Alton Towers "Thrill Challenge"

[The Grape Wizard]

This September stay at one of our uniquely themed hotels from just £32.50 pppn and take the Alton Towers Resort Thrill Challenge 2009! We challenge you to ride all four of our nail biting, hair raising thrill rides this September. Enter X-Sector for Oblivion. Explore Forbidden Valley for Nemesis and Air and stop off at UG Land for the unforgettable Rita: Queen of Speed! Dare you ride all four…? Those brave enough to step up to the challenge will be rewarded with an exclusive prize when you return to the hotels at the end of your day.

http://www.altontowers.com/short-breaks ... challenge/

Very challenging...

 

[jokerman]

How do you prove you've been on all four? Do they stamp your ticket or something?

 

[The Grape Wizard]

Probably the ride op's have stamps, because you book a hotel room and a "Thrill" ticket, so they will either rip the end like fastrack, scribble with pen, or like you say, stamp it.

I don't really understand what's the point of it though, apart from marketing stunt.

 

[jokerman]

There isn't a point other than marketing. Why should there be any point other than marketing? That's like saying "I don't get why this product is buy one get one free other than marketing". There isn't.

 

[Mushroom]

They did something similar like this quite a few years ago called 'Fearsome V'. It involved going on the top 5 rides at the time, Nemesis, Oblivion, Black Hole, Corkscrew and 1 other, possibly Air or Ripsaw. You got a T-Shirt with Fearsome V on it.

What they probably do to track what ones you have done is do like how they do the fast track with a ticket. Simples

 

[Gavin]

I hardly think we need to have a topic giving Alton some free advertising.