Alton Towers gives first look at terrifying new ride opening later this year

24 January 2023 , 08:02

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Concept imagery for the new Alton Towers ride (Image: Alton Towers)

Creepy clowns, spooky music and heaps of scares are on the cards for Brits heading to Alton Towers later this year, as the resort is opening a terrifying new ride for 2023.

'The Curse At Alton Manor' will be a creepy haunted house sure to get the adrenaline pumping, and while the resort hasn't shared too many details yet, it has promised that this attraction will be its "most immersive dark ride to date".

In fact, Alton Towers has shared a first look at the new ride with concept art offering a glimpse of what to expect.

In the spine-tingling image a family sits in a small vehicle headed towards the doors of a creaky haunted house, with terrifying dolls and clowns visible, as well as a young child covering her eyes.

Alton Towers closed Nemesis earlier this year (Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The full theme of the ride hasn't been confirmed, but it promises to include "the backstory of the Manor's sinister past".

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The attraction will use "special effects and visuals that have never been seen before from a UK theme park", and will be aimed at families although mainly adults and braver youngsters.

Currently the park hasn't confirmed an exact opening date, but it has said The Curse At Alton Manor will open in spring 2023. The new attraction replaces Duel, which closed to the public last year.

The park also recently closed its iconic rollercoaster Nemesis back in November.

With a 104ft-high drop and speeds of 50mph, it's long been one of the most popular rides at the theme park, not to mention it's also the first inverted ride in Europe.

Themed around an alien with tentacles, it’s an out-of-this-world thrill with weightlessness, plunges, twists and turns that swoop by rocks and weave through the gore-spattered beast.

Nemesis is due to reopen in 2024

The rollercoaster cost £10m when it first opened in 1994 and features turns with four inversions, and riders can experience 3.5 G-force as they strap in for the ride.

However, there is a silver lining for the rollercoaster-obsessed; the ride isn't closing forever. Instead, it's going to be getting a serious revamp, with plans to reopen in 2024, although Alton Towers hasn't confirmed an exact date.

The theme park was recently named the UK's best value theme park in new rankings which were determined based on numbers of rides, cost of entry, parking fees, TripAdvisor ratings and its Insta-worthy credentials.

Average costs were based on two adults and two children visiting the park in peak summer periods, and included parking costs.

You can find out more on altontowers.com.

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