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31st Dec 2020

London Resort submit Development Consent Order

By |2026-02-12T00:18:30+00:0031st December 2020|The London Resort|

London Resort have today announced that they have submitted their Development Consent Order (DCO) - a key step in the planning process for the project. Although the full DCO, said to comprise of over 25,000 pages of reports, assessments and analysis, is not yet publicly available, London Resort Company Holdings [...]

7th Dec 2020

Merlin Entertainments launches new Gold & Platinum Annual Passes

By |2020-12-28T12:17:30+00:007th December 2020|Industry News|

Merlin Entertainments have today launched two brand new Annual Passes with the introduction of the Merlin Gold Pass and Merlin Platinum Pass. These new products are being introduced after it was revealed on 23rd November that the Standard and Premium passes would not be returning to sale, following the suspension [...]

13th Oct 2020

The London Resort ends consultations and receives overwhelming public support

By |2026-02-12T00:22:05+00:0013th October 2020|The London Resort|

London Resort, one of the most ambitious projects in Europe, released some initial results and feedback from its public consultations. With the final round of consultations taking place online, further details were released about how this largely brownfield, former industrial site, will be transformed into one of the most exciting [...]

11th Oct 2020

Thorpe Park Resort launches FRIGHT NIGHTS FEARSTIVAL 2020

By |2020-12-28T13:05:52+00:0011th October 2020|Thorpe Park|

FRIGHT NIGHTS 2020 is now underway at Thorpe Park Resort, and is this year host to a 'FEARSTIVAL' of attractions. With two scare mazes, five scare zones, roaming scarecrows, and a cinema experience, fear has crept into every dark corner of the Island. Attraction Source was invited to the preview [...]

3rd Sep 2020

Thorpe Park Resort hosts “FEARSTIVAL” for Fright Nights 2020

By |2020-12-28T13:06:48+00:003rd September 2020|Thorpe Park|

Full details have been revealed by Thorpe Park Resort for Fright Nights 2020 which will see the arrival of a "FEARSTIVAL" on the island. With a brand-new scare maze and a number of new outdoor scare zones, alongside some returning attractions, Attraction Source examines all the details for 2020’s event. [...]

17th Jul 2020

Legoland Windsor Resort submit plans to change theme of planned THE LEGO® MOVIE™ World development

By |2024-04-01T19:40:52+01:0017th July 2020|LEGOLAND Windsor Resort|

Legoland Windsor Resort have submitted new plans to the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council for the redevelopment of Adventure Land, indicating that they will be changing the planned THE LEGO® MOVIE™ World to a new theme. Codenamed Project Rex, the original plans, submitted in July 2019 [...]

23rd Jun 2020

Southern UK theme parks confirm July 4th re-opening date

By |2024-01-10T00:07:09+00:0023rd June 2020|Chessington World of Adventures Resort, LEGOLAND Windsor Resort, Thorpe Park|

Thorpe Park Resort, Chessington World of Adventures Resort, and LEGOLAND Windsor Resort have announced that they will be re-opening their gates to guests from Saturday 4th July. The announcement follows the successful opening of the Zoo at Chessington on 18th June and is in line with the UK Government’s latest [...]

1st Apr 2020

Thorpe Park Resort and Chessington World of Adventures Resort nominated for SCAR Awards

By |2024-04-01T19:37:16+01:001st April 2020|Chessington World of Adventures Resort, Thorpe Park|

Thorpe Park Resort and Chessington World of Adventures Resort have each received two nominations for the ScareCON SCAR awards, the annual awards which recognise and champion all aspects of the scare industry – from Halloween events to year-round scare attractions. In the nominations for the 13th annual awards, [...]

21st Mar 2020

COVID-19 forces closure of southern theme parks

By |2024-04-01T19:37:17+01:0021st March 2020|Chessington World of Adventures Resort, LEGOLAND Windsor Resort, Thorpe Park|

Chessington World of Adventures Resort, Legoland Windsor Resort, and Thorpe Park Resort have all announced that they will be closing and postponing the start of the 2020 theme park season due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19. In a series of announcements on the evening of Thursday 19th [...]

18th Mar 2020

Legoland Windsor Resort Opening Weekend Round-Up

By |2024-03-13T16:22:23+00:0018th March 2020|LEGOLAND Windsor Resort|

Legoland Windsor Resort opened for the 2020 season on Friday 13th March, followed by their new attraction for 2020; DUPLO Dino Coaster on Saturday 14th March. Attraction Source was in attendance over the weekend to take a look at the changes and improvements at the Resort for the upcoming season. [...]

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