Alton Towers Google Earth - UPDATE!

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Liam
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Ladies and Gentlemen the time has finally come. The satellites have now focussed, with popular demand, on the world's favourite theme park.

Whole Resort

Forbidden Valley

Gloomy Wood and Katanga Canyon

Merry England, Towers Sreet and Old MacDonald's Farm

Adventure Land, Horseshoe Wood and X-Sector

The Towers, Cred Street and Coaster Corner

UG Land, Abbey Wood and the Gardens

The Hotel Complex

General views: North, South and East

These images seem to have been taken in late 2005 and although not overly clear, are certainly much better than what we had before. :)
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Moley

Some great photos there, about time they updated it. :)
Williscroft

Great pics there :D I never realised Cariba Creek was so close to the front of the hotel. When you walk through into reception is there a window infront of you that you can see out over the water park ?

From them pics you can just see them working on Charlie so they were probably take towards the end of 05 like you said :)
AstroDan

Yes there is, when you walk in to Splash Landings, you ealk forward ad Ta Da! Master Blaster gushes past you.
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hey
how come yours is so clear, mine is better but it doesnt have as much detail as in the pics, do i need to change settings?
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When I was in school yesterday, in a lesson where we were in the Comp room I went on Google Earth. I showed my friend Alton Towers and started to wonder why it was suddenly so clear. Lol I was thinking it's not like this at home and voila now I know why!

Matt :D
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Wowser, thank you very much!

Looks like its a very sunny clear day there, showing the park in its full glory, also shows how much space they could use.

Youv'e just put a big smile on my face!

Thanks

Mugz x

:D
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Wow those pictures are actully quite breathtaking 8)
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*Heavans sing* Nice find!

Also if you look closely at the cred street pic I think that the picture was taken during the construction of CATCF. (looks like it to me)
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awesome, now they need to put all the other parks of the world on there. :wink:
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Thorpe and chessington are clear on google earth and so are some ameican parks :D
AstroDan

Drayton is there too now.

Europa Park aint. :-( :-( :-(
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Wow - never realised how long the air queue line was :shock:
Nick

I'm loving those pictures, I now have a new desktop wallpaper :D

Shows so much detail!
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Yay!-finally no longer a haze
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wow great! it dosent look as nice from the sky!
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Anonymous

nice pics mate they look good but 1 thing, charlie an choco factory aint on it :shock: :P
Nick

My google earth is being an arse at the mo :( it wont let me focus in on the Towers or anything around it!
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Great pictures.

A great find. No doubt wil be great use to us on here in years to come. How often is GE updated?

Clearly shows where ride space (Or lack there of) there is at the Towers. But thats for another topic.
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