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Critters in a Cobra Kingdom

That's none of the above. But we're at Paultons! This bird is happy because of this. Paultons is lovely With some great landscapers! And a volcano! Want a really cool retheme of a section? Look no further! Simple, yet great Really wacky And fun which is perfect for families Themed staff area too And a little aquarium type thing Just really fun! Rest of the park is standard. The modern en

(SPOILERS) Trolly Dollies Ghost Train

WARNING - This review has very STRONG spoilers     Choo Choo... No this isn't Runaway Mine Train, this is MY Ghost Train (Well actually it's Derren's, but I got to experience it last weekend). Delayed for two months, a hype built higher than Kingda Ka and being the largest investment in Merlin HISTORY! I, of course, had low expectations. EXTERIOR I'll begin my review on the outside, we were greeted by a 90 minute queue in the baking heat, so I had lots of time t

Holiday Park - The Rest

With GeForce getting us on to a high it was in to the rest of the park to see what it had to offer, and it turned out there were a couple of other stand out bits. First up was something else I had little expectation of having not done the type before and thinking they looked awkward and a bit cheap and nasty, Premier Rides Sky Rocket Sky Scream.   Hanging   Again I was wrong and I loved it. The launch is fast and smooth, I think this was my first rolling launch and
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Holiday Park - Expedition GeForce

The first day proper began with a short easy drive to Holiday Park of about 15 minutes, Speyer really is an ideal base for a visit here. On a term time weekday with the Germans all tucked up behind their desks somewhere we were greeted with a practically empty park and some rather generous 09:00 - 18:00 opening hours.     Arriving a bit early we were let through to the little holding plaza where the two pathways into the main park were held with barriers, while some of the f
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The journey

My lack of having visited Europa had been hanging over me for far too long, so it was decided Germany had to happen. Not wanting to go all that way without seeing any of the country or other nearby parks, a plan was made to add Holiday Park, Tripsdrill and a mountain coaster to the week long trip. A plan which was made largely guided by trip reports and advice from the lovely members here and on TowersStreet, so thank you all, and I’ll try and include some bits which might help other thinking of
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Chessington - 22nd July 2016

I don't think I need to tell you how much I love Chessington.   We must be in double figures for visits this year by now and no plans of stopping yet.   Today was a fantastic day at my beloved, with no closed rides, only one breakdown (and a delay on Dragon's Fury while we were on that wasn't a breakdown), two fantastic rides on the bigger coasters, however the sad news that Bubbleworks would be closing in September.   First things first I went on Dragons Fury via S
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Journey to Skull Island...and back

Fellow mortals. If you are reading this, it means I have literally just returned from a preposterous trek within the vicinity of the most dangerous place on Earth...Skull Island.   ...but of course for the most technically-minded (and gullible) of readers, this is only my report from my recent trip to Orlando.   No sooner than I arrived had I had an unexpected encounter with a mysterious creature. One of Skull Island's deadly inhabitants?   Anyway, the cal

Walibi- Mack Get Weirder

As we know, Walibi Belgium and Holland got new Mack's this year. Both new types of Mack's.  This is what Belgium asked for. It's really grand. Has a spectacular splash It's really cool And there's a cool turntable to improve throughputs and just be cool! Queue was cool too!   So that's what Walibi get when they ask for a ride (and Mack are the company that choose to do it).   Don't know what you want? Then roll up, today

Taron- A controversial view

Phantasialand is a stunning park. Up there was one of my favourites, and definitely my favourite non Disney/Uni park.  Look at the stunningness. Everything is just so well done. Immersion is great. Rides are fab. Like Maus Au Chocolat. It just has so much magic going for it! Midway Mania sounds tacky compared to this. The fun house down Berlin street is odd for a theme park but great.  Destroyed Josh on our second go as well   It's a beautiful park. And th

BelGerAnd2 - Holland

Walibi Holland was the only new-for-me park of the trip, and there were two obvious draws for visiting:  the new Mack coaster Lost Gravity, and Goliath, the Intamin mega coaster.  We seemed to get lucky with our visit, as the park was very quiet, and we didn't queue over 15 minutes for anything if memory serves me correctly.  Overall impressions of the park are quite mixed for me; there's some great attractions around the park (and of higher quality to Walibi Belgium's offerings), but there's st

BelGerAnd2 - Belgium

This past week, I hit up a few European parks in search of some new creds, and to go back to some places I enjoyed last year.  Just thought I'd throw in a few thoughts from my visits...   Plopsaland de Panne Went here last year, and had a lot of fun.  With Heidi originally planned to open July 1st, we decided to return for some wooden coaster goodness.  Alas, it wasn't meant to be as Heidi Spiti is too loud at the moment, and sound barriers are still being constructed.  

