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  1. Blackpool Pleasure Beach

    in UK Attractions

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    Daily Mail are reporting that Pleasure Beach is up for sale and BPB have approached Robbie Williams. 
     

    It’s the Mail though…

     

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9316085/Robbie-Williams-considers-buying-Blackpool-Pleasure-Beach-theme-park.html

     

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    Robbie Williams is considering buying Blackpool Pleasure Beach theme park in a bid to turn the seaside resort into the 'Monaco of the North'.

    The former Take That singer revealed yesterday how he had been approached by the owners of the North East attraction to see if he would like to buy it.

    Speaking on Alan Carr's Life's A Beach podcast, the Angels singer, 47, said he was 'tempted,' to buy it and wanted to put together a 'conglomerate of showbiz types,' to revamp the famed attraction. 
     

     


    As expected by PB’s “comment” it was basically strange PR 

     

    A spokesman from the park told MailOnline: 'Blackpool Pleasure Beach, which is wholly owned by the Thompson family has "No Regrets" that Robbie Williams may have "Misunderstood" that "Something Beautiful" like Pleasure Beach is available to buy. 

    'With a view "Beyond the Sea" from the top of The Big One it's no surprise he is interested, but for now let us entertain you when we reopen for our 125th season on the 12th April.'

     

     

  2. Merlin Entertainments

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    As predicted Gold & Platinum passes have launched

     

    https://www.merlinannualpass.co.uk/compare-passes/new-passes

     

    prebook info as well, discovery & gold” AP can pre book 3 visits per attraction at a time and platinum can prebook 6 visits per attraction.

     

    ”Our new pre-book system will allow Passholders to change the date of their booking or suspend the booking until they are ready to choose another date. Once bookings have been changed or suspended the ticket allocation will automatically reset, becoming available for other Passholders.”

  4. Croc Drop

    in Chessington World of Adventures

    Posted

    8 minutes ago, Theme Park Fanatic said:

    @Ringo maybe Chessington want to surprise the public to lift their spirits after the Coronavirus Pandemic that has ruined the past year.

    That’s not how Merlin work, the refurbishment would be promoted everywhere Merlin in order to sell Annual passes, hotel stays etc


    Plus with this going to rival Disney theming there’s absolutely no way Merlin would keep quiet...

  10. Fright Nights 2020 - No Spoilers

    in The Future

    Posted

    Went yesterday and was surprised there was no visible police, usually you see them walking round with the parks security.

     

    tonight sounds terrible, the frontline staff have been let down by management if reports are accurate. It’s also common knowledge that for years a % of that group get in via Monks walk - why haven’t the park done something about the fencing.

  11. Fright Nights 2020

    in The Past

    Posted

    26 minutes ago, Coaster said:

    I find it unbelievable that an event which didn't run indoor mazes due to COVID safety, lets a lot of people pack into a small claustrophobic tunnel to queue?

    That £10 per person is clearly worth more than anyone’s life.
     

    If the park can’t maintain the social distancing then the attraction shouldn’t be open. Yes everyone has a part to play in distancing but in this case it’s the park’s responsibility to enforce it.

  17. Merlin Entertainments

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Could very well see the Silver (standard), Gold (premium) & Platinum styles appear - probably though the Platinum will be less restrictive in visits but not VIP replacement, that would probably be per park add-on like Legoland’s Club VIP / Thorpe’s unlimited Fastrack add-on. 

  18. Merlin Entertainments

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Merlin have suspended new pass sales along with renewals, effective today.


    Probably a mixture of new pass products / Covid uncertainty.

     

    https://www.merlinannualpass.co.uk/compare-passes/renewal-passes


     

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    We have made the decision to temporarily remove all Annual Passes and Membership products from sale from the 24th September 2020. 

    Following your helpful feedback from our recent customer survey, we are currently revising and updating our Merlin Annual Pass product line-up to ensure all our Passholders have the best possible experience and great value at our attractions.

    Please be reassured this does not affect current Passholders in any way and you can continue to use your pass to visit our attractions. Please remember that to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 our attractions are currently operating at reduced capacities. Therefore, pre-booked tickets are required to visit all our attractions to help us adhere to strict social-distancing measures to keep us all safe.

    We are aware that some Passholders have not been able to book their preferred slots for our attractions and have taken a number of steps to address this, including adding availability for Passholders and creating afternoon passes. Please be considerate of the Passholders community and only book slots for times when you definitely intend to visit.

    We will share updates on our social media channels and website as soon as passes go back on sale.

     

  20. 2020 Season

    in The Past

    Posted

    And to complete the Fastrack offering, Thorpe are now offering one shot fastrack for general sale.

     

    https://www.thorpepark.com/tickets-passes/extras/fastrack/

     

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    One shot theme park fastrack

    Just want to skip the queue once? During your visit you can purchase a One Shot Fastrack from £10 - available to buy from our roaming fastrack sales team.  

    In the morning our roaming fastrack sales team can be found on park as you exit the dome near Island Help and Information.  The afternoon the team can be found outside our major rollercoasters.  Feel ask a member of staff if you are trying to locate the roaming fastrack sales team.

    Please note that our fastrack is being sold on an extremely limited basis as part of our ongoing safety enhancements.

     

  22. 2020 Season

    in The Past

    Posted

    6 minutes ago, ThorpeAddict said:

    Doesn't the premium annual pass already offer free parking and less restrictions? 

     

    Hope this infinity one isn't a VIP type pass with unlimited fastrack all year...

    Would make sense with a name like infinity...

  24. Chessington General Discussion

    in Chessington World of Adventures

    Posted

    14 minutes ago, JoshC. said:

    I think it's only Hotel guests who booked pre-Covid who (should) get Fastrack, and that's usually just unlimited for the first hour. It's certainly not listed as a park for staying there currently. That and those who pre-booked will make up a tiny percentage of people going. 

     

    There's no Passholders who are entitled to Fastrack either (unless people bought the season Fastrack pass if they offered it during off-season, which again will be a tiny tiny proportion of people).

     

    Thorpe haven't been offering Fastrack in a normal sense though; just to a very small proportion who booked it 5+ months ago.

    There’s still some Vip passes out there as well as seen them in the queue (was posted on TowersStreet that Towers are giving Vip passes a £20 voucher per visit as compensation for no Fastrack)
     

    Hotel guests, someone asked on Twitter at reopening and the park said hotel guests would still get it and the few people you see queue supports that. Also noticed some who have a printed ticket.

     

    As you say it’s a small amount but Fastrack is in operation just not available to buy online or on the day. 

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