On Saturday 11th May, me and a big group of friends went to Alton Towers, for my mate Shez’s birthday.

Aww, wow, what an incredible day! I have only gone to Alton Towers once before, when I was a teenager and braved ‘Air’ (now called Galactica)

Our first port of call was the ‘Spinball Whizzer’. Unfortunately, it needed essential maintenance (no, that doesn’t scare you at all! Haha 🤣) So we ventured and some friends went on the nearby ‘Smiler’. I was a bit too much of a sissy, ha… Alternatively, we split the group and me and three friends had a bite to eat at the ‘Woodcutters Bar and Grill’ – a halloumi and mushroom burger for me, to be exact 😋 I’m a veggie!

Afterwards, me and my really good friend Louisa went to ‘The Alton Towers Dungeons’. The experience was frightening but extremely funny at the same time. We travelled in pitch black between different areas. The ‘Bishop of Stafford’ first humiliated a ‘peasant’ (embarrassed audience member), judging her guilty and locking her in a cage, lol. Then we glided through on the ‘Black River Boat’. The ‘Torturer’ showcased an array of torturing instruments, shackling a young woman and terrifying (humorously) a ‘peasant’ with a hot poker, and genital torturing device, ha. Then at the ‘Welsh Harp Inn’, the owner scares us, warning of the terrible ‘Dick Turpin’, lurking around the premises. The ‘Plague Doctor’, boils and all, grossed us out pulling organs out of a bubonic plague sufferer! The scariest of all however was at the abandoned cottage, where all the lights flickered on/off, and a petrifying white witch suddenly appeared right in front of you! It was literally like a horror film! 😱😱 We then had a stroll around ‘The World of David Walliams’ before reuniting with our friends.

The ‘Curse of Alton Manor’ was our next attraction. Walking through the eerie gardens, then a haunting ghost ship ride, with nail biting twists and turns. I was very nervous to do the underground ‘Nemesis Sub-Terra’. Descending below in an elevator into the ‘Phalanx’ research facility, we caught a glimpse of the nemesis monster egg – we were fastened securely before an unexpected drop!

Some of my friends then went on ‘Nemesis – Reborn’, but I was too much of a chicken 🐔 We all aborded the ‘Blade’, a high swinging pirate ship which was so much fun, and we also got soaked on the ‘Congo River Rapids’, with splashing waterfalls. This was my favourite and so enjoyable.

The last ride, twice, I braved the ‘Spinball Whizzer’. No wonder I have got a sore throat! I screamed my lungs out, yelling, cursing and swearing, ha! It was petrifying, but simultaneously exhilarating and a massive adrenaline rush!

It was such a wonderful day.. 🥰 I bought my mum a cute turtle teddy as a souvenir from the gift shop 🐢

I was smart and brought factor 50 suntan lotion, but after a full day walking miles in the sunshine 🌞, we were all absolutely shattered!

Even though we were there practically all day, and even with some of us having queue skipping passes, there were still rides we sadly didn’t have time for 😢 If I go again (and there are talks of returning in the summer or for ‘scarefest’ for Halloween- which I would SO be up for)… I would, with my new found bravery 😜, go on ‘The Wicker Man’, ‘Runaway Mine Train’ , and maybe ‘Nemesis – Reborn’, ‘Thi3teen’, ‘Rita’ and ‘Galactica’ again 😁😁

Thank you as ever for taking the time to read/view! 😁 Tomorrow I am going to pub painting, so look out for a new giraffe 🦒 painting! Also got a diamond art 🎨 💎 on the go!

https://www.altontowers.com/ [Accessed 13th May 2024]

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