Extraordinary Golf is now fully open between Splash Landings and the Monorail station. Just a month after the East Course opened the West Course is now complete as well, featuring holes themed around Oblivion, Rita and the Farm, amongst others.

As the course is now fully open the regular pricing system is in place of £8/£7 for 18 holes or £5/£4 for 9 holes, though there are various special offers as well.

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April 7th 2007 : Skyride Returns

Carrying on the theme for the weekend it seems that the Skyride has now also reopened for the season. It has received a fair amount of TLC over the closed season, with the stations having been painted and the gondolas cleaned. It is also sporting a new soundtrack.

In other news the first 9 holes of Extraordinary Golf have now opened as well at £3 a round.

This morning the Runaway Mine Train operated for the first time since it crash in July last year. Since then the ride has undergone much refurbishment before finally being ready to reopen to the public today. Currently the ride is running a shortened train of only the first 8 carriages, as the park is waiting for the last 4 to be returned by Mack...

March 29th 2007 : More late openings

Last week we reported that the Haunted Hollow hadn't yet opened for business, well one week on The Dung Heap seems to have joined it. The new playground was due to open today, but the park have now pushed the opening back to the 30th. That means that neither new attraction is open yet, though the park hope to have them both available by the end of the weekend.

March 29th 2007 : Alton Towers Turns Easter on Its Head!

The park have released more information about Chocolate Towers. It seems that this year they will be turning the traditional Easter Egg hunt on its head, when the chocolate comes looking for the guests. The park will also be home to a chocolate circus during the event, where their pink Easter Bunnies will perform. Meanwhile the hotel will have a walk-thru rabbit warren.

MARCH 19TH 2007 : HAUNTED HOLLOW NOT YET OPEN

Despite being due to open on open day the Haunted Hollow has not yet officially opened to the public. It seems that the hold up is due to some of the interactive effects not yet being interactive. Hopefully the attraction will be open soon, in the mean time it has not been unusual for the park to leave certain entrances open allowing guests a sneak peak of the new attraction. Hop over to our Haunted Hollow page for a look at what is in store for guests...

MARCH 17TH 2007 : ALTON TOWERS OPEN FOR THE 2007 SEASON

That's right folks, the wait is finally over, the Closed Season has finished and the park has officially reopened for the 2007 season. The Haunted Hollow is the only new attraction due to open today, with all of the other new additions due to open in the coming month. The Skyride and Mine Train are also currently shut. With the Mine Train due to re-open at Easter after it's accident last year...

MARCH 5TH 2007 : BLACKSTONE BUY TUSSAUDS FOR A BILLION POUNDS

The Blackstone Group have agreed to buy the Tussauds Group, owner of London's Madame Tussauds waxworks museum and Alton Towers Resort, for 1 billion pounds ($1.9 billion) to create the world's second-biggest operator of tourist attractions after the Walt Disney Company.

FEBRUARY 26TH 2007 :  WINTER WEEKENDS RETURN

It seems like we will be seeing some Winter Weekends at the park this closed season after all, as certain areas of the park will be opened up to hotel guests in the weekends running up to the new season...

FEBRUARY 25TH 2007 :  JOB OPPORTUNITIES WITH HB LEISURE

HB Leisure are currently seeking part-time games operators to work with them throughout 2007 at Alton Towers.

If you’re fun, outgoing, and energetic and fancy the chance of earning up to £200.00 a week then you’re just what they’re looking for. For information on how to apply, click below.

FEBRUARY 25TH 2007 : NEW FOR 2007 UPDATED
*Update* A small update, in that we have now added much higher quality logos for both Haunted Hollow and The Dung Heap. You can also now follow the construction of all the new attractions for 2007 on TowersTimes.

FEBRUARY 24TH 2007 : BLACKHOLE DEPARTS AT LAST
The Blackhole, which closed in 2005, has finally left the X Sector this week. It is not known where the ride is destined to end up, but it is good to see the park finally remove the coaster which had spent much of 2006 sitting in pieces outside of its tent.

When the The Blackhole closed in 2005 it had thrilled riders for 21 years, being one of the first coasters to be built at the park arriving in 1984.

FEBRUARY 22ND 2007 : NEW BROCHURE RELEASED
The park have this week launched their 2007 resort brochure. The brochure makes strong use of the parks new Extraordinary Font, as well as subtly interweaving the parks new stripy imagery.

Plus of course the brochure contains a little on the parks three new attractions for 2007, as well as all the classic rides you'd expect to see.

FEBRUARY 18TH 2007 :NEW DIMENSION TO THE RIVERBANK EYE-SPY
News has been churning in Old MacDonald's farm so far this year, but in case you haven't heard the Dung Heap is not the only thing to look out for in 2007.

