Alton Towers - any suggestions on order of rides?
08 May 2006, 05:34 PM
#31
Moderator
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: The Terry Crews of moderation. P P P P P P POWER!!
Posts: 18,687
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by **************
No that £120 didn't include tickets to the park either, that was just bed and breakfast. The Alton Towers Hotel was £150 for b&b only 
Absolute rip off.
Absolute rip off.Ns04
PARK VIEW GUEST HOUSE
15 Mill Road, Cheadle, Staffordshire, ST10 1NG
Mr Stewart Sandford Tel: 01538 755412
E-mail: stewart@parkviewguesthouse.fsworld.co.uk
Web: www.theparkviewguesthouse.co.uk
En-suite accommodation. Situated 6 miles from Alton Towers, convenient for The Potteries and Peak District. Most rooms are en-suite with TV and tea/coffee making facilities.
Price: From £20 per person
Rooms: 2 Single, 2 Double, 2 Twin, 2 Family, 6 En-suite
Accommodation Type: Guest House
08 May 2006, 05:44 PM
#32
Guest
Posts: n/a
Cheers for that info 
Decided on the Travelodge though as arriving late in the evening so no opportunity to drink or enjoy a meal so no point paying for a nice hotel. Literally turning up, booking and going to bed ready to be up early to get to the park. Will have a meal on the way up there as I reckon it will be a 4+ hour drive from Kent.
Decided on the Travelodge though as arriving late in the evening so no opportunity to drink or enjoy a meal so no point paying for a nice hotel. Literally turning up, booking and going to bed ready to be up early to get to the park. Will have a meal on the way up there as I reckon it will be a 4+ hour drive from Kent.
08 May 2006, 05:45 PM
#33
Moderator
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: The Terry Crews of moderation. P P P P P P POWER!!
Posts: 18,687
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by **************
Will have a meal on the way up there as I reckon it will be a 4+ hour drive from Kent.
Ns04 (Fellow Kent boy)
08 May 2006, 05:51 PM
#34
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Markyate.Imprezas owned:-wrx-sti5typeR-p1-uk22b-modded my00. Amongst others!
Posts: 8,541
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I normally do it the other way round, drive up early in the morning, do the park, then book in to hotel get pissed, good meal and wind down. 4+ hours journey AFTER being at the park all day would be a killer!
08 May 2006, 06:31 PM
#36
Another vote for the Tea Cup's !
Seriously though, just sack it off until the end of the season, go when its p1ssing down and you can just walk off one ride onto another, 8 goes on Oblivion is just about enough for anybody, Air is boring and Nemesis is still the best all round ride but havent been on Rita yet.
Seriously though, just sack it off until the end of the season, go when its p1ssing down and you can just walk off one ride onto another, 8 goes on Oblivion is just about enough for anybody, Air is boring and Nemesis is still the best all round ride but havent been on Rita yet.
08 May 2006, 06:40 PM
#37
Guest
Posts: n/a
In fact just booked this place up http://www.thebullsheadinn.freeserve.co.uk/ as had to call round after the Travelodge and Travel Inn were booked up 
Its the same price, in a much nicer area, is a pub so going to make sure we get there before last orders and the most important bit it does full English breakfast thrown in, result!
Its the same price, in a much nicer area, is a pub so going to make sure we get there before last orders and the most important bit it does full English breakfast thrown in, result!
08 May 2006, 06:59 PM
#38
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Markyate.Imprezas owned:-wrx-sti5typeR-p1-uk22b-modded my00. Amongst others!
Posts: 8,541
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Looks like a nice place, don't think I've staryed at that one before. You've saved enough to go back again compared to the Dick Turpin hotel on site.
08 May 2006, 07:11 PM
#39
Guest
Posts: n/a
Originally Posted by scoobynutta555
Looks like a nice place, don't think I've staryed at that one before. You've saved enough to go back again compared to the Dick Turpin hotel on site.
09 May 2006, 12:29 PM
#40
Guest
Posts: n/a
I went couple of weeks ago with the wench and her niece. Got there early and walked onto Air without queueing, then onto Nemesis without queueing. Then the ride operator on nemesis nopticed the huge '16' badge that i'd bought the niece and said Happy Birthday on the mic and that he had presents for her! Voila, free exit/special passes for us for the rest of the day. Didn't have to queue for any rides at all and got on al the best ones a few times. Works every time!
09 May 2006, 01:50 PM
#41
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: SOUTH WALES SPANNERS CLUB
Posts: 1,676
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Went 3 weeks ago, for £5 you can buy a fast track ticket which you can use on oblivion nemessis air & bath ride(flume) but you can only use it once on each ride.if your taking kids with you its worth it, if not you can go in a single riders entrance if you dont mind sitting next to strangers.if you get there early i would go on the biggest rides first as the waiting times are shorter.
I waited over an hour for charlie & the chocolate factory (rubbish) its not worth the wait.
I waited over an hour for charlie & the chocolate factory (rubbish) its not worth the wait.
10 May 2006, 11:09 PM
#42
Guest
Posts: n/a
Just got back and had a fantastic time The village Inn we stayed in was excellent and the food amazing, couldn't recommend it highly enough 
Got to the park at 9.30, drove straight in, on the monorail straight to the ticket booth with no queues, used our half price vouchers and did the whole park two times over and left at 4.30 and back to parents in Kent by 8pm tonight to pick up B2Z junior.
