Thrill-seekers faced a terrifying ordeal at Alton Towers theme park yesterday when the roller coaster they were on broke down in mid-air. Passengers on The Smiler ride were left hanging 100ft in the ...

The future of Alton Tower's £18m rollercoaster appears in turmoil as the branding for The Smiler was taken down. The UK's top theme park confirmed today it has removed the troubled ride's branding as ...

A couple who suffered horrific injuries - including one of them losing a leg - when a packed rollercoaster crashed at Alton Towers have posted a touching selfie of themselves on holiday. Joe Pugh, 19, ...

The Mirror reports that those on the ride in Alton Twers were reportedly stuck for more than 30 minutes. Twitter user Lisa King wrote that a member of her family was caught up in the ordeal. “My ...

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