Alton Towers/Thorpe Park - when to go..?

Question

I'm planning to go to Alton Towers pr Thorpe Park 9.6.08 or 10.6.08... will it be busy? are kids at school? don't fancy queuing all day...

Answer 1

best to try to go on a week day when kids are at school i went to alton towers last monday and longest queue all day was 30 mins for oblivion virtually had park to myself there was enough people there to make a good day out but not too rammed ps a word of advice dont be fooled by the express parking area it costs £10 to park up near the entrance and then you still have to pay another £4 to buy a parking token to get out its a total rip off its a long walk but its better to park in normal parking also i would get a parking token when you are on your way in the queues are massive on the way out when park is closing also the express lane tickets are waste of money too in my opinion it can cost anything up £12 on top of your £35 admission fee and you only get priority on 4 rides not the whole park as a lot people thought other than that its a brilliant day out hope you have loads of fun

Answer 2

it should be empty the only kids that would be off are year 13's and year 11's which are on study leave and should be studying but went to thorpe park instead.  

Have fun!

Answer 3

alton towers if they are bussy you can get a super fast track card whitch allows you to jump the que thruw the fast track lane they are about 30 pounds but that is for all the rides

Answer 4

I went yesterday to Alton Towers (sunday 8th) and it was fairly busy with the big rides having queue times around 45-60mins. Also with the sun it was sometimes uncomfortable to wait that long.

I go once every year, and usually pick mid week during school term as then it is quiet and can go on each ride multiple times

Answer 5

A lot of London Schools are on half term this week so it will probably be completely packed.

Answer 6

i go to tp all the time its a gr8 place, but alton and thorpe are miles away from each other, hope you no planning to go to both on the same day haha