Paultons Park 15/03/14
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My aim this year is to visit as many of the British theme parks as possible giving this blog the name "A Year of Britain" in the hope that next year it can expand and so on 
Anyway, first up is the delightful Paultons Park!
I had only been once before back when Cobra opened in 2006 and it was a really nice day out. So 8 years on it was time to see what had changed.
Upon arrival it was raining 
But do not fear, it was only the bizarre but cool new raining tree!
Although the new entrance wasn't ready and we had to go through that lovely tent it sure is a nice looking new entrance and plaza!
This bird was certainly impressed with the new entrance!
One thing about Paultons is how beautiful it is! The park is in a lovely country setting and has some great nature and wildlife. But it is also clear that they care about the appearance of the park which is great!
Lots of open grass space! It's really nice as this is the first thing you see before any rides. Peaceful and tranquil.
Before the rides opened at 10:30 we had a wander through the dinosaurs.
All dinosaurs looked happy and well looked after so all good here.
Not yet weird purple lava volcano drop tower with a dinosaur in the queue...
Time for the first ride of the day on the very decent Cobra!
It's a very blue ride! So to counteract this they have cleverly placed a red bin in the way of this shot.
Now don't confuse Cobra with Kobra at Chessington, down here they call it The Edge. Quite easy to tell the difference, Paultons spell things properly, Merlin use stupid letters.
After sorting that out, we rode Magma!
Queue is weird but nicely themed, ride makes very little sense (a volcano with a dinosaur and a mine? Yeah I know...) but it was a fun ride. Made me a bit queasy as it spins slowly while dropping and goes on for ever but still fun
Moving on we have Red boat Blue boat Up boat Down boat. I mean Raging River Rapids. Standard fun fair model but good fun and very bright!
Look at how nice the plants around this chairswing is! And Cobra.
We were a week early for the Victorian carousel 
But it looked good and the plant things around it were really cool!
Mr Meerkat will definitely be first in line!
What's this I see?
Mr Penguin isn't giving it away...
Of course it's Peppa Pig World!
Although it was heaving in there which is good because it made the rest of the park dead, it is really well done! It's bright, cheerful, heavily detailed and the rides are based on the characters making it very popular. For what was a relatively small and unknown park, this area has given the park new life and success! They (unlike Drayton) don't keep adding to this area, they are instead using the money and improving the rest of the park adding a variety of family thrills! Merlin, Cbeebies land has a LOT to live up to.
A ride with a sting in its tail.
And I will finish this entry up with a picture of the really nice 4D cinema! I hear that the same company are doing the 4D cinema at Thorpe which fills me with hope as this is a really nice cinema!
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