Alton Towers Almanac: Gallery: Last additions

Please note that Alton Towers Almanac is no longer maintained or updated, and almost all information will be out of date.

For the latest information, please visit Alton Towers’ official website.

Last additions - Dan

Oct 23, 2005

Enterprise in its original location in Festival Park, with its original colour scheme.Oct 23, 2005

Oct 23, 2005

The Magic Carpet in Festival Park with arabian theming.Oct 20, 2005

Oct 19, 2005

More work being carried out, down by the vertical loop.Oct 19, 2005

Another "legs" having a touch-up.Oct 19, 2005

Scaffolding around one of the "beast's legs".Oct 19, 2005

Part of Cariba Creek has some work carried out too.Oct 19, 2005

More winter checks, this time just before the final corkscrew.Oct 19, 2005

Submission gets its annual checks done.Oct 19, 2005

Nemesis' exit path has been widened to make it easier for disabled guests to board.Oct 19, 2005

Ripsaw also has its annual checks.Oct 19, 2005

The harnesses are being stored in the Nemesis station.Oct 19, 2005

New pipes for Nemesis, to replace the old ones which pump the "blood" water back up to the top of the hill.Oct 19, 2005

A wider shot showing the scaffolding.Oct 19, 2005

Looking from the side, you can see that the seats have been stripped.Oct 19, 2005

And here is the new queue, with the station having been repainted.Oct 19, 2005

A hole has been cut in the side of the station to allow for the new Single Rider Queue.Oct 19, 2005

Sandblasting around the Courtyard Tavern. Notice the roof of the tavern!Oct 19, 2005

A closer look at the seats.Oct 19, 2005

Looking down on the Chance Double Inverter.Oct 19, 2005

Oct 18, 2005

You can see that at the side of the building, there is little left of the colourful front that used to be there.Oct 17, 2005

This is the Teddy Train from the ride.Oct 17, 2005

And one of them sat in a car.Oct 17, 2005

The paving in front of the warehouse has also been removed.Oct 17, 2005

What the park is planning to do with these remains to be seen.Oct 17, 2005

Meanwhile, next to the Flume, some Teddy Bears are being stored.Oct 17, 2005

The front facade of the building has now been totally removed.Oct 17, 2005

You can see existing theming within the building through the open shutters.Oct 17, 2005

The entire building is being stripped down to its bare essentials before being rebuilt.Oct 17, 2005

The hotel will take over a year to complete.Oct 15, 2005

A lot of earth has been moved.Oct 15, 2005

Even the ponds in the garden take on a new life.Oct 15, 2005

The construction of the second hotel has begun.Oct 15, 2005

Looking towards the Gardens.Oct 15, 2005

Mist shrouds the Towers across the lake.Oct 15, 2005

Looking across at the towers.Oct 15, 2005

The Swan Boats themselves.Oct 15, 2005

Looking up towards Hex.Oct 15, 2005

The Swan Boats lake.Oct 15, 2005

The Towers.Oct 15, 2005

The Courtyard Tavern.Oct 15, 2005

Bone Shaker in storage.Oct 15, 2005

A look at Enterprise, with some missing gondolas.Oct 15, 2005

Enterprise's gondolas have been removed from the ride for safety checks.Oct 15, 2005

Submission in its first closed season.Oct 15, 2005

The empty Rapids channel.Oct 15, 2005

The Congo River Rapids boats.Oct 15, 2005

The Air shop is now all but complete.Oct 15, 2005

A closer look at the Air shop.Oct 15, 2005

A closer look at Ripsaw.Oct 15, 2005

Ripsaw from a distance.Oct 15, 2005

Nemesis gets a cleanup, and maybe even a paint job!Oct 15, 2005

Covers for part of the ride.Oct 15, 2005

The new home for the Breakdance.Oct 15, 2005

An even closer look.Oct 15, 2005

The gondolas for the returning Breakdance (Dino Dancer).Oct 15, 2005

A closer look at the gondolas.Oct 15, 2005

Energizer in its new home, Ug Land, after having been moved from the X-Sector. It will now be called "Bone Shaker".Oct 15, 2005

The Gardens, looking majestic covered in snow.Oct 15, 2005

The path from the Towers to the Swan Boats.Oct 15, 2005

A slightly mistier photo.Oct 15, 2005

From the same spot, looking towards the lake.Oct 15, 2005

A look at the Towers themselves.Oct 15, 2005

The trampolines in Fountain Square.Oct 15, 2005

The Hex (outside) queue line.Oct 15, 2005

Would you want to sit in that?Oct 15, 2005

Corkscrew cars, looking decidedly frosty.Oct 15, 2005

One of the Sky Ride cars, with a worker on top of it.Oct 15, 2005

The entrance to Fountain Square. The tracks are from the various pieces of machinery being used in Rita's construction.Oct 15, 2005

The Forbidden Valley.Oct 15, 2005

An arty shot of Oblivion through the snow-covered trees.Oct 15, 2005

Looking into the X-Sector from its entrance.Oct 15, 2005

The entrance sign, which has been spruced up.Oct 15, 2005

An overall shot of Oblivion.Oct 15, 2005

The tunnel exit.Oct 15, 2005

The eyes and noses of these mini-snowmen are actually Enterprise bolts!Oct 15, 2005

Oblivion's queue line entrance.Oct 15, 2005

A nice shot of Oblivion in the snow.Oct 15, 2005

Submission and Oblivion.Oct 15, 2005

The lake around the exit tunnel of Oblivion... frozed solid!Oct 15, 2005

From the same angle, looking towards Oblivion.Oct 15, 2005

Enterprise and Oblivion in the snow.Oct 15, 2005

Oct 15, 2005

Oct 14, 2005

Sep 23, 2005

More old theming revealed beneath the Toyland Tours facia, including some Doom & Sons parts.Sep 23, 2005

Looking at the front of the facade, you can see lots more work has gone on. You can even see some of the old "Around the World in 80 Days" theming!Sep 23, 2005

Sep 15, 2005

4150 images on 21 page(s)

How to: Submit a photo to the ATA gallery | Powered by Coppermine Photo Gallery