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The Curse at Alton Manor | |
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Alton Towers Resort | |
Area | Gloomy Wood |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | 30 March 1992 (as The Haunted House) April 2003 (as Duel - The Haunted House Strikes Back!) 18 March 2023 (as The Curse at Alton Manor) |
Closing date | 2002 | (as The Haunted House) 6 September 2022 (as Duel — The Haunted House Strikes Back!)
Ride statistics | |
Attraction type | Dark ride, haunted attraction |
Manufacturer | Mack Rides |
Designer | Sparks Group (1992) Tussauds Studios (2003) Merlin Magic Making (2023) |
Theme | Gothic |
Capacity | 1,920 riders per hour |
Vehicle type | Car |
Vehicles | 35 |
Riders per vehicle | 6 |
Rows | 2 |
Riders per row | 3 |
Duration | 6 minutes 15 seconds |
Fastrack, Ride Access Pass available | |
Must transfer from wheelchair | |
The Curse at Alton Manor is a dark ride at the Alton Towers theme park near the village of Alton in Staffordshire, England, opened in 2023.[1] It originally opened in 1992 as The Haunted House. In 2003 it received a reworking as Duel - The Haunted House Strikes Back! with the addition of interactive laser shooting and a zombie overlay, before closing in September 2022. The ride reopened in 2023 as The Curse At Alton Manor. There is a minimum height restriction of 0.9 metres. Guests under 1.1 metres must be accompanied by an adult.[2]