Lightwater Valley Theme Park announced yesterday that they have recently signed a deal with Cerberus Airsoft to host event battles over the winter period within the Ultimate's track. The roller coaster, which is around a mile and a half long circumnavigates a vast area of woodland within the grounds of the park. This is an ideal setting for airsoft battles. Cerberus Airsoft are said to be: "by far the longe ...

Visitors to Drayton Manor Theme Park this festive season will have the chance to climb aboard the Polar Express in its sensational 4D cinema. A specially adapted screening of the iconic Polar Express film will have a run time of 15 minutes and is being shown as part of Drayton’s Magical Christmas. It tells the story of a young boy, who on Christmas Eve boards a magical train that's headed to the North Pole ...

Gordon Gibb (36) and the boss of Yorkshire's Flamingo Land Theme Park has appeared in court charged with assaulting a ticket seller apparantly selling "two-for-one" tickets outside the theme park gates without permission. Gibb, who denies the charge, appeared at Scarborough Magistrates’ Court for a pre-trial review yesterday and is due to stand trial at the same court on February 21. Speaking after the hear ...

2012 sees the return of the fourth and largest Frightwater event yet at Lightwater Valley Theme Park, Ripon North Yorkshire. With more Halloween attractions thrown into the mix this year, and an extended event schedule with 3 additional dates added; is this the best Frightwater yet? UK Park News were kindly invited back for a third year running to find out... Due to the popularity of previous years, the par ...

Adventure Island (Southend) has announced that they have now opened the Time Machine which is described as "unique new ride - that is certainly not for the faint hearted" "The Time Machine is a high intensity, high speed ride experience that is guaranteed leave you breathless - and just a little bit dizzy. The attraction seats 16 people and delivers an experience of around 3.7g in the 90 second ride that se ...

Update: 05/11: Following the rumour this weekend, it has now been confirmed by Camelot's Managing Director Roy Page that the park will indeed not open for 2013: Roy Page of Knights Leisure, who own the park, said: “It is with reluctance we have had to take this very difficult decision. “Following a number of years of declining visitor numbers, the 2012 season proved particularly challenging.” Mr Page went o ...