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    Toyland Tours

    Alton Towers

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    • Category
      Dark Ride
    • Type
      Boat Ride
    • Status
      Rethemed
    • Opened
      1994
    • Closed
      2005
    Park
    Alton Towers Resort
    Description

    Toyland Tours was a dark boat ride taking guests on a tour of a magical toy factory. The attraction operated between 1994–2005.

    History

    Toyland Tours opened in 1994, replacing Around The World In 80 Days. In turn it was replaced by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride in 2006 and the Alton Towers Dungeon in 2019.

    You can find out about the making of Toyland Tours in our 30th anniversary special feature.

    Rethemed Versions:

    • Around the World in 80 Days (1981-1993)
    • Toyland Tours (1994-2005)
    • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride (2006-2015)
    • Black River Boat Ride (2019-present)
    Turnkey development by
    Alton Towers Resort
    Design by
    Siriol Animation
    Tussauds Studios
    Ride system(s) by
    Mack Rides
    Theming by
    Tussauds Studios
    Alton Towers Resort
    Animatronics by
    Tussauds Studios
    Music by
    Graham Smart
    Technical installation by
    Tussauds Studios
    Statistics
    • Number of vehicles
      10 vehicles
    • Seats (per vehicle/theatre)
      9 seats
    • Capacity
      1000 p/h
    • Ride duration
      4 minutes
    Gallery
    Toyland 3i 1 EPSON225 2 Toyland 6i 2 TTours 3i Toyland 7i 1 Toyland 1i Toyland 3i EPSON232 2 Toyland 2i Toylandi 2 Toyland 5i EPSON236 2i Toyland 6i 1 EPSON233 2 Toyland 8i 1 Toyland 13i 2 Toyland 9i 1 EPSON227 2 EPSON228 2 Toyland 12i 2 TTours 2i Toyland 10i 1 Toyland 11i 1 EPSON229 2i
    Features
    • Free floating
    Video
    Location
    • The Towers, Alton Towers Resort, Stoke-on-Trent, England ST10 4DB, United Kingdom

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