With the horrors of last year's Smiler accident still very much at the forefront of both real and potential visitors' minds, Alton Towers has kicked off the new season by opening a new flagship ...

WIRED travelled to Alton Towers in Staffordshire to take a ride on Galactica, the world's first rollercoaster fully-dedicated to virtual reality. There's not a great deal to see as you walk up to ...

PHOTO: Less than a year after a crash on The Smiler, pictured, Alton Towers has made safety a top priority, leading to heavy rain triggering a failsafe on the Galactica coaster. (Photo via Wikipedia) ...

Virtual reality roller coasters might not sound particularly new, but how about strapping VR headsets to an actual roller coaster? Well, that's what theme park giant Alton Towers is about to do, as ...

A virtual reality roller coaster is set to open in April at Alton Towers, a theme park that, as the name screams, is smack in the middle of England. The “Battlecoaster Galactica” is being billed as ...

The medium of virtual reality is changing how we experience games, movies, news, sport, porn, The Simpsons... and now, roller coasters. Already this year, several theme park operators in the US and UK ...

LONDON -- Galactica, the UK's first virtual reality rollercoaster, gave passengers an even more unique experience Monday when it ground to a halt halfway round the track. The attraction at Alton ...

Alton Towers has announced plans to open a virtual reality rollercoaster ride on which passengers wear virtual reality headsets. The Staffordshire-based adventure park said Galactica would open in ...

Alton Towers is an adventure park in Staffordshire in the UK that has roller coasters and other amusement rides in it. The park has announced that it has a new roller coaster that is set to open soon.

Terrified riders at U.K. theme park Alton Towers were stranded upside down in mid-air for half an hour after a recently upgraded ride malfunctioned. Twenty-eight people were left hanging on the £12 ...

Anyone who ever wanted to be an astronaut as a kid will soon be able to feel what it's like to blast into space, no training necessary. U.K. theme park Alton Towers has announced it's opening the ...

The Galactica virtual reality experience coming to Alton Towers combines the adrenaline rush of a flying roller coaster with the breathtaking viewpoint of a rocket ship hurtling through outer space.