The public opening date for Thorpe Park’s Hyperia rollercoaster is expected to be 24 March next year, after the park put tickets on sale.

Adventure Island has announced that a 125-foot (38-metre) drop tower ride will open at the park in 2024. Its name has not yet been decided.

Organisers are calling on Nottingham City Council to make the city’s Goose Fair a 10-day event permanently. 500,000 attended this year’s event.

Thorpe Park is removing the Angry Birds Land themed area after almost ten years at the park. A new, non-IP area will be launched in 2024.

Jimmy Botton, the man who founded Skegness Pleasure Beach in its current form, has died at the age of 86. He bought the site in 1965 from Billy Butlin.

The temporary flat rides known as the Retro Squad are to leave Alton Towers at the end of this season. They were introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thorpe Park is expected to rebrand itself in 2024, after several hints were released relating to the park’s logo. It has been in place since 2008.