Alton Towers FREE entry Feb 18th (friday)

jellyhead

djbake wrote: »

theres also a free stay for the first 100 to check in there hotel!

I hope it includes breakfast - the hotels are really expensive!

rene2b

when it says check-in does that mean when u get there via fb page?or check-in on your phone b4 u set off?
id love to take the kids and stay the night but dont want to get there n they say i was ment to check-in on ma phone and lose out on the hotel

any advice would b great thanks and thanks op

clairibel

Has anybody been on a free entry before and if so is it chocca, and queing for hours? thanks.

jellyhead

Lots of people on facebook seem to be confused too. As far as I can tell (but I don't use smart phones so I don't really know) you have to actually be at Alton Towers before you can check in. I think it uses GPS or something, to post to your facebook status where you actually are.

rene2b

glad im not the only one haha,i might ring them and ask

jellyhead

clairibel wrote: »

Has anybody been on a free entry before and if so is it chocca, and queing for hours? thanks.

As far as I know they haven't had a free entry day before. They keep saying there's no limit to the number of free tickets they will give out, but they must have some sort of legal capacity limit?

It's a school day, so that should help keep the numbers down

jellyhead

rene2b wrote: »

glad im not the only one haha,i might ring them and ask

You could ask on their facebook page

people are asking on the facebook page and Alton keep saying that you have to check in once you get there.

podperson

Hmm, seems a bit too good to be true doesn't it? They are saying that there is no limit to the number of people who can do this and each person can bring 3/4 friends - but surely they must have a set number of people allowed in and if they get past this they must stop. Am tempted but it's a long way to go to get 'sorry we're full' on the doorstep!

tattybonce

I know what you mean. It's also a long way to come back if your battery is dead on your phone! :rotfl: Sounds a bit risky to me to get all the way there and then not be able to access the ticket. Too confusing already and starting to make me doubt going ... :j

geewhiz

jellyhead wrote: »

It's a school day, so that should help keep the numbers down

Not here, schools are off the whole week from 14/2.