Chained Oak film to be available free online
The film based around the Legend of the Chained Oak is to be available free online from 1 December. Based on the same Staffordshire legend as the Hex ride at…
2014 theme park season ends
The 2014 season has ended for the major British theme parks, with most now closed until February or March of next year. Alton Towers ended its season with its traditional…
Ride Rater Photographer of the Year 2014
As another theme park season draws to a close, we are looking to name one of you our Photographer of the Year 2014. It is quite a simple prospect, you…
Man speaks of Fantasy Island staff ‘assault’
A man has spoken of an alleged assault on him and his son by staff at Fantasy Island amusement park in Lincolnshire. He says that both he and his 15-year-old…
Manchester Bonfire fairground ride collapses
A fairground ride at Heaton Park in Manchester collapsed during Bonfire Night celebrations, injuring three people. The ride was a Ski Jump-style flat ride, the variant of which features wheeled…
Pleasure Island had “mixed bag” season in 2014
Pleasure Island has a "mixed bag" of a season in 2014 according to its owner Melanie Wood.
Man charged over Alton Towers knife attack
A man from Leek has been charged by police following the stabbing of an Alton Towers worker within the park’s car park. The incident occurred on 20 September at approximately…
Paramount London park plans go on display
Plans have been unveiled for Paramount London, the American film studio’s proposed new theme park for Kent. The previously-untitled project, proposed for Swanscombe, has an estimated construction cost of £2…