Even after all this time, this is still such a cool video - it captures the atmosphere of the park in that era and shows just how much (or in some cases, little) has changed!
Thanks for the kind comments. We stay usually around end of March - start of April to beat the busy season, usually during the week when the kids are at school. That's why it was exceptionally quiet! Yes, its a fan made video. My hobby is usually Florida theme park video editing but I wanted to show the best the UK has too for a change.
i LOVE alton towers, it was my first theme park experience and they make you feel so welcome there. I've been going for years now and still never get bored. I do feel a few changes could be made such as the haunted house getting updated to a more modern haunted house, getting soaked in the log flume house alot more and a new experience of some sort to the castle itself. dont hate me :(
Thanks for the incredibly in-depth video. Really makes me feel better about being so far away. Moving from Uttoxeter to the Highlands of Scotland is a little bit depressing when you love Towers as much as me. Looking forward to going next week though :) The Smiler awaits
I love the beginning of the video with the main theme to Alton towers in the hall of the mountain king and then the switch to overture when you get to the splash landings hotel such good vibes they both were
great use of music and thanks for the video; it kept my four kids (6,5,4,2) watching. We are planning a trip in the future to Alton Towers and got a good idea of what it's going to be like! (they'll be a bit older then!) thanks again, great video.
Fab video i love Alton Towers and this highlighted some of the best rides there(all of them) i think that this ideo is the best video in history well done and this had made me even more excited about going tomorrow!!!!!!!!!
Just got to say, love the timing of hall of the mountain king at the entrance. And since im staying at splash landings next month. THis helps more. Been plenty of times, never stayed in either of the hotels.
i travel from falkirk to get here. takes about 4 hours if we leave during the night, best family trip ever cause of the photos you see of everyone during the rides! i have some of the best memories here, the best one was when my family went down and we were waiting outside the haunted house before it was the duel and this ball of lightening came down and hit the now zombie statue, everyone shat a brick and everything just switched off. i was around 9 haha still amazing but!!
i'm so excited i'm going here for my birthday, in 7 months though XD i love going to this theme park. I haven't even been to thorpe park, but alton is my child hood, you can't beat that!
beeen to alton towers 6 times now! never get bored of it! and the first time we stayed in the hotel me and my friends kept pressing buttons in the lift for about 16 minutes lol! but if your american or something and you visit the UK then you should defintley visit alton towers!:)
I CANT WAIT TO GO WITH MY CLASS IN MAY!! my teachers are going and it's gonna be amazing to see them be forced to go on the smiler, its gonna be torture for them I CANT WAIT!!
lovely video! i cant wait until the 21/10/12! i'm going for my 13th birthday at scarefest! My little sis is gonna go on the big rides for the first timeXD! gonna be hilarious! fOR EVERY ONE WHO IS GOUNG SOON, GO ON NEMESIS, AIR, RIPSAW & RITA; THERE AWESOME!!! HAVE A GR8 TIME! ace video againxxx
Even after all this time, this is still such a cool video - it captures the atmosphere of the park in that era and shows just how much (or in some cases, little) has changed!
I love Alton Towers when you're in there it feels like another world!
I live in the UK but i still watch this to bring back memory's
Same
Thanks for the kind comments. We stay usually around end of March - start of April to beat the busy season, usually during the week when the kids are at school. That's why it was exceptionally quiet! Yes, its a fan made video. My hobby is usually Florida theme park video editing but I wanted to show the best the UK has too for a change.
i LOVE alton towers, it was my first theme park experience and they make you feel so welcome there. I've been going for years now and still never get bored. I do feel a few changes could be made such as the haunted house getting updated to a more modern haunted house, getting soaked in the log flume house alot more and a new experience of some sort to the castle itself. dont hate me :(
Ahhh this is my favourite towers video ever! I mean the music is perfectly mixed to the rides, just wish there was an updated video *wink*
Best video to get inspired to design a park, on to no limits for me!
Damn right it is!!
Alton Towers is such a happy place
Ethan good point
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0:32 I remember this!!! It takes me about 4 hours to get to Alton Towers, and I distinctively remember this part of the journey.
