Tag: Thorpe Park
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Ranking UK Theme Parks!
The Uk is home to a large number of theme parks. For the size of the country, roller coasters are rather abundant. But, the quality of these parks is a hotly debated subject. With mainland Europe so close and tourism to Orlando from the UK so popular, our parks are constantly put up against some…
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Will Universal Studios DESTROY British Theme Parks?
As Universal Studios gears up to open a brand-new theme park in Great Britain, excitement is in the air—but so is uncertainty. While we are thrilled about the idea of having a world-class entertainment destination right on our doorstep, it also raises a critical question: what will happen to the UK’s existing theme parks? The…
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What’s Going Wrong With Merlin Entertainments?
Merlin Entertainment is a British owned theme park and attractions company. Despite being based in the UK, they do own attractions all around the world, most famously the Legoland parks. Here in the Uk, they own and operate pretty much all of our major theme parks, those being Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Chessington World of…
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Should U.K. Theme Parks Stay Open All Year?
In the Uk, our theme park season is relatively short. Generally, our parks operate from March through until october. Leaving four, usually more like five, months of the year completely theme park free. For a lot of theme parks in the US, the same can be said. This is the generally accepted theme park season.…
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The Legacy of The Big One (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
Today, it’s pretty hard to imagine any park in the UK opening up the world’s tallest roller coaster. Maybe, at a stretch, you could see it happening at one of Merlin’s parks. Although, with Alton Towers ever present height restrictions, it’s tough to picture for even the most vivid of imaginations. But imagining this occurring…
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The Best Years In UK Theme Park History
What is the best year in UK theme park history? For you, it might well be the year you first became an enthusiast. Or it could be the year you had a season pass to all the major parks. Or, it could even be one of those years we had freakishly good weather throughout most…
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Black Mirror Labyrinth at Thorpe Park Review
The Black Mirror Labyrinth has opened at Thorpe Park. This is a live experience, where guests are sent through with just their own party. When in the Labyrinth, you enter the near future as imagined by the popular television show ‘Black Mirror’. The story of this attraction is that you are there for AI data…
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The Walking Dead: The Ride at Thorpe Park- Review
The Walking Dead: The Ride is Thorpe Park’s brand new attraction for 2018 and officially opened on March 31st. As you can tell by the name of this attraction, the ride is based on the extremely popular AMC series, The Walking Dead. The ride is located in The Dock Yard section of the park. The…
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Walking Dead- The Ride at Thorpe Park
Thorpe Park recently announced that the ride X will be rethemed to the Walking Dead. This will be the first Walking Dead roller coaster in the world. Like many of the episodes of the hit show, the ride will be based around fleeing from walkers. The ride X at Thorpe Park currently feels a bit…
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Thorpe Park or Alton Towers
Thorpe Park or Alton Towers, which park is best? Thorpe Park and Alton Towers are two of the largest and most popular theme parks in the United Kingdom. Both parks are owned and operated by the Merlin Entertainment group and attract millions of guests each year. Alton Towers is located in Alton, Staffordshire,England. The park…