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Continue reading →: The fate of Galactica….?
When Galactica opened in 2002 it opened as Air, the world’s first Bolliger and Mabillard flying rollercoaster and Alton Towers’ secret weapon number 5. It features 2 inversions, a top speed of 47mph (75km/h), climbs to 66ft (20m) and is 2760ft (840m) long. It seems to have been a well…
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Continue reading →: Drayton Manor Hotel and Zoo – Review
After we’d finished at Alton Towers for Oktoberfest, we headed to Drayton Manor Hotel for an overnight stay before our visit to the park the following day The Hotel The hotel itself is right at the front of the resort with ample parking for plenty of vehicles. On the subject…
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Continue reading →: Drayton Manor Review – September 2021
This will be my first full resort review of Drayton Manor, my thoughts of the park and what I’d like to see moving forward. Drayton Manor is a large theme park located near Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, UK. The park has a hotel, zoo and a theme park with over 40…
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Continue reading →: Splash Landings Hotel & Waterpark- Review
Splash Landings As mentioned in my Oktoberfest Review, we stopped for two nights at the Splash Landings hotel. The check in process was excellent! You can either do it the conventional way by talking to a receptionist, or by using a touchscreen machine. It was easy to use and it…
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Continue reading →: Alton Towers – Oktoberfest 2021
Last year, Alton Towers launched a new event, Oktoberfest. Unfortunately we didn’t manage to get to it, but heard great things afterwards so this year, we made sure to go and visit and see what the event was all about. We made a small break of it by stopping in…
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Continue reading →: Attraction soundtracks
One of the things I rarely ever hear anyone talk about are attraction soundtracks. The music that plays in the queue line, station building or themed area. Something that adds ambiance to an area, or builds up excitement for the ride you face! I don’t know why this is as…
Catagories:Alton Towers, Blog, Chessington World of Adventures, European Theme Parks, Paultons Park, Phantasialand, Pleasure Beach Resort, Reviews, UK Theme Parks
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Continue reading →: Chessington World of Adventures – Wilderfest – August 2021
Our visit to Chessington for Wilderfest was a pretty quick decision. I’d thought about it, Tracy mentioned it, and within minutes we’d booked the hotel at Cobham services (again) and prebooked our passholder tickets. We hadn’t planned in for another Chessington until Howl’o’ween later this year but they announced Wilderfest,…
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Continue reading →: Battle of the two top tier thrill machines – The Smiler and Stealth
I’d really like to get to the bottom of which is the best, in my opinion, out these two excellent roller coasters. I’d like to break them down into component parts and decide overall which one will finally take the top spot for me, as it’s so close between them!…
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Continue reading →: Holiday 2021 in Summary
As I stated in my previous blog, I’d like to summarise our trip away and add any advice to others planning on the same sort of trip. The Parks Over the course of the holiday we visited 8 very different parks around the country with our standout favorite of the…
Catagories:Adventure Island, Alton Towers, Blog, Chessington World of Adventures, Fantasy Island, Oakwood, Paultons Park, Pleasure Beach Resort, Reviews, Thorpe Park, UK Theme Parks
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Continue reading →: Ingoldmells & Fantasy Island – Stop 10
Our final stop on our epic trip was The Villager Hotel just outside Fantasy Island at Ingoldmells. The hotel was once again really nice, quiet too considering it had a bar below and to the side of it. The rooms were nice and had everything we needed, a lovely place…
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Continue reading →: Margate, Southend & Adventure Island – Stop 9
From Chessington we drove to Margate and the Hussar Inn which is a pub with rooms above it, and quite a nice one at that too. The rooms were good sized, and the bathroom was massive, and yet the telly was tiny! The barman was excellent, helped us with any…
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Continue reading →: Chessington World of Adventures & Margate – Stop 8
Following on from Thorpe Park, we stopped in The Ramada at Cobham services on the M25. This hotel was very cheap, and my exceptions were low because of this but I was pleasantly surprised at how good the hotel actually is. We paid £29 for the night, and it easily…
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Continue reading →: Cobham & Thorpe Park – Stop 7
After our final night in Southampton Holiday inn, we once again packed the car up and left for our next stop, Thorpe Park! We’ve visited Thorpe Park twice before and both times we’ve enjoyed it but felt that it wasn’t as good as it should have been, so this time…
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Continue reading →: Southampton & Paultons Park – Stop 6
Once we’d fought our way through traffic to Southampton, we arrived at the Holiday Inn Southampton West. We had 3 nights booked here, and this was a nice place to stay, with ample sized rooms, and we had a decent view from ours as we were further up in the…
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Continue reading →: Bristol, Blandford Forum & Bovington – Stops 4 & 5
For day 5 and 6, we had a visit to Bristol, staying in The Coach House just outside Bristol. A Lovely little hotel tucked away from the road, lovely rooms and reception from the staff! In the morning we had a go on a driving range, whacking golf balls all…
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Continue reading →: Hereford & Oakwood – Stop 3
Once we’d finished with Alton, we hit the road, heading to Hereford and the Three Horseshoes Inn. On the way, we got caught up in some heavy traffic following an accident, which made us quite late to the Inn, but the staff were fantastic. They kept the kitchen open for…
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Continue reading →: Stafford & Alton Towers – Stop 2
After leaving Blackpool, we headed on to Days Inn at Stafford M6 southbound services. The rooms were standard rooms, twin beds, desk and the like, with an excellent shower but a lack of air conditioning. We had a very good nights stay here. The following morning we were up, fed…
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Continue reading →: Blackpool Pleasure Beach – First stop!
Continuing on from my previous blog, I said we’d started our road trip at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. We were there over two days, and we stopped at Seaforth Guesthouse, which is 10 minutes walk from the entrance. It was a lovely little place, just enough room for the two of…
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Continue reading →: 2021 Summer holiday
Over the summer Tracy and I did an epic 1600 ish mile trip around some of the UKs best theme parks. Over the course of two weeks, we visited: Blackpool Pleasure Beach Alton Towers Oakwood Paultons Park Thorpe Park Chessington World of Adventures Dreamland Adventure Island Fantasy Island As well…
Catagories:Adventure Island, Alton Towers, Blog, Chessington World of Adventures, Oakwood, Paultons Park, Pleasure Beach Resort, Thorpe Park, UK Theme Parks
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Continue reading →: First Blog and Introduction
Hi! Welcome to my blog! To start with heres a bit about myself, I’m David, a 31 year old enthusiast, living in the north of the country. I’ve had a keen interest in roller coasters and theme parks for many years, having started my journey at Bottons Pleasure Beach in…
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