Alton Towers

We have just returned from a day at Alton Towers. What a fantastic day out! I am lucky enough to have 2 weeks off for half-term and I would definitely recommend people to go in the second week - it was really quiet. The longest queue was 20 minutes for Air!

We were able to try all the best rides.

• The Spinball Whizzer: Thought this was brilliant!


• Oblivion: Always scary, but this time I DIDN'T look down, and it helped!


• Hex: I don't know why I bother with this. Not very exciting.


• Rita: Queen of Speed: Why is it called Rita? Incredible! The way it shoots off at the beginning really takes your breath away!


• Corkscrew: An oldie, but a goodie!


• Air: Last time I went on this (when it first opened), we had to queue for 3 hours. This meant that the ride itself was never going to impress me. Today, however, 20 minutes queuing. Ride - awesome!


• Nemesis: Still the best, but Air and Rita gave it a run for its money!


• Duel: Great fun! My first score was 22000. My second was 58800. Impressive. At least I think so.


• Runaway Mine Train: Always really good fun. I believe it only re-opened in April after an accident. The first time we went on it the girl let us all stay on for 4 goes! The second time we stayed on for 3!


• Congo River Rapids: Not wet enough!


• The Flume: Very wet! Hilarious!

We also went on the Extraordinary Golf. This was really good, but you have to pay £5 each to go on this.

A fun day!