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8th November 2024What is happening to Alton Towers?
I’ve mentioned previously that Alton Towers hasn’t had the best season with issues of ride availability across the board. In addition to that the major transport ride, The Skyride has been closed all season for extended maintenance and the ‘back for 2024’ return of Hex came about 1 month before the end of season. In […]
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8th November 2024Traumatica Review and Visitor Guide
Traumatica is an award winning scare event running from late September until early November on the site of Europa Park in Germany. After visiting Traumatica on Halloween night of 2024 I share my review and everything you need to know if you’re planning a trip out to Traumatica next year! What is at Traumatica? Traumatica […]
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7th November 2024Amity Beach Changes Coming to Thorpe Park
Throughout Fright Nights this year people spotted some posters talking about ‘the last beach party at Amity Beach’ and some ground work tests were spotted happening on Amity Beach which closed for the season late summer. It looks like Thorpe Park have now confirmed that changes are coming to Amity Beach and a planning document […]
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7th November 2024
A New Hotel for Thorpe Park?
Bear Architects, a Bournemouth-based architects firm have recently posted images on their website of a London Hotel on a page titled ‘Thorpe Park Hotel’ stating ‘Bear Architects was requested to put forward a design proposal to assist an existing London based client with a business case for a new 100 key hotel on their property […]
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6th November 2024
Is Galactica at Alton Towers finally getting a re-theme?
It’s pretty widely known that Alton Towers is not doing well at the moment, ride availability this season hasn’t been great, Nemesis Reborn has spent some of the busiest days of the year over Scarefest with only one train running and earlier this year Wickerman shut for several weeks after a foreign object caused smoke […]
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6th November 2024My Top 5 Coasters
I might be one of the few enthusiasts who don’t count their creds…I did try downloading an app and working it out and got to around 150 but as someone who has been riding coasters for over 30 years it would be near impossible to get an accurate number and, I’d rather enjoy myself rather […]
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5th November 2024
Is Voltron’s Single Rider queue worth it?
The stunning Voltron at Europa Park is the first Mack rides striker coaster and with fun twists and turns, great airtime and punchy launches this 3 minute experience is a world-class roller coaster. There are three ways you can queue for Voltron: What is a single rider queue? A single rider queue is a way […]
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4th November 2024Voltron Nevera – Review of Europa Park’s Latest Coaster
In April 2024 Europa Park in Germany opened their latest roller coaster, the first Mack Striker coaster. I was lucky enough to finally get to ride this incredible new coaster in October this year and in this post I’ll be sharing my thoughts on it. Voltron – The Design Firstly, Voltron is absolutely stunning. It’s […]
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4th November 2024Flambards Theme Park in Cornwall Closes with Immediate Effect
Following the permanent closure of several of its thrill rides earlier this year, Flambards Theme Park in Cornwall has today announced that the park will permanently close with immediate effect. The park website states that this decision was made after all avenues had been exhausted and that it follows rising costs and a decline in […]
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4th November 2024Storing Luggage at Europa Park
In my previous post I shared how you can travel to Europa Park using public transport from the UK however, once there, what do you do with your luggage whilst at the park? This is a big thing to consider especially on check-in and check-out days. In this post I share the ways you can […]
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3rd November 2024Travelling to Europa Park from the UK using public transport
Europa Park is one of the best theme parks in the world with a fantastic mix of family-friendly attractions and some incredible roller coasters for those seeking a bigger thrill (including the new multi-launch coaster Voltron). In this post I’ll share how to travel to Europa Park from the UK using public transport, breaking down […]
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2nd November 2024
Welcome to the Blog
This is the very first post of what will become many posts on Mark’s Parks. My aim for this site is to create a blog that shares useful information if you’re planning trips to theme parks (especially across Europe), bring you the latest updates on developments for parks across the UK and Europe (and occasionally […]
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