Recently there has been a lot of speculation among the coaster enthusiast community on what Alton Towers’ next ride will be, with predictions ranging from a ground-up RMC hybrid to a new kiddy ride for Cbeebies Land. Earlier today however, when all hope for a new ride for 2020 seemed lost, the park announced their newest dark ride, Gangsta Granny The Ride! Based on the book by David Walliams, Gangsta Granny is the first new attraction announced for the new themed land David Walliams Land, which will feature a wide range of family-friendly rides and attractions based on the popular children’s books.
The concept art released doesn’t seem to confirm much about the ride system or the effects that will be used, but from what I can take from it so far it looks like it will be one of two ride systems, a trackless ride system similar to the one used on Cat In The Hat at Universal’s Islands Of Adventure in Florida, or a simulator type system similar to Star Tours at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The ride looks as if it will have the immersive theming Alton Towers is known for, including 3D effects, screens and hopefully animatronics!
David Walliams Land will be the Towers’ newest themed land, and will take the place of Cloud Cuckoo Land, which lost most of it’s popularity after the opening of Cbeebies Land in 2014, and the closure of the Charlie and The Chocolate Factory darkride a year later. In recent years Cloud Cuckoo Land has started to deteriorate, with many of the rides needing maintenance and the theming looking old and unloved.
Throughout the last few months, construction walls have been appearing around Cloud Cuckoo Land, featuring cartoon images of animals and hinting at a whimsical new ride or attraction. The announcement of Gangsta Granny The Ride doesn’t seem to explain the animals, but remember, it’s only the first new ride to be announced and there will hopefully be many more exciting announcements in the next few months/year! While no specific opening date has been announced yet, Alton Towers have said the new darkride will open in Sping 2020!
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Your articles are amazing. Thank you for your hard work.
It’s definitely worth a visit! 🙂
Interesting! Never heard of that park before
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