Taron

Taron looks like burnt spaghetti.     Taron, the biggest part of Phantasialand's newest development; Klugheim is one of the better coasters I've been on.     The parks biggest and baddest ride has little mercy, and throws you around the majority of the track relentlessly, curving and hopping in ways previously unmatched in steel tracks, comparable to renowned wooden coasters.     The ride is a very generous length, and meanders its way

Paris Asterix

Paris! Because mini breaks are awesome! With ghostly looking lighting This is the church in Madeline. Although the outside doesn't look as spectacular as St Augustin or Notre Dame, it is much grander on the inside View to the Concorde St Augustin With a mini version of the tower roof inside the tower roof. ROOFCEPTION Arc De Triomphe  Was a long way to the top Worth it for the views though! And, like many things in P

Liseberg: The Hills Of Helix

Two weeks after experiencing the wonders of Europa, I would be experiencing another new European park. This park was Liseberg, Sweden's largest amusement park located slap-bang in the middle of Gothenburg home to a fine number of flat rides and coasters. Prior to 2014 I knew nothing about this place until a certain ride helixed into the lineup making this park leapfrog onto my list of must do parks.  After checking in and dropping our bags off at Gothia Towers we headed over

ChessingtonSam's 2016 Blog - June

So my last blog lasted long. Hopefully I'll be able to keep up-to-date with this one.   This blog will be divided into three sections: My News: Stuff I'm doing (theme park related)   UK Theme Park News (that you probably wouldn't have heard about)   International Theme Park News (that you proabably won't have heard about)   Anyway, on with proceedings.    MY NEWS I'm going to Alton Towers in July! We're going t
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Reign of Kong - Universal Studios Orlando - SPOILERS

KONG…     This has been an attraction I’ve been following for a very long time, I just knew that if the ride was going to be as good as the facade, then Universal have done it again. Boy oh boy have they done it again. They have well and truly hit it out of the park with this ride. From the moment you enter the queueline, to the moment you step out of the mammoth ride vehicles at exit, you are fully immersed in the world of Kong.   The story stars with myself and Amarghh
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Wodan

I'm not gonna drown you with words, or pictures either. I just want to demonstrate how I fell in love with Wodan.   From the entrance, Wodan sits on the far right hand side of the park. you have to walk through most areas to get there, and the pathways there are limited, but stunningly themed, however when you emerge in Iceland you are treated to this gem of a view.     The ride casts an intimidating shadow over the rest of Iceland, and it's thunderous roar is well

Dem Deutsche Days - 3/3

Germany trip - Part 3/3 From 19th May to 25th May 2016 With Loose Steele Bluth Parks visited: Hansa Park, Heide Park, Phantasialand **Photos to be added at a later date**   See parts 1 and 2 for Hansa Park and Heide Park Days 4, 5, and beginning of 6 were spent at Phantasialand   General points ⁃              Park open 9-6 (Rides open either 9:30 or 10, and queues close at 17:45) ⁃              All rides were walk-on during the visi
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Dem Deutsche Days - 2/3

Germany trip - Part 2/3 From 19th May to 25th May 2016 With Loose Steele Bluth Parks visited: Hansa Park, Heide Park, Phantasialand **Photos to be added at a later date**   Day 1 - Hansa Park is in the previous blog post   Day 2 - Heide Park     General points ⁃              Park open 10-6 ⁃              It was a Saturday so the park was very busy (See queue-times to see the difference between Saturday and Sunday particularly!)
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Dem Deutsche Days - 1/3

Germany trip - Part 1/3 From 19th May to 25th May 2016 With Loose Steele Bluth Parks visited: Hansa Park, Heide Park, Phantasialand **Photos to be added at a later date**   Edit:  SPOILER TAGS ARE NOT WORKING AT PRESENT, SO BEWARE THERE ARE MANY SPOILERS   We hopped on the plane at LHR being keen for the parks again, Got the metro from HAM woo! Am I getting airtime?  Jumped out the train it's Hamburg Central Station, checked in the hotel I can see the free
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Take me to Disneyland (16)

I must admit when reviewing Disneyland two years ago I was way to harsh. Part of the nature of theme parks is having high expectations and them not quite being fulfilled. Part of that is my fault, I'd built the place up to be the place that Walt built, when in reality the place has grown beyond recognition from when he was alive. The aspect I wasn't quite prepared for was just how small (in comparison to Disneyland Parc or Magic Kingdom) Disneyland is and how crowded it could become. Everytime I

Euro Matt: The Wonders Of Europa

Over the last year, my theme park adventures have taken me to some  weird and wonderful places away from the U.K. This is all started with Disneyland Paris last april [with a return visit in September] followed by Efteling in November. But from here on, where would my next theme park adventure take me? It would take me to Europa Park, the crème de la creme of European parks amongst being one of the best in the world [if not the best]. After a doable 1 hr 20 minute flight to Basel from Gatwi

Natural Beauty, Amongst the twists and the turns

Thought I'd start my blog with something light and jolly. There is something so amazing about theme parks, the thrills and the adrenaline when your on the towering wonders of engineering. However there are only a few Theme parks where you can have fun without riding a single ride or visiting a single attraction. Alton Towers breaks the mold. It is extremely calming and relaxing to take half of the day walking around the gardens or climbing the Towers rather than rushing from ride to ri

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