Towers Street

This article is about the magical marketplace at the park entrance. For the flamboyant online community, see TowersStreet.

Towers Street during school trip season

Towers Street is the magical and quirky themed entrance area at Alton Towers, that visitors first come across at the resort and whom may come across a group of excited and sanity waning enthusiasts in the process.

It is themed to London's famous Portobello Road Market, with realistic portrayals of market stall carts, ice cream vans blocking the pathway, and vendors shouting at you to buy their wares. Only the guests surviving the walk through the market are allowed to enter the rest of the park.

It has a splendiferous view of The Towers and lake (where the Giant Squid resides) in the background, which marks the first question by anybody who hasn't seen the park before: "Ain't that big castle Duel or summat?" If that ill-read map comment is overheard by enthusiasts upon Towers Street, they will most likely facepalm in unison or laugh out loud. Or both! Depending upon the silliness at the time of happen-stance.

The Area

Entertainment

The Leap Frog Fountains

A bit of history; the legendary Leap Frog Fountains that sit in the middle of Towers Street are indeed real frogs, disguised and claimed by the management of Alton Towers that they are fibreglass.

The Frogs have been living upon the area since the early 1800s, because the Earl secretly enjoyed the amusing nature of Frogs as well as flashy water fountains. The only obstacle was deciding who was most capable of constructing the fountain as Mandy didn't exist at the time to create a meh spectacular fountain (She was born a year later), the Earl called in Pugin once more to trap the Frogs and mount them along funky brick patterns.

Characters

At certain times of the day, characters and mascots may spontaneously appear having apparated in from the areas of the park they may typically be found in... aside from those situated in Old MacDonald's Farm, who have to walk. Mutiny Bay characters get to sail in by ships 'cause they can, but anyway.

List of Known Appearances

• Alton Bear

• The Mad Ol' Bags - Could a segway look any more fun?

• Sharktooth Jack! *DRAMATIC MUSICAL STAB*

• Snorlix the Dragon and Friends, Lucy and Sir Algenon Reginald, whatnot! Singa-Longa Plant not included

• The entire cast of Go!Go!Go! desperately trying to make people aware that their show exists.

The Faff Inducers

The high demand of visitors at Alton Towers over the past 30 years has called for the addition of eateries (Restaurants, cafes, vendors) and retail merchandise shops, strategically placed at the bottom of Towers Street so visitors and enthusiasts alike may Faff together in harmony before even beginning to queue. On the enthusiast's side, this may be caused by a Mod's love for latte and other coffee related beverages or a certain Award winning member just, y'know... faffin'.

Nommeries

• Towers Family Restaurant

• Corner Coffee and Bar

• Coca Cola Refill Station

• Various strategically placed vendors

Shop Faff

• Towers Trading Company - The obsessive, collective Towers enthusiast's dream under one roof.

• Photo Collection Point

• Alton Towers Resort DVD Collection