Went on Corkscrew twice, Rita twice, Air 3 times, Oblivion once (brown pants time ) Nemesis twice, the spin ball whizzer once (although isn't built up as much its makes you think its going to chuck you off every corner ) the log flume (got soaked), the rapids (got soaked again), run away train 3 times round on one session as no one queueing so bloke didn't let us off until more people turned up 
and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The Mrs also went on Rip Saw but I wouldn't go on it as not my thing 
(first impression was fek that!)
Great day but having done that lot I couldn't have done any more as my organs were just about coming away from their seams.
Virtually no queues all day, the longest being Oblivion due to the technical faults.
Had quite a few technical faults during the day which was a little off putting especially as we were just getting on Oblivion when they said there was a problem with it. But also showed what incredible safety features they had, one of our rides on Air shut down at start up just because the Mrs seatbelt wasn't tight enough. Tightened it and then it went off fine.
A top day out
The village Inn we stayed in was excellent and the food amazing, couldn't recommend it highly enough Got to the park at 9.30, drove straight in, on the monorail straight to the ticket booth with no queues, used our half price vouchers and did the whole park two times over and left at 4.30 and back to parents in Kent by 8pm tonight to pick up B2Z junior.
Went on Corkscrew twice, Rita twice, Air 3 times, Oblivion once (brown pants time
) Nemesis twice, the spin ball whizzer once (although isn't built up as much its makes you think its going to chuck you off every corner ) the log flume (got soaked), the rapids (got soaked again), run away train 3 times round on one session as no one queueing so bloke didn't let us off until more people turned up and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The Mrs also went on Rip Saw but I wouldn't go on it as not my thing (first impression was fek that!)Great day but having done that lot I couldn't have done any more as my organs were just about coming away from their seams.
Virtually no queues all day, the longest being Oblivion due to the technical faults.
Had quite a few technical faults during the day which was a little off putting especially as we were just getting on Oblivion when they said there was a problem with it. But also showed what incredible safety features they had, one of our rides on Air shut down at start up just because the Mrs seatbelt wasn't tight enough. Tightened it and then it went off fine.
A top day out
11 May 2006, 02:01 PM
#45
Moderator
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: The Terry Crews of moderation. P P P P P P POWER!!
Posts: 18,687
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by **************
Just got back and had a fantastic time The village Inn we stayed in was excellent and the food amazing, couldn't recommend it highly enough
Got to the park at 9.30, drove straight in, on the monorail straight to the ticket booth with no queues, used our half price vouchers and did the whole park two times over and left at 4.30 and back to parents in Kent by 8pm tonight to pick up B2Z junior.
Went on Corkscrew twice, Rita twice, Air 3 times, Oblivion once (brown pants time ) Nemesis twice, the spin ball whizzer once (although isn't built up as much its makes you think its going to chuck you off every corner ) the log flume (got soaked), the rapids (got soaked again), run away train 3 times round on one session as no one queueing so bloke didn't let us off until more people turned up and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The Mrs also went on Rip Saw but I wouldn't go on it as not my thing (first impression was fek that!)
Great day but having done that lot I couldn't have done any more as my organs were just about coming away from their seams.
Virtually no queues all day, the longest being Oblivion due to the technical faults.
Had quite a few technical faults during the day which was a little off putting especially as we were just getting on Oblivion when they said there was a problem with it. But also showed what incredible safety features they had, one of our rides on Air shut down at start up just because the Mrs seatbelt wasn't tight enough. Tightened it and then it went off fine.
A top day out
The village Inn we stayed in was excellent and the food amazing, couldn't recommend it highly enough Got to the park at 9.30, drove straight in, on the monorail straight to the ticket booth with no queues, used our half price vouchers and did the whole park two times over and left at 4.30 and back to parents in Kent by 8pm tonight to pick up B2Z junior.
Went on Corkscrew twice, Rita twice, Air 3 times, Oblivion once (brown pants time
) Nemesis twice, the spin ball whizzer once (although isn't built up as much its makes you think its going to chuck you off every corner ) the log flume (got soaked), the rapids (got soaked again), run away train 3 times round on one session as no one queueing so bloke didn't let us off until more people turned up and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The Mrs also went on Rip Saw but I wouldn't go on it as not my thing (first impression was fek that!)Great day but having done that lot I couldn't have done any more as my organs were just about coming away from their seams.
Virtually no queues all day, the longest being Oblivion due to the technical faults.
Had quite a few technical faults during the day which was a little off putting especially as we were just getting on Oblivion when they said there was a problem with it. But also showed what incredible safety features they had, one of our rides on Air shut down at start up just because the Mrs seatbelt wasn't tight enough. Tightened it and then it went off fine.
A top day out
Oblivion is great isn't it! Busch Gardens recently installed another B&M dive machine in their Florida park. It has a 200ft vertical drop, an inversion and a further vertical drop underground leading into a watersplash finale!!
http://www.rcdb.com/ig2662.htm
Americans....always have to go one up.
And for all the coster nuts out there: the ultimate vertical drop coster, so extreme, they've closed it for alterations!! Yes, the cars were even fitted with LAP BARS ONLY!!!!
http://www.rcdb.com/ig1481.htm
Ns04
11 May 2006, 02:09 PM
#46
Originally Posted by weapon69
I think i know where we're going for B2Z's Birthday next month
the arch can be seen from the motorway its so high
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Mattybr5@MB Developments
Full Cars Breaking For Spares
28
28 December 2015 11:07 PM
Mattybr5@MB Developments
Full Cars Breaking For Spares
12
18 November 2015 07:03 AM
