Alton Towers is the latest attraction to announce it will be closing on Monday so staff can pay their respects to the Queen as she is laid to rest. The Staffordshire theme park said it will close the resort on Monday, September 19, and reopen on Tuesday, September 20, joining a host of other attractions and shops who have announced they will temporarily close as a mark of respect to the late monarch.
The decision, which was announced on social media this morning, has left some who were planning to visit - and stay in the onsite hotels - upset at what they deemed to be "short notice" of the closure. Alton Towers did confirm on Twitter that those who had been booked in to visit or stay will have their bookings cancelled and a refund issued within 14 days.
One person said: "This is ridiculous. I messaged on 9th September to ask if I should rearrange my tickets as they were not booked directly with yourselves and was told that there were no plans to close the park. We have tickets for 19th Sept which are now useless as its past the point where I can change them now.