Alton Towers has INCREDIBLE music. One of the reasons why it's my 2nd favourite Theme Park in the world.
Thanks for the incredibly in-depth video. Really makes me feel better about being so far away. Moving from Uttoxeter to the Highlands of Scotland is a little bit depressing when you love Towers as much as me.
Looking forward to going next week though :) The Smiler awaits
I love how the music fits in with each ride.
With the songs in the background, this has been incredibly fun to watch. My first visit was in 2014
im 22 and im like a kid waiting on christmas coming. i actually cannot wait to go back here soon!
ONE OF THE MOST PROFESSIONAL UNIQUE VIDEOS FOR A VERY UNIQUE PARK. THANK YOU
fab effort buddy, thank you for doing this, kids and i loved it, brought back great memories. bless ya x
actually really good quality, well done this deserves more views.
In my opinion, this is one of the greatest RUclips videos of all time.
I can never tire of this place!
i go so much but could never get bored of alton towers :) great vid!
I love the beginning of the video with the main theme to Alton towers in the hall of the mountain king and then the switch to overture when you get to the splash landings hotel such good vibes they both were
Woah October 2019 anyone???
Going tomorrow. It's gonna be brilliant. Hopefully Air and Thirteen are gonna be open
The drive up to Alton Towers alone is great!
great use of music and thanks for the video; it kept my four kids (6,5,4,2) watching. We are planning a trip in the future to Alton Towers and got a good idea of what it's going to be like! (they'll be a bit older then!) thanks again, great video.
This is my favourite theme park
Nice video man! Really enjoyed it! 👍👍👍👏👏👏
Fab video i love Alton Towers and this highlighted some of the best rides there(all of them) i think that this ideo is the best video in history well done and this had made me even more excited about going tomorrow!!!!!!!!!
Am I the only one who has sat and watched the whole video? XD and by the way excellent video making skills! :)
Now this was one of the best videos I have ever watched!!
Going here in 2 weeks for 2 days. So excited, love all the roller coasters here :')
What a brilliant video !!! Some time and effort gone into this ...well done pal
Went in the summer of 2009. absolutely loved it
Going on the 14th July with school, went on the 15th last year and had a blast, can't wait, absolutely booming, -Beth:D
Love this video! Such good footage of all the rides 👍
i love the excitement i always get every time i drive through the alton village
:D
Oh my goodness thank you. I found this video so informative. Im going with college on friday for the first time cant wait
Next Friday I've been once already and went on all the rides. Can't wait to do it again :)
Uploaded on my birthday hell yeah! I'm going to alton towers in a few weeks cant wait
Im going tomorrow!! 3 and a half hour trip down but well worth it!! Great vid!!
Love this vid I went May time 2012 now end of March begin of April this year look forward to it like crazy
I went a few days before this video! I’ve only been able to go once since (2018). But it is certainly my favourite park without a doubt
I've bin once and I'm going again soon leave the smiler till last it's really fun last
0:00 - 1:00 lucky you didnt get done for speeding
dazhibernian lol
they weren’t actually going that quick it was a time lapse hahaha
ethan white wow did you figure that out by yourself? What a genius
Nemesis Dylan thank you? haha
ethan white r/woooosh
never seen a video with such good quality filming well done really good vid deinitly needs more views
Going next weekend for the very first time and I'm nearly 30 lmao looks amazing I hope it is like that in real life☺
i am going in the summer holidays, and i am soo happy because i am tall enough and light enough to go on all of the rides
Love this video so much, well done. Don't delete
Keep coming back to this vid for some reason and I just love alton towers and can't wait to go on the smler
Some of the videos takes me back
Alton towers never gets boring!,,
My favorite video on RUclips by a mile!
Just got to say, love the timing of hall of the mountain king at the entrance.
And since im staying at splash landings next month. THis helps more. Been plenty of times, never stayed in either of the hotels.
This video was amazing! I love this place...
