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Continue reading →: Hull Fair 2022
It’s that time of the year again, Hull fair returns to Walton Street for a vast array of travelling attractions. This will be the first year I’ve gone whilst writing this blog as we couldn’t attend last year. The fair is the largest travelling fair in Europe, according to the…
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Continue reading →: Pleasurewood Hills
Our final stop on our weekend away was to Pleasurewood Hills Family Theme Park in nearby Lowestoft. Unlike Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach, we were allowed to record on rides here and simply had to visit reception for them to check out equipment out. This is the first time I’ve had…
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Continue reading →: Great Yarmouth Pleasure beach
As our main visit in Great Yarmouth, we were both looking forward to Pleasure Beach! I’ve read some great things about this smaller seaside attraction, and my main focus was on the parks scenic railway, Roller Coaster! The park has shifted from being a token based park to having times…
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Continue reading →: Joyland Great Yarmouth
Recently we took a trip to Great Yarmouth for a visit to Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach, followed by Pleasurewood Hills. As we’d booked for a 2 night stay and 3 days off, we had a look at other things to do while we were in Norfolk. There is a Sealife…
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Continue reading →: Alton Towers Oktoberfest 2022!
Last year we visited Alton Towers for their Oktoberfest event and thoroughly enjoyed it (you can read about it here), so it was a certainty that we’d visit this year! I’ll go into the actual event elements as I run through how our day went, but first we visited Oblivion!…
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Continue reading →: Alton Towers – The future of the Towers!
There’s quite a bit of buzz happening at the moment surrounding Alton Towers. Firstly there’s the closure of Duel, which officially happened on the 6th of September and I’ll go into later. Then there’s a consultation being held on the 19th of September with regards to a new attraction going…
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Continue reading →: Top Thill Dragster retires
Yesterday Cedar Point broke the news that Top Thrill Dragster will cease to exist as an experience as we know it. I read this as the attraction is going to be getting some major work or overhauled in some way, not that the ride is being removed entirely! The reason…
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Continue reading →: Icon, Enso and controversy
I feel like I’ve got a lot to talk about with regards to Icon and more with regards to Enso. Let me start by saying the ride is good. Great even, and certainly worthy of it’s current 7th place in my own personal rankings. The issue is that I feel…
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Continue reading →: Drayton Manor – August 2022 – Vikings!
Our most recent theme park outing was to Drayton Manor! A slightly impromptu visit but since the park is offering 2 visits for the price of one, it makes a lot of sense, especially with their new area, Vikings! Vikings The new area is nicely themed and very pleasant on…
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Continue reading →: Thorpe Shark Cabins
Recently we stopped at Thorpe Park in their on site accommodation as mentioned in my Carnival blog post. Here’s my thoughts on the Thorpe Shark Cabins! The cabins themselves are quite small, some might say cosy and comprise a double bed, 2 bunk beds, a wet room and a little…
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Continue reading →: Thorpe Park Carnival
For a little weekend getaway we decided on a visit to Thorpe Park, and that we’d stay on site in the Thorpe Shark Cabins. I’ll have a full dedicated blog talking about our experience with them but needless to say it’s the weakest offering of the Merlin Parks on site…
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Continue reading →: Oakwood – The first washout
Our first big park would have been Oakwood theme park in Pembrokeshire, but the weather took a turn for the worse and though we had a couple of rides there, we ended up leaving as it was just too wet to enjoy anything. We did still manage a ride on…
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Continue reading →: Barry Island first visit
Our second park visit for the holiday was another first time park, Barry Island Pleasure Park. We stayed in a hotel by Cardiff airport the night before and we got there early so headed into Barry to have a look around. First impressions weren’t too good as the area the…
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Continue reading →: Sik at Flamingo Land- Review
Since starting this blog we’ve not had many new rollercoasters open, let alone many new thrill rides. When it was first announced and given the placeholder name of Inversion, I quietly looked forward to being part of the community riding something brand new for the first time together. The name…
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Continue reading →: Crealy for the first time
For our holiday this year we once again looked at a UK road trip around a few parks and though we started at Tankfest at Bovington, our first park on the trip was Crealy. I don’t feel that there’s much to talk about here in regards to Tankfest but it…
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Continue reading →: 2022 Holiday Plan!
For our holiday this year, we’ll once again be doing a UK road trip! This time however we won’t be visiting a single Merlin park, instead opting for a few new places! Even though we’re only going away for a week this time, we’ll be covering just as much distance…
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Continue reading →: Thorpe Park Mardi Gras!
Mardi Gras is something of a new thing in the UK. In writing this blog I’ve found out that the UK equivalent is Pancake Day which I can’t see Merlin Entertainments hosting in their parks, so Mardi Gras it is! This is our first visit to Thorpe Park this year…
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Continue reading →: Ramada By Wyndham at Cobham Services
This is a very different blog to my others, but very relevant to other blogs I’ve made. I’ve mentioned before that we’ve stayed in the Ramada at Cobham services for our trips to Thorpe Park, Chessington and Legoland as its location is great for all 3 parks. Legoland is 30…
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Continue reading →: Let’s talk Vekoma Madhouses
As mentioned in a previous blog, I’d like to break down the various Vekoma Madhouse attractions that the UK has, compare and contrast their ride mechanics and themes and finally rank them. It won’t be that hard though as there are only 3 currently in the UK. Firstly I haven’t…
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Continue reading →: Drayton Manor April 2022 & Fazeley Inn
After Festival of Thrills, we headed over to Fazeley to stop for the night in Fazeley Inn as it’s right on the doorstep of Drayton Manor! The pub itself was fine, standard UK pub, with very well priced breakfast options! The room however, did leave a lot to be desired.…
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