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Pleasurewood Hills: 2 New Rides Arrive on-Site

Today it was announced via Pleasurewood Hill's official Twitter Page that two new rides have arrived on site.  No further details have been announced yet but we suspect one of them may be the 196ft drop tower planned to be installed at the ready for the 2012 season. We hope to bring you more updates, as they happen. ...

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Alton Towers Reveal Further Scarefest Attractions

It has been revealed that two further Attractions shall be added to this years Scarefest line-up at the Alton Towers Resort. Reported on Towerstimes, the addition of these Attractions brings the total number of new arrivals for 2011 up to three, along with the new 'Zombies!' Scare Zone. The first addition is a Birds of Prey show, 'Phil's Feathered Friends'. Taking place on the Towers Lawns, families can exp ...

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Paultons Park Voted Top Which? Attraction

Paultons Park, home of Peppa Pig World, has been named as the public’s favourite theme park  by consumer champion Which?1. In its 2011 “UK’s Favourite Tourist Attractions” survey, Which? Travel reveals that family-owned Paultons Park in Hampshire topped the list of nation’s theme parks by consistently meeting and exceeding customer expectations. Which? Travel found that Paultons Park is an especially popula ...

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Blackpool Named one of the Top 10 Parks in the World

Today, Pleasure Beanch Blackpool announced via their Official Facebook page that they have been named a top 10 world park. Here's full details: Pleasure Beach Blackpool is celebrating after being named one of the top ten parks in the world at a recent awards ceremony. Park managers from across the globe gathered at Holiday World, Indiana, on 16th and 17th September for the annual ceremony, which recognises ...

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Oakwood Donate Olympic Cyclist’s Shirts to Charity

A pair of autographed bike shirts belonging to Olympic cyclist Geraint Thomas MBE are being donated to a local charity by Oakwood Theme Park.   The Cardiff-born 25-year-old has been official ambassador for the Pembrokeshire park in 2011 and he donated the two shirts; a Welsh national top and a Team Sky one, which have both been autographed.   The prized shirts have been donated to the Swansea bran ...

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Merlin Commision a Further 11 Apps for Development

It has been revealed that Merlin Entertainments have ordered another 11 Applications for different Theme Park and Attractions around the world. Currently, Apps exist for THORPE PARK and the Alton Towers Resort, as well as numerous other international attractions. The Applications, which are available for iPhone/iPod, Android and Blackberry, aim to add value to guests days out, as well as being a great platf ...

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Oakwood Introduce Scare Maze

Oakwood Bowl is set to be transformed into a terrifying ‘scare attraction’ in the run up to Halloween (Wednesday, October 26th – Saturday, October 29th). The Pembrokeshire attraction, which is located next to Oakwood Theme Park, is joining forces with staff from the renowned Dragon Reptiles to create a unique live attraction ‘Horror House’ walkthrough. It’s believed this will be the first time such an event ...

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Thorpe Park Reveal New Fright Nights Horror Maze – Updated

Thorpe Park have recently revealed via their official Facebook page, the theme and name of their new Scare maze, coming to Fright Nights this year. The new maze, Experiment 10, comes following the closure of Hellgate, a maze formerly located in X:/ No Way Out's disused queueline. "Unleashed for Fright Nights 2011, journey through a chilling and disturbing government test lab where the latest project, Experi ...

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