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UK Theme Park Industry News & Features
Gulliver's World (and its two sister parks) is designed to provide a day out for children between the age of two and thirteen. It features a huge array of rides and attractions on a wooded site just North of Warrington. I wanted to ensure that my visit would be like that of a regular guest, so I recruited my friend and her two girls (aged 6 and 9) to accompany me for the day. This would be the … [Read more...]
Visit: 17th April 2011 There was plenty look forward to over the closed season with four parks opening newly themed areas. Among them, Lightwater Valley was to build Skeleton Cove, one of the biggest developments in the history of the North Yorkshire attraction. The new area has been steadily growing on the site of the old Go Kart track at Lightwater Valley over the past winter. As we … [Read more...]
Park: Pleasure Beach, Blackpool Date: 13th March 2011 Park Hours: 10am - 5pm Once again, the opportunity presented itself to make the short trip to to the Pleasure Beach. There wasn't a cloud in the sky as we headed towards the coast. Pleasure Beach had offered a fantastic deal via their Facebook page, allowing their 16,000+ fans to purchase buy one get one free wristbands using a special … [Read more...]
Visit: 29/31 January 2011 Where: Tokyo Disneyland Park 1-1, Maihama, Urayasu-shi, Chiba 279, Japan Day One Getting to the park by train from Tokyo CBD is pretty easy and inexpensive - just a word of warning though, if you're at a train station in Japan, it's not uncommon that the underground platforms are spread over a huge distance, connected by tunnels. The line that goes to the … [Read more...]
This article is one of a series documenting visits to various parks in Australia. All articles feature in our ‘On Park’ section. All these parks were visited during a period of extended residence in Australia. Visit: Multiple visits in December 2010 / January 2011 Where: Dreamworld Parkway, Coomera, Queensland, 4209 White Water World is located on the same property as Dreamworld. … [Read more...]
This article is one of a series documenting visits to various parks in Australia. All articles feature in our ‘On Park’ section. All these parks were visited during a period of extended residence in Australia. Visit: December 30th 2010 Where: Sea World Drive, Main Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland 4217, Australia Before visiting Sea World we did a little research and it quickly became … [Read more...]
“The Best New Attraction for 2011 is… Intimidator 305” In the light of the various modifications to Kings Dominion’s gigacoaster over the past year, Alex Harris explains why the revamped Intimidator 305 is the ride we should be most looking forward to in 2011… despite opening in 2010. Impressive statistics do not an impressive coaster make… but they certainly generate hype, … [Read More...]
