Is Alton Towers better with kids or without?

[charliecat]

My dds are 3 and 6, would we be better off taking them or leaving them behing with nana so we can go on all the rides??
Foreseeing lots of whinging as they wont want to wait in queues for us to go on anything.
Thinking of going once ourselves to go on the rides and then taking another trip up with the kids later in the year.
Experiences please...

Yep, go on your own. If you want to go on one of the scary rides, one of you'll have to stay to look after the kids - not as much fun.

go alone, and avoid all bank hols, school hols etc, as its an average of an hours queue time for the good stuff. And take a packed lunch if you dont want to spend a fortune!

Definitely go on your own if you want to enjoy it !

Asked my mum if she would have the kids for 2 days and she laughed manicly but said she would..wohoooooooooohere we come big scary rides! Think I might wear an incontinence pad as although I like scary rides they also terrify me!!!
Kids have saw the leaflet and have asked 3 times today when are we going to the tweenie place so I think we will have to make both trips in the near future or ill get well chessed off with them asking everyday till we go!
Thank You Guys, sort of wondered if it was me being selfish but we never go anywhere without the kids so just this once will be great!

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without, defo, take the kids to legoland.