Alton Towers - do we need a child ticket?

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We are planning on visiting in April and i saw on their website children under 1 m are free and a child ticket is for 4-11 year olds. So my DD is 3 and is over a meter tall!!!

So do you think we will need a ticket? Am going to pay in advance if we do as they are cheaper and tried to call them today but spent ages on hold and then ran out of time....

Anyone know?

Hi, I know this is old but thought I'd reply anyway in case you still need the info.

All the Tussauds theme parks (Alton Towers, Thorpe Park and Chessington) charge based on height rather than age as a lot of the rides have height restrictions so the taller you are the more you can go on.

We went to Chessington today and also on Monday (it's DD's favourite place!). DD is 3 and just over a meter tall but both times she has got in free as no-one has bothered to measure her. I think it will depend on who's at the gate and how strict they are and how much taller than a meter your DD is.

I've got DD ticket for Chessington using my Tesco clubcard points (DH and I have annual passes) and I always take it with me incase we have to pay but so far so good. Maybe you could do that and if you don't need to use it sell it on ebay or something.

Sorry i can't be more specific!