{"id":450,"date":"2018-01-05T12:38:03","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T12:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johncomber.co.uk\/johncomber\/?p=450"},"modified":"2026-02-06T09:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T09:54:18","slug":"alton-towers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johncomber.co.uk\/?p=450","title":{"rendered":"ALTON TOWERS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Alton Towers had very little money but numbers were down. So I came up with the idea of asking people to vote for their favourite Alton Towers ride ever (at altontowers.com or on Facebook). An X-Factor style TV ad introduced the campaign which ran over 8 weeks, with varying spots to maintain interest. In-park activity included demonstrations of support at ride entrances, including Neil and Christine Hamilton&#8217;s Nemesis support.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The campaign generated a huge amount of debate amongst fans on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube, with Nemesis crowned the overall winner.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/31871323?byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">On Alton Tower&#8217;s website&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 5px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-459\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\" src=\"https:\/\/mediumturquoise-anteater-381005.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alton1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"843\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-461\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\" src=\"https:\/\/mediumturquoise-anteater-381005.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alton22.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"699\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">On Alton Tower&#8217;s Facebook page (<a href=\"https:\/\/johncomber.co.uk\/?page_id=4286\">and fan&#8217;s social feeds<\/a>)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-463\" src=\"https:\/\/mediumturquoise-anteater-381005.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alton4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"747\" height=\"885\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-462\" src=\"https:\/\/mediumturquoise-anteater-381005.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alton3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"744\" height=\"842\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In-park activity&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-464\" src=\"https:\/\/mediumturquoise-anteater-381005.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alton6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"727\" height=\"548\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-465\" src=\"https:\/\/mediumturquoise-anteater-381005.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alton7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"729\" height=\"548\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-466\" src=\"https:\/\/mediumturquoise-anteater-381005.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/alton5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"729\" height=\"827\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alton Towers had very little money but numbers were down. So I came up with the idea of asking people to vote for their favourite Alton Towers ride ever (at altontowers.com or on Facebook). An X-Factor style TV ad introduced the campaign which ran over 8 weeks, with varying spots to maintain interest. 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