The Little Star Show
Show location: to be confirmed
Learn about the stars, light, sun temperatures, planets, seasons and the galaxy with The Little Star That Could 360 degree show. Follow Little Star on his search for other planets and along the way meets other stars, learns what makes each star special, and discovers that stars combine to form star clusters and galaxies!
The Little Star show will be running daily during National Science Week at 10:30, 12:30, 14:30 and 15:30.
Show location: to be confirmed
While learning about eclipses, the Ice Age, Earth's water cycle and differences between the Earth and Moon, the audience is taken on a roller-coaster-like ride through the canyons of raging rivers, hot flowing lava, and of course, some rides at the Alton Towers Theme Park along the way too, in this fantastic 360 degree show!
The Earth's Wild Ride show will be running daily during National Science Week at 09:30, 11:30 and 13:30.
Show location: to be confirmed
Feel the friction, mess with magnets and get to grips with gravity.
Who is the most attractive? Do heavy things really fall faster? Is there gravity on the moon? Action and reaction, speed and energy take you out of this world to discover that forces feel very different in space and at the Alton Towers Theme Park in this hands-on 360 degree show!
The Forces show will be running daily during National Science Week at 09:45, 10:30, 11:45, 13:15, 14:00 and 15:00.
Ride Archive
Ever wanted to see what Oblivion looked like before it was built? Have you ever wanted to hear from a ride expert? Visit our Ride Archive display and you will be given exclusive access to drawings, footage, models and mood boards telling you the story from start to finish of our world-first rollercoasters.
National Science Week shines the spotlight each March on how the sciences, technology, engineering and maths relate to our everyday lives, and helps to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers with fun and participative events and activities. In 2013, National Science & Engineering Week will take place from 15-24 March with the theme ''invention and discovery'', overall it is a ten-day national programme across the UK aimed at people of all ages.