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A plan of the Alton Towers Resort, showing the area occupied by the proposed roller coaster.
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The mini-beach for hotel guests is at the back of the Alton Towers Hotel.
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Meanwhile, over at the Alton Towers Hotel, the main entrance is also decorated for the occasion.
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Another giant egg adorns the entrance to the Alton Towers Hotel.
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A close-up of the Alton Towers logo surrounded by Smarties.
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The modified Alton Towers logo, for the Scarefest event.
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Some great decoration next to the Alton Towers Hotel reception, representing the fallen branch from the Hex storyline.
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The Altonville Store was quite popular at night, when the queue for the maze was sometimes well over an hour.
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The 2008 Scarefest version of the Alton Towers logo.
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A skeleton wearing an Alton Towers staff fleece, outside one of the office windows.
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27th June 2009Alton Towers' Long Term Development Plan, highlighting areas for redevelopment, new accommodation, relocation of car parks, and more.
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October 2009A new promo image has appeared on the Alton Towers website, strongly suggesting that "Surrender" will be the ride name.
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This fantastic aerial photo was taken on 23rd March 2005.
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A train comes hurtling round the bend.
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Staff on board the Alton Beast.
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A train in the station. Note the Alton Mouse supports in the background.
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The spiral lift hill.
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On-board the Alton Beast.
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The Operator's control console.
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The space left when the Alton Beast was removed.
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A silhouetted Alton Beast.
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An article from the launch of the Alton Beast, starring Eddie The Eagle.
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Alan Moore and Ray King standing next to the Alton Beast during construction.
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A great view of the Alton Mouse. To the top left you'll notice the famous Flag Tower.
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The distinctive Alton Mouse trains.
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The ride's circuit panel.
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The space left after the Alton Mouse was removed.
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Onboard the Alton Mouse. You can see the Alton Beast in the background.
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Approaching the Alton Mouse.
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Guests riding the Alton Mouse.
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View of the Towers from across the gardens in the mid to late 1800's, about where the Forbidden Valley Sky-Ride station now stands.
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View of the Towers from across the lake in 1880.
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A little different from the coach parties of today.
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1:06pmHeading through some heavy gates towards the old Coaster Corner, where the Alton Beast and the Alton Mouse used to live.
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24th June 2005A piece on the new ride in Alton Towers' staff newsletter, "The Source".
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In the shop in the Alton Towers Hotel, there is now quite a range of CCF merchandise available. Expect to see the same items in Towers Trading when the park reopens.
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June 10th 2005A general overview of the ground owned by Alton Towers. The area for redevelopment is highlighted (bottom-left of the image).
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Alton Towers' first roller coaster, Corkscrew, being constructed in 1979.
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The 2007 Alton Towers Customer CouncilAlton Towers representatives are in italics.
Back Row: Dan Cooke, Kevin Ellis-Baxter, Matt Martin, Neil Wilson, Beth Gibson.
Front row: James Paulding, Dan Ketteringham, Kaycee McMahon, Dan Hindhaugh, Mike Jeavons, Wayne Burton.
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The reception area at the Alton Towers Hotel, decorated for the event. And for some reason, Christmas too.
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The girls all gather round for a group photo, with Alana Cunningham having been crowned Miss Alton Towers 2006.
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The ship is being built at Tussauds Studios North, which resides at Alton Towers.
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Some of the track is also being stored in the car parks outside the Alton Towers hotels.
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A distant perspective of the newest roller coaster to be added to Alton Towers.
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Alton Towers would like to remind you that despite appearances, you are actually still in a prehistoric land...
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These bottles are filled with anti-freeze. They are more detailed in terms of shape than the usual dummies used by Alton Towers for testing.
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Cred Street, which is the next part of Alton Towers to be redeveloped... watch this space!
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Of all the roller coasters at Alton Towers, Rita must have the most decorative trains!
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A stunning photograph of Rita during testing, with one of Alton Towers' most famous icons, Corkscrew, in the foreground.
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March 2005This is an advert that appeared in Heat Magazine in the final week of March. The text says, "0-100 in 2.5 seconds. The new ride at Alton Towers. Launches 1st April", and also, "Make some great memories. You might need them some day".
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From The Alton Towers Hotel car park an open gate revealed something resembling a building site, scaffolding surrounding parts of the new Splash Landings Hotel.
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A room with a quarry view, only at Alton Towers' Splash Landings Hotel...
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January 23rd 2006Looking towards the famous double corkscrew on Alton Towers' oldest roller coaster.
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March 15th 2006Some new 'Alton Towers' flags for the entrance plaza.
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February 10th 2007A very chilly February morning at Alton Towers!
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February 10th 2007A new poster in Towers Street advertises the return of the Alton Towers Annual Pass.
     
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