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Title: Alton Towers
Post by: BigSi on March 20, 2008, 18:35:11: Off to Alton Towers this weekend (staying over), for the first time! Any hints and tips!!!! :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:

PS: Sold the Land Rover so hence the change in picture!
Title: Re: Alton Towers
Post by: skip on March 20, 2008, 19:08:22: DON'T LOOK DOWN!!!! :grin: you'll love it.
Title: Re: Alton Towers
Post by: mill2020 on March 20, 2008, 19:09:39: Make sure you go on Rita Queen of speed, it's the closest you'll ever come to being a human bullit - Awesome :D

P.s Take waterproofs, it gonna rain alot.
Title: Re: Alton Towers
Post by: MudRat on March 20, 2008, 19:17:51: Get there early!!! and download a map b4 u get there so you know where all the rides are, work your way down from the biggest to the smallest also there are options on the rides for single riders, these are shortcuts and if you diont mind sitting away from friends saves hours. Trust me i take hundreds of kids every year so this works. Have a good day!! also look for the castle on the hill side on the road to alton towers, used in Hammer horror films and very scarey!
Title: Re: Alton Towers
Post by: hairyasswelder on March 20, 2008, 19:42:06: Buy some Tetley tea bags...... 2 for 1 offer on 160 tea bags ;)
Or is that just me being tight again :roll:
Title: Re: Alton Towers
Post by: BigSi on March 20, 2008, 20:36:18: Will I have time for a cup of tea!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Alton Towers
Post by: BigSi on March 20, 2008, 20:43:02: Splash Landings Hotel! Thats where Im staying....just remembered!!!! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Title: Re: Alton Towers
Post by: skip on March 20, 2008, 21:15:27: hairasswelder makes a good point about tea bags, drinks and food are massivley over priced there.
Title: Re: Alton Towers
Post by: hairyasswelder on March 20, 2008, 21:40:33: Quote from: skip on March 20, 2008, 21:15:27
hairasswelder makes a good point about tea bags, drinks and food are massivley over priced there.

I meant the 2 for 1 voucher on the pack :lol: :lol: :lol: but a couple of butties and a flask sounds good to me, best to have a full belly when you being chucked upside down at 200mph and 6 G's :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Alton Towers
Post by: generation-x on March 21, 2008, 07:28:46: also i beleive nower dayz you can buy some sort of quick pass to get onto the rides quicker will save you loads of time

simon
Title: Re: Alton Towers
Post by: Drift on March 21, 2008, 10:57:49: We stayed there for three nights a few years ago with all the que jump passes, we had a great time, fantastic place, the kids loved splash towers to :dance:
Title: Re: Alton Towers
Post by: Tommo on March 22, 2008, 00:06:10: dont visit the crazy building with the wakky tree if its busy, wastes too much of your time.

They have a big bookcase in there all covered in cobwebs and filled with really old looking books but i pulled out out and it was an 80's maths text book!!!
Title: Re: Alton Towers
Post by: BigSi on March 24, 2008, 17:25:25: Just got home, and all I can say is WOW!!!!!!!! Did all the rides, but the best had to be 'Oblivion'! Went into Hex in the main tower (if thats whats its called), with the cursed branch! Still trying to figure that one out? Those that have been will understand, those that haven't, I dont want to spoil it! :-k

Rita was unbelievable, once I manages to find my stomach again!!! :shock:

Was some snow on Sat, but Sundays was mainly dry and sunny!

Cant wait to go again!!! Maybe we should organise a Mud-Club outing there!!!!!!!

Also spotted this too! Anybody on here!!!!!

(http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u167/jeep94_photos/Image057.jpg)
Title: Re: Alton Towers
Post by: andygod on March 25, 2008, 16:06:08: My daughter is going tomorrow and stopping in the hotel. Was it nice?
Title: Re: Alton Towers
Post by: muddy4x4 on March 25, 2008, 17:13:18: Great day out I went last October ! Cheaper to buy the fast track tickets on-line
Title: Re: Alton Towers
Post by: BigSi on March 26, 2008, 18:03:37: The Alton Towers Hotel is fantastic! The resturant in the Splash Landings hotel has all you can eat for Â£15....and its worth it!!!!!!!!! :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: