Theme Park News For You

12/04/2020

A throwback to happier times!!!

We all at TPNFY hope that you are staying safe and we honestly can’t wait to back riding them coasters!!!

31/03/2020

Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 virus, ScareCON has been postponed until May 2021. However, the SCAR awards are still going ahead as planned, and the nominations can be found on the ScareCON page!
- Joe

31/03/2020

If you’re interested in finding the best scare events in the country, find out tonight with the SCAR award shortlist nominations, happening tonight on the ScareCON page at 7.30pm.
- Joe

It is time! Join us at 7.30pm on Tuesday March 31st, for the reveal of this year's SCAR award shortlist nominations, alongside details of how this year's award ceremony will be run in May!

17/03/2020

Unfortunately due to COVID-19, the Thorpe Park Saturday Night Kiss Launch Party will not be going ahead. The passholder preview event is still scheduled to take place.
- Joe

06/03/2020

Here is the first trailer for Bedlam: The Awakening.
Book at www.xscream-escapes.com/book now!

06/03/2020

Big news out of XScreamEscapes, as they announce the closure of one of their first escape rooms, Bedlam: Escape the Asylum. The company said ‘Bedlam was one of our original escape rooms which we will always hold dear in our hearts so keep your eyes peeled for further updates. This also means that there *might* be some space to build something new, so there will be future emails closer to the time!’
However, the ghosts within won't go down without a fight, and the inhabitants are coming back out to play. Bedlam: The Awakening is back for a small run, before its final closure. The experience runs from:

April 17th – 19th, 24th – 26th
May 1st – 2nd
So what are you waiting for? Book now at:
www.xscream-escapes.com/book

05/03/2020

Watch this space...
- Joe

04/03/2020

If you didn’t manage to get a ticket for the THORPE PARK annual passholder event, another wave of tickets is going to be released at 5pm today. Watch their social media channels for the link to get tickets.
- Joe

25/02/2020

Further to this mornings announcement, we now have an events calendar! This is looking very similar to last year, could we be seeing the return of some old favourites such as Jungle Escape, Bouncezilla and GameFX?
- Joe

25/02/2020

Thorpe Park have announced a new experience based on the Netflix series Black Mirror, Black Mirror: Labyrinth. Billed as the worlds first Black Mirror experience, you’re invited to ‘play test the Labyrinth’. Confirmed as a free attraction, this will be located in the Living Nightmare building, all but confirming it’s removal. What do you make of the announcement?
- Joe

21/02/2020

After a successful trial at THORPE PARK, Alton Towers are now rolling out Coca Cola Freestyle machines at 7 locations around the resort.
They are priced at 1 vessel for £12, 2 vessels for £20, and £9 each for 3+. They can then be reactivates for £6 each every time you visit.
Are you excited for these changes?
- Joe

18/02/2020

Alton Towers have announced a new event that runs just before Scarefest, Oktoberfest. The new event will see the park transformed into a German wonderland, with themed entertainment and new food offerings.
The event runs from the 18th - 20th, 25th - 27th September and 2nd - 4th October. What do you think of this slightly unexpected new offering?
- Joe

13/02/2020

Confirmed lap bars on the new 10-inversion coaster at Flamingo Land!
- Joe

Well lap bars are definitely confirmed for the new coaster coming to Flamingoland! 🎢

12/02/2020

Thorpe Park are slowly starting to tease for the new season, check out this post! Any early theories as to what it could be?
- Joe

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06/02/2020

You can now buy the scents from Thorpe Park mazes! Scents from Aroma Prime Scents are now available on their shop. Find the link on the post below:
- Joe

To celebrate 2019 being our biggest and best FRIGHT NIGHTS to date, the fantastic AromaPrime Themed Scents have released a range of the ACTUAL scents we used in our horror mazes! Fancy owning an authentic piece of Thorpe Park Resort’s FRIGHT NIGHTS? Here’s how you can 👉 socsi.in/aromaprime_r8HBi

04/02/2020

If you want to go to the Chessington passholders event, make sure to set your alarms!
- Joe

⏰ The first wave of tickets for the Chessington World of Adventures Resort Passholder preview day will be released on Thursday 6th February at 12:00pm. Set your alarms, tickets are limited!

31/01/2020

Jungle Escape has been removed from the Thorpe Park app. After discovering that the rear of it has been painted silver, could we be seeing a new attraction involved with the end of season teaser?
- Joe

14/01/2020

Chessington World of Adventures have told us the announcement date, tomorrow! Will you be answering the call of the wild?
- Joe

12/01/2020

Tulleys Shocktober Fest have added something new to their website, a new haunt already being advertised! Any ideas as to what it could be?
- Joe

07/01/2020

Demolition has started on G-Force at Drayton Manor. What will occupy the now freed up space?
- Joe

02/01/2020

Chessington World of Adventures Resort have announced the re-theme of Flying Jumbos, to Elmer’s Flying Jumbos! What do you think about the news?
- Joe

01/01/2020

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM TPNFY

With plenty of exciting things to come, the 2020 season is set to be a great one.

Alton Towers are opening their rethemed Cloud Cuckoo Land, "The World of David Walliams". The attractions are currently unknown.

Chessington WOA are rerouting Toadie's Crazy Cars to make space for their new mini log flume.

Legoland Windsor are opening their new "Duplo Dino Coaster" for the younger ones (But we all know the little ones aren't going to be the only riders).

