Thorpe Park celebrates 15 years of Fright Nights in 2016, and we were invited to a special event on 6th October to preview this year's lineup. The new addition Platform 15 joins many returning classics, some with new scenes or improvements.
SPOILER WARNING: our review does contain spoilers, so if you want your experience to be a complete surprise don't read on...
Vampire Pleasure Beach will once again be returning to Blackpool Pleasure Beach, as part of a spooky week of Halloween activities between 22nd - 31st October 2016.
There will be a full 10 days of Halloween fun in addition to the special late night event on 29th October plus the bizarre Circus of Horrors is nightly between 27th - 31st October.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach has announced that a new multi launch roller coaster from MACK Rides will be opening at the park in 2018.
The new ride will feature 2 inversions; an in-line twist and an immelmann. It will take just 161 seconds for the roller coaster to complete the 1,143 metres of track.
Pleasure Island, the family theme park in Cleethorpes, will be closing down at the end of the 2016 season.
The park opened in 1993 and was originally a subsidiary of Flamingo Land but the park became independent in 2010.
The UK’s original pleasure park, Dreamland Margate, once again transforms into a world of nightmares with the major scare festival, Screamland.
The multi-award winning Screamland will be back and more terrifying than ever! For the second year in a row, Dreamland will be transformed into Screamland, with fully immersive scare experiences throughout the park, as well as unlimited use of all your favourite rides.
It's never been a better time to visit Flamingo Land in Yorkshire, as the UK’s only combined theme park, zoo and holiday village introduces a swashbuckling new live show, exclusive animal encounters, improvements to the leisure complex and premium accommodation.
Flamingo Land has launched the The Pirates of Zanzibar, a spectacular performance on the Black Heart galleon stage. The live show tells tales of swashbuckling Tanzanian pirates’ adventures, and features acrobatic sword-fighting action and plenty of special effects. It takes places 3 times across the day - 11am, 1pm and 3pm.
With balmy summer evenings well and truly upon us, Blackpool Pleasure Beach is giving guests the chance to make the most of the glorious weather by opening the theme park late into the night.
On 30th July, 13th August, 27th August and 24th September all the rides at Blackpool Pleasure Beach will be open until 10pm for some summer fun and late night riding action. This year, to celebrate Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s 120th anniversary, late night riding will be followed by a spectacular fireworks display at 10.15pm.
Alton Towers has confirmed that the first ever CBeebies Land Hotel will be opening in 2017, designed exclusively for young families and pre-schoolers.
Adjoining the existing Alton Towers Hotel, the all new 76-room hotel will spread over four floors and will have its own dedicated entertainment area, restaurant and reception area.
Skin Snatchers has been announced as the brand new live action horror maze joining Alton Towers Scarefest.
Alton Towers Scarefest will return for Halloween 2016 on 8th-9th, 15th-16th and 21st-31st October. This year's event includes Skin Snatchers, Sub Species: The End Games and Terror of the Towers: What Lies Within. There will also be plenty of family frights, including Skelvin’s Spooky Storytime, Phil & Franklyn’s Ghoul School, and Patch’s Trick-Or-Treat Party!
It's the end of an era as the iconic Bubbleworks ride at Chessington World of Adventures will be closing down on 6th September 2016.
The popular family ride has been running at the theme park for 26 years, enjoyed by 32 million people and completed more than 15 million circuits. Fans will get the chance to take a part in an auction to own a part of the attraction.
