Posted November 4, 20204 yr comment_271722 So, 2020. It goes without saying that this was a tough year for everyone; with everything else going on in the world, theme park visits feel like a pretty unimportant thing to talk about, but with everything else being so awful, they provided a much needed escape for those whom felt comfortable to and/or were able to visit. It has been a very different year, and with that in mind, theme park visit lists will look very different this year. With this in mind, did you manage to visit any parks this year, and if so, which ones? I took the opportunity of a "step-back" from normal times to re-visit and support some of the independent parks in the UK. I was pretty careful with planning my visits to be during quieter times, which usually worked well, and I'd say that I felt pretty safe during my visits. Whilst there were guests at some parks who didn't follow regulations, e.g. not wearing masks or getting too close in queues, I didn't hesitate to tell them to keep a further distance away! My park visits (in order) were; Before First Lockdown Blackpool Pleasure Beach x4 After First Lockdown Brean Theme Park x1 Oakwood Theme Park x1 Alton Towers x1 Fantasy Island x1 Chessington x1 Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach x1 Pleasurewood Hills x1 Adventure Island x1 (Added in December)
November 4, 20204 yr comment_271723 Here goes. Before Lockdown 1: Winter Wonderland Blackpool PB 2x Paradise Wildlife park After lock down 1 Thorpe 3x Chessington 2x Towers Fantasy Island Adventure Island Lockdown 2- Nothing At All! Feel like I haven’t done too badly given this horrible year! Wake me up when this all ends!
November 4, 20204 yr comment_271724 Just a few for me too. Thorpe x3 Towers x1 Chessington x1 Fantasy Island x1 Adventure Island x1 Missed out on planned trips to EP, Energylandia, Legendia, Liseberg and BPB. Can't really moan, didn't expect to go to most!
November 4, 20204 yr comment_271725 Phantasialand x3 (pre-lockdown) Thorpe Park x7 Chessington Legoland Alton Towers x2 Blackpool Parc Asterix Parc du Bocasse Festyland Parc Saint Paul Jardin d'Acclimitation Dennlys Parc A quieter year compared to 2018 and 2019, and much quieter compared to what I had planned. But a fun year all the same, and good considering the context. Holding out that travel and open parks will be allowed in December so I can squeeze in a trip to Phantasialand for Fly, but I'm not holding my breath.
November 5, 20204 yr comment_271727 All mine post-lockdown Alton Towers - 4 days Europa Park - 3 days Chessington - 1 day Disneyland Paris - 3 days This year, was supposed to feature Disneyland California, Californias Great America and the Florida Disney parks. It's also the first time since 2000 that I haven't been to Thorpe Park.
November 5, 20204 yr comment_271729 All visits post "Lockdown" Drayton Manor Legendia Energylandia So yeah not much really. Was hoping to get to Blackpool,Cedar Point,Kings Island,Efteling,Walibi Holland and Phantasialand. Oh well!! Always next year....I hope.
November 5, 20204 yr comment_271730 A pretty boring year for me as usual (these were all after lockdown): Thorpe Park Alton Towers Blackpool Fantasy Island Flamingo Land Was supposed to be going PA but for obvious reasons that got cancelled 😭
November 12, 20204 yr comment_271808 Winter Wonderland x1 (6-7 month dead spot for very obvious reasons) Thorpe Park x3 Drayton Manor x2 Brean Theme Park x1 Funland at the Tropicana x1 Random funfair with 2 creds x1 Clacton Pier x2 Adventure Island x1 I plan on Old MacDonald Farm to get an extra credit in December so things aren't over yet.
November 19, 20204 yr comment_271867 Adventure Island Errrr.... Billy Butlins Fairground, Bognor. Oh dear. Next year should be better, daughter is just about the magical 0.9 mark so kiddie credits ahoy.
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