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Mexicana is gone, and Rattlesnake is now part of Forbidden Kingdom.

What does the future hold for this Chessington classic?

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We love the addition of the Freaky Five characters across Alton Towers this Scarefest! Who’s your favourite Scarefest mascot?

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What’s the coolest Halloween display you’ve seen at an attraction? We love this duck made out of pumpkins spotted at Europa Park!

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Spooky Season is almost here, which means it’s almost time for Nemesis Reborn in the dark 👽👻

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@ChessingtonBuzz It’ll be interesting to see the effect this has on the rest of the park during construction. It’s a lot of capacity taken away at once!

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It’s sad to see the end of Kingda Ka. The most famous non Disney or Universal coaster?

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The projected completion date of Kingda Ka’s demolition is quickly coming near (February 20th, 2025). And 2 days ago, it was believed that construction workers were seen rigging the top hat for demolition.

Long live the king! (2005-2024)🪦🎢

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Fiona Eastwood has today been announced as Chief Executive Officer of Merlin Entertainments, with immediate effect. Fiona said “It’s an honour to be chosen to lead Merlin. It is a truly world class company, with remarkable global reach and impact." ➡️ https://t.co/8TAtkvAvZN

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Euro-Mir is a classic Mack spinning coaster, opening in 1997.

The ride is set to be transformed in the near future, however not much is known about the project.

What do you think could happen to this ride in the future?

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It’s a sunny #NationalRollerCoasterDay in Forbidden Valley here at Alton Towers!

Are you celebrating at any theme parks?

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Exciting to see another one of these arrive in the UK, and a great fit for Pleasure Beach!

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Blackpool Pleasure Beach has procured an Intamin Gyro Swing flat ride, recently-filed documents suggest. https://t.co/DpIAHkfe1P

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Maurer certainly come up with some unique designs, including this recently released KrakeX ASM Launch Coaster!

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2024 has been the modern ‘Year of The Rollercoaster’ in the UK!

From the height record being broken, Nemesis opening and a brand new star of the show at Drayton Manor, history has repeated itself.

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It may have taken 4 rides but we finally experienced both cycles on Gold Rush with our last ride.

Overall both experiences are fantastic, however dropping down the lift hill backwards really catches you off guard - even if you know it’s coming!

Drayton Manor are onto a winner!

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The rest of the area where Gold Rush is located has been transformed into Frontier Falls!

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It’s time for us to Brave The Wave for the first time, Drayton Manor’s other new attraction for 2024!

This coaster has seen a reimagining with the previous stand up train replaced with a sit down variant manufactured by ART Engineering.

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A perfect fit for Drayton Manor, we’ve experienced Gold Rush for the first time. Travelling over the top of the lift initially, our first ride was full of surprises.

Featuring launches and directional changes, this family thrill coaster is fantastic fun! Cycle 2 later? 🤞

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The station for Gold Rush is very well themed, including the secure storage units!

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One way of describing Gold Rush is… technical. 🤔😵‍💫

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Yee Haw! Gold Rush looks like a fantastic family coaster!

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Rory and Lory are dressed for the occasion as we join the queue for Gold Rush!