aibu for thinking that an 11 year old and 12 year old can get into alton towers on their own?n

[therenter]

Ok so I am not sending them on their own. We are planning to all go as a family during the Easter break. I have vouchers that entitle 1 free adult when accompanied with a full paying child. Only one voucher can be used per transaction so dh and I were planning to go in separately.

However, my nearly 13 year old is classed as an adult for admission prices. Aibu in thinking that her and her 11 year old sister could get in together (bearing in mind children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult)? Surely if they charge my dd an adult admission they must class her as one also. They can't have it both ways.
It is so expensive for the 6 of us and I am trying to find the best deal. Thanx

I think it's reasonable to class a 13yo as paying full price for admission purposes without considering them old enough to be supervising younger children.
It seems quite right to me that full price kicks in at age 13 - between age 13 and probably about 23 is when you get the most out of a place like that, you're probably tall enough to go on any ride you like, and you want to go on LOTS. Really they should have a small reduction for crusty grumpy people in their 30s and 40s like me who won't be going on many rides and are only there under sufferance to supervise children - but that WBU.

Are they the cereal vouchers? Check the wording, when they did them a year or so ago it was headlined as Adult goes free, but the detail said free adult or child place with full paying child.
surely you are all together and the 11yo is obviously accompanied, you are just paying in separate transactions?
You could email and ask them, and if the response is what you want take a print out when you go.

I have no idea about the discount but love the idea of a crusty coward discount, I'd be right there!

Just be aware that Easter Sunday is one of two days per year that thousands of Irish travellers descend on Alton Towers. This can get a little daunting. There are lots of extra staff and police/security, bag scanners etc.

The other day is at the scare fest at Halloween, which is when we went last year.

I'm sure you can use 2 vouchers for 4 of you - we've done this in the past. It's just you can't use 2 special offers together

At Alton Towers you queue up and buy your tickets at separate tills before going through barriers further on the get in. Queue up together but in twos and each two use a voucher for free child. If for some reason the cashier questions your 13 year old just say you are together but paying separately. TBH they are unlikely to notice. If they won't sell a ticket just get into another queue and pay for another adult and child.

Once you have your tickets no one will question you. You actually scan them so don't even need to speak to a real person.

Have a lovely day!