We stayed at The Midland Hotel in the Midland suite during our latest trip to Manchester for the Christmas markets. Here’s our room review! The Midland Hotel is steeped in history with 312 elegant hotel rooms. Recently the hotel underwent a £14M refurbishment and I went to check out the ultimate suite in the hotel…
A Thorpe Park Hyper Coaster has now officially been announced after over a year of speculation! Yesterday Thorpe Park Resort had an in-person public consultation for a new roller coaster that will be located in the Old Town area of the park. A virtual presentation is set to follow on Monday 13th December but a…
Blackpool Pleasure Beach have today released a limited Ice Blast 3D model. Limited to 100 pieces this Pleasure Beach model requires some construction. Priced at a very reasonable £35 (much less than previous ride models) this 3D display piece requires glue to affix the model together. Using some superglue you’ll have your very own S&S…
The UK’s No.1 tropical indoor aqua park has launched its first Waterworld online store. In the heart of the Midlands in Stoke on Trent lies Waterworld Aqua Park. Fun for the whole family to enjoy with a host of 30 different rides and attractions including the insane Thunderbolt ride, the UK’s first trap door waterslide!…
Blackpool Pleasure Beach never fail to disappoint with quirky theme park themed Christmas gifts and this year we have the Pleasure Beach Christmas Surprise Bag to dive into! The perfect gift for any Pleasure Beach / Theme Park fan as this Christmas themed mystery bag serves up some Pleasure Beach treats. Quite literally in my…
Winter Wonderland Stoke is back and here are a list of the best rides to have graced the event over the last few years! It’s that time of year where Santa is gearing up to deliver Christmas presents across the world! It’s also that time of year again where Winter Wonderland funfair returns to Stoke…
Nothing quite says Christmas like a Saw the Ride Snow Globe. Torture, traps and sadistic games masterminded by John Kramer himself. Happy Holidays all! This snow globe certainly blends horror and Christmas to deadly effect. The globe consists of a saw blade surrounded by a flurry of red glitter. Holding the globe up is a…
It’s been over a year (yes that long) since we posted news around a new coaster heading to Thorpe Park after the best part of a decade and the first step towards that becoming a reality started yesterday. With major land clearance taking place in the Old Town area of the park not to mention…
A very cool rumour that we just had to post about today as an Alton Towers museum set to be the home of the parks archives might be in the works. Recently Alton Towers Resort has submitted an application seeking listed building consent for repair and making-good works to the back of The Swiss Cottage…
After a few weeks of uncertainly it was revealed today that the first Peter Rabbit Blackpool attraction would be created in association with Merlin Entertainments. Replacing Graffiti Golf and right next to Madame Tussauds Blackpool will be the brand new £1M Peter Rabbit TV series attraction. The attraction will be the first stand-alone Merlin visitor…
