Alton Towers

Alton Towers is a theme park and resort located in Staffordshire, England. It attracts around 2.7 million visitors per year making it the most visited theme park in the United Kingdom. Alton Towers is also the 9th most visited theme park in Europe. It is based north of The Village of Alton in Staffordshire (approximately 16 miles (26 km) east of Stoke-on-Trent), in the grounds of Alton Towers, a semi-ruined gothic revival country house.

The current Resort includes the Theme Park, Alton Towers Hotel, Splash Landings Hotel, Waterpark, Spa, Extraordinary Golf and Conference Centre, it is the flagship attraction of Merlin Entertainments in the United Kingdom. Major attractions at Alton Towers include, Nemesis, Oblivion, Air, Rita, and Th13teen. The Parks promotional music is In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg.