Alton Towers has launched a competition in which one person will win a place on its ‘design council’ for the new rollercoaster planned for 2013. Dubbed Secret Weapon Seven (SW7), the ride will be the…
Today they are often criticised for rough ride quality and lacking innovation, but decades ago Vekoma helped put obscure theme parks on the map by bringing stunning rollercoasters to the UK. In 1980, the Alton…
Proposed observation tower the Weymouth Eye has moved a step closer to reality as the leasing of its site was agreed by Weymouth and Portland Borough Council. Merlin Entertainments have yet to obtain planning permision for the…
Chessington World of Adventures will offer free return entry to visitors if it rains for more than half an hour on any day until 22 July. The Surrey theme park’s ‘Rainy Day Guarantee’ enables guests…
Nine people were left stranded for up to eight hours when the inverted rollercoaster Tsunami stopped on its lift hill at M&Ds in Scotland. The Pinfari-made ride came to a halt at the top of the chain-driven…
The previously withdrawn 20% off ride photography has returned as a perk for Merlin Annual Pass holders. On-ride photos at Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Legoland and Chessington World of Adventures can be bought with a…
It’s congratulations to Ellie Gelsthorpe from Livingston in Scotland, who has won the model Lightwater Valley van we offered in our latest competition. We asked you what your favourite thing about Lightwater Valley was, and…
Merlin Entertainments has revealed that it plans to oppose the naming of a planned ferris wheel in India as the ‘Calcutta Eye’. The British company claims the ‘Eye’ brand as its own and its most…