A load of new pictures have emerged over at Thrill Master, showing the construction of Nickelodeon Land, at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Nickelodeon Land, for those of you who do not know, is to be a brand new area for Blackpool Pleasure Beach, a result of a £10million investment. The area is to feature 14 rides; 5 new rides, and 9 that shall be re-themed. The full construction gallery can be found here. ...

That's right Folks. We have come to the end of the 2010 Theme Park Season. Thank you all for an amazing year, and for all of your continued support! But do not despair as we'll be here througout the closed season, keeping you up to date on all the latest goings on in the Theme Park Industry, as well as some exciting features and reviews! Here's a list of what's in store, to name a few: - Christmas Event rev ...

Rather sadly, Lightwater Valley have confirmed that the Bird of Prey centre situated next to the park entrance is has closed its doors today for the last time. Previously open all year round since 2003, the owners (different owners to the park) were quoted to say the attraction was "no longer viable to keep going".The attraction was home to over 60 birds, and was also home to Britain's Largest Golden Eagle. ...

Today Drayton Manor released the Christmas Version of their website. It may only be the beginning of November, but it looks as though now the theme park is closed, they're now pushing the Christmas event special! ...

For Halloween 2010, Gullivers announced that they were planning to beat the world record for the most people attending in fancy dress at their park. The previous world record was 508 people, so Gullivers set about advertising their attempt via their official Facebook Page to raise awareness. After the event on Sunday 31st October the park submitted their attendance figure to Guinness World Records and waite ...

2010 sees the return of last year's successful Halloween event "Frightwater Valley". The event is held over two days; this year on Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st October - perfect for the event to be held on a weekend which falls on Halloween. The park has been preparing for the event well in advance and released its own special "Frightwater" promotional video back in September which is actually a fantasti ...

Alton Towers construction has always been governed by the strict planning laws imposed by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council. As such, each attraction we have seen installed at the park has always remained below the tree line. A hole was blasted into the ground to allow Nemesis to remain at low-level & Oblivion's near 200ft drop rather conveniently descends into a huge hole, allowing most of the r ...

UK Park News has today received confirmation from one of our Industry sources, that Shrek 4D is infact to be added to Alton Towers' line up for 2011. For weeks, rumours have been circulating regarding whether this is to be true or not, but we can now confirm these to be true. Whether or not a Shrek Land shall be constructed is still unkown, however, it is extremely likely. We shall keep you posted as soon a ...