Alton Towers

Overview
Alton Towers is a real life park in Alton, Staffordshire, England. It is also a scenario in Roller Coaster Tycoon. It appeared in Loopy Landscapes.

Pre-Built Rides:
3D Cinema 1 (3D Cinema) Adventureland (Space Rings) Adventureland Carousel (Merry-Go-Round) Adventureland Slide (Spiral Slide) Black Hole (Steel Mini Roller Coaster) Blade (Swinging Ship) Corkscrew (Steel Corkscrew Roller Coaster) Crown Carousel (Merry-Go-Round) Doodle-do Derby (Merry-Go-Round) Energizer (Swinging Inverter Ship) Enterprise (Enterprise) Haunted House (Haunted House) '''Hex... the Legend of theTowers''' (Car Ride) Ice Show (Circus Show) Kiddy's Theatre (3D Cinema) Log Flume (Log Flume) Monorail (Monorail) Nemesis (Inverted Roller Coaster) Oblivion (Vertical Roller Coaster) Ripsaw (Gravitron) River Rapids (River Rapids) Riverbank Eye-spy (Log Flume) Runaway Minetrain (Mine Train Roller Coaster) Skyride (Chairlift) Squirrel Nutty Monorail (Monorail) Swan Boat Ride (Boat Hire) Teacups (Scrambled Eggs) Toyland Tours (Car Ride) Tractor Ride (Car Ride) Ugbugs (Car Ride) Ugdancer (Scrambled Eggs) Ugswinger (Merry-Go-Round) Vintage Cars (Car Ride)
 * Excitement Rating: 3.50 (Medium)
 * Intensity Rating: 2.40 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 1.40 (Low)
 * Excitement Rating: 1.95 (Low)
 * Intensity Rating: 2.10 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 6.50 (High)
 * Excitement Rating: 1.43 (Low)
 * Intensity Rating: 0.60 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 0.75 (Low)
 * Excitement Rating: 1.84 (Low)
 * Intensity Rating: 1.40 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 0.90 (Low)
 * Excitement Rating: 5.21 (High)
 * Intensity Rating: 6.41 (High)
 * Nausea Rating: 4.61 (Medium)
 * Excitement Rating: 2.16 (Low)
 * Intensity Rating: 2.45 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 2.51 (Low)
 * Excitement Rating: 5.74 (High)
 * Intensity Rating: 6.47 (High)
 * Nausea Rating: 2.99 (Medium)
 * Excitement Rating: 1.52 (Low)
 * Intensity Rating: 0.60 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 0.75 (Low)
 * Excitement Rating: 1.64 (Low)
 * Intensity Rating: 0.60 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 0.75 (Low)
 * Excitement Rating: 3.62 (Medium)
 * Intensity Rating: 4.68 (Medium)
 * Nausea Rating: 4.72 (Medium)
 * Excitement Rating: 3.91 (Medium)
 * Intensity Rating: 6.47 (High)
 * Nausea Rating: 7.64 (High)
 * Excitement Rating: 2.45 (Low)
 * Intensity Rating: 0.93 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 0.10 (Low)
 * Excitement Rating: 0.09 (Low)
 * Intensity Rating: 0.30 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 0.04 (Low)
 * Excitement Rating: 2.10 (Low)
 * Intensity Rating: 0.30 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 0.00 (Low)
 * Excitement Rating: 3.50 (Medium)
 * Intensity Rating: 2.40 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 1.40 (Low)
 * Excitement Rating: 6.10 (High)
 * Intensity Rating: 2.38 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 1.27 (Low)
 * Excitement Rating: 3.78 (Medium)
 * Intensity Rating: 0.49 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 0.20 (Low)
 * Excitement Rating: 7.50 (High)
 * Intensity Rating: 8.75 (Very High)
 * Nausea Rating: 7.88 (Very High)
 * Excitement Rating: 6.45 (High)
 * Intensity Rating: 6.41 (High)
 * Nausea Rating: 2.77 (Medium)
 * Excitement Rating: 2.24 (Low)
 * Intensity Rating: 4.80 (Medium)
 * Nausea Rating: 5.74 (High)
 * Excitement Rating: 6.47 (High)
 * Intensity Rating: 1.41 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 0.97 (Low)
 * Excitement Rating: 1.47 (Low)
 * Intensity Rating: 0.37 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 0.19 (Low)
 * Excitement Rating: 6.46 (High)
 * Intensity Rating: 5.83 (High)
 * Nausea Rating: 3.82 (Medium)
 * Excitement Rating: 3.98 (Medium)
 * Intensity Rating: 0.63 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 0.51 (Low)
 * Excitement Rating: 3.25 (Medium)
 * Intensity Rating: 0.27 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 0.04 (Low)
 * Excitement Rating: 2.58 (Medium)
 * Intensity Rating: 0.35 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 0.70 (Low)
 * Excitement Rating: 1.81 (Low)
 * Intensity Rating: 1.27 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 2.50 (Low)
 * Excitement Rating: 0.08 (Low)
 * Intensity Rating: 0.29 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 0.02 (Low)
 * Excitement Rating: 0.36 (Low)
 * Intensity Rating: 0.29 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 0.00 (Low)
 * Excitement Rating: 0.31 (Low)
 * Intensity Rating: 0.29 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 0.01 (Low)
 * Excitement Rating: 1.89 (Low)
 * Intensity Rating: 1.27 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 2.50 (Low)
 * Excitement Rating: 1.27 (Low)
 * Intensity Rating: 0.60 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 0.75 (Low)
 * Excitement Rating: 0.33 (Low)
 * Intensity Rating: 0.29 (Low)
 * Nausea Rating: 0.01 (Low)

