Adventure Island opened for 2013 this weekend (16 February), and in response to public demand the hugely popular attraction on Southend seafront is launching an Annual Pass for the first time in its history. For a one-off cost (starting from just £45) you can make unlimited visits over the following 12-months to the UK’s Number 1 free admission Fun Park – plus you also get a fantastic 20% off in-park purcha ...

Despite investing more than £4m on new attractions Oakwood Theme Park has pledged to freeze its admission prices for 2013. Earlier this year the Pembrokeshire attraction announced plans for a major new family park area - featuring a series of new rides and experiences. The new development will feature seven new rides and attractions, including a spectacular water ride alongside a series of children's play a ...

Today it was announced via Season Pass Podcast that ride designer & "imagineer" John Wardley is to retire following the completion of SW7 (The Smiler) roller coaster at Alton Towers Resort. John has been involved with Merlin Entertainments for mainy years and his projects include The Vampire, Bubbleworks, Th13teen, Oblivion, Air The Smiler - Alton Towers' latest thrill incarnation and of course Nemesis, ...

It's that time of year again when the theme park recruitment drive hits full force with parks all over the country scrambling to read through the many applications they receive for various seasonal vacancies. This year Drayton Manor Theme Park, near Tamworth, Staffordshire, received over 1000 job applications for the 150 seasonal vacancies that were posted. With only a couple of months before the park opens ...

It was announced today via the Official Thorpe Park Facebook page that this year in 2013 riders can experience The Swarm (the UK's first winged coaster where riders are suspended at the side of the track) backwards! A photograph has been revealed of the trains covered with a giant tarpaulin, however photos of the reversed train are expected to emerge soon. The park also confirmed that a new near miss elemen ...

UPDATE 21.01 13:25 Alton Towers Resort has confirmed that SW7 will not open until May 2013, some 2 months later than the original planned opening. Here's what the resort had to say: "We wanted to create some mystery around the name of our new world first rollercoaster, The Smiler. We’ve managed to baffle the nation and hopefully made a few people smile. The Smiler will be our biggest and most thrilling attr ...

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 ...