Theme Park News
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18th March 2025Paultons Park submit plans for on-site accommodation
Yesterday, Paultons Park have submitted plans to their local council to build their first on-site accommodation. The plans show us that the park are planning to build a mix of 2, 3 and 4 bed self-catering lodges in a ‘Scandinavian village’ style which is fitting given they will be situated at the end of the […]
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4th March 2025
Oakwood Theme Park in Wales Closes with Immediate Effect
In shock news this afternoon Oakwood Theme Park in Wales have published a news article on their site stating the immediate closure of the park for the 2025 season leaving the future uncertain. In the blog the park’s parent company state: “It is with much sadness that we have to announce the immediate closure of […]
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3rd March 2025
Wild Asia at Chessington to remain closed in 2025
We have been speculating that Chessington would likely to close Wild Asia at some point during 2025 ready for the new developments and the re-theming of Jungle Bus before it finds it’s new home in the new land set to open next year where Mexicana has been for many years. However, today in a Facebook […]
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21st February 2025
Alton Towers Toxicator to open 15th March
Alton Towers have today released new footage and opening date confirmation of their new Huss Top Spin ride ‘Toxicator’ which will be in the Forbidden Valley area of the park. The new ride, which has been under construction since last year will open with the start of the season on the 15th March 2025. What […]
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21st February 2025
HUGE 2025 Ride Availability Update from Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Yesterday afternoon Blackpool Pleasure Beach updated their website with an update for the 2025 season containing some updates on rides and season closures. In this blog I’ll dive into the updates, what’s closing, what’s opening and what’s unknown. You can read the full article here Pleasure Beach start their article by saying that 2025 is […]
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20th February 2025
Chessington’s ‘Project Play’ gets the go-ahead
I reported a while back that Chessington had submitted planning permission to re-develop the Mexicana area of the park. Yesterday, that planning permission was granted by Kingston upon Thames Borough Council. You can see the full planning application here. What next? It’s been reported that some preliminary work has already started in the Mexicana area […]
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16th February 2025
Is a Universal Studios UK announcement finally going to happen?
Theme Park enthusiasts across the country have been waiting for further news on a Universal Studios UK announcement for a while now. There was initially some hope that it would be part of the Chancellor’s announcements for growth a few weeks ago but despite mentions of Bedford during the speech there was no mention of […]
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12th February 2025
What is going on with Merlin?
It’s no secret that Merlin have got some financial issues after running a huge loss, seeing lower visitors than expected at their new Korea and New York Legoland parks plus visitors spending less money when visiting their parks. In the last few days however news of further cut-backs have come for Merlin’s UK parks. In […]
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5th February 2025
Walibi Holland Announce Opening Date for Duelling RMC Single Rail Coasters
Walibi Holland have today announced on their social media platforms that their new RMC single rail coasters known as YOY will open on the 5th April 2025. What is YOY at Walibi Holland? YOY are a pair of single rail coaster opening this year at Walibi Holland Theme Park. They are manufactured by RMC (Rocky […]
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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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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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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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