Alton Towers officially announced last week that the theme park would open for the 2021 season on Monday 12th April as well as the Woodland lodges, with the Water Park opening on May 17th. In line with the government's COVID 'roadmap' the Alton Towers Hotel and Splash Landings Hotel will remain closed until May 17th.

Alton Towers was due to open their new attraction Gangsta Granny: The Ride in Spring 2020 and like majority of theme parks around the world with new attractions ready to open in 2020, this had to be postponed due to COVID-19.

Gangsta Granny: The Ride is a 4D Dark Ride and will sit centre stage in a new area of the park, formerly known as Cloud Cuckoo Land which has been transformed into 'The World of David Walliams'. The ride itself will be housed in the former Wobble World building which was last used as the House of Monsters scare attraction during Scarefest in 2018.

The attraction is promised to be packed full of special effects with twists and turns a plenty, as you set off in your royal carriage with Granny and Ben to the Tower of London to embark on a journey to try and pull off the greatest jewel heist in history. Guests will board moving cars which look to carry up to 8 passengers (2 rows of 4) and will travel along the track encountering 360 degree turns as well as amazing sights and smells to submerge you fully in the story.

We now know that Gangsta Granny: The Ride will officially open this Spring at Alton Towers and to ramp up the excitement for the debut of this much anticipated new attraction, Alton Towers has released a 'behind the scenes' video on Facebook and their website. The video is embedded below: 

The video gives us a glimpse of scene one of the attraction where guests meet Ben and Granny for the first time. It is filmed at just four months into the build so it certainly doesn't give much away but you certainly get a feel for the ride and amount of projections used to bring the book alive.

Those guests who want to be fully immersed in The World of David Wallaims for their whole stay, Alton Towers aren't missing a trick as Gangsta Granny: The Ride themed rooms will be available to book at the Onsite Alton Towers Hotel. For full information visit Alton Towers Holidays website.

Alton Towers haven't officially announced the opening date for Gangsta Granny: The Ride but as this attraction is all set to go we are expecting it to be not long after their official opening on 12th April. We will keep you up to date with all the latest news from Alton Towers on our News and Facebook page.