Last weekend Laura and I went to Alton Towers just for the hell of it and it rocked! The weather held out on us mostly although we did have a bit of drizzle in the morning, but this kept away the crowds. Nearly all of the rides had reasonable queues, and for those that didn’t we had fast tracks which meant we weren’t waiting for any more than about 15 minutes (Fast tracks are well worth buying).
The rides were amazing but I was a little disappointed with Air. It’s a cool concept, but lying face down loses its appeal after about 5 seconds. The second time round we got on the front which made it slightly better, but I didn’t once feel like I was flying like they advertised. Now Oblivion on the other hand, that is a ride! On the way down I actually thought I was going to die.
So as the summer is coming up if you get a chance to go, do! It’s an amazing day out even if you don’t like the roller coasters… the grounds are beautiful and vast which makes for good walking.
More soon!
(Also, what on earth have they done to Wordpress? I’ve just upgraded to 2.5 and I’m wondering why they decided to ruin the admin area.)