Toyland Tours

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Toyland Tours

Alton Towers
Status	Closed
Opening date	1994
Closing date	2005
Replaced	Around the World in 80 Days
Replaced by	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride

General statistics

Attraction type

Dark boat ride

Manufacturer

Mack Rides

Designer

Tussauds Studios

Capacity

1000 riders per hour

Vehicle type

Boat

Vehicles

10 boats

Riders per vehicle

Toyland Tours was a former attraction in the Talbot Street area of Alton Towers theme park, Staffordshire, England. The attraction was opened in 1994, replacing Around the World in 80 Days and took riders on a boat tour of a toy factory, past scenes of a Snailextrics circuit, Bouncy Castles (with the castles doing the bouncing), the Sega character Sonic the Hedgehog and others. The soundtrack to the ride, composed by Graham Smart, was available to buy in the park on tape and CD.

The ride suffered from poor maintenance towards the end of its time at Alton Towers. The attraction received no attention in the 2004/2005 closed season, unlike the rest of the park and rumours began that it would be replaced. Early in the 2005 season it was announced that Toyland Tours would be closing, to make way for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory : The Ride in 2006.

List of music tracks for Toyland Tours, composed by Graham Smart, (taken from the Alton Towers CD 1994 which also includes the Haunted House music):

Introduction
The Steam Boat Melody
The Think Tank
The Elecopter
Snailextric
Bouncy Castles
Teddy Stuffing Department
Calypso Bath Time
Sonic At Alton
All Aboard
Toy Soldiers
The Greatest Party In The World

Toyland Tours was built (and opened) on the same day as Nemesis was back in 1994. Its ride theme and soundtrack was very bouncy and up-going to keep everyone in that old rhythm.

External links

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Roller coasters (in date order of opening)	Runaway Mine Train (1992) Nemesis (1994) Oblivion (1998) Air (2002) Sonic Spinball (2004) Rita (2005) Thirteen (2010) The Smiler (2013)

Other rides	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride (2006) Congo River Rapids (1986) Duel: The Haunted House Strikes Back (2003) Hex - the Legend of the Towers (2000) Marauder's Mayhem (Alton Towers) (1987/2008) Nemesis: Sub-Terra (2012) Peugeot 207 Driving School (2006) Ripsaw (1997) The Flume (1981) The Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - 4-D Experience (2012) Twirling Toadstool (2009) Battle Galleons (2008)

Past rides	Around The World In Eighty Days (1981–1993) Toyland Tours (1994–2005) Nickelodeon: Outta Control (1997–1998) Doom & Sons (1981–1992) The Black Hole (1984–2005) Thunder Looper (1990–1996) Corkscrew (1980–2008) The Beast (1988–1997) Beastie (1983–2010)

Areas (Zones / Lands)	Towers Street Cloud Cuckoo Land (was Talbot Street/Land of Make Believe/Cred Street) Katanga Canyon X-Sector (was Springfield Centre/Fantasy World) Mutiny Bay (was Ingestre Centre/AquaLand/Merrie England) The Towers Gloomy Wood Storybook Land Forbidden Valley (was Thunder Valley) Adventure Land (was Kiddies Kingdom) Dark Forest (was Talbot Centre/Festival Park/Ug Land) Old MacDonald's Farmyard (was Britannia Farm/Safeway Farm) The Gardens Haunted Hollow (Alton Towers)

Media	Hold Tight (TV show) (1982-1987) The Grand Knockout Tournament (1987)

See also	Cariba Creek Merlin Entertainments John Wardley History of Alton Towers

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