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- ↑ Merlin Entertainments Group Limited (2002). Alton Towers Park Map (Map). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "Dynamo". Alton Towers Almanac. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "Two Brand New Attractions at the Alton Towers Resort in 2012" (Press release). Alton Towers Resort: Merlin Entertainments Group. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
