We had the pleasure of visiting Drayton Manor theme park this Easter weekend to try out their latest addition for 2011 - Ben 10 Ultimate Mission; a Vekoma junior boomerang roller coaster based around the popular Cartoon Network series Ben 10. The attraction is a World First; the term 'Boomerang' being used due to its open track where the coaster completes its course forwards, then returns along the same pie ...

Yesterday, an unnamed boy aged 11 tragically fell to his death yesterday when he plunged some 30ft in from the zip wire attraction 'SwampFlyer' ride at Snowdonia's GreenWood Forest Park, which had opened just days earlier. He was airlifted to hospital but doctors were not able to save him. Police and safety experts immediately launched an investigation into the incident on the attraction in addition to the ...

Joining the trend of the larger parks such as Thorpe Park and Flamingo Land, Lightwater Valley have now released their very own iPhone/iPod, available to download from iTunes for FREE. The app, developed by Theme Park Nerd includes a variety of features, including an integrated map with ride listings and planner!   ...

Madame Tussauds has opened the doors of its new Blackpool attraction to the public - part of a wider revamp of the resort's tourist offer being undertaken by Merlin Entertainments. The new waxworks is the first Madame Tussauds-branded venue in the UK outside London and boasts figures such as Susan Boyle, Bruce Forsyth and television personality Gok Wan. Visitors will also be given the chance to take part in ...

Lo-Q plc, founded and headquartered in the UK, has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category of International Trade. Lo-Q develops and sells virtual queuing systems for theme parks and has seen its overseas sales more than double in the last three years representing an increase of 120% and a total export revenue of £35million during this period. The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are the UK’s most p ...

Drayton Manor Theme Park has today opened its newest ride at the park, which was unveiled at a special VIP event today (Thursday 21st April) by Twist and Pulse, the sensational street dance duo who were runners up on ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent 2010. Twist and Pulse, whose real names are Ashley Glazebrook (20) and Glen Murphy (20), performed twice at the opening, including the routines seen on the hit TV pro ...

Thorpe Park have recently launched a Microsite for their new coaster for 2012. The website features a countdown timer, counting down to the 1st of August this year, presumably when more information shall be released. Further reinforcing the idea of an Apocalyptic theme, a message on the website states: "The beginning of the end is upon us. We must uncover the truth The World is fragile, our foundations are ...

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