Merlin Entertainments owners of LegoLand, Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Sealife, Madamn Tussuards and more seeking emergency funding amidst Coronavirus shutdown. The company is raising €500m in new bonds according to the Financial Times. This urgent funding from debt investors would be used for working capital, operational costs, capital expenditure and paying off the company’s debt…
Today it has been announced that Theme Park M&D’s in Scotland has gone into administration. The family-run business along with the Alona Hotel and theme park had been struggling financially in recent years and it seems that the COVID-19 situation has tipped them over the edge. In March the company took the decision to lay…
Due to open this May Tornado Springs at Paultons Park has been delayed due to the COVID-19 lockdown. The 1950’s inspired Americana expansion to Paultons Park featuring a midwestern styling with restaurants and brand new rides including Zamperla’s Cyclonator and the main attraction, A MACK Rides spinner named Storm Chaser. Bosses at Paultons Park said…
Buckle up for this Infusion at Blackpool Pleasure Beach POV as the park releases another weekend isolation activity. Taken by the lovely bunch of guys over at Pleasure Beach Experience this chest-mounted Go-Pro footage really pops in the beautiful Blackpool sunshine. A stunning piece of footage that thanks to the cameras image stabilisation makes Infusion…
Alton Towers is celebrating its 40th birthday today and to celebrate they have released a range of Alton Towers 40th Anniversary merchandise. It’s a shame that under current circumstances fans can’t celebrate this milestone anniversary at the theme park. The whole world has been completely transformed in 2020 and staying inside is getting more and…
If I can’t go to Blackpool Pleasure Beach then the pleasure beach can come to me! With all the UK theme parks now closed the urge to jump on board a ride or soak in the theme park atmosphere grows with every passing day. I couldn’t wait any longer so I logged onto the Blackpool…
After years of silence, it seems as though Thorpe Park 2020 will contain an online Shop. After much speculation, today we stumbled upon a webpage on the theme park’s official page that confirms the rumours. The text has since been changed but the original URL read as shop.thorpepark.com and the meta description read as follows: The…
Blackpool Pleasure Beach has announced on April 1st that a virtual ICON roller coaster experience would be on its way. An experience that you can take part in without even leaving your house! Experience the thrills and spills of this incredible coaster with a brand new virtual experience launching Saturday 4th April. What Is the Virtual…
Theme Park Insanity might not be a name you instantly recognize when it comes to roller coaster content but it’s certainly a name you will know soon enough! Creator Joe Marshall has set up the wonderful Theme Park Insanity Facebook page community to bring together his love of coasters with the wider community. Shooting past…
Who doesn’t love a good Woodie?! The UK has a whole host of classic coasters and here are our very best wooden roller coasters that you MUST ride! Here are the Lift Hills and Thrills 5 MUST-RIDE wooden coasters in the United Kingdom. Wicker Man at Alton Towers Fusing wood and fire together the Wicker…
