News from UK Theme Parks

A brand new Kong ride has opened at West Midland Safari & Leisure Park.

The Zamperla Mega Disk'O ride joins other attractions including the Rhino Rollercoaster, Twister Coaster, Venom Tower Drop, Wild River Rafting, Pirate ShipBlack Fly and Zambezi Water Splash.

We are giving you the chance to win a family pass to Paultons Park - Home of Peppa Pig World.

Paultons Park is a popular theme park in the New Forest, Hampshire. A theme park for families with more than 60 wonderful rides and attractions included in the admission price. Paultons Park is of course home to the world’s first and UK exclusive Peppa Pig World.

Find out more about Paultons Park.

170+ members of American Coaster Enthusiasts, the world's largest club of amusement ride enthusiasts, have finished their 11 day Coaster Tour of 14 of the UK’s top theme parks.

Their tour included Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Chessington World of Adventures, Drayton Manor, LEGOLAND Windsor, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Paultons Park, Flamingo Land, Oakwood Theme Park, Pleasurewood Hills, Adventure Island, Dreamland Margate, Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach and Joyland Great Yarmouth.

Devon's Crealy, the adventure park near Exeter in Devon, has opened a new spinning roller coaster, The Twister.

The Twister is the biggest ride to be built at Devon's Crealy and has seen the largest investment in a single ride in over 5 years. The new roller coaster features 310 metres of winding track and stands 12 metres high, with views across the park.

Dreamland Margate, the UK's original pleasure park, re-opened on 19th June 2015 with a grand opening day and star-studded opening night party. ThemeParks-UK were invited to check out the re-imagined park with it's restored, recreated and retro-fitted rides from the Golden Age of the British seaside holiday up to the present day.

Rather than competing with the hi-tech thrills offered by other UK theme parks, the park features a collection of rides celebrating the heritage of amusement parks. Famous designer Wayne Hemingway has worked his magic, creating a distinctly retro vision for the £18m project following a long campaign by The Dreamland Trust to get the park back open.

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