We were very kindly invited to Xtreme Scream Park this year on Halloween night to check out a couple of new mazes including the award-winning Blutlust maze that I sadly missed back in 2024 and the brand new for 2025 maze, Spores. Halloween would be the busiest night of the year and the park had…
The Vampire roller coaster at Chessington World of Adventures has been out of action for several days now, and it’s looking increasingly unlikely that the ride will reopen in 2025. Recent rumours have begun to circulate, casting even more doubt on the future of this beloved classic attraction. Last week, scaffolding was spotted on the…
Voted as Tripadvisor’s #1 U.S. theme park, Dollywood is gearing up for one of their most exciting seasons yet as 2026 is looking otherwise be a very special year for the park with the introduction of their most expensive ride, EVER! Named NightFlight Expedition, this indoor Mack Rocking Boat ride will be the park’s largest…
It was recently announced that a whopping €250m would be spent on France’s second biggest park Parc Astérix. These plans are a major transformation for the park and the details of which we will go through and outline below. Hot off their new roller coaster Cétautomatix opening this year and not only that winning the…
We were gifted FREE tickets in exchange for this honest review here on Lift Hills and Thrills. Horror at Hinchingbrooke House was easily the most hands-on and longest scare maze we did in 2024 as you weave through Hinchingbrooke school and numerous marquee tents outside along with a whole variety of themed areas full of…
It’s been exactly two years since we were last invited to Pleasure Beach’s Journey to Hell scare event and we left with some very negative thoughts, so negative in fact that we weren’t planning on returning ever again until we saw improvements. Suddenly an email appeared in our inbox that caught our eye and changes…
I don’t even think there should be a category for “Best Theme Park Halloween Event” at next year’s theme-park awards — because if Fear Island at Fantasy Island Resort doesn’t win the award, it’s rigged, null and void. This event is PHENOMENAL! 2025 brings a permanent fear zone which is an immersive themed space complete with a bar,…
My favourite time of year is here, spooky season is officially underway. The coffee shops smell like pumpkin spice, it’s finally sweater weather, and the theme parks are starting to open after dark once more. I’ve always loved Halloween. You get to dress up and play pretend, dark things aren’t just acceptable but celebrated, and…
The National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives (NRCMA), the world’s largest collection of historic amusement artifacts, has completed construction on its largest exhibit to date: a complete, corkscrew inversion from the retired Canobie Corkscrew. “This museum is no longer a dream. It is a reality being built right now,” said Jeff Novotny, President of the…
Six Flags today announced the official Six Flags Qiddiya City opening date on the same day as Selim Bassoul will step down as executive chairman. The company made the announcement today that Six Flags Qiddiya City will be open in the first half of 2026 with the park currently at 98% completion but it was…
