Magic and Young Fun Rides

The Beastie

Climb aboard The Beastie and have a ride on a rollercoaster that's totally suitable for all the kids out there.

The Beastie is a small rollercoaster - at least in comparison to some of the other beasts at the Alton Towers Resort! It's perfect for younger children who are a little frightened of some of the bigger rides, and it's a great introduction to the world of rollercoasters.

Squirrel Nutty Ride

Travel through the treetops with the Squirrel Nutty Ride at Alton Towers Resort.

Pedal in your acorn as Squirrel Nutty pushes you around his treetop kingdom. This is woodland fun the whole family can enjoy.

Kids hop aboard an acorn shaped car that pleasantly passes over Adventure Land, giving you some excellent views.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Get your sweet tooth into the exciting adventures of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on this ride at Alton Towers Resort.

An unrestricted tour of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory is famously difficult to get, but every guest to Alton Towers Resort gets a golden ticket - so everyone can see inside.

You'll be whisked into Roald Dahl's fantastic children's adventure on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride. You'll see all the adventures of Charlie like riding on the chocolate river, a walk through tour of the Chocolate Factory, and a ride in the famous glass elevator.

If you're really luck, then you might even get to see an Umpa Lumpa!

The Dung Heap

Get your kids ready for an all new interactive adventure playground at Alton Towers Resort - There's Something in... The Dung Heap.

This season Alton Towers Resort is getting an all new adventure playground experience, all themed around the yucky and mucky topic of 'dung.'

There are all sorts of interactive adventures to be had inside the Dung Heap - such as a spider web climbing frame, toadstool 'boingupons', and a mushroom maze.

Children can also get involved in singing along with the Bug Chorus in the Soil Albug Hall, become conductor of a trash can symphony, or spring across a bog. All this whilst parents can watch from their relaxing beanstalk trunk hideaway.

Peugeot 207 Driving School

Do your kids always ask you if they can drive? At Alton Towers Resort kids can obtain their very own driving license at the Peugeot 207 Driving School.

They'll hop aboard their dinky car and head around the track, encountering obstacles from traffic lights to roundabouts - as well as other drivers of course!

Peugeot 207 Driving School recently received the accolade of being the most popular children's attraction at Alton Towers Resort, with it averaging a score of 9.5 out of ten for younger guests who went on it.

The most popular section of the ride is the Bubble Car Wash section, so expect your kids to come out soapy clean!

The Gardens

Away from thrills and excitement of Alton Towers Resort's rides lies the tranquil area of the gardens, all in its own secluded part of the theme park. Acres and acres of landscaped beauty awaits, including a diverse range of features; such as lakes, pools, a Chinese Pagoda fountain, a Stone Henge sculpture, grand conservatories, and a Swiss cottage. There is a particularly spectacular view of the gardens to be had if you are on the skyride cable car between Forbidden Valley and Cred Street.

The initial interest in Alton Towers Resort as a tourist attraction was because of the gardens. Having opened to the public in 1860, they have been pulling in the guests ever since, and the current theme park set up owes much to their existence. They were conceived by the 15th Earl of Shrewsbury, Charles Talbot, who consulted a huge array of artists to implement design it, only to largely avoid whatever they recommended. This is deemed to be the main reason why the gardens have such a number of unique features.

Berry Bish Bash

An indoor play area where kids get to fire foam balls at each other - time for the little ones to be a marksman.

Doodle Doo Derby

All the noises of the farm on the clucking good Doodle Doo Derby! A traditional carousel ride with farmyard animals as the steeds.

Old MacDonalds Tractor Ride

Get behind the wheel of your very own Alton Towers tractor - those fields won't plough themselves you know!

Riverbank Eye Spy

A dainty little boat trip where the kids try and spot all different kinds of farmyard animals.

Singing Barn

A merry choir of animals accompany the kids in this attraction - can you tell a pig's grunt from a cow's moo?

Frog Hopper

This fun ride will take the kids up into the air, before bouncing them back down to the ground - usually with a whole lot of laughter!

Gallopers Carousel

A classic theme park carousel will take you round and round on a galloping steed to the music.

Heave Ho!

Come ride the Heave Ho tug boat at Mutiny Bay. It's perfect for younger children who want a slice of the pirate action. Hold on tight though: it can get pretty choppy out there!

Mutiny Bay Pirate Show

Come and see the pirates from Mutiny Bay get together to put on a rip-roaring show. Lasting around 15 minutes, you can catch the start of the performances at 10:45, 11:45, 14:30, 15:30 and 16:30