This weekend at Alton Towers was meant to be their 2006 opening weekend. Cadburys hired the park for a one day party over two weeks ago and management decided to keep it open even though it was early in the season. Darren booked this 'surprise' weekend trip on the basis of it being opening weekend so today I complained and was rewarded with priority passes for Rita (meaning we won't have to queue for their newest coaster)! Not that I'm a moaner or anything but if they'd contacted us to say the first weekend of the year is now March the whatever we would have changed our booking and gone then. But they didn't hence my Hyacinth Bucket complaint.