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28th December 2024Alton Towers to build a new roller coaster for 2026!
The week before Christmas saw a flurry of announcements from theme parks in the UK including Chessington submit planning permission for Project Play. Alton Towers also posted on their social media that they have submitted planning permission for a new roller coaster with a planned opening of 2026. Before you get too excited, no, this […]
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28th December 2024Chessington – Goodbye Scorpion Express, Hello Project Play
After teasing the redevelopment of Mexicana as part of Chessington’s upcoming public consultation, code-named ‘Project Play’ Chessington have, this week, submitted planning permission for Project Play. Project Play will see the removal of the Children’s Zoo, the picnic area behind Croc Drop and a number of the buildings in Mexicana but leaving Rattlesnake untouched. This […]
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17th December 2024
Getting to Efteling and Toverland from Eindhoven
Eindhoven is a city in the Netherlands which is easy to get to by air and has some great, affordable hotels you can stay in. The city also has a fantastic food hall in the form of the Down Town Gourmet Market and some great places to enjoy a drink too. On top of that […]
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13th December 2024
Ice Blast at Blackpool Pleasure Beach to be Re-themed
After a season of speculation about the S&S shot tower at Blackpool Pleasure Beach which has been operating since 1997 and was previously called PlayStation the Ride Blackpool Pleasure Beach have confirmed that the ride will be reopening for 2025 with the new name ‘Launch Pad’ via a video on their Facebook page. What is […]
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3rd December 2024
Alton Towers to remove The Blade and 2 other attractions
It’s not been a great few years to Alton Towers with budget cuts, terrible ride availability and the introduction of staggered opening hours and it seems this is set to continue. In their first Winter Update posted on their blog yesterday Alton Towers announced the permanent removal of The Blade and 2 other attractions. Read […]
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22nd November 2024
Chessington apply for planning permission for project refresh and renew
Yesterday was a busy day for Merlin Parks submitting planning permission applications, not only did Thorpe Park apply to finally remove The Slammer but (more excitingly), Chessington have applied for planning permission to redo Wild Asia including their new roller coaster which is expected to be themed around Minecraft. Chessington have said this will be […]
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22nd November 2024Thorpe Park Submits Planning Permission to remove The Slammer
Yesterday Thorpe Park submitted planning permission to Runnymede Borough Council to remove The Slammer from the park. This follows on from Thorpe Park’s recent submission to change Amity Beach into an entertainment area (these plans haven’t made it into Runnymede’s November planning committee meeting so I expect we’ll see them discussed in December. The planning […]
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19th November 2024Is Chessington getting a Mindcraft Coaster?
It’s no secret that changes are coming to Chessington World of Adventures (I’ll be posting more about this soon but you can visit their consultation site here) but today, Merlin have shared a video on their Facebook and released a press release stating that a UK park will be getting a Mindcraft-themed ride and area […]
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16th November 2024Which UK Theme Parks are open for Christmas 2024?
Traditionally in the UK the end of October half-term marks the end of the UK Theme Park season however, some parks do open their gates for Christmas events with limited ride offerings. In this blog I’ll share what UK parks are offering for Christmas 2024. Alton Towers – Magical Days Out Alton Towers is open […]
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13th November 2024Getting to Energylandia from Krakow
Just under 3 years ago on a Christmas market trip to Krakow I sat on a train and saw an advert for Energylandia, a theme park I had never heard of…by the end of that evening I’d booked tickets! I have since revisited and in this blog I’ll share how to go about getting to […]
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11th November 2024Planning a Trip to Phantasialand & Movie Park in Germany
Germany is full of theme parks and home to some of the best parks in Europe including Europa Park, Phantasialand, Movie Park, Hansa Park, Holiday Park and Heide Park however, these parks are quite spread out across the country. Two parks that are situated relatively close to each other are Phantasialand and Movie Park. In […]
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10th November 2024How many days do you need at Europa Park?
Continuing my current series on Europa Park following my October trip today I ask ‘How many days do you need at Europa Park?’ and share my personal opinion on allowing enough time to get everything in at this massive theme park in Germany which spans 95 hectares. If you’re looking for a guide on getting […]
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