I love huge, chain run theme parks with loads of giant coasters as much as the next enthusiast – but I do honestly feel like small, independently run parks get far too overlooked. That’s why I was so thrilled when the opportunity to visit Flambards, right near the south-west tip of the country, presented itself…
Universal Studios Orlando announce a new theme park – Universal’s Epic Universe
Well this is a bit exciting, isn’t it?! At a major press conference today, Universal’s 3rd (4th if you include Volcano Bay) theme park was announced. This has been heavily rumoured for quite a while now, and it’s very exciting that there’s finally been a public announcement of it. The park itself is to be…
Trip report – Blackpool Pleasure Beach – 18th June 2019
I’ve only visited Blackpool Pleasure Beach once before – no one in my family can remember exactly when, but I think it was around 1999 – 2001. As you can expect, my memory from back then is a touch fuzzy, and I was far too timid/short to ride a lot of the big coasters. I…
Trip Report – Disneyland Paris 14th – 16th May 2019 Part 3 – Au Revoir!
Once again, my 7AM alarm came all too soon. Today was the last day – I had a train home in the afternoon, and work looming over me the day after. Still feeling knackered and a bit sore from the marathon day I had previously, I hauled myself into the shower and down to breakfast….
Trip Report – Disneyland Paris 14th – 16th May 2019 Part 2 – The 14 hour theme park day
My alarm went off abruptly at 7am. Despite a solid 7 hour sleep, I was absolutely knackered. After moping around in bed for 10-15 mins, it was time to get up and go for breakfast. The parks opened at 8:30 for extra magic hours for hotel guests, so as you can imagine the breakfast buffet…
Trip Report – Disneyland Paris 14th – 16th May 2019 Part 1 – Bonjour Paris!
Would you believe me if I told you I love Disney? I’ve visited the original Disneyland in California, and I’ve made 3 trips over to DisneyWorld in Florida. But oddly enough I never got round to visiting the Paris resort, despite it being the closest one to me. With my theme park withdrawal symptoms setting…
Retrospective Trip Report – Efteling, 5th February 2019
Before I get in to this report, please be aware that I am typing it up 4 months after my visit, so my memory may not be 100%. This was also before I purchased my spenny camera and started the Wide World of Thrills Instagram account, so there won’t be as many photos and they…