Legoland Windsor is the latest UK Merlin Entertainments attraction to sign up to a major new recycling initiative set up by Coca-Cola Enterprises and Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP). The programme’s aim is to roll-out 80 ‘on-the-go’ recycling zones over the next three years to help educate the public about recycling. Legoland Windsor now has 35 recycling points around the 150 acre theme park. All of these special bins are clearly marked so that guests can responsibly and ethically dispose of aluminium drinks cans plus glass and plastic bottles and jars whilst on a family day out.

We have plans for all areas of the Resort.
So ultimately, yes!

Drayton Manor Theme Park has postponed plans to develop a water park. Our current development programme is centred on a new 150-room hotel, which will compliment the park's existing facilities. The hotel will also provide three and four star accommodation for delegates attending conferences and events at the park, as well as families who come to celebrate private functions, like wedding receptions, or who want to spend longer enjoying the theme park, like a weekend visit.

Aardman Animations declined to comment, however we know that BBC children's controller Richard Deverell is considering the potential for a CBBC/CBeebies theme park, and Aardman Animations are the creators of the BBC's popular series Shaun the Sheep and Wallace and Gromit animated films, so there is possible involvement there. He adds "CBBC and CBeebies have some much-loved brands and we're looking at ways of making them a truly multiplatform experience. A theme park is one idea."

The Jungle Coaster is not planned to be removed, we have enclosed individual cars to ensure that noise levels are kept to a minimum.

Hundreds of celebrities have visited the Resort over the years.  Princess Diana and her two sons, Take That, Status Quo and even Joan Collins!  Many go unnoticed as guests think it can't possibly be 'the real' celebrity!

I’m proud to say that a world record was broken in August 2008. The world’s longest toy train track was built next to Thomas Land. It was 1,800 metres long and contained 10,530 pieces. If it were a full-scale track it would measure 89 miles long, the same distance as the M40 motorway.

There are lots of rides that have moved around through the years, here's just some of them: King Kobra moved from Jolly Roger in the USA to Alton Towers as Thunderlooper then to Hopi Hari in Brazil as Katapul. Samurai moved from Chessington to Thorpe Park, Eclipse moved from Thorpe Park to Chessington as Peeking Heights. Cyclone moved from Drayton Manor to Thorpe Park replacing the existing Zodiac, which used to be a travelling ride from Germany. Klondike and Super Dragon moved from Drayton Manor to Funland. Traumatizer moved from Pleasureland to Pleasure Beach as Infusion, Space Shot moved from Pleasureland to Loudoun Castle as Barnstormer, and several other rides including Chaos and the Flying Camels moved from Pleasureland to Lightwater Valley. Tsunami at M&D's used to be a travelling ride from Brazil and Spain before visiting Hull and the Millennium Dome in the UK.

There is nothing being done to Pirate Adventure. Our new addition for 2009 is The Curse of Skull Rock 4D, this new £1m 152-seat attraction uses the latest in technology and film content to ensure the ultimate cinema experience. The 4D theatre allows the audience to watch a movie in 3D while seated in specially designed chairs, which react to scenes in the film, including moving up and down, vibrating and releasing sprays of water and bursts of air. The combination of these 4D simulation seats, along with a high definition projection system and special effects lighting, will ensure that visitors experience a greater sense of interaction with the film compared to a regular cinema. There will also be a Thomas the Tank Engine Exhibition in Farmer McColls Farm, which is near to the park’s zoo.

Construction of the hotel should start in 2010.

Yes, Spellbreaker 4D will still be shown in the Imagination Theatre alongside the new 4D show: Bob the Builder and the Roller Coaster.

In Laser Raiders you will climb on board a desert jeep to unearth the secrets of the ancient temple. Armed with laser guns you must shoot targets and battle enemies on a journey to uncover lost treasure, but beware, who knows what you might find lurking in the dark.

The prosthetic leg that we found during the clearing of the Corkscrew site has to be the most bizarre piece of lost property we have ever found. However, there are items like push chairs which are also left at the Resort - you wonder how such a large item can be forgotten!

March 22nd.
Included in the cost of entry to Alton Towers Theme Park.

Alton Towers has featured on many programmes over the years, including Most Haunted, Britain's Strongest Man, Tomorrow's World, Park Life, The Magic Factory, Blue Peter, It's a Royal Knockout, Extreme Rides and CD:UK. Thorpe Park has been shown on quite a few as well, such as The Inbetweeners, Freedom Weekender, Tomorrow's World and Wish You Were Here...?

Fizzy drinks -
nearly 700,000 bottles

It is fantastic fun working at the Alton Towers Resort. Each day brings new guests and new opportunities. Many employees have progressed within the company and have over 15 years of dedicated service!

Our big rides are all very popular, such as G-Force, Maelstrom and Apocalypse, but the most popular is Stormforce 10. This is a water ride that has three drops, including one where you go down backwards. Since you get very very wet on this ride, it’s extremely popular on hot days!

While we are proud of having some of the biggest, wettest and scariest rides around, it is not very often that visitors are sick on our rides.

At the moment we don’t have any plans for a hotel.

If you book in advance you can make some great savings and if you know you are going to visit more than once, then why not invest in an annual pass as it works out cheaper than visiting twice!

Plenty of attractions have existed in more than one form, also at Thorpe Park family ride Miss Hippo's Fungle Safari used to be A Drive In The Country, Rumba Rapids was Thunder River and Time Voyagers replaced Pirates 4D which in itself took over from the Palladium Theatre. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride at Alton Towers was previously Toyland Tours, and before that Around the World in 80 Days. Drayton Manor's Jungle Cruise became Excalibur. The Fifth Dimension at Chessington World of Adventures turned into Terror Tomb then Forbidden Tomb now Tomb Blaster.

Where else but at a Legoland park can the child become the hero? It’s all about active participation, self-expression, stimulating imagination and learning through play. So whether they’re a brave knight taming dragons in Knights’ Kingdom, a courageous firefighter at the Fire Academy or a skilled construction worker at the Digger Challenge, it’s the child that’s always at the centre of the action and firmly in control!

We look at all possibilities when developing new attractions, so if we felt the fit was correct, potentially yes.

Spiderman (Islands of Adventure, Florida, USA)