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Alton Towers bans people with anxiety from using disability pass
(www.telegraph.co.uk)
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this post was submitted on 05 Feb 2026
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So Merlin Entertainment basically thinks it knows better than doctors, some disabilities aren't real and it's fine to make people with severe anxiety stand in line until they suffer an attack. Lovely(!) Somewhere mistreating people with mental health issues is not a place I'll go for fun.
Genuine question? Where would you go?
The thing with Alton is the sheer amount of people, it’s loud, it’s hyper. I know they have the gardens, but they are still buried in the middle.
So where can you visit? that gives you fun but without an over exaggerated atmosphere that comes with it.
I personally like aquariums and gardens.
Merlin run lots of stuff, including Sealife and Warwick Castle. I'll avoid the lot.
Gulliver's Land in Milton Keynes is a slightly more chill theme park