Alton Towers Resort have unveiled their ticket prices for the 2015 season on their website, with on the day pricing breaking the £50 barrier.
The pricing structure is the same as last year, with 3 levels of pricing. The cost of an adult ticket had risen by 2.44% this year, with similar increases seen across other ticket categories.
The increases, largely in line with those seen on previous occasions are in stark contrast to the changes seen at sister park Thorpe Park for the 2015 season. The Chertsey theme park, which saw ticket prices at £49.99 on the gate last season, has seen it’s peak day admission price increase to £59.99 on peak days for 2015. Thorpe Park class peak days as all bank holidays, school holidays and weekends across it’s season, and the new figure represents a massive 20% increase on last year’s prices. Despite a focus on attracting families with the recent addition of Angry Birds Land, the child ticket category has also been removed.
Thorpe Park’s changes led to speculation that Alton Towers Resort may have also seen a major change in how their pricing structure is set, however at present this doesn’t appear to be the case. In recent years, the resort have increased prices around two or three times per season, so it’s expected that further increases will be seen as the season progresses.