Charlie and the Chocolate Factory : The Ride

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride

Location	Alton Towers
Park Section	Cred Street
Type	- Simulator
Status	Open
Opened	April 1, 2006
Manufacturer	Mack
Duration	11.00
Capacity	1,000 riders per hour

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride is located in the Cred Street area of Alton Towers theme park, Staffordshire, England. It is based upon the famous Roald Dahl book of the same name, and takes it's themeing inspiration from the illustrations of Quentin Blake. The ride is split into two segments, the first being a boat ride along the chocolate river inside Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. Passengers encounter all the characters from the book. After disembarking the boats the second segment begins with a short pre-show video. The ride ends inside the Great Glass Elevator and takes passengers on a trip through the rest of the factory.

[edit] History

The ride was originally called Around the World in 80 Days and was opened 1981. This ride took you on a journey through numerous countries including Egypt, Las Vegas and Paris. The ride was rethemed in 1994 as Toyland Tours. The ride was completely transformed into different scenes from a toy factory. During the 2005 season Toyland Tours was closed and work began converting it to its present incarnation. The ride manufacturers Mack were brought in to alter the water way to add a new disembarkation point towards the back of the ride building. This was necessary due to the new ride featuring two simulators as the second half of the attraction.