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04/06/2025

Merlin Entertainments has offloaded the operation of several of its attractions at and around Blackpool Tower. The council will take over on 1 August 2025.

Priced at £250 per person, the tour of the 2000-built Intamin dark ride appeared to have sold out by about 10:40 on Mond...
26/05/2025

Priced at £250 per person, the tour of the 2000-built Intamin dark ride appeared to have sold out by about 10:40 on Monday's launch.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach is offering a behind the scenes tour of the Valhalla water ride this July. It will cost £250 per person.

Private equity backer Epiris is expected to table an offer for several of Merlin Entertainments’ UK Sea Life Centres.
23/05/2025

Private equity backer Epiris is expected to table an offer for several of Merlin Entertainments’ UK Sea Life Centres.

Private equity backer Epiris is expected to table an offer for several of Merlin Entertainments' UK Sea Life Centres.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach has confirmed that the name of its new Intamin Gyro Swing ride will be Aviktas.
21/05/2025

Blackpool Pleasure Beach has confirmed that the name of its new Intamin Gyro Swing ride will be Aviktas.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach has confirmed that the name of its new Intamin Gyro Swing ride will be called Aviktas. It will open in 2026.

Paultons Park will open its first inverting rollercoaster as part of a new Viking-themed area in 2026.
17/05/2025

Paultons Park will open its first inverting rollercoaster as part of a new Viking-themed area in 2026.

Paultons Park will open its first inverting rollercoaster as part of a new Viking-themed area in 2026. It will be a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach has introduced an entry ticket which allows non-riders entry to the park for £25.It is the firs...
17/05/2025

Blackpool Pleasure Beach has introduced an entry ticket which allows non-riders entry to the park for £25.

It is the first time there has been a non-rider option for entry to the park since 2019.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach has introduced an entry ticket which allows non-riders entry to the park for £25. The option returns for the first time since 2019.

Kevin McNulty told Edinburgh Live that he felt his three children were “very very lucky” to avoid injury.
11/05/2025

Kevin McNulty told Edinburgh Live that he felt his three children were “very very lucky” to avoid injury.

A spinning car carrying three children detached from a waltzer ride at Edinburgh's Galactic Carnival Festival on Saturday.

28 years on from being launched as Sony PlayStation: The Ride, Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s shot tower is back with a mode...
10/05/2025

28 years on from being launched as Sony PlayStation: The Ride, Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s shot tower is back with a modest bang.

We review Launch Pad, the rebranded launch tower ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. It is a refurbished version of the former Ice Blast and PlayStation ride.

09/04/2025

The UK government has committed to supporting the construction of a Universal Studios theme park in Bedfordshire.

27/03/2025

Merlin Entertainments is ending its three-party business model, which saw theme parks, Legoland parks, and smaller attractions operated semi-indendently.

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