the last summer after looking at stuff to do with my three grown up...

Hello there, I'm Mark a new member and the proud owner of my first Merlin Annual Pass. Last year was really a kind of return to theme parks for me after many years, I first rode Corkscrew in it's opening year in the park and even got a certificate ! I had the odd trip to Alton over the years...