After 10 years of being standing but not operating at Drayton Manor Resort the Mack Rides boat ride Pirate Adventure has a fate to be decided in 2025, refurbish or remove. Opening in 1990 the ride was built to compete with Disneyland Paris’s version of Pirates of the Caribbean. It’s safe to say we know…
On July 26, 2024, Intamin’s esteemed partner Drayton Manor opened their new ride “Gold Rush”, one of the most innovative family coasters in Europe. The ride itself is Intamin’s first lift and launch coaster with a multi-experience layout configuration meaning riders can have 2 unique rides set at random before dispatch. Gold Rush at Drayton…
First reported on UK Theme Parks it has been announced that Gold Rush the brand new Lift and Launch coaster manufactured by Intamin at Drayton Manor is set to open to the public on July 26th. The new ride will form part of Frontier Falls, a brand new Wild-West-themed area which opened earlier this year…
Drayton Manor has today revealed The Wave rollercoaster as the official name replacement for the former stand-up rollercoaster Shockwave. Instead of the stand-up coaster experience that Shockwave brought to the park, The Wave will feature a whole new transformation with a re-imagining that includes sit-down trains and a revised height restriction. Younger kids can now…
Spudman Arrives at Drayton Manor for one day and one day only! Tiktoker Spudman has cracked the TikTok code as his Jacket Potato videos always go viral and his jacket potato stall is thriving as a result with people queuing hours to sample his spuds! The content creator is also bringing his spuds to Drayton…
A Drayton Manor Intamin Lift and Launch coaster has been announced as this family-friendly thrill coaster will be the first rollercoaster built at the resort since 2011. Intamin has today been confirmed as the manufacturer behind the brand-new rollercoaster being built at Drayton Manor set to open in 2024. The UK theme park told Blooloop…
In a recent interview, Drayton Manor Resort‘s managing director Victoria Lynn has revealed plans to open “one of the best coasters in the UK” in 2024. Is the UK’s best coaster just around the corner? This year see’s the introduction of a new ride in Thomas Land for Drayton Manor and a ‘top secret’ project…
A brand new event, a billion years in the making has been announced as Dinosaur Breakout Drayton Manor delivers some roarsome entertainment this February Half Term. Are you ready for an epic adventure?! Step into our dinoverse this Half Term from 18th – 26th February for Dinosaur Breakout! Are you brave enough to come face to face with…
New for 2022 is the brand new Drayton Manor Vikings expansion and we finally got to go to the park to check it out for ourselves! Walking through the entrance (see image above) you are greeted with an exciting new area with wonderfully themed rides and dotted elements of viking theming around the place. Nordic…
In a very bold move by the Tamworth based theme park a new brand identity is born as the Drayton Manor new logo is revealed. Stepping away from the iconic logo of old that has withstood the test of time and includes the park’s infamous stand-up rollercoaster Shockwave a new simplified logo was revealed. This…
