Category: Articles
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Top 5 Rides at Thorpe Park
Thorpe Park is a British theme park that initially opened in 1979. Since 1979 the park has undergone many expansions, which have turned Thorpe Park into one of most popular theme parks in Europe. Located about 20 miles (32 km) from central London, this park is an easy visit for tourists. Thorpe Park is a…
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Top 4 Halloween Events In The UK
Halloween continues to grow year on year in Britain and this is reflected in the ever increasing number of Halloween events in the UK. In our opinion, the best places to celebrate Halloween are theme parks. Many theme park fans located in the UK plan their trips to Orlando around Universal Studios incredible Halloween Horror Nights…
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Top 5 Rides at Alton Towers
Alton Towers is the largest and most popular theme park in the UK. The park has always been our favourite theme park in the UK as we believe it has the best selection of roller coasters out of all the parks in the UK. Not only does the park have the best coasters but we…
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50th Anniversary Walt Disney World- What To Expect
On Friday 1st October 2021, Walt Disney World are kicking off their 18 month long ’50th anniversary Walt Disney World’ celebration. When you look back, it’s quite incredible to see how far Disney World has come since Magic Kingdom opened its gates on October 1st, 1971. Already, this anniversary is shaping up to be one…
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Would you like to see a Jaws house at Halloween Horror Nights?
When you talk about Universal and Horror in the same conversation, it’s hard not to bring up Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film, Jaws. Jaws holds an incredibly large amount of cultural significance. It started the trend of summer blockbuster films and established the idea of high concept film narratives, suited for the new form of television…
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Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser: Will it be worth the money?
This week Disney released much more information regarding their new Star Wars hotel, officially named ‘Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser’. After picking ourselves up off the floor once we had seen the price of the two night experience, we were left pondering the question “How will the experience possibly be worth the money?” Firstly, it must…
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Alton Towers- A History of the Dark Forest
Alton Towers has had a long and interesting history. We have already covered the many changes of X-Sector and Forbidden Valley. In this article, we are going to continue this discussion by exploring the Dark Forest. Anyone that is lucky enough to be familiar with Alton Towers, will have enjoyed many hours in the Dark…
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Magic Kingdom vs. Disneyland Park
Magic Kingdom and Disneyland, ignoring the 2020 and likely 2021 anomalies caused by the coronavirus pandemic, are the two most visited theme parks in the world. In 2019, Magic Kingdom attracted 21 million guests and Disneyland attracted 18.7 million guests. So, the big question is which park is best? Everyone has a different answer to…
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‘A Day in the Park with Barney ’ Permanently Closed
Universal have confirmed, via Twitter, that ‘A Day in the Park with Barney’ is now permanently closed at Universal Studios Florida. This closure doesn’t come as much of a surprise, with rumours having circulated for many years about the end of this attraction. We’re sure for most, this doesn’t feel like much of a loss.…
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Symbolica- The Greatest Dark Ride in Europe
Symbolica opened at Efteling on July 1st 2017. This trackless dark ride cost 35 million euros, making it the most expensive attraction to ever be built at the park. Efteling, located in the Netherlands, became the world famous theme park we love today on the back of its beautiful attractions based on the artwork of Anton…