After our last post about the coasters coming to parks in 2021 that we're most excited about, we've decided to delve into the world of dark rides and themed attractions to see what else will be entering the scene in the New Year. I love dark rides, I'm an absolute sucker for that kind of... Continue Reading →
It will come as no surprise that I love a dark ride. Sometimes, dark rides are my favourite part of a theme park visit and they can really add something really special. In the UK, it seems that dark rides tend to take a back seat in a lot of respects and we don't see... Continue Reading →
If anyone has ever read my previous posts, you'll know I have a huge soft spot for Toyland Tours, an eccentric journey through a toy factory that was a staple of Alton Towers until the mid 2000s. The ride had become somewhat tired and they needed something new to take its place...enter Charlie and the... Continue Reading →
I love dark rides. I always have ever since I was little. There's something so wonderful about them and riding dark rides is one of my absolute favourite things to do at theme parks. That being said, there's good dark rides and there are not so good dark rides. What's the difference? What elements, for... Continue Reading →
As a kid, I absolutely bloody adored Wallace and Gromit and I still do. From a Grand Day Out to the Wrong Trousers, I have a huge soft spot for Wallace and Gromit. When I found out that there was a ride themed to the loveable pair at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, I'm sure you can... Continue Reading →
Alton Towers has been teasing us for a while now over what could be appearing in Cloud Cuckoo Land after their partnership with David Walliams was announced last year. Author to a range of children's books, Walliams has kept very quiet over what we can expect to see in Spring 2020, as have the park... 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 →
Nemesis: Sub Terra opened in March 2012 at Alton Towers as a new dark ride, something the park definitely needed. Though opening to some pretty harsh criticism, Alton Towers took the negative feedback, did some work and came back stronger with the revamped ride winning over a lot of people. Despite this improvement, over the... Continue Reading →
Blackpool Pleasure Beach is a seaside park, located along the Fylde Coast, that has been running since 1896. Although Blackpool Pleasure Beach does feature a lot of great roller coasters like the new for 2018, Icon, and old wooden classics like Big Dipper, something Blackpool does better than most other UK theme parks is dark... Continue Reading →
A beggar. A curse. An obsession. Hex has it all. Opened in 2000, Hex – The Legend of the Towers made its debut to mixed reactions. After Oblivion and Nemesis had opened during the 90s, everyone expected Alton Towers to bring in the millennium with another roller coaster and when Hex turned out to be... Continue Reading →
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