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• Brilliant theme park however food prices are insane and a few rides were closed :(

  jodycD6514KO,Mar 19, 2026

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  4.00

  Me and my partner attended Alton towers yesterday for the first time and was incredibly impressed . The rollercoasters are fantastic especially nemesis and the galactica ride !! The only downside I would say are the food prices , £16 for a cheeseburger and the same for 4 chicken strips and chips . There was also a few rides closed on and off throughout the day with oblivion closing around 11/12 and staying closed for the rest of the day. We also rode 13 and was escorted off after it failed and they couldn’t reset it and get us going again :( apart from those few things the day was amazing ! Definitely take your own snacks and prepare to be in pain the next day from the walking / fast coasters !!

• Opening Weekend 2026!

  151camj,Mar 17, 2026

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  4.00

  Platinum pass holder review: So opening weekend was definitely a mixed bag! Saturday was dreadful, we did 5 rides all day. Ride times were stupid high, availability was hit and miss, was quite disorganised, we got stuck on spinball for about 15 mins so that needed maintenance doing. The Nemesis staff were fantastic, especially Molly I think her name is, I want a special shout out to her, she is so accommodating to guests who clearly have broad shoulders like myself, she knew that I could go in any normal seat on Nemesis and was determined to get it to click! So thank you very much for your continued hard work Saturday! As for Sunday.. it couldn’t have been anymore different. Was a fantastic day, despite queue time boards being wrong, the app times were definitely more up to date. Sunday was a fantastic day, was A LOT quieter in the park, rides were running all day, longest queue time was 50 mins, which isn’t bad at all compared to the 115 mins Saturday. Rides were running 5-20 mins on average, especially Nemesis on 5 mins all day! Weather was fine in the morning then the afternoon the heavens opened up. All in all still a fantastic day! I’m also so happy about the recent changes for platinum pass holders to be able to use the Galactica gate and get a one shot free fast track on any ride. I think this is definitely something that should be kept for the foreseeable future, not just this year alone.

  

  

  

• My favourite place

  QuickRunandhide,Mar 16, 2026

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  5.00

  I love this place. As a pass holder I visit regularly. No rush to do all the rides potter round go on the rides with shortest queues. Have coffee , people watch and just be in my happy place. The day is what you make it. Chill in the queue make conversation with strangers.

  

  

  

• My review as a thrill seeker

  jensons737,Mar 16, 2026

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  4.00

  Alton towers is an absolutely FANTASTIC THEMEPARK for thrill seekers , young ones and maybe even the parents this place offers a variety of attractions to cater for younger audiences and thrill seekers you’ve got all the 7 rides (wickerman is the best ) and all off cbbs land to enjoy it’s a great day out for people who want to spend some good time together and have some fun really recommend this place it’s so fun !!!

  

• Not a park for families anymore

  Connor R,Mar 16, 2026

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  3.00

  We visited opening weekend, but everything kept closing. I get that things can close, but feels like they haven't done anything test the rides leading up to reopening the park. Additionally, 5 rides were closed including tbe Monorail, SkyRide and Runaway Mine Train, and there were staggered openings on a lot of attractions. We visited with kids that were too old for CBeebies Land but struggled to find anything they were tall enough for (1.2m +) that didn't have some kind of horror theme. We were left with Spinball Whizzer (which broke down twice whilst queueing with no information about what was happening) and Gangsta Granny and a couple of flat rides. Went on Curse at Alton Manor and the kids spent the whole time with hands over ears and eyes closed as they were terrified. It was nothing like Haunted Mansion at the Disney Parks that they can just about get through. 2 rides in the first 2 hours because of mismanaged queues, including Thirteen opening at 11 with multiple queues being made to join together and grown adults pushing each other out the way whilst we were trying to avoid it. Alton Towers is now only aimed at kids of CBeebies age, or big thrill seekers 13+. No in between until they decide to open the family friendly attractions again

• 15th march 2026

  Jonwooles7,Mar 16, 2026

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  5.00

  Really enjoyed the day even though it rained a bit. Went on lots of rides and biggest queue was 30 minutes. Kids enjoyed it.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• Best day ever

  M4601BXaarond,Mar 15, 2026

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  5.00

  Amazing low queue times and brilliant staff on duty it was the best day out ever would 100% recommend just getting on the coasters your scared of because when you get off you will have loved it

  

• No atmosphere … in park !

  Samantha Jayne C,Mar 15, 2026

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  1.00

  Visited day 2 for the afternoon aiming to stay till 8pm on night however feel it was very un-welcoming, no atmosphere. Weather was really bad which didn’t help and not the parks fault. First impressions are the horrendous blue tents for security just feel they Look cheap why not invest in proper themed security zones. Secondly, no monorail absolutely no excuse opening weekend these issues should be sorted prior to opening. Feel should be a big new merch release at start of season, no new merch in ‘Curse of Alton Manor’ feel they had no new sizes since last year. I feel it is not managed well at all just lacks a sense of fun. However … The frogs in high vis jackets looked great just feel some music in this area would add to atmosphere. Maybe some parades, Disney & Port Aventura have amazing parades which make it a great experience in daytime. Hopefully it will improve !!

• Paid to stand still.

  Martin123100,Mar 15, 2026

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  1.00

  Enormous queue to enter the park, where’s the monorail? Half the rides don’t open until almost lunch time, massive queues for rides that were meant to open at park opening time, ended up queuing 45 mins for oblivion which took over half an hour to put riders on. Absolutely terrible value for money, terrible guest experience. “Pay more get less”, should be the new Alton Towers motto. Spent most of the day standing still. What has happened to this park? Absolute shambles. Will not be visiting again anytime soon. Done wasting my hard earned cash to have days like this. Feels like the park is at the end of life!

• Opening day!

  G4486KRgeorgiak,Mar 15, 2026

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  5.00

  I go quite a lot to be honest, one thing that annoyed me was that no transport inside the park (excluding buses) was open, but the queue times were decent at some points. I used ride access pass and the lock out times weren’t that long. All the staff were so nice and friendly, and I saw that on Rita when someone was saying they didn’t want to do it anymore, they reassured them. The staff here are so good. They really create a great atmosphere. The experience was fantastic, and I managed to get on Rita, Galactica, Oblivion, Smiler, Wicker Man and Spinball Wizzer. The admission fee was also a good price, as it promised a fabulous day, and that promise was kept. I’d say this is best for anyone, as there is a wide array of rides, some thrill, some family, some in between. Enjoy your trip to Alton Towers!

  

  

  
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