Thorpe Park to install ‘temporary hotel’
Thorpe Park is to install a temporary-style hotel from a specialist provider next year. 58 rooms sleeping up to four people will be housed within shipping container-style blocks known as…
Fansite to photograph SW7 site via helicopter
Alton Towers fansite TowersTimes is planning to capture and publish images of the SW7 construction site via helicopter. The website’s owner has commissioned a private company to fly over the…
SW7 track arrives at Alton Towers
Alton Towers has begun taking delivery of track for the Secret Weapon Seven (SW7) rollercoaster, as the ride’s construction continues. Painted black, it is consistent with the Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter design…
Brean Leisure Park founder dies
The founder of Brean Leisure Park in Somerset has died at the age of 95. Bert House purchased the farm which went on to become today’s the amusement park back…
February half term lineup confirmed by Alton Towers
Alton Towers has revealed the lineup of rides and attractions that will be open for February half term next year. The Dark Forest and X Sector areas of the park…
Alton Towers confirms SW7 will feature 16-seater trains
Alton Towers has confirmed that the trains on its 2013 rollercoaster Secret Weapon Seven (SW7) will be 16-seater vehicles. The announcement of a 4×4 row configuration ends confusion earlier this…
Staff redundancy threat at York Dungeon
The York Dungeon could be forced to make more than half of its staff redundant following flood damage sustained last month. Operator Merlin Entertainments said in the worst case, it…
Woman hospitalised following Storm Surge accident
A woman was taken to hospital after sustaining a foot injury on the Storm Surge water ride at Thorpe Park. Onlookers on Twitter claimed that the woman, believed to be…