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4th February 2025Has the Eagles Claw left Lightwater Valley?
Lightwater Valley, once a fantastic park in Yorkshire has been through quite a journey over the last few years since The Brighton Pier Group took over. During that time as they have tried to refocus the struggling park to be aimed at families they have removed a number of rides but most notably The Raptor, […]
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21st January 2025
Could Universal Studios UK get the green light by the end of January?
It’s no secret that Universal Studios have purchased a huge amount of land near Bedford and have been going through a consultation process around opening a new Universal Studios Resort in the UK which is incredibly exciting, not least because the UK economy really needs it plus it would make Merlin work harder to compete. […]
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14th January 2025
Alton Towers Confirms Toxicator
In the worst kept secret name in theme park history Alton Towers confirmed yesterday that their new Top Spin ride will be called Toxicator alongside confirming a few other details. Alongside the trailer Alton Towers said: “Toxicator is ready to whip up a dizzying vortex of fear in the heart of the Forbidden Valley. Hang […]
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5th January 2025
Will Drayton Manor reopen Pirates Adventure?
Drayton Manor has had some great investments over the last few years with the opening of Vikings, the new site-down train on Shockwave (now, The Wave) and the opening of Gold Rush and the re-themeing of the area surrounding that but one area of the park remains untouched, the pirates area. In this blog I’ll […]
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4th January 2025What does Plopsa de Panne need next?
I’ve previously written about my opinion that The Ride to Happiness is overrated and that you can do a day trip to Plopsaland from the UK but in this blog I’m going to share what I think this Belgium-based theme park needs next! Plopsa de Panne is currently building some new accommodation which looks incredible […]
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1st January 2025Is the Ride to Happiness overrated?
Located within a 40 minutes drive of the car port in Calais you’ll find Plopsa De Panne, a largely family-focused park in Belgium with one coaster drawing people in from around the world, The Ride to Happiness. This extreme spinning coaster is built by Mack rides and holds the record for most inversions on a […]
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31st December 2024Can you do a day trip to Plopsa de Panne from the UK?
Situated in the Belgium town of De Panne Plopsaland is one of the various Plopsa parks located across Europe and one of the largest. The opening of The Ride to Happiness, a Mack extreme-spinning coaster, in 2021 really put this park on the map but, can you do a day trip to Plopsa de Panne […]
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28th December 2024
Alton 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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