Also for anyone whose not spotted yet we have a fast growing Alton Towers Archive sub page on Insta and Facebook!
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Make sure to follow our new sub-page on Chessington World of Adventures for in depth Chessington theme park history!
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Once the fire investigation was complete, demolition of the remains of Wicked Witches Haunt and the Magic Mill building of Mr Rabbit's Tropical Travels didn't take long to complete and plans were already being drawn up for what ride or rides would fill the space.
1 month since the release of the Alton Towers Nemesis documentary! A huge thanks to everyone who watched so far and the super positive response which has blown me. Plus thanks to Oli for helping get it finished who has now joined as a full time team member!
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Behind the scenes of Tomb Blaster at Chessington with some extra info on The 5th Dimension and Terror Tomb!
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Great trailer for an upcoming documentary on the making of Dragon Khan at PortAventura, from Parque a Parque! We were very happy to donate our archive video to the project! Link in comments:
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A big thanks to Chessington World of Adventures Resort for our backstage tour of Tomb Blaster last night. A fan favourite ride that has been many different things to different generations over nearly 40 years!
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Thanks for sharing the documentary!
Some truly incredible rare film footage of the Golding Leisure studio (previously Sparks Associates) creating the animated figures for the wonderful Ali Baba dark ride at Waliba Belgium for 1985. The only known footage of the team at work.
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Thanks again for all your help on it 🥵
Coming today at 6pm! The Making of Nemesis at Alton Towers (link in comments)
Exploring the making of this landmark coaster with its original creators and many previously unseen pictures from its ambitious design & construction!
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Designing Nemesis at Alton Towers 30 years ago! Check out this sneak preview of the Making of Nemesis documentary coming later this week!
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Hola from PortAventura!
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The Making of Nemesis at Alton Towers, coming next week! Featuring many never before seen photos and exclusive interviews with the original ride’s designers. Keep an eye on our channel!
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Who says it's too early in the year for spooks? Not me! This macabre medley is my musical tribute to Alton Tower's wonderful ghost train in it's many forms. From The Haunted House, to Duel, to Alton Manor.
ARE YOU SCARED OF SPIDERS? 🕷️🏚️👻
Chessington World of Adventures is celebrating 35 years of its classic themed suspended coaster Vampire this spring. Check out this fantastic rare press photos from its opening year!
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Check this great promo video of attractions at the wonderful Sundown Adventureland (UK) in 1999!
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Check out our new article on Rex Studios' long history, featuring many attractions at parks across Europe, over at Dark Ride Database! Read here:
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If you're also interested in ride engineering I highly recommend Ryan The Ride Mechanic on YouTube. It's always great to hear from someone with real well informed experience and I know a lot of people would be interested! He often covers UK parks too.
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Huge thank you for an amazing 50k views on the Alton Towers Haunted House documentary!
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Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s River Caves pictured in about 1984 and the same scenes in 2019!
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River Caves at Blackpool Pleasure Beach pictured in the mid 1980s before it received another revamp sometime later. The classic dark ride is now hinted by the park to be revamped again soon.
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Terror Tomb at Chessington World of Adventures rare 1994 on-ride POVs now remastered on our channel! In 2002 the attraction was revamped as Tomb Blaster. Watch below:
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Super rare on-ride POV of Alton Towers Haunted House in May 1992, now remastered on out channel!
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Katanga Canyon brand new at Alton Towers! Watch here:
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Fantastic unseen video of Talbot Street area at Alton Towers in 1991!
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