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There has recently been a re-emergence of calls to cut VAT on tourist attractions and hotel rooms from 20% to 5%. It has to be asked that if the attractions calling for the change were…

As Merlin Entertainments prepares to become a public company within just a few months’ time, the pressure of shareholders will have wide-ranging impact. The impending stock market flotation will consolidate the expectation of year-on-year continuous…

When rollercoasters break down – or stop on their lift hills – it is usually made a big deal of by tabloids and news organisations. Usually explained by power cuts or safety systems stopping the…

It is always interesting how varied in style television and newspaper reports regarding a theme park ride incident can be. We take a glance at how the papers and news organisations put a bolt falling…

Callum Robin is the Business Manager at a company called QWheels – a company which may be of interest to theme park fans.

Of all the phrases banded around by the tabloid newspapers – and in turn inaccurately recycled by the public – “health and safety gone mad” is among the most enduring.

Valhalla is one of the world’s most unique an spectacular dark rides, not least because of its dramatic utilisation of special effects. Simulated fire and a huge water tunnel were just two of the cinematic…