This year, visitors to the park will experience a nostalgic spin-back to the 80s with the arrival of Mixtape, Roller Disco and Funk’n’Fly, which make up The Retro Squad. The trio of rides will offer guests a blast from the past.
Each of The Retro Squad will offer a different experience for visitors to enjoy:
- Roller Disco: Waltzer in Dark Forest. 'Get ready to slide and swirl, round and round, faster and faster in a head-spinning, totally rad experience.'
- Mixtape: Smashing Jump in X-Sector. 'The bouncy one in the Retro Squad, guests will be in for some major retrotastic laughs as they bounce up and down, then down and up.'
- Funk’n’Fly: Super Trooper in Forbidden Valley. 'Reach new retrotastic heights and enjoy a thrillingly funktastic flight.'
In an 80s inspired animated video Alton Towers can be seen putting a call out to the universe for new rides back in 1980 when the theme park opened. Three rides are then seen landing at the park and transforming into what guests are set to experience. The video is accompanied by a brand-new synthesized version of Hall of the Mountain King, the tune synonymous with the theme park, never heard before.
Francis Jackson, General Manager of Alton Towers:
“We are committed to creating fun and thrills for families and thrill-seekers and the new retro experiences are different to anything we offer on the theme park. We have introduced a series of new outdoor attractions which are included in the price of a theme park ticket offering guests a nostalgic spin-back to the 80s, which provides an exciting addition which we’re sure our guests will love.
We are delighted to announce that the new outdoor attractions will be available from when we open on April 12th. Safety is our number one priority and as well as number of robust health and hygiene measures, we will continue to operate on a reduced capacity when we open, therefore we have strategically placed the new rides around the theme park to help us ensure guests are dispersed and social distancing can be maintained.”
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