Drayton Manor Resort have unveiled Vikings, their new themed land which opened to the public on Saturday 28th May. The Vikings area is host to a number of new experiences and attractions, showcasing yet more of the park's ability to create themed areas that we first witnessed in 2021 with [...]
ICON, Blackpool Pleasure Beach's double-launch Mack Mega Coaster, has received a twisted upgrade which is now available for guests to preview. Opening as the UK's first double-launch rollercoaster in 2018, ICON has been escorting riders through inversions, high-speed accelerations and interactions with other rides for four seasons. However, [...]
Farmyard Flyer, a new junior rollercoaster, is now open at Paultons Park, completing the theme park's Tornado Springs area, which it opened last year. Situated at the back of the area, beyond Cyclonator, the entrance to Farmyard Flyer is located on the pathway which runs in between the [...]
London Resort Company Holdings have this week withdrawn the DCO application for The London Resort which was submitted on 31st December 2020. LRCH notified the Planning Inspectorate that they would be withdrawing the application in a letter dated 28th March 2022. This was published on the Planning Inspectorate's [...]
Thorpe Park Resort have submitted the full application for Project Exodus, which will see the installation of a rollercoaster along with associated buildings and structures in the Old Town area of the theme park. The application formalises the Resort's aspirations, as revealed during the public consultation in December, [...]
A planning application has been submitted by Chessington World of Adventures Resort to install two additional children's flat rides in the Pirates' Cove area of the theme park, alongside associated theming and landscaping. Codenamed Project Anchor, the development will see two children's rides installed [...]
Merlin Entertainments announced today that it has named Aramark, a global leader in food, facilities management, and uniforms, as its food and beverage partner for five locations in the UK and two in the US. The locations for the multi-year contract include Alton Towers Resort, Chessington World of Adventures Resort, [...]
Chessington World of Adventures Resort have submitted a planning application to reconfigure the Explorer Entrance, in order to accommodate the track layout of the rollercoaster featured in the planned Amazon Land, which has this week been granted planning permission. The planned redevelopment will see the demolition of almost all existing [...]
Merlin Entertainments yesterday confirmed that all avenues to block the implementation of Legoland Windsor Resort's Long Term Plan, submitted back in 2017, have now been exhausted. A long period of deliberation followed the Long Term Plan's submission in June 2017, with planning permission eventually issued by the Royal [...]
On Thursday 9th December 2021, Thorpe Park Resort held an in-person public consultation on a proposed new roller coaster that will be located in the Old Town area of the theme park. The in-person consultation was the first stage of the planning process timeline, taking into account feedback from local [...]
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 [...]
