Theme Park News
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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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13th December 2024Ice 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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8th November 2024
What 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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7th November 2024
Amity 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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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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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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