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)

Excitement Rating: 3.50 (Medium)
Intensity Rating: 2.40 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 1.40 (Low)

Adventureland (Space Rings)

Excitement Rating: 1.95 (Low)
Intensity Rating: 2.10 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 6.50 (High)

Adventureland Carousel (Merry-Go-Round)

Excitement Rating: 1.43 (Low)
Intensity Rating: 0.60 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 0.75 (Low)

Adventureland Slide (Spiral Slide)

Excitement Rating: 1.84 (Low)
Intensity Rating: 1.40 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 0.90 (Low)

Black Hole (Steel Mini Roller Coaster)

Excitement Rating: 5.21 (High)
Intensity Rating: 6.41 (High)
Nausea Rating: 4.61 (Medium)

Blade (Swinging Ship)

Excitement Rating: 2.16 (Low)
Intensity Rating: 2.45 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 2.51 (Low)

Corkscrew (Steel Corkscrew Roller Coaster)

Excitement Rating: 5.74 (High)
Intensity Rating: 6.47 (High)
Nausea Rating: 2.99 (Medium)

Crown Carousel (Merry-Go-Round)

Excitement Rating: 1.52 (Low)
Intensity Rating: 0.60 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 0.75 (Low)

Doodle-do Derby (Merry-Go-Round)

Excitement Rating: 1.64 (Low)
Intensity Rating: 0.60 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 0.75 (Low)

Energizer (Swinging Inverter Ship)

Excitement Rating: 3.62 (Medium)
Intensity Rating: 4.68 (Medium)
Nausea Rating: 4.72 (Medium)

Enterprise (Enterprise)

Excitement Rating: 3.91 (Medium)
Intensity Rating: 6.47 (High)
Nausea Rating: 7.64 (High)

Haunted House (Haunted House)

Excitement Rating: 2.45 (Low)
Intensity Rating: 0.93 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 0.10 (Low)

Hex... the Legend of theTowers (Car Ride)

Excitement Rating: 0.09 (Low)
Intensity Rating: 0.30 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 0.04 (Low)

Ice Show (Circus Show)

Excitement Rating: 2.10 (Low)
Intensity Rating: 0.30 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 0.00 (Low)

Kiddy's Theatre (3D Cinema)

Excitement Rating: 3.50 (Medium)
Intensity Rating: 2.40 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 1.40 (Low)

Log Flume (Log Flume)

Excitement Rating: 6.10 (High)
Intensity Rating: 2.38 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 1.27 (Low)

Monorail (Monorail)

Excitement Rating: 3.78 (Medium)
Intensity Rating: 0.49 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 0.20 (Low)

Nemesis (Inverted Roller Coaster)

Excitement Rating: 7.50 (High)
Intensity Rating: 8.75 (Very High)
Nausea Rating: 7.88 (Very High)

Oblivion (Vertical Roller Coaster)

Excitement Rating: 6.45 (High)
Intensity Rating: 6.41 (High)
Nausea Rating: 2.77 (Medium)

Ripsaw (Gravitron)

Excitement Rating: 2.24 (Low)
Intensity Rating: 4.80 (Medium)
Nausea Rating: 5.74 (High)

River Rapids (River Rapids)

Excitement Rating: 6.47 (High)
Intensity Rating: 1.41 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 0.97 (Low)

Riverbank Eye-spy (Log Flume)

Excitement Rating: 1.47 (Low)
Intensity Rating: 0.37 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 0.19 (Low)

Runaway Minetrain (Mine Train Roller Coaster)

Excitement Rating: 6.46 (High)
Intensity Rating: 5.83 (High)
Nausea Rating: 3.82 (Medium)

Skyride (Chairlift)

Excitement Rating: 3.98 (Medium)
Intensity Rating: 0.63 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 0.51 (Low)

Squirrel Nutty Monorail (Monorail)

Excitement Rating: 3.25 (Medium)
Intensity Rating: 0.27 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 0.04 (Low)

Swan Boat Ride (Boat Hire)

Excitement Rating: 2.58 (Medium)
Intensity Rating: 0.35 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 0.70 (Low)

Teacups (Scrambled Eggs)

Excitement Rating: 1.81 (Low)
Intensity Rating: 1.27 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 2.50 (Low)

Toyland Tours (Car Ride)

Excitement Rating: 0.08 (Low)
Intensity Rating: 0.29 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 0.02 (Low)

Tractor Ride (Car Ride)

Excitement Rating: 0.36 (Low)
Intensity Rating: 0.29 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 0.00 (Low)

Ugbugs (Car Ride)

Excitement Rating: 0.31 (Low)
Intensity Rating: 0.29 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 0.01 (Low)

Ugdancer (Scrambled Eggs)

Excitement Rating: 1.89 (Low)
Intensity Rating: 1.27 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 2.50 (Low)

Ugswinger (Merry-Go-Round)

Excitement Rating: 1.27 (Low)
Intensity Rating: 0.60 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 0.75 (Low)

