Alton Towers
📍 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · Est. 1980
The UK's biggest theme park, built in the grounds of a gothic stately home. Home of Nemesis, Oblivion, The Smiler and Wickerman — and the park every planning officer in Staffordshire knows by heart.
Official website ↗Coasters at Alton Towers
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Nemesis Reborn
Bolliger & Mabillard · 2024
43 ft · 50 mph
The Smiler
Gerstlauer · 2013
98 ft · 53 mph
Wickerman
Great Coasters International · 2018
59 ft · 42 mph
Oblivion
Bolliger & Mabillard · 1998
· 68 mph
Galactica
Bolliger & Mabillard · 2002
65 ft · 47 mph
13
Intamin · 2010
60 ft · 41 mph
Rita
Intamin · 2005
68 ft · 62 mph
Runaway Mine Train
Mack Rides · 1992
36 ft · 22 mph
Spinball Whizzer
Maurer · 2004
55.8 ft
CorkscrewRetired
Vekoma · 1980–2008
75.5 ft · 40 mph
Thunder LooperRetired
Anton Schwarzkopf · 1990–1996
The Black HoleRetired
Schwarzkopf · 1984–2005
44.3 ft
Nemesis (original)Retired
Bolliger & Mabillard · 1994–2022
The BeastieRetired
Zierer · 1985–2005
13 ft · 17 mph
Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure
Zamperla · 2015
Bluey The Ride
Zierer · 2026
Latest Alton Towers news
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WHAT I WOULD DO WITH AN UNLIMITED BUDGET AT ALTON TOWERS
We've all daydreamed about all the changes we'd make to our local parks. And don't get me wrong, Alton Towers is an amazing park... but everyone wants something different — so here's what my ideal Alton Towers would look like!
RITA 100: IMPORTANT UPDATE from Digital Dan…
Digital Dan has dropped an important update on his biggest ever challenge — the Rita 100 for charity. Here's what you need to know.
PROJECT HORIZON: RUMOUR RECAP
Alton Towers' mysterious indoor coaster project has been rumbling away for years. But the original black-hole concept may now be consigned to the history books, according to a leading theme park podcaster.
WICKER MAN: THE LOST FOOTAGE
In 2018, Channel 4's Inside Alton Towers gave millions of viewers unprecedented access to the construction of Wicker Man. Then the documentary vanished. We dig into one of UK theme park history's strangest disappearances.
GUEST STORY: STUCK ON THE SMILER — BY @subbyspins
My second ride of the day on The Smiler, and everything was going perfectly — until we reached the bottom of the vertical lift hill for the second half of the ride.
Tickets
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Parking & transport
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Height restrictions
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