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13th Oct 2020

The London Resort ends consultations and receives overwhelming public support

By |13th October 2020|The London Resort|

The 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 [...]

3rd Sep 2020

Thorpe Park Resort hosts “FEARSTIVAL” for Fright Nights 2020

By |3rd September 2020|Thorpe Park Resort|

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 |17th 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 |23rd June 2020|Chessington World of Adventures Resort, LEGOLAND Windsor Resort, Thorpe Park Resort|

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 |1st April 2020|Chessington World of Adventures Resort, Thorpe Park Resort|

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 |21st March 2020|Chessington World of Adventures Resort, LEGOLAND Windsor Resort, Thorpe Park Resort|

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 [...]

16th Mar 2020

Chessington World of Adventures Resort Passholder Preview Round-Up

By |16th March 2020|Chessington World of Adventures Resort|

Chessington World of Adventures Resort opened for the 2020 Passholder Preview Day on Sunday 15th March, and Attraction Source was in attendance to take a look at the changes and improvements at the Resort for the upcoming season. Ahead of its intended official opening day on Thursday, the [...]

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