Wicksteed Park are confirmed to have invested £150,000 in a new Rollercoaster to add to their ride lineup. The ride, which has been purchased from Pleasure Beach Blackpool, shall be Clown themed. Though Wicksteed are investing £150,000, it is reported to have been purchased for a mere £20,000, with the aim of spending roughly £130,000 on refurbishing it. "As Wicksteed Park prepares for its 90th summer seaso ...

Back in February, we took a look at theme park pricing to find out the best value day out for you and your family. At the time, Oakwood Theme Park (Pembrokeshire, Wales) and Drayton Manor (Nr Tamworth, Staffordshire) weren't in a position to confirm their 2011 pricing structure.  We also recently posted the Mirror's findings on the pricing hike of UK Park tickets. We're now delighted to announce that both p ...

Adventure Island has become a member of Essex Police’s Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS). This means accredited members of Adventure Island Security staff now have powers to deal with underage drinking and anti-social behaviour, by taking the names and addresses of those involved. To be granted these powers under CSAS, the staff involved had to satisfy strict guidelines set by Essex Police, as we ...

Friday 29th April may be special for a certain William and Kate, but Drayton Manor Theme Park in Tamworth, Staffordshire, is determined to make it just as exciting for other couples called William and Kate by offering them free entry into the park on that day. To qualify, William and Kate (or Katherine) need to turn up together with a valid proof of ID. The couples will then be given entry into the award-wi ...

The cost of a family day out at a theme park has rocketed by up to 17 per cent in the last year alone. And many price rises come just as schools break up for Easter this week. A Sunday Mirror investigation found that admission charges have shot up by an average 10%. Prices for child­ren at Legoland in Windsor, Berks, have gone from £28 to £31.20, an 11% increase. The biggest rise is at Chessington World of ...

We recently visited the media day for the brand new Peppa Pig World which is due to open on Saturday April 9th at Paultons Park Hampshire. Last week we featured a full review of the park, ahead of its opening. Whilst we were there, we caught up with the park's Commercial Director Steve Lorton for a video interview asking some poignant questions about the new £6m 3 acre site. ...

It's now less than a week before Lightwater Valley Theme Park opens its gates for the 2011 season, following a rigorous and challenging winter maintenance and building regime. Over the winter months, the park has been busy building their new Skeleton Cove area - a pirate adventure land along with the construction of returning Top Scan Whirlwind! The park have created a dedicated audio pack for the ride this ...

The popular North Yorkshire theme park Flamingo Land recently became the next attraction to launch their very own iPhone & iPod touch app, in the same way to which Thorpe Park did last year. Sponsored by 'Coca Cola' the app features lots of useful information including attraction height restrictions, descriptions and photographs, in addition to using the in-built GPS of the iPhone to power a "show me th ...