Vintage Cars (Car Ride)

Excitement Rating: 0.33 (Low)
Intensity Rating: 0.29 (Low)
Nausea Rating: 0.01 (Low)

Pre-Built Shops and Stalls

Bagshaws (Fries Stall)

Initial Pricing: $1.50

Balloon Stall 1 (Balloon Stall)

Initial Pricing: $0.90

Balloon Stall 3 (Balloon Stall)

Initial Pricing: $0.90

Balloon Stall 4 (Balloon Stall)

Initial Pricing: $0.90

Bathroom 1 (Bathroom)

Initial Pricing: Free

Bathroom 10 (Bathroom)

Initial Pricing: Free

Bathroom 2 (Bathroom)

Initial Pricing: Free

Bathroom 3 (Bathroom)

Initial Pricing: Free

Bathroom 4 (Bathroom)

Initial Pricing: Free

Bathroom 5 (Bathroom)

Initial Pricing: Free

Bathroom 6 (Bathroom)

Initial Pricing: Free

Bathroom 7 (Bathroom)

Initial Pricing: Free

Bathroom 8 (Bathroom)

Initial Pricing: Free

Bathroom 9 (Bathroom)

Initial Pricing: Free

Burger Bar 1 (Burger Bar)

Initial Pricing: $1.50

Corner Coffee (Coffee Shop)

Initial Pricing: $1.20

Corner coffee 2 (Coffee Shop)

Initial Pricing: $1.50

Cotton Candy Stall 1 (Cotton Candy Stall)

Initial Pricing: $0.80

Cred Street Dinner 1 (Burger Bar)

Initial Pricing: $1.50

Cred Street Dinner 2 (Burger Bar)

Initial Pricing: $1.50

Drink Stall 1 (Drink Stall)

Initial Pricing: $1.20

Drink Stall 3 (Drink Stall)

Initial Pricing: $1.20

Fries Stall 2 (Fries Stall)

Initial Pricing: $1.50

Fries Stall 3 (Fries Stall)

Initial Pricing: $1.50

Fries Stall 4 (Fries Stall)

Initial Pricing: $1.50

Giftshop (T-Shirt Stall)

Initial Pricing: $3.00

Ice Cream Stall 1 (Ice Cream Stall)

Initial Pricing: $0.90

Ice Cream Stall 2 (Ice Cream Stall)

Initial Pricing: $0.90

Ice Cream Stall 3 (Ice Cream Stall)

Initial Pricing: $0.90

Ice Cream Stall 4 (Ice Cream Stall)

Initial Pricing: $0.90

Information Kiosk 1 (Information Kiosk)

Initial Pricing: $4.00 (Umbrellas)

Information Kiosk 2 (Information Kiosk)

Initial Pricing: $5.00 (Umbrellas)

Information Kiosk 4 (Information Kiosk)

Initial Pricing: $4.00 (Umbrellas)

Information Kiosk 5 (Information Kiosk)

Initial Pricing: $4.00 (Umbrellas)

Information Kiosk 6 (Information Kiosk)

Initial Pricing: $4.00 (Umbrellas)

Pizza Stall 1 (Pizza Stall)

Initial Pricing: $1.60

Popcorn Stall 1 (Popcorn Stall)

Initial Pricing: $1.20

Souvenir Stall 1 (Souvenir Stall)

Initial Pricing: $2.50 (Cuddly Toy); $3.00 (Umbrellas)

Souvenir Stall 2 (Souvenir Stall)

Initial Pricing: $2.50 (Cuddly Toy); $3.00 (Umbrellas)

Souvenir Stall 3 (Souvenir Stall)

Initial Pricing: $2.50 (Cuddly Toy); $3.00 (Umbrellas)

Souvenir Stall 5 (Souvenir Stall)

Initial Pricing: $4.60 (Cuddly Toy); $4.00 (Umbrellas)

Souvenir Stall 6 (Souvenir Stall)

Initial Pricing: $2.50 (Cuddly Toy); $3.00 (Umbrellas)

Souvenir Stall 7 (Souvenir Stall)

Initial Pricing: $2.50 (Cuddly Toy); $3.00 (Umbrellas)

The Rehydrator (Drink Stall)

Initial Pricing: $1.20

Scenario Guide

Remember:

The Scenario Guide below is only a suggested strategy for completing this scenario—it may not work for all players.
The General Scenario Guide and Hints and Tips articles may also provide helpful information in completing this scenario.
There are usually multiple strategies to successfully completing a scenario; these can be discussed on the scenario's discussion page or written down in an existing or additional section of this article.

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.

Scenario completed

Available Rides

Transport Rides

Gentle Rides

Roller Coasters

Thrill Rides

Water Rides

Shops & Stalls

Researched Rides

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Transport

Miniature Railroad

Gentle

Roller Coasters

Thrill

Water

Water Slide

Shop/Stalls

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

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.
In a clearing of trees west of Corkscrew is the name "John Wardley", 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.

External links

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