Wow. Great job! Brings back memories, and is a handy guide.
i travel from falkirk to get here. takes about 4 hours if we leave during the night, best family trip ever cause of the photos you see of everyone during the rides! i have some of the best memories here, the best one was when my family went down and we were waiting outside the haunted house before it was the duel and this ball of lightening came down and hit the now zombie statue, everyone shat a brick and everything just switched off. i was around 9 haha still amazing but!!
I loved alton towers :) Best theme park in the Uk..
I mean how it doesn't fade out or have some cool transition, it just abruptly stops. but it's a brilliant video
Im going net week! Sitting dying as i watch this! :DD x
I'm going next month for Feb half term and for March opening and I'm dying watching this!
i'm so excited i'm going here for my birthday, in 7 months though XD i love going to this theme park. I haven't even been to thorpe park, but alton is my child hood, you can't beat that!
This is amazing! going to Alton Towers on Sunday and havent been since i was little! so was great! Thank-you :)
This video i amazing, it should really have more likes and views!! fantastic job!!!
Jesus Christ, I think it's been about 25 Year's since I last visited Alton Towers..... WAW!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks a bunch for uploading the video. really enjoyed it :)
This is a brilliant bid. Should do a 2015 updated version :p
This is a truly fantastic video.
I love alton towers. I went there last year and im going back in 2 months
i'm going to Alton towers on 8th September and i'm so exited :)
beeen to alton towers 6 times now! never get bored of it! and the first time we stayed in the hotel me and my friends kept pressing buttons in the lift for about 16 minutes lol! but if your american or something and you visit the UK then you should defintley visit alton towers!:)
Going there tommorow can't wait at all !!
Wow! Great video! It makes me feel like im there. I can only go to Alton Towers once a year because i live quite along way away from it :(
I'm glad people like the video. It was mostly shot on iPhone 4 with a Fuji Finepix for the water rides and zoomed shots.
The theming looks outstanding
thanks i have been there and it was AMAZING! my first time there and going back soon as i have an annual pass! :)
RIP THE FLUME- 1981-2015
Wickerman is good but nothing will beat the iconic flume!
I CANT WAIT TO GO WITH MY CLASS IN MAY!! my teachers are going and it's gonna be amazing to see them be forced to go on the smiler, its gonna be torture for them I CANT WAIT!!
Love it and you covered everything!!! :)
Going 18th of June with my school shouldn't be busy , cant wait gonna go on the smiler :)
Gonna go this Wednesday :) can't wait
Going on Saturday next week and can't wait
i went on july 12th 2012,was so amazing! oh and love the video:)
Im goibg this thursday and this just hyped me up cant wait to go
Going with my school on the 16th of July so it shouldn't be to busy and I shall be smiling forever after XD
lovely video! i cant wait until the 21/10/12! i'm going for my 13th birthday at scarefest! My little sis is gonna go on the big rides for the first timeXD! gonna be hilarious! fOR EVERY ONE WHO IS GOUNG SOON, GO ON NEMESIS, AIR, RIPSAW & RITA; THERE AWESOME!!! HAVE A GR8 TIME! ace video againxxx
Going on Easter weekend! Can't wait!
so am i
im going jun 2015 im so excited good video ( from france )
yes i have one of them i live very near Thorpe Park and i renew mine every year they are amazing :)
Alton towers should use this! Great footage!:-)
Woah man, I need to go Alton Towers on a day like this, I swear I've been before and you have had to queue for ages just to get on the monorail! :z
i enjoyed your tour of alton towers
This is where I'm going omg can't wait
I'm going to Alton Towers next week!!!!!=soooooo excited!!!!!
Going this year!
So am i
Im going with my friend and her family cant wait!
I always have an amazing time at the UK's number 1 theme park :)
The worlds number 1 theme park
going in the holidays with two of my best mates buzzing
haha i thank god im not the only one thats counting down because im going in June :) i cant wait to go on The Smiler too! :D
awesome :) it was pretty quiet when we went hardly any one there with little waits for rides!
love the alton towers music !
Im going here today!!! Cant wait :)
Going in 2 weeks can't wait, never had the chance to ride a b&m coaster or ride a worlds first