Last weekend signalled the return of Screamfest, a popular, must-experience Halloween event in the Staffordshire Moorlands. Well and truly “Resurrected” after a year’s absence due to COVID-19, the event features a line-up that includes some fresh twists on Screamfest classics, returning scares, and two new attractions. Attraction Source was invited [...]
FRIGHT NIGHTS 2021 is now underway at Thorpe Park Resort, with the event celebrating 20 years of fear. With three scare mazes, four scare zones, roaming scarecrows, and two scare shows, the 2021 line-up is one of the most comprehensive to date. Attraction Source was invited to the preview event [...]
Merlin Entertainments have today recommenced sales of new annual passes, following the suspension of new pass sales while they evaluated their pass offering and attraction capacity restrictions were in place throughout the coronavirus pandemic. In December 2020, Merlin announced that the previous Standard and Premium Passes would not be returning [...]
Thorpe Park Resort have today unveiled the majority of the line-up for FRIGHT NIGHTS 2021, as they prepare to celebrate 20 years of fear. With new scare zones and shows, and a new scare maze yet to be announced, Attraction Source examines all the details for 2021's event. [...]
The full planning application for Chessington World of Adventures Resort's new Amazon Land development has today been published, offering a more detailed insight into the proposals, which include a rollercoaster, and generating speculation that the area could be themed around Jumanji. Planned to [...]
Merlin Entertainments have recently published their financial results for 2020, revealing the significant impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on the business. With the group operating within the leisure and hospitality industry, one of the most significantly impacted industries by COVID, the results set out in the 2020 [...]
A portal to the parallel universe of LEGO MYTHICA: World of Mythical Creatures is now open at LEGOLAND Windsor Resort, with the new multi-million-pound land publicly opening to guests this weekend. The flagship attraction in the new area is Flight of the Sky Lion, the UK's first flying [...]
Chessington World of Adventures Resort have today commenced a two week public consultation on a proposed new themed 'Amazon Land' encompassing a rollercoaster and two children's rides, providing a first look at the prospective attractions. Planned to be located on the field opposite Dragon's Fury, in the southern [...]
The winners of the 2021 ScareCON SCAR Awards were unveiled last night, seeing a range of theme parks and scare attractions recognised for their 2020 offerings. Amongst the winners were Thorpe Park Resort in the category of 'Best original concept & design' for its scare zones, and Chessington [...]
The London Resort has unveiled details of its first theme park area, which will be an entire land dedicated to dinosaurs, adventure and the legacy of unsung heroes of palaeontology. Base Camp – the world’s first prehistoric nature reserve – will be located in the north west corner [...]
On Monday, April 12th, Chessington World of Adventures opened Croc Drop – a new family drop tower located in the Forbidden Kingdom area of the theme park. Attraction Source attended during opening week to experience the new ride. Replacing the Huss Topspin Rameses Revenge, Croc Drop is a 25m tall [...]
April 12th was not only the first day that theme parks in the UK were permitted to open, it was also the launch of Tornado Springs, the highly anticipated new themed area at Paultons Park. Originally planned to open in 2020 and delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Attraction Source [...]
