Month: April 2012

Pleasure Beach Blackpool is to host veteran rollercoaster enthusiast Richard Rodriguez’s final record attempt this summer. The 54-year-old American will ride the Big One repeatedly for 103 days between 31…

The London Dungeon is set to be relocated adjacent to the London Eye, following planning permission being granted. The proposals were approved by Lambeth Council earlier this week, with construction…

Merlin Entertainments has been found guilty on two counts of failing to protect visitors following the death of a man at Warwick Castle in 2007. The group’s operating arm Merlin…

Parking at Blackpool Pleasure Beach is currently costing up to £9 per day. The £1 increase represents a 12.5% rise on the usual maximum of £8 reported last season. Prices…

Thorpe Park will not open the Saw Alive horror maze again this season until the start of its Fright Night events in October. Based on the graphic Saw series films,…

Clearance work for Alton Towers 2013 rollercoaster – dubbed Secret Weapon Seven (SW7) – has begun with the demolition of the former Black Hole tent getting underway. Due to open…

Admission prices for the new Weymouth Eye observation tower have been revealed by operator Merlin Entertainments. The Dorset Echo newspaper reports that on-the-day admission will be £8 or £11 for…

Merlin Entertainments is planning the relocation of the London Dungeon to the County Hall building adjacent to Westminster Bridge. The proposed location is adjacent to two of the company’s other…