New Alton Towers DVD Released

[Nick]

The new DVD, The Story of Alton Towers, is released next week and you can pre-order your copy now from Joyland Books.

This is the first DVD to tell the story of the theme park, and is produced in association with Alton Towers.

Crowds have flocked to this magical place ever since it opened to the public in the 1830s - to the great fairs, wakes and fireworks extravaganzas in the 1890s - through to the funfairs of the 1950s - and on to modern times, from the unveiling of The Corkscrew in 1980 through to the present.

We take a special look - and ride upon - the remarkable gravity-defying rides of today, such as Oblivion, Air, Nemesis and Rita Queen of Speed, with fascinating insights from those such as roller coaster guru John Wardley.

This is the story of Alton Towers today and yesterday. With full access to the Alton Towers archives, this DVD takes a privileged journey through images dating back to the 1870s - through film dating back to the 1920s and through the eyes of the present - to those who know and love Alton Towers today. Includes archive film of the Brian Collins fairground of the 1950s, BBC archive footage of the construction of the Corkscrew, as well as extensive cine shots of the amusement park as it developed through the years.

The DVD is released on 18 November 2005 and can be pre-ordered by clicking here:

http://www.joylandbooks.com/video_new/altontowers.htm

Nick

[Nick]

We had to temporarily make pre-ordering unavailable on the DVD due to duplication problems. However, I am pleased to say that it is now available to pre-order and will be dispatched early next week.

http://www.joylandbooks.com/video_new/altontowers.htm

We also have just 20 copies of the now-deleted Themed Music CD (music from Alton Towers, Chessington and Thorpe Park), made available to Joyland excusively by the producers. First come, first served here:

http://www.joylandbooks.com/music_new/themedmusic.htm

Nick