
Alton Towers Battle Galleons Repainted
Battle Galleons has had lots of work has gone into giving the attraction a new lease of life after voyages across the rough seas have started taking their toll.

Battle Galleons has had lots of work has gone into giving the attraction a new lease of life after voyages across the rough seas have started taking their toll.

Today is the first day of the theme park season at Alton Towers which means new pin badges! And there's a lot of new pin badges for all the collectors out there. A new mini set of badges has been launched costing £16, the set includes all of the main rollercoaster logos.

The opening of The World Of David Walliams is just weeks away and final preparations are being made to another new addition within the area. A new flat ride called Flavio’s Fabulous Fandango is being installed in the corner.

Chessington has announced that it will begin charging guests for paper versions of the 2021 theme park map. Maps can be purchased from Adventure Point and cost £3 each.

Guests visiting Thorpe Park and Alton Towers will be some of the first guests to be able to try a new product called iMagic from PomVom, the new name of the company which took over Picsolve.

Thorpe Park has released a new selection of pin badges for the 2021 season. This year some of the pin badges are from big year anniversaries for some of the rides such as Depth Charge turning 30 years old, and Detonator and Vortex turning 20 this year.

Today is the first day of the theme park season at Chessington World of Adventures which means new pin badges! Only a few pin badges will be launching at the start of this year we guess in hopes of keeping the pin badge line up fresh each month.

During the 2020 season, Alton Towers decided to close the monorail transport link between the hotels/car park and the park entrance.

Stealth at Thorpe Park has had a section of track repainted during the closed season. Located towards the end of the ride the section of the brake run has been repainted solid blue removing the original colours of the track with the white running wheels section.

The Amity Airstream van is back, welcome to the Thorpe Perk Express! But not where you expect it, the van has been rebranded and is now serving guests food at the entrance to Thorpe Park.

Chessington has given Mexicana a new lease of life, with the whole area being repainted during the closed season and new theming and signs being added to the area. Upon entry into the area, there's no mistaking what part of the theme park your entering.