RideRater - UK Theme Park News
UK theme park news since 2010. We also provide statistics, awards, rumours and details of new rides and developments at the UK's major theme parks.
Stock market analysts have voiced differing views about the potential worth of buying shares in Merlin Entertainments. The company, which operates Alton Towers, Thorpe Park and Chessington World of Adventures,…
If you’ve been to Alton Towers this year and found its latest rollercoaster closed, you are far from alone. The Smiler opened more than two months behind schedule, but even…
The reported loss of a further bolt from Alton Tower’s Smiler rollercoaster closed the ride for part of Sunday. Workers using a mobile elevated work platform were seen fitting and…
The initial share price for Merlin Entertainments forthcoming public offering likely is to be “fair rather than generous” according to one analyst. ThisIsMoney.co.uk’s Ian Lyall also identified the company’s offering…
The recent criticism of Thorpe Park’s Halloween scare maze The Asylum, is a jump to a farfetched conclusion. Now in its eighth year of operation, the attraction has recently been…
Thorpe Park’s Asylum scare maze has been criticised for its theme of disturbed mental health patients. The attraction has formed part of the park’s Halloween Fright Nights since 2006, but…
A man is to undertake a 10-hour marathon on Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s Valhalla water ride for a local charity this Halloween. Mark Jump, whose brother Christian has physical and mental…
The UK government is to simplify the application process for Chinese visitors wanting to visit the country. The move is likely to be welcomed by Merlin Entertainments chief executive Nick…
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