I’ve thought a lot about how to do an end-of-year post. A month-by-month run-down? Best and worst? But in the end, I’ve settled on pure joy. So, without further ado, here are the absolute highlights of my 2023 season, the very best of the rides and parks I’ve experienced! And it was one heck of […]
Read More My 2023 HighlightsWith just four rollercoasters, only one of which manages to achieve ‘Extreme’ status on RCDB, Bellewaerde might not be a park to catch the eye of coaster enthusiasts. Located in Ypres, Belgium, just under a two-hour drive from the Eurotunnel, there are certainly better options nearby if thrilling rollercoasters are your main draw to a […]
Read More Beautifully Unhinged: Halloween at BellewaerdeI’m a Disney Adult. There I said it. Let’s be honest, we all knew that, didn’t we? I’ve still got a few precious days left on my Disneyland Paris annual pass. My walls are adorned in attraction posters, and I’m currently sitting opposite every Walt Disney Animation Studios movie in chronological order… you get the […]
Read More Discussing Everything Announced at Destination D23 2023It’s over four months since the gates to Valhalla opened once more for brave adventurers, and last month I was lucky enough to finally enter the gates myself! After years of hearing nothing but effusive praise for this legendary water ride, I was more than a little bit hyped to finally experience it for myself. […]
Read More (Finally) Entering Valhalla at Blackpool Pleasure BeachWhen I planned a grand total of 34 hours in France, the mission was simple: renew my annual pass. This was all well and good until the week before I was set to depart, when the new Disneyland Pass was announced, the old passes withdrawn, and the renewal window halved to just one month meaning […]
Read More Together on the Nautilus: A Disney DashWell, we made it to day 14! The final full day of our USA trip, and the last one I’ll be writing about (unless anyone really wants to read about me lying in bed until midday, a broken mess, and sitting in JFK for 6 hours of course!) From Hersheypark, it was a mere two […]
Read More USA 2022 Day 14: Six Flags Great AdventureI’ve been to Cedar Point. A sentence I never dreamed I’d be able to write, but here we are. I’ve actually visited America’s Roller Coast. And what a place it is. Way back in the year of our lord 2021 – a lifetime ago, or so it feels – my friend Bobby dropped a simple […]
Read More USA 2022 Days 11 & 12: Cedar PointAfter a surprisingly early finish at Holiday World, we arrived at our – very conveniently straight across the road from Kings Island – motel early evening. Though we had no further park plans for this day, armed with Cedar Fair annual passes, a couple of hours park time, and an undying love for night rides, […]
Read More USA 2022 Day 10: Kings IslandPhantasialand, Germany I first visited Phantasialand just 7 months ago (at the time of writing) in June of 2022. The weather was gorgeous, with temperatures nearing 30 celcius, clear blue skies and long sunny days. But with 6pm park closes and 10pm sunsets, it’s safe to say I never even came close to seeing what […]
Read More Walking in a Wintertraum WonderlandWhen it comes to UK theme park Christmas events, I can take them or leave them. With entertainment squarely aimed at children, and a limited ride line-up targeted at the same audience, they’re very much an ‘if I’m in the area’ deal. Happily, I had a spare afternoon in the West Midlands which of course […]
Read More Christmas Magic at Drayton Manor
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