Category: Articles
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World’s tallest, fastest and longest coaster to open in Saudi Arabia?
Could the world’s tallest, fastest and longest coaster in the world open in Saudi Arabia in 2023 as part of Six Flags Qiddiya? Well, that is the plan. It has been announced that this record-breaking coaster will be the main attraction at a brand new Six Flags park. The Rollercoaster The coaster is set to…
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Our Top 5 Disney Roller Coasters
We love Disney and we love rollercoasters so we certainly love Disney rollercoasters. The Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland in Anaheim was the first roller coaster to open at a Disney park. This classic coaster opened in 1959 and still remains a focal point of the park. Since then, there have been many new coasters built…
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Our Top 5 Theme Parks in Europe
Europe is full of incredible theme parks, which has made trying to decide on our five favourites a difficult task. However, after much deliberation, we have been able to finalise and order our ranking of our five favourite theme parks in Europe. 5. Energylandia Energylandia, located in the small town of Zator in Southern Poland,…
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Alton Towers – A History of Forbidden Valley
In our last Alton Towers article, we explored the long and changing history of X-Sector. This time, we are going to travel back in time to when Forbidden Valley began its life as Aqualand. Today, Forbidden Valley is home to the world renowned B&M inverted coaster Nemesis and the flying coaster Galactica. Forbidden Valley is…
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Why did Jaws: The Ride close?
Many theme park fans question ‘Why did Jaws: The Ride close?’, as its popularity seems too great for its demise to have been a wise decision. It is rare for a day to pass without our twitter feed being filled with nostalgic demands to bring back Jaws: The Ride to Universal Studios Orlando. This is…
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Top 5 rides coming to UK theme parks in 2021
2020 has been an extremely challenging year for the theme park industry in the UK. The delayed opening of the parks resulted in many attractions due to welcome guests in 2020 having their opening dates pushed back to 2021. This was due to either parks wanting attractions to enjoy a full season in their debuting year or, in…
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Alton Towers – A History of X-Sector
Anyone that is lucky enough to be familiar with Alton Towers, will have enjoyed many hours riding the array of attractions in X-Sector. X-Sector is one of the key areas of the park and is home to two of the park’s main attractions, Oblivion and The Smiler. The area has gone through many changes over…
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5 Lands We’d Love To See At Universal Parks
In my past two articles, I listed what I believe to be the best and worst themed Universal lands at every Universal park, excluding Universal Singapore, which I haven’t yet visited. Whilst racking my brain to complete these lists, I began to think about what could be. Universal are one of the biggest theme park…
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Universal’s 5 Best Themed Lands
Universal’s best themed lands… As promised in our last article, here we are. One of my favourite theme park companies, home to some of the best attractions and, as I shall list off, themed lands. When Universal first opened in Hollywood, a theme park formula based on designated lands wasn’t really their style. This was…
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Universal’s 5 Worst Themed Lands
Universal’s worst themed lands…. When it comes to examples of theme parks that rival Disney, most people will point you towards Universal. With four locations worldwide, and a new one opening soon in Beijing, Universal have truly conquered the industry too. There’s no denying that their parks are host to some of the greatest attractions…