Stealth is the worlds fastest accelerating coaster (regaining the title last year) and is an Intamin hydraulic launch coaster which opened in 2006 and is one of my favourite coaster in the UK but, since early April it’s been largely shut. So, what is happening with Stealth? Downtime Stealth opened with the 2025 season at […]

Last week the news broke that the UK Government and Universal Studios had finally signed off the deal which will see the creation of a brand new Universal Studios Resort in Bedford, UK. This is the biggest ever news for the UK Theme Park industry, will create thousands of jobs, boost our tourist industry and […]

Let’s throwback to the Thorpe Park Rangers who were a staple of Thorpe Park during my childhood and some retro merch! Here we have the Thorpe Park Rangers key holder which shows the Dome and miniature Eiffel Tower in the background with (left to right) Little Bear, Mr Elephant, Mr Rabbit, Chief Ranger, Mr Giraffe […]

Starting on Monday at 10am Chessington World of Adventures will be holding a series of auctions on their online store for various pieces of memorabilia from their Scorpion Express ride which has now been dismantled to make way for their new Project Play. You can read more about that here. Scorpion Express operated at the […]

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Yesterday afternoon Blackpool Pleasure Beach updated their website with an update for the 2025 season containing some updates on rides and season closures. In this blog I’ll dive into the updates, wha...

I reported a while back that Chessington had submitted planning permission to re-develop the Mexicana area of the park. Yesterday, that planning permission was granted by Kingston upon Thames Borough ...

Thorpe Park have submitted plans to Runnymede Borough Council to transform Amity Beach into a stage and entertainment area. Read more here.