Did you know that over 2.8 million people visit the Alton Towers theme park every single year!
It’s the eleventh most visited them park in Europe and is owned by Merlin Entertainments, who are the second largest theme park operator in the world – after Disney World.
In 2009 alone, over 1.8 million people visited another Merlin Entertainments owned venue – Thorpe Park. It was opened in 1979 and has 6 rollercoaster rides.