Pre-Built Shops and Stalls
Bagshaws (Fries Stall) Balloon Stall 1 (Balloon Stall) Balloon Stall 3 (Balloon Stall) Balloon Stall 4 (Balloon Stall) Bathroom 1 (Bathroom) Bathroom 10 (Bathroom) Bathroom 2 (Bathroom) Bathroom 3 (Bathroom) Bathroom 4 (Bathroom) Bathroom 5 (Bathroom) Bathroom 6 (Bathroom) Bathroom 7 (Bathroom) Bathroom 8 (Bathroom) Bathroom 9 (Bathroom) Burger Bar 1 (Burger Bar) Corner Coffee (Coffee Shop) Corner coffee 2 (Coffee Shop) Cotton Candy Stall 1 (Cotton Candy Stall) Cred Street Dinner 1 (Burger Bar) Cred Street Dinner 2 (Burger Bar) Drink Stall 1 (Drink Stall) Drink Stall 3 (Drink Stall) Fries Stall 2 (Fries Stall) Fries Stall 3 (Fries Stall) Fries Stall 4 (Fries Stall) Giftshop (T-Shirt Stall) Ice Cream Stall 1 (Ice Cream Stall) Ice Cream Stall 2 (Ice Cream Stall) Ice Cream Stall 3 (Ice Cream Stall) Ice Cream Stall 4 (Ice Cream Stall) Information Kiosk 1 (Information Kiosk) Information Kiosk 2 (Information Kiosk) Information Kiosk 4 (Information Kiosk) Information Kiosk 5 (Information Kiosk) Information Kiosk 6 (Information Kiosk) Pizza Stall 1 (Pizza Stall) Popcorn Stall 1 (Popcorn Stall) Souvenir Stall 1 (Souvenir Stall) Souvenir Stall 2 (Souvenir Stall) Souvenir Stall 3 (Souvenir Stall) Souvenir Stall 5 (Souvenir Stall) Souvenir Stall 6 (Souvenir Stall) Souvenir Stall 7 (Souvenir Stall) The Rehydrator (Drink Stall)
 * Initial Pricing: $1.50
 * Initial Pricing: $0.90
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 * Initial Pricing: $1.50
 * Initial Pricing: $1.20
 * Initial Pricing: $1.50
 * Initial Pricing: $0.80
 * Initial Pricing: $1.50
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 * Initial Pricing: $1.20
 * Initial Pricing: $1.20
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 * Initial Pricing: $3.00
 * Initial Pricing: $0.90
 * Initial Pricing: $0.90
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 * Initial Pricing: $0.90
 * Initial Pricing: $4.00 (Umbrellas)
 * Initial Pricing: $5.00 (Umbrellas)
 * Initial Pricing: $4.00 (Umbrellas)
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 * Initial Pricing: $1.60
 * Initial Pricing: $1.20
 * Initial Pricing: $2.50 (Cuddly Toy); $3.00 (Umbrellas)
 * Initial Pricing: $2.50 (Cuddly Toy); $3.00 (Umbrellas)
 * Initial Pricing: $2.50 (Cuddly Toy); $3.00 (Umbrellas)
 * Initial Pricing: $4.60 (Cuddly Toy); $4.00 (Umbrellas)
 * Initial Pricing: $2.50 (Cuddly Toy); $3.00 (Umbrellas)
 * Initial Pricing: $2.50 (Cuddly Toy); $3.00 (Umbrellas)
 * Initial Pricing: $1.20

Scenario Guide
This park requires a lot of fixing. There are a few problems. The 6 major problems are as follows:
 * There are FAR too little handymen and engineers;
 * All of the rides are free;
 * Everybody is getting lost;
 * There are FAR too little shops & stalls;
 * Nemesis, Oblivion, and Black Hole are extremely prone to station brakes failure crashes;
 * There are FAR too little benches and trash bins, and a lot of the ones that are available for visitors to the park have been vandalized.
 * Your initial loan is extremely high ($4 770 000!), so making money will be very difficult.

The first thing to do is to hit pause. Then fire all of your staff members, and hire at least 40-50 handymen and set their patrol areas. Look at the solution to the thrid problem first to help with setting the patrol areas. Also use FAR smaller patrol areas for engineers (so you should certainly hire a lot of new ones), or hire one engineer per ride and set their patrol areas on the exit of a ride.

