School Trip Finder

Based in the heart of Alton Towers Resort we will be holding 6 talks per day from Mon 23rd – Fri 27th Sept & Mon 30th Sept – Fri 4th October 2013

We discuss the objectives of our marketing department and use past and present campaigns to show the principles of advertising, promotion and market research.

Pupils will learn how using a computer they can program a robot to perform specific tasks and understand the terms input, process and output.

Explores everything from ride design to operations at the park.

Introducing the workings of a fairground ride, including gears, pulleys, levers, cranks and cams.

Which mechanisms do we use to make our rides work?

Delve into the planning, marketing research and commercial issues involved in designing a new ride. An on-site demonstration explains motion, mechanisms, systems and controls.

A close-up of the various elements needed to control a successful ride, with an on-site demonstration. Including PLCS and fail-safe mechanisms, ride sensors and animatronics.

Children explore design and computer control, then test the performance of their robots on a unique electronic playing field.

 Explore movement and forces, including gravity and friction. 

Keeping it top-secret until its launch isn’t an easy task – especially when it’s the first of its kind. In this exciting talk we’ll discuss the practicalities of launching a ride and use our brand new rollercoaster as our case study. We’ll explore how the ride was designed, built and the marketing campaign behind it. An on-site demonstration for your students is, of course, a must!

National Science and Engineering Week will be exploding to life at Alton Towers Resort in 2013!

The Race Car workshop is a fun, hands-on way to get participants excited about design and introduce them to elementary physics.

The Schools Guided Tour with commentary provides an enhanced learning experience.

This is a 30-minute educational workshop intended to introduce young learners to the world of structure.

Pupils investigate strong structures through building and testing on specially designed earthquake tables.

Discover how the combination of gravity and speed affects you on a rollercoaster. From velocity, acceleration, energy and friction to centrifugal and centripetal forces.

Bring your pupils to our brand new and unique workshop where pupils will learn about other habitats and classification and then put their learning into practice on our Atlantis Submarine Voyage ride.