Thorpe Park Resort has won ‘Best Halloween Attraction’ for their horror maze ‘Cabin in the Woods’ at the annual ScareCON SCAR awards, the annual recognition awards which recognise and honour all aspects of the scare industry. The Resort had picked up nominations in four categories including: Best Halloween [...]
Thorpe Park Resort has today submitted detailed plans for an all new hotel to be built in time for the spring 2018 season. The new development will see a 250 bed hotel built on the former CEMEX Chertsey plant site, which is situated on the opposite side of [...]
LEGOLAND Windsor Resort has submitted plans for an all new Haunted House attraction. Located in the northern part of the site, the all new attraction will be situated to the south east of the ‘Boating School’ and ‘Driving School’. Described in plans as a ‘Haunted House Ride Experience’, [...]
Today, LEGOLAND Windsor Resort have unveiled their all new Wildlife Garden in partnership with the RSPB’s Giving Nature a Home campaign. Featuring six unique habitats, the garden will provide a haven for frogs, hedgehogs, birds and a whole host of other wildlife (plus the odd bit of Lego [...]
An ancient and mythical Asian kingdom is about to open at Chessington World of Adventures, and we were lucky enough to be invited to the media preview. Wild Asia has replaced the ageing Beano Land area, and we are delighted that the park seems to be following the original concept [...]
2010 at Thorpe Park was always going to be a quieter year after the success of Saw - The Ride last season. The hype bought in 2.1 million guests which is quite an achievement, and a substantial increase from 2008. Utilising the strong Lionsgate IP once again, the park will [...]
Chessington have announced that their new area for 2010 will be called Wild Asia. With theming that resembles the cultures of Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, and Thailand, guests will traverse temples and ruins on their quest to ride Kobra, the area's flagship new attraction. The dodgems and crazy bus [...]
Fright Nights at Thorpe Park is back once again, and new for 2009 is Saw - The Ride Live. The horror movie themed coaster has been brought to life, with roamers sporting pig masks tormenting waiting guests, and the trap in the queue line becoming occupied by a victim, in [...]
To complete our summer news round-up of the southern parks, we took a trip to Chessington to see what's new this year. The park has received some nice improvements including Market Square Pizza & Pasta, an all you can eat restaurant that has replaced KFC and Pizza Hut. You'll never [...]
New for 2009 at Legoland Windsor is Laser Raiders, the first Sally interactive dark ride in the UK. The attraction is inspired by the Lego Adventurers Egypt theme of Lego sets. The story consists of Pippin Reed being kidnapped by Sam Sinister, with guests joining Johnny Thunder to save Pippin [...]
Yes, that is the title of this news article. But why? The summer brings a new TV advert from Thorpe Park, called exactly that. We are not sure what target market they are aiming for, but with tags such as 'deep throat', 'tits', 'jugs', 'boobs', 'sex', 'shag', 'porn', 'orgasm', 'megan [...]
Saw - The Ride, the latest addition for thrill seekers at Thorpe Park, has been experiencing continuous teething problems since its official opening day on 14th March. The problems seem to centre around the mid-course block brake, trimming of ride vehicles, and the control system. Modifications have been made to [...]
