A Thought About Tim Burton AUs For Alton Towers Fandom

Just something that hit me recently -- we’re all aware at this point that I ship my version of The Smiler with Victor Van Dort from Corpse Bride (as part of a threesome with Alice from American McGee’s Alice), and I’m quite happy to do so, but I think if you were going to adapt the plot of any Tim Burton film into an AU featuring the Alton Tower coasters, the one to pick would be The Nightmare Before Christmas. Mostly because -- well. The vast majority of the “secret weapon” coasters (Nemesis, Oblivion, Th13teen, The Smiler, Wickerman) have theming that paints them as evil and dangerous and scary. But the whole point of the coasters’ existence is for people to have fun. And what are some of the ending lyrics from the famous “This is Halloween?”

Tender lumplings everywhere Life’s no fun without a good scare That’s our job but we’re not mean In this town of Halloween

So yeah, I don’t know how you’d do the actual plot of the movie, but the coasters as denizens of Halloween Town could totally be a thing.