The Riverbank Eye-Spy is going 3D for the new season, as the old 2D theming is replaced with all new models, in a style similar to that seen on the Driving School. Farming has never looked so good...

FEBRUARY 16TH 2007 : CHOCOLATE TOWERS RETURNS
For the second year in a row the Towers will be hosting their Easter event, Chocolate Towers. This year the event promises to be a choctastic as even, even including an appearance by the Easter Bunny herself...

FEBRUARY 15TH 2007 : THE ALTON TOWERS FEARFEST!
After the recent announcement that the Halloween event would return to the park after several years absence, more information has now come to light about the event, thanks to Haunted Attractions UK. 

The event is to run from 13th October to 4th November and is promising to be a scarefest for the young and a fearfest for the fearless...

FEBRUARY 15TH 2007 : ADRENALIN WEEK UPDATE
The park has now announced the price of tickets for the Adrenalin Week event which will run from Monday March 19th to Friday March 23rd. Tickets are available from the official website from just £20 for adults and £12 for children...

FEBRUARY 14TH 2007 : THE PERFECT WAY TO SAY YOU LOVE THEM!
Nothing says 'I love you' quite like an annual pass, and this year sees the return of the Alton Towers Annual pass, after several years absence.

This year, if you don't fancy splashing out for a Tussauds Annual pass you can get one just for the Towers for as little as £65, good value in anyone's book...

FEBRUARY 13TH 2007 : YOURDAY EXPLAINED
One of the big news items this closed season has been the parks new souvenir option, which offers guests a DVD of their day. So far the YourDay scheme has seen new cameras popping up all over the park, as well as some excellent new film footage of the park emerge.

The park has now also released some information concerning the YourDay DVDs, including an FAQ about the system...

FEBRUARY 12TH 2007 : NEW FOR 2007
More information has come to light concerning the new attractions for 2007, including their new logos.

FEBRUARY 11TH 2007 : THINGS THAT GO BUMP...
After the recent appearance of the Towers on Most Haunted it seems that ghost hunting in the park is very much in vogue.

Even the District Council is now getting in on the act, hosting their very own ghost hunt in order to raise funds for a range of civic charities.

FEBRUARY 4TH 2007 : ADRENALIN WEEK RETURNS!
Another Alton Towers favourite will be returning to the park in 2007. The ever popular Adrenalin Week, is back for the new season with a twist.

The event will be running from Monday March 19th to Friday March 23rd, featuring a Triple Ride Promise. The park is guaranteeing that all guests, height restrictions permitting, will get onto onto four of its most popular rides at least three times in one day. A brave pledge, if ever we heard one!

JANUARY 25TH 2007 : ALTON TOWERS ON MOST HAUNTED
Alton Towers is to feature on an upcoming episode of the popular Living TV show, Most Haunted. The episode is to be aired on Tuesday 30th January at 9pm and promises to be filled with unexplained bumps and bangs, as the team explore the ruins, as well as Hex...

JANUARY 25TH 2007 : TOWERS, TREATS AND TRAILS UPDATE
It now looks like Oblivion will also be open for the Towers Treats and Trails event, which is to take place over the February half term. There is no word yet as to whether guests will have to pay to ride the coaster.

*Update* There will be a charge for riding Oblivion!

For a full line up for the event, please see our Towers Treats and Trails page...

JANUARY 24TH 2007 : NEMESIS ROCKS MITCH HAWKER'S SOCKS!

Proving itself a worthy foe for even the most modern of rollercoasters, Nemesis has been voted as the world's third best Steel Rollercoaster in 2006, by the Mitch Hawker poll, despite being over 10 years old ...

JANUARY 17TH 2007 : RECRUITMENT POLICY SHAKEUP
2007 will see Alton Towers using new methods to recruit staff using "assessment centres" instead of interviews in order to ensure a high quality intake of staff for the new season. For more information please check out our forum where Phil Sterne, the Strategic Recruitment Manager for Alton Towers, has provided an FAQ for getting a job at the Towers in 2007.

JANUARY 17TH 2007 : NEW FOR 2007
As the Towers get busy preparing for the new season and their February half term 'Towers Treats and Trails' event, TowersTimes thought we would have a look at what we can look forward to in 2007 from the UK's number one theme park...

JANUARY 10TH 2007 : TOWERS, TREATS AND TRAILS
During the February half term, Alton Towers will be hosting a brand new event aimed at the youngsters who will be off school. Towers, Treats and Trails will be a fun event for all the family, with a wide range of attractions open, including Old MacDonald's Farm, the Ruins and Gardens and an old fashioned Steam Fair...