Breakfast DJs Perry & Louise from Local radio station Signal 1 (Cheshire & Staffordshire) are looking for loved-up record breakers to join them as they attempt to set a brand new Guinness World Record! "Perry wanted to do something different to celebrate his 5th wedding anniversary and has decided the best way to keep his rollercoaster-mad wife happy is by renewing their vows on Oblivion at Alton To ...

After months of keeping fans of the park on the edge of their seats, Paultons Park have finally revealed plans for their new installation for 2012. The ride, which is to be called 'Magma', shall be a SBF Drop Tower themed around Dinosaurs and a Volcano, it seems. What looks to be one of the best themed Drop Towers in the country, Magma shall stand at a height of 25m and is to be located between two of Pault ...

Back in 2000, Thorpe Park installed its first major ride, Tidal Wave. And until 2005, it came with some pretty impressive features. One of which, was a gas tank, that emitted a large burst of fire every 10 or so minutes. Though much to enthusiasts dismay, it was removed in 2005 to make way for the installation of Stealth, Thorpe Park's tallest ride. UK Park News today received a set of pictures taken from w ...

Today, marketing efforts for Alton Towers' new ride, Nemesis: Sub-Terra, have picked up pace, with the arrival of a dedicated Twitter page. The page, named Phalanx Control, has so far released two images of the ride, along with numerous tweets that fit within the style of the ride's anticipated theme. Further photos are yet to be released, though it is expected that more shall emerge once the page reaches a ...

Drayton Manor Theme Park, near Tamworth in Staffordshire, is gearing up to entertain the young and young at heart this February and March, ahead of its main 2012 season, which begins on Saturday 17th March. As an added treat for families, the park is offering discount entry with 2-for-1 offers available from its website. Thomas Landâ„¢, along with the 15-acre zoo, will be open on the following weekends: Frida ...

Last week’s announcement that the construction of Disneyland Paris’ new Ratatouille themed Dark Ride is due to start soon got me thinking. The UK needs some new Dark Rides. This year it has been 12 years since the opening of two of the UK’s most popular and celebrated Dark Rides: ‘Hex – the Legend of the Towers’ at Alton Towers, and ‘Valhalla’ at Pleasure Beach Blackpool. Since then there has been little in ...

Yesterday, rumours arose surrounding the possible closure of two of Alton Towers' major 'Flat' Rides, Submission and Enterprise, both located in the X-Sector area of the Theme Park. Enterprise, which is the Resorts oldest ride, dares guests to "spin up to the sky, then feel the rush of plummeting to the ground on this incredible thrill ride!". Rarely plagued with technical difficulties, the ride remains pop ...

Thorpe Park's official developers diary Facebook page for 'The Swarm' has released the first video of the new B&M Wing Rider testing. You can see it here As reported by UK Park News yesterday, pictures had appeared of testing and we speculated it would only be a matter of time before we saw a video. 24 hours later and we see the impressive new coaster in action for the first time. ...