Alton Towers launches new ‘Disney style' dining plans in UK first with themed meals and snacks
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Alton Towers has launched four new dining packages
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You can choose from standard, deluxe, kids and ultimate plans
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This is something that has been done before by Disney, but not UK-based theme parks.
The very first
It costs £50pp and is described as providing all the 'daily dining essentials'.
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With this package, you get a regular lunch and soft drink from either the Burger Kitchen or Just Chicken outlet in the park.
And it also includes five mini doughnuts and a drink while you're enjoying the park delights as well as a two-course evening meal at one of the hotels' themed restaurants.
Flambo's Jambo in the Splash Landings Hotel has views over the indoor waterpark.
Or you could dine at the Secret Garden Restaurant in the Alton Towers Hotel, which looks like an English garden. Plus there's the colourful, child-friendly Windmill Restaurant in the Cbeebies Land Hotel.
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Or families can choose to dine at the quirky Crooked Spoon restaurant by the Woodland Lodges and Treehouses.
I was the first to ride Alton Towers' newest ride Toxicator - it was a topsy-turvy spinning explosion
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You'll find The Windmill Restaurant in CBeebies Land
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It's recommended to book an evening meal with whichever package you choose
Children get a unique package called 'The Kids Dining Plan'. This is for children between three and 12, and costs £20pp.
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This includes lunch and a two- or three-course evening meal, which will match the location of the accompanying adult's dining location.
Sweet treats and drinks are also included in this plan.
For anyone wanting a little more, you can pick 'The Deluxe Dining Plan' for £70pp.
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This plan includes lunch at either the Burger Kitchen, Just Chicken, Explorer's Pizza Pasta, Generator Refuelling Company and Cbeebies Lunchbox.
You can grab a sweet treat from selected snack outlets, and have an evening meal at one of the four accommodation
The most indulgent plan is called 'The Ultimate Resort Experience' and is priced at £90pp.
With this, you can get lunch at any of the theme park restaurants and enjoy snacks like bubble
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You can get an evening meal at any of the resort restaurants, plus extra drink vouchers and a Costa Coffee.
For an extra special touch, you'll also find a bottle of fizz in your
For anyone on the Ultimate Resort Experience package who is still hungry can get an extra 20 per cent off any other food and drink across the park.
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You can have lunch at one of the outlets around the park
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Anyone booking a short break with
On arrival at the restaurant or outlet at Alton Towers, visitors need to let the staff know they're on a dining plan and show their barcode at the point of payment.
It's recommended to book an evening meal beforehand to avoid long wait times.
Anyone with 'The Ultimate Dining Plan' will be guaranteed a dining time slot.
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You can buy a dining package when booking a short break online - just add it to your basket.
These plans are very similar to those that
Disney Dining Plans are a pre-paid option for guests to enjoy meals and snacks at Walt Disney World.
These are
only available to guests staying at a
Disney Resort Hotels as part of a package.
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Of course, Alton Towers is not all about the food, but rather the rides.
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One writer tried out the Toxicator ride when it first opened in March
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One writer was the first to try out the
It's the tallest Top Spin ride of its kind and tips those on it upside down.
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He described it as being 'stomach-fluttering' and 'dizzying' as it whisks you 80 feet into the air.
The ride is in the theme park's Forbidden Valley and is flanked by Nemesis Reborn, which was revamped last year.
Dramatic green-lit water fountains on both sides of the ride shoot up around the attraction to represent toxic terror.
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