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    Another fire at New Pleasureland Southport

    This time it was the old Haunted Inn which was set alight. http://www.southportforums.com/forums/s ... d=50419746
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    New Pleasureland Southport in the snow

    Okay so it can't really match the photos of Chessie in the snow but some photos of the New Pleasureland in Southport covered in snow have been posted on the Southport Forums. http://www.southportforums.com/forums/s ... d=50418111
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    Another Expoland coaster for Walygator Parc

    Taken from Screamscape. The Wild Mouse from Expoland has been spotted at Walygator Park.
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    Skyline Park, Bavaria PTR

    While searching for some other parks do while visiting Munich for the Oktoberfest the best and most easily accessible park I came across was Skyline Park which was located about an hour by train outside Munich. The park had a pretty good looking ride line up including the first Maurer Söhne...
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    Munich Oktoberfest 2009 PTR

    This is my trip report from the Munich Oktoberfest which I had attended a few weeks back. We had been staying in Munich for a few days while visiting some parks and taking in the sights so we left a whole day to experience the madness of the Oktoberfest.   I had done the Bremen Freimarkt fair...
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    Jumbo Hostel Stockholm

    Whilst my friend and I were planning our weekend trip to Stockholm we were searching for hostels in the city and found out that you can stay in an old Jumbo (747-200) just beside Stockholm’s main airport. So being a bit of an old aircraft fan I decided we should stay there rather than somewhere...
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    Gröna Lund, Stockholm PTR

    After managing to find cheap flights at convenient times my friend and I had booked a last minute trip to Stockholm to visit Gröna Lund and take in some of the sights in Stockholm and also getting to stay at the amazing Jumbo Hostel at Arlanda Airport. Due to the cheaper flights we had to...
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    Celebrities face rollercoaster ride in new TV gameshow

    Katie Price and Heather Mills will be strapped into rollercoasters and other extreme theme park rides for a new TV gameshow. The pair will join other famous faces such as Phil Tufnell and Matt Wills for new series Scream if You Know the Answer!, to be presented by Blue singer Duncan James...
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    Camelot survives for another season

    http://www.banmoco.co.uk/camelot-theme-park-planning-2010-season-19250/ The Camelot Theme Park has recently confirmed that it is definitely planning to be open for business for the new 1010 season next spring. This good news follows the fact that the attraction theme park has this summer...
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    Alton Towers launches world's fastest speed dating event

    Another wacky PR stunt from Merlin. A visit to Alton Towers could get your heart racing in more ways than one thanks to the launch of a new speed dating event at the popular theme park. Hailed as the world’s fastest date, adrenaline junkies can try out their latest chat-up lines while...
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    Falling out on Baco

    Baco strikes again. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... 616794.ece Coaster girl's boob is big hit A cheeky chick has become an accidental web sensation — after her boobs made a bid for freedom on a theme park ride. The attraction's on-board camera captures the big-breasted...
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    Trip to Mingoland via Codona's, Aberdeen PTR

    Here is my report from a trip I did a few weeks back when I visited Codona’s Amusement Park in Aberdeen followed by Flamingoland near York the next day. I know that the two parks aren’t exactly close but I originally had wanted to visit Flamingoland just to try Mumbo Jumbo but then I figured...
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    Chessington hires hypnotherapist to help scared parents

    http://tiny.cc/3cKSX Chessington World of Adventures has hired a hynotherapist to help terrified parents overcome their fear of roller coasters, big dippers and other adrenalin filled rides. The theme park's bosses are so concerned by the numbers of "I'll hold the bags" mums and dads that...
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    Two injured on Crazy Frog ride at Blackpool Pier

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/engl ... 175783.stm A funfair ride at a Blackpool theme park malfunctioned while it was carrying 15 people, leaving two riders needing hospital treatment. An arm on the Crazy Frog, at the Central Pier, snapped off just before 2230 BST on Wednesday...
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    Linnanmäki and Särkänniemi PTR

    Linnanmäki and Särkänniemi PTR Here is my photo report from a few weeks ago when I done a quick visit to Helsinki and Tampere in Finland. I've only got around to sorting the photos out now. First I flew into Helsinki and then did Linnanmaki which is right beside the city centre and then the...
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    Chessington apply for planning permission for redevelopment

    I'm surprised this hasn't been posted yet. I spotted this over at TPR on the forums. http://maps.kingston.gov.uk/isis_main/P ... trHeader=Y
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    Pleasure Island and a quick trip to Bridlington, PTR

    So another weekend started off with me visiting the rather exotic seaside location of Cleethorpes, but more importantly it was for my first visit to Pleasure Island. The park is situated just a few minutes south of the town. I’ll admit I wasn’t expecting much from the park and guessed it may...
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    New Pleasureland free ride session 07/07/09 for new tv ad

    New Pleasureland would like to invite the people of Southport to a exclusive FREE ride session this coming Tuesday 7th July 2009 from 11am - 2pm while we are filming our new TV advert. Doors Open 10:30am we are looking for extras to enjoy the Park for free while filming is in progress and also...
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    Passengers stranded on Kumali during thunderstorm

    While searching for any news articles related to the launch of Mumbo Jumbo, I came across the news that Kumali had got stranded on Friday during a thunderstorm. Another article reported that a Belgian coaster club were onride at the time. Full story and photos below...
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    The Ultimate to be extended to make it world's longest?

    I just spotted this on Screamscape which is an interview conducted between management at LWV and Valley Mania and it suggests that The Ultimate may be extended to make it the worlds's longest roller coaster yet again. http://www.valleymania.co.uk/interview2.php
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