Armchair Adventures: A Magical Theme Park Adventure

Join Connie, her Uncle Chris and their crew of explorers for ‘journeys of the imagination’ as Armchair Adventures brings us a theme park PodCast for children. With every episode revolving around different adventures, one particular episode was certainly worth posting about here on Lift Hills and Thrills. A Magical Theme Park Adventure is a great…

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Scott O Neil leaves Merlin Entertainments

Scott O’Neil Steps Down as Merlin CEO

Hot off the press news this morning as Scott O’Neil will leave Merlin Entertainments at the end of 2024 with Fiona Eastwood replacing him on an interim basis. Scott has been at the helm of Merlin Entertainments for the last two years as he brought his enthusiasm, dedication and business-focused attitude to the table when…

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Land of Legends Qatar

Land of Legends Qatar: A $3 Billion Theme Park

Land of Legends Qatar is set to become one of the largest theme parks in the Middle East costing 3 billion dollars. It has today been announced via a groundbreaking ceremony that Land of Legends will be expected to open by 2028. Expected to attract 2 million visitors annually this park will play a pivotal…

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Is Nostalgia Killing UK Theme Parks

Is Nostalgia Killing UK Theme Parks?

Recent decisions made by a variety of theme parks in the UK seem to be on varying scales where some parks are relying on nostalgia to drive a successful future Vs parks scrapping their nostalgia in favour of new groundbreaking rides and experiences. So we ask, is nostalgia killing UK theme parks? As we finally…

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Minecraft and Merlin Entertainment

Minecraft Theme Park Set To Open in the UK

A Minecraft theme park land is set to open in the UK as part of a multi-format, multi-territory partnership that Merlin Entertainments has agreed with Mojang Studios. This deal will consist of an initial investment of over £85 million in Minecraft-themed real-life experiences in the UK and the US with Chessington World of Adventures tipped…

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