2020 isn’t the first time Alton Towers have faced delays to their opening weekend. In 2018 snow meant that the Resort were unable to fully open the theme park, and the opening of Wicker Man was delayed. The Resort refused to be defeated however and laid on an impressive range of entertainment from T...

That looks like an amazing trip, I've no doubt you will have a great time! Make sure you do post a trip report when you're back :) A couple of tips for you as I've been fortunate enough to visit most of those parks. As you plan to visit four Cedar Fair owned parks (Carowinds, Kings Dominion, Kings I...

This is an interesting removal by Legoland. As Swarm Chris mentioned, the removal would be just after the release of Episode 9 so I can't imagine it would be Merlin's choice to suddenly remove an attraction based on an IP just as it peaks again. However, I'm also not completely surprised by the depa...

It would appear that SeaWorld San Diego's B&M dive coaster isn't going to be called Mako after all, with the park announced at IAAPA that the new rollercoaster is in fact going to be named "Emperor". In an accompanying tweet , the park has confirmed that the coaster will open in summer...

With construction on Kings Island's giga coaster well underway, the trains for Orion have been revealed at IAAPA by B&M earlier today. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EJv13_UWsAAMkOz?format=jpg&name=medium https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EJv13_VXYAAR8f2?format=jpg&name=medium https://pbs.twimg.c...

We now know what the trains for Ice Breaker will look like after they were revealed at IAAPA earlier today. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EJwdrZhWwAAkE-H?format=jpg&name=medium https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EJwdrZkXYAE_18-?format=jpg&name=medium Image credit to @CoasterForce on Twitter. The over...

GCI has unveiled the trains for Texas Stingray during the first day of IAAPA. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EJwFQMCX0AQyGLW?format=jpg&name=900x900 Image credit to @Coaster101 on Twitter I do kind of like this train design for Texas Stingray, it just seems to fit right with the ride type and park....

The ride trains for Iron Gwazi were unveiled at IAAPA earlier today. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EJvv-dsWkAAu2AR?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EJvv-dsWoAAzfOq?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EJvv-d1XUAAkkUV?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 Images fr...

For me, I felt that overall this year wasn't quite as good as last year's show, however, that is purely personal preference and no reflection on the quality of the show provided by the Resort which was outstanding as always. I attended Saturday and Sunday and it did seem that Sunday was the better o...

Just when you thought Energylandia might slow down after the addition of Zadra this year(which I understand was originally due for 2020), it has been confirmed that the park will be opening a whole new area in 2020. The new area will be called "Aqualantis" and will include a shop and resta...

Amazing photos from a great day. They're bringing back so many good memories. Thanks hursty for another fantastic set of photos, and thank you to everyone who came and made it such a great day

Over the weekend, Loopings have reported that Plopsaland De Panne in Belgium are building an extreme Mack Spinning Coaster for 2021. Plans indicate that the project is codenamed 'Robospinner' and will be 26 metres tall. The coaster will feature two launches as part of a layout which appears to inclu...

ED92 has tweeted that "Cars Route 66" is to be the new name of "Studio Tram Tour". Currently due to open in "summer 2020", the re-themed attraction has the description: “Buckle up and join Cars stars Lightning McQueen and Mater for a fun filled family road trip where yo...

I know in the hotels I have checked in at around 10pm on one occasion. It may be worth contacting the Resort via direct message on either their Facebook or Twitter accounts to double check as with the reception for the Stargazing Pods being next to Tree Top Quest they may not staff it 24 hours like ...

Merlin have announced that they will be opening a new LEGOLAND Resort in Sichuan province in Western China. Merlin have entered into a partnership with entered into a partnership agreement with Global Zhongjun Cultural Tourism Development Co., Ltd (“Global Zhongjun”) to build and operate a LEGOLAND ...

This looks like another interesting addition for SeaWorld Orlando. My only slight concern would be with capacity given the design, but I'm not overly familiar with this coaster type so I could be wrong there. The park released a teaser video showing the new ride which Midway Mayhem has uploaded to Y...

Earlier this week, SeaWorld San Antonio announced that they are building a brand new wooden coaster, set to open in Spring 2020. Texas Stingray will feature a 100ft drop, 3, 379ft of track and travel at 55mph, making it the tallest, longest, and fastest wooden coaster in Texas. It looks like the rid...

Here is the official announcement video for Iron Gwazi from Busch Gardens Tampa: oXKlFmAtP1s In some ways I do kind of like that the name still incorporates the word "Gwazi" as a nod to its predecessor. However what I don't get is the use of the Crocodile theme as Gwazi is meant to be a le...

Welcome to the forum Maverick2007 :) If you're in the London area then the easiest parks to do would be Thorpe Park or Chessington World of Adventures. If it's thrills and coasters you want then Thorpe Park will be your best option. Make sure you check the opening hours though as like Alton Towers, ...

With the Six Flags 2020 additions due to be revealed tomorrow, it would seem that Six Flags Great Adventure's new ride has been leaked ahead of time. Unfortunately the original video has since been taken down, however for the brief period it was live it revealed that the New Jersey theme park will b...