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What New things will come to Towers in 2026

owenstreet7 said:
Not quite in the same way as at Chessington or Legoland where there's a digital timer and you'd get there when the timer goes off
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Legoland and Chessington have a "Reserve and Ride" system, which is not Fastrack.

The goal for the guest is similar, but fundamentally it is a different system.
owenstreet7 said:
It also depends on the source of purchase as well as paper ones are still produced when bought on site.
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Fastrack tickets are issued by a digital system and validity is digitally checked by a hand scanner. The system is digital.
 
Bowser said:
The casual visitor and enthusiasts are alike in that they are drawn to new things. Like you say, the things they have done were necessary but there are plenty of other theme parks that do the upkeep AND regularly add new attractions.
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What's really telling, and depressing, is seeing the old signs out in the fields when you drive in showing how many visitors they used to take over the summer. They've pushed so hard towards almost entirely coasters for throughput that they took away the "magic". It's not like the park was ever particularly well-themed but there was the clear intent of effort put in, and there was such a variety of things to do. Now it's just the same 7-8 rides.

Maybe it's just that people don't tend to go out for trips with the whole family and that makes it less viable, but they have a large audience for their younger rides now, it's just so weird that they haven't invested in all the stuff in the middle between toddler and older teens to bring it back to the family day out it used to be.

Hell if they just had a heavily discounted ticket for over 60s and plopped a few signs about the towers history they could probably open the swiss cottage back up for afternoon tea have the gardens upkeep covered from the english heritage crowd. I just don't know why the park's been left to stagnate for so long, it can't be making its worth as an investment versus their other parks right now, nor for its future projections.
 
There are huge gaping holes in the lineup for proper reliable, quality, high throughput, re-rideable family attractions in the same vane as POTC, Symbolica, Soarin, Maus Au Chocolat.

Arguably all needed and more useful to the park than any IP or certainly kiddie coaster.

If a major coaster at the park was to go (I’m looking at you Rita) I’d like to see or two of the attraction types go in first as a priority ahead of a coaster (Project horizon aside)
 
coastercoaster said:
What's really telling, and depressing, is seeing the old signs out in the fields when you drive in showing how many visitors they used to take over the summer. They've pushed so hard towards almost entirely coasters for throughput that they took away the "magic". It's not like the park was ever particularly well-themed but there was the clear intent of effort put in, and there was such a variety of things to do. Now it's just the same 7-8 rides.

Maybe it's just that people don't tend to go out for trips with the whole family and that makes it less viable, but they have a large audience for their younger rides now, it's just so weird that they haven't invested in all the stuff in the middle between toddler and older teens to bring it back to the family day out it used to be.

Hell if they just had a heavily discounted ticket for over 60s and plopped a few signs about the towers history they could probably open the swiss cottage back up for afternoon tea have the gardens upkeep covered from the english heritage crowd. I just don't know why the park's been left to stagnate for so long, it can't be making its worth as an investment versus their other parks right now, nor for its future projections.
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If you are talking about the meadows car park signs it was never that common to park on those fields even in the old days, they generally would do everything to avoid putting cars on there. The only consistent time it has been used is fireworks.

That said they have fewer tarmac car parks these days as J&K are partly given over to the enchanted village.
 
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Near the entrance. Any ideas?
 
Matt N said:
This is uncharted territory for the park, and I do wonder what it’s doing to Alton Towers’ public perception. Perhaps controversially, I debate whether the delay/cancellation of Project Horizon was a good idea; a ride like that could really give the park a shot in the arm and spark public interest in it again.
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I've been going to the park since i was in school (1998) And the following roller coasters have been added since (I'm including Oblivion because it opened the year i first went)
Oblivion - 1998
Galactica/Air - 2002
Spinball Whizzer - 2004
Rita - 2005
Thirteen - 2010
The Smiler - 2013
Wicker Man - 2018

What we had was consistent investment in great coasters! Stuff that got the general public (I'd consider me and the missus as this) excited to constantly come back to the park, Now i went in September for the first time in 6 years (done a post in general) And the place felt so stale!! No new coaster since 2018 is absolutely shocking by Merlin's standards, It's no wonder i'd not been to the park in 6 yeas despite going near enough every time a new roller coaster was added and sadly i probably won't return until another is added!

And to think as well these are all the flat rides the park has lost
Submission (2013)
Ripsaw (2015) It took 10 years to replace it with Toxicator!
UG Swinger (2008)
Enterprise (2021)
The Blade (2024)

So 4 flat rides not been replaced!

So you ask about public perception and it will be that the park is stale and desperately needs major investment
 
coastercoaster said:
What's really telling, and depressing, is seeing the old signs out in the fields when you drive in showing how many visitors they used to take over the summer. They've pushed so hard towards almost entirely coasters for throughput that they took away the "magic". It's not like the park was ever particularly well-themed but there was the clear intent of effort put in, and there was such a variety of things to do. Now it's just the same 7-8 rides.
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Those fields were being used a fortnight ago.
 
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