Tornado Springs is coming to Paultons Park with new spinning coaster Storm Chaser among 8 new attractions.

Finally, Flamingo Land are unveiling their new 10 looping coaster, which is set to be a smoother (almost) clone to Colossus at Thorpe Park

We hope you all have a wonderful 2020 and get to visit as many of these new attractions as you want!

-TPNFY Team

30/12/2019

DAY 6
Halloween, like every year, has to be the best time in the theme park season for any theme park enthusiast. 2019 saw loads of new attractions and even revamped previous ones. There's simply too much to cover so here's a short summary of the additions this year!

ALTON TOWERS SCAREFEST
Introduced The Attic: Terror of the Towers and Darkest Depths

THORPE PARK FRIGHT NIGHTS
Added Creek Freak Massacre to the lineup, self proclaimed "scariest attraction [the park] have ever done"
Added "Terror at Amity High: High School Sucks" flashmob show

CHESSINGTON HOWL O WEEN
Introduced "Spyders" to their lineup, a new family scare attraction.
Included "Creepy Caves After Dark" in their offering

TULLEYS SHOCKTOBERFEST
Replaced "The Colony" with "The Wreckoning"
Added Wastelands Penitentiary

SCREAMFEST BURTON
Replaced "Demonica" with "Hillbilly Joe's Zombee Zoo"

XTREME SCREAM PARK
Is the best. Objectively.

Is there anything we've missed? What are your opinions on this year's spooky season? Let us know in the comments!

-Kai

29/12/2019

DAY 5
This 2019 season saw plenty of milestone anniversaries in the UK theme park scene.

Thorpe Park celebrated its 40th anniversary with special merchandise, and plenty of other fun events to enjoy. It also held actors in SAW: The Ride's area to celebrate its 10th year of operation.

It was also the 25th year of operation of the famous 1994 trio of coasters that all opened in the same year. These rides are Nemesis (Alton Towers), Shockwave (Drayton Manor) and The Big One (Blackpool Pleasure Beach). Celebrations included The Big One gaining its very own soundtrack, and Nemesis' designer, John Wardley, meeting and greeting starstruck enthusiasts!

2019 was indeed a year of celebration here in the UK, which celebration was your favourite?

-Kai

28/12/2019

DAY 4
The Merlin parks weren't the only parks to get new additions this season, there was a number of attractions in other parks too!

Adventure Island Introduced Axis, a new pendulum-style ride that was bound to attract visitors from across the country, and it achieved that. It's an excellent ride and just what Adventure Island needed to improve their balance in family and thrill rides.

Fantasy Island also unveiled two new rides for this year. Ice Mountain, their Fantasy Mouse coaster with its now semi-permanent festive overlay. It certainly brings something new to the table with its light effects and even animatronics! And Air Maxx 360, their intense new flat ride that actually left the park in August to travel. Let's hope it makes a return in 2020!

What do you think of these smaller additions? Did we miss any attractions at smaller theme parks?

-Kai

27/12/2019

DAY 3
The two other Merlin parks also had fantastic 2019 with the openings of Room on a Broom: A Magical Journey and Haunted House Monster Party

Chessington opened Room on a Broom: A Magical Journey back in March to replace the old Hocus Pocus Hall, it is a fantastic interactive experience for the younger ones and is definitely worth a look. Although it's a good attraction. It definitely doesn't live up to its predecessor.

Haunted House Monster Party is a solid attraction in the LEGOLAND Windsor lineup, and is definitely a new headliner at the park. It's a lighthearted, fun for all the family ride. Legoland is definitely heading in the right direction at the moment as they seem to be investing heavily on experience.

Have you experienced either of these additions?

-Kai

26/12/2019

DAY 2
Thorpe park had a busy year too, running four different events over the course of the year to celebrate its 40th birthday. These included :

GameFX - a collection of games console, old and new for all to enjoy, located in the lakeview marquee. It also gave competitive play opportunities and VR games.

Jungle Escape - An all new escape experience located in the old I'm A Celeb building. Journey through multiple puzzles and challenges to escape before the other team, but is the jungle all that it seems?

Bouncezilla - My personal favourite of the four, a huge 90m inflatable course next to Zodiac. It definitely bit back.

Luna Cinema - Movies under the stars... And stealth.

What do you think of the park's 40th anniversary celebrations?

-Kai

25/12/2019

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

TPNFY would like to wish you a Merry Christmas! We will provide posts over the next week to reflect on what a season 2019 was for the UK parks.

Up at Alton Towers, the Alton Towers Dungeon opened, providing guests with a 45 minute experience with 5 scenes and a boat ride, revitalising the old Charlie & The Chocolate Factory boat ride. It's a great addition to the park, although feeling out of place.

They also opened their new value accommodation option, with the 'Stargazing Pods'. These are great for small, older families to give the feeling of camping without all the dirty bits. Although cheaper than the hotels, I'd say it's still slightly overpriced, as you only get a limited space, and it's quite a trek to the toilet & shower block if you're in one of the farther pods.

What do you think of the 2019 additions to the resort?

-Kai

20/12/2019

After many months of rumours & speculation, Blackpool Pleasure Beach today announced that their main water ride, Valhalla will be standing but not operating in the 2020 season and instead getting a ‘sprinkling of magic’.

The ride is set to reopen in 2021 for their 125th season.

-Finlay