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 [...]
Saw - The Ride at Thorpe Park officially opened to guests on Friday 13th March at an Annual Pass Preview event. The preview went without a hitch, with all passholders able to get many rides in. The attraction is being praised for the immersive queue line and station experience, as [...]
All eyes were once again on Thorpe Park for their February Half Term Thrill Chill, to see if they could improve on the challenges experienced during the events held over the previous two years. A handful of rides opened with the park at 10:00, with Rush and Colossus remaining closed [...]
Would you believe that Fright Nights at Thorpe Park is now in its seventh year? The terrifying event is back for 2008 with both familiar and new frights. Returning mazes this season are Asylum, Hellgate and Se7en. Making an introduction is The Curse, telling the chilling story of a haunted [...]
Today, Thorpe Park announced via a YouTube video that their 2009 coaster codenamed ‘Project Dylan’ will be the world's first horror movie-themed roller coaster. Based around the popular ‘Saw’ horror movie series, the park is boasting that the attraction will be the scariest ride in the world. A dedicated website [...]
