Around the World in 80 Days (Alton Towers)

Around the World in 80 Days

Alton Towers
Status	Closed
Opening date	1981
Closing date	1993
Replaced by	Toyland Tours
General statistics
Attraction type	Dark boat ride
Manufacturer	Mack Rides
Designer	Sparks Creative Studios
Capacity	1000 riders per hour
Vehicle type	Boat
Vehicles	10 boats
Riders per vehicle	9

Around the World in 80 Days was an attraction in the Talbot Street (now Cloud Cuckoo land) area of Alton Towers theme park, Staffordshire, England. The attraction was opened in 1981 and then it was closed in 1993 and it was replaced by Toyland Tours in 1994 and then Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride in 2006. The ride took on a journey through numerous locations including Egypt, Las Vegas and Paris.

External links

Around the World in 80 Days at Alton Towers Almanac

Alton Towers

Roller coasters	Runaway Mine Train (1992) Nemesis (1994) Oblivion (1998) Galactica (2002-2015 as Air) (2016) Spinball Whizzer (2004) Rita (2005) TH13TEEN (2010) The Smiler (2013) Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure (2015)

Other rides	The Blade as Pirate Ship (1980) The Flume (1981 (2004 retheme)) Enterprise (1984) Congo River Rapids (1986) Hex – The Legend of the Towers (2000) Duel - The Haunted House Strikes Back (2003) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride (2006) Driving School (2006) Marauder's Mayhem (2008) Battle Galleons (2008) Twirling Toadstool (2009) The Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - 4-D Experience (2012)

Past rides	Doom & Sons (1981–1992) Around The World In Eighty Days (1981–1993) Thunder Looper (1990–1996) The Beast (1988–1997) Nickelodeon: Outta Control (1997–1998) Boneshaker (1995–2003) The Black Hole (1984–2005) Dynamo (1993–2005) Toyland Tours (1994–2005) Corkscrew (1980–2008) Beastie (1983–2010) Submission (2001–2013) Nemesis: Sub-Terra (2012-2015) Ripsaw (1997–2015)

Theme Park Areas	Towers Street Katanga Canyon Gloomy Wood Forbidden Valley Adventure Land X-Sector Mutiny Bay Cloud Cuckoo Land Dark Forest CBeebies Land The Towers & Gardens

See also	Alton Towers Waterpark Merlin Entertainments John Wardley History of Alton Towers The Grand Knockout Tournament

Jules Verne's Around the World in Eighty Days

Characters	Aouda Phileas Fogg Jean Passepartout

Films	Around the World in 80 Days (1956) Around the World in 80 Days (1988) Around the World in 80 Days (2004)

Television	Around the World in 80 Days (1972–1973) Around the World with Willy Fog (1983) Around the World in 80 Days (1989) Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days (1989) Around the World in 80 Days (2009)

Video games	Around the World in 80 Days 80 Days (2005) 80 Days (2014)

Other	Around the World (musical) Around the World in 80 Days (ride) Around the World in 80 Days (game) "Around the World" (song) Around the World in 80 Days (book) The Other Log of Phileas Fogg Around the World in 20 Years Around the World in Seventy-Two Days A Boy Scout Around the World Tweety's High-Flying Adventure

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