Merlin Entertainments: General Discussion

[Mattie boy]

It's still the case

The wording in the t+c's has been updated today and includes essential

We have mainly silver passes and are booked in the hotel sunday for fireworks...have done the same last few years

Yeah its been updated now, at the time of my original post it didnt have essentials on the wording

 

[Bowser]

All passes except platinum are excluded on the 7,8 & 9th of November 2025

Annual Pass Restriction Dates | Merlin Annual Pass

Find out the restriction dates for your Annual Pass or Membership tier here.

www.merlinannualpass.co.uk

Specific calendar for gold pass https://www.merlinannualpass.co.uk/media/pxknsn1z/gold-pass-restriction-dates-2025.pdf

Also (edit to add) now spotted the text for purchase of the gold pass states "Only excludes Alton Towers Ultimate Fireworks Spectacular dates". So its the opposite to what you thought, the only exclusion for gold is fireworks dates. So Platinum is just paying £60 for fireworks, which seems ludicrous unless you visit multiple fireworks dates, might as well get gold and pay £40 just for one day of fireworks.

You'd also benefit from the additional exclusion dates in 2026 if you bought a Platinum pass now instead of Gold, which whilst not announced typically include Easter and Bank holidays.

 

[jon81uk]

You'd also benefit from the additional exclusion dates in 2026 if you bought a Platinum pass now instead of Gold, which whilst not announced typically include Easter and Bank holidays.

Gold is being advertised as 361 days entry, so I take that to mean the only exclusion dates will be the fireworks.

 

[GooseOnTheLoose]

You'd also benefit from the additional exclusion dates in 2026 if you bought a Platinum pass now instead of Gold, which whilst not announced typically include Easter and Bank holidays.

The Annual Pass website explicitly states that the Gold pass has 361 days of access. The only three dates which are excluded are explicitly stated as Fireworks at Alton Towers.