Marauder's Mayhem (Alton Towers)

Marauder's Mayhem
Alton Towers
Coordinates 52°59′23″N 1°53′25″W / 52.989765°N 1.890223°W / 52.989765; -1.890223
Status Operating
Opening date 1987 (as Tea-Cup ride), 2008
Replaced Tea-Cup ride
General statistics
Designer Mack's
Manufacturer Mack Rides
Rexroth Bosch Group

Marauder's Mayhem is a ride at the British theme park Alton Towers. The ride was installed in 1987, when park expansion was increasing every year. The demolition of an old toilet block left a space in the AquaLand area, and Mack's Tea-Cup ride was installed.

It seems from the design on the ride, that the Merrie England theme was in mind from as early as the mid-eighties. The ride stayed the same for over 20 years, until the area's retheme into Mutiny Bay prompted a different 'look', in the form of an exploding barrels theme.

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