Winter can be rubbish sometimes. It is cold, it is miserable and worst of all, the UK theme park season is over, meaning that everything is pretty much shut until mid Feb at the earliest. For me, if it weren't for Christmas, I would hate winter. This year, though, there was a little shining beacon... Continue Reading →
It is almost the end of the year and this New Year's Eve isn't just bringing 2019 to a close, but also the whole of the 2010s. As we approach 2020, it is time to reminisce on what has happened this decade and how the roller coaster landscape of the UK has changed. Here is... Continue Reading →
As you walk into PortAventura Park and you see the gorgeous lake in Mediterrania, there's one thing that will catch your eye and that is Furius Baco flying over the water. This ride isn't tall but it makes up for that in speed, the fastest ride in Europe at the time of opening in 2007.... Continue Reading →
If anyone knows me well, they'll know I adore a dark ride. Though PortAventura Park is lacking in these kinds of attractions, in 2019, they introduced Street Mission onto the scene and honestly, what a triumph it is. The first dark ride in Europe to focus on Sesame Street, Street Mission is a family experience... Continue Reading →
For our 5 year anniversary, my boyfriend and I headed across to Salou, Spain for a week long holiday to PortAventura World. We stayed on site at Hotel El Paso all inclusive from Friday to Friday in early October. Here is our full trip report! Travel We travelled with TUI as a package deal. For... Continue Reading →
Shambhala: Expedición al Himalaya, more commonly shortened to just Shambhala, is a huge steel hypercoaster at PortAventura Park in Salou, Spain. This beast, designed by B&M, was the tallest and fastest hypercoaster with the longest drop in Europe upon opening. Towering above the park making up just part of PortAventura's very impressive skyline, Shambhala is... Continue Reading →
Along comes the British winter and with it, the end of the main UK theme park season. This season was a pretty exciting one with some pretty huge birthdays and some big news. With no more theme park trips planned for the rest of 2019, here is a little round up of a few things... Continue Reading →
Alton Towers have always been hot on the Halloween season and have given us some amazing scare mazes over the years. Terror of the Towers, Sub Species, Carnival of Screams...there's been plenty of incredible scare attractions for us to enjoy. One thing though has been missing from the last couple of Scarefest events, something that... Continue Reading →
Alton Towers has been holding major Halloween events, in one form or another, since the year 2000 with Scarefest debuting in 2007. The event occurs on select days through October and November each year, with late night opening, entertainment and scare mazes. We visited Alton Towers' Scarefest this week and here's our thoughts on this... Continue Reading →
PortAventura World is a huge theme park resort in Salou, Spain and is home to PortAventura Park, Ferrari Land and Caribe Aquatic Park. From the 21st of September until the 17th of November, PortAventura Park is transformed for its spooky Halloween event featuring a whole host of shows, theming, roaming actors and scare attractions. Last... Continue Reading →
Mission Theme Park 