The second problem can be solved easily. Just set thrill ride-prizes to $1, rollercoaster-prizes to $3, gentle ride-prizes to $0.20 and 3D cinema's to $0.50. Players can keep these prices all the way until the scenario is finished. This way, players can make a profit every month.

The third problem requires 2 changes. First of all: simplify the pathways everywhere. Also remove the entire underground path that runs from the exit of Runaway Minetrain towards the park exit. This is very time-consuming, but it will also be very helpful. The second critical thing here is to add 2 extra paths. One that runs from the Runaway Minetrain area directly to the park exit, and the second one must be added from the path that runs from the exit of Black Hole, towards the path that runs south of it (the one that runs past the right side of the two lakes).

The fourth thing is to add a lot of shops and stalls. Maybe even a hundred. Make sure there are at least 25-30 Information Kiosks and Bathrooms scattered around your park, and at least 15-20 food and drink stalls. Also note that there is a pre-built Ice Cream stall in the park that is closed, and can be easily opened by opening all rides at the beginning of the scenario.

Remedying the fifth problem requires that each of the roller coasters be reduced to running only one train or that the tracks are redesigned so that the trains enter the station at a safe speed. Nemesis can be reduced to run only one train without dramatically reducing capacity and profitability. The same is also true of Black Hole if the 3-car rocket trains are swapped for a single 10-car ladybird or log train. For Oblivion, the final stretch of the track after the curve to the station should be altered to include a holding brake; although this reduces the ride to running only two 3-car trains and requires that the trains be adequately spaced apart to avoid collisions, this fix makes the ride safe without significantly lengthening the track.

The final thing is to is to build benches and trash bins everywhere around your park.



Transport Rides

 * Chairlift
 * Monorail

Gentle Rides

 * Car Ride
 * Circus Show
 * Cycle Railway
 * Haunted House
 * Merry-Go-Round
 * Space Rings
 * Spiral Slide

Roller Coasters

 * Inverted Roller Coaster
 * Mine Train Roller Coaster
 * Steel Corkscrew Roller Coaster
 * Steel Mini Roller Coaster
 * Vertical Roller Coaster

Thrill Rides

 * 3D Cinema
 * Enterprise
 * Swinging Inverter Ship
 * Swinging Ship
 * Top Spin/Gravitron
 * Twist/Scrambled Eggs

Water Rides

 * Boat Hire
 * Log Flume
 * River Rapids

Shops & Stalls

 * Balloon Stall
 * Bathroom
 * Burger Bar
 * Coffee Shop
 * Cotton Candy Stall
 * Drink Stall
 * Fries Stall
 * Hat Stall
 * Ice Cream Stall
 * Information Kiosk
 * Pizza Stall
 * Popcorn Stall
 * Souvenir Stall
 * T-Shirt Stall

Transport

 * Miniature Railroad

Gentle

 * Bumper Cars
 * Ferris Wheel
 * Hedge Maze
 * Observation Tower

Roller Coasters

 * Bobsled Roller Coaster
 * Flying Roller Coaster
 * Single-Rail Roller Coaster
 * Stand-Up Steel Roller Coaster
 * Steel Roller Coaster
 * Suspended Roller Coaster
 * Suspended Single-Rail Roller Coaster
 * Wooden Crazy Rodent Roller Coaster
 * Wooden Roller Coaster

Thrill

 * Go Karts
 * Motion Simulator
 * Whoa Belly

Water

 * Water Slide

Upgrades

 * Boat Hire: Water Tricycles
 * Stand-Up Steel Roller Coaster: Corkscrew
 * Stand-Up Steel Roller Coaster: Half Loop
 * Steel Corkscrew Roller Coaster: Half Loop
 * Steel Corkscrew Roller Coaster: Vertical Loop
 * Steel Mini Roller Coaster: Spinning Cars
 * Wooden Roller Coaster: Water Splash

Available Scenery

 * Trees
 * Shrubs and Bushes
 * Tropical and Desert Trees
 * Gardens
 * Path Items
 * Walls and Fences
 * Statues and Fountains
 * Classical/Roman Theming
 * Egyptian Theming
 * Mine Theming
 * Martian Theming
 * Wonderland Theming
 * Jurassic Theming
 * Spooky Theming
 * Jungle Theming
 * Abstract Theming
 * Medieval Theming
 * Space Theming
 * Creepy Theming
 * Pagoda Theming

Researched Scenery

 * Garden Clock

Other Notes

 * The Car Ride "Hex... the Legend of theTowers", has a space missing, so that the words the and Towers are fused together. This is not a typo, but this was done on purpose, because there's a limit to the length of a ride name. That limit is 30 characters. When the name is spelled "wrongly", like it is now, it contains exactly that maximum amount of characters. With the added extra space, the last character would disappear.
 * According to Chris Sawyer's website, Alton Towers had originally wanted to use some of the game's music in their park, but this project was cancelled.
 * Official Website
 * In a clearing of trees west of Corkscrew is the name "John Wardley" spelled out in bushes, the name of a real life concept designer for theme parks who created many famous coasters such as Nemesis and Oblivion. He also assisted in the development of Roller Coaster Tycoon 3.