Platypuses and Pumpkins at Hallowed Peak – The Lunar Festival

Phantom Peak opened in London back in August 2022, which means I’ve been planning to visit this attraction for approximately 14 months. Finally, with the launch of Hallowed Peak: The Lunar Festival for this year’s Halloween season, I’ve made the trip out to the far western town of Phantom Peak, and I’m here to tell […]

(Finally) Entering Valhalla at Blackpool Pleasure Beach

It’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. […]

Together on the Nautilus: A Disney Dash

When 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all well and good until the week before I was set to depart, when the new Disneyland Pass was announced, the old passes withdrawn, and the renewal window halved to just one month meaning […]

USA 2022 Day 14: Six Flags Great Adventure

Well, 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 […]

Entering the World of Jumanji

The World of Jumanji has arrived at Chessington World of Adventures! The largest single investment in Chessington’s history has seen the addition of three new rides in a gorgeously themed area, and I was honoured to be invited down by the park to attend the media launch event! In a year of – nonetheless very […]

The Magic of Tivoli Gardens

In the early 1950s, Walt Disney took a trip to Copenhagen. He was in the early planning stages of an amusement enterprise, and where better to gain inspiration than one of the oldest amusement parks in the world? Walt walked around Tivoli Gardens, making notes on the food, the gardens, the rides, and even the […]

The Curse at Alton Manor: Duel, who?

Okay, I admit it, I am a fraud. Sure, this blog is titled coasterclaire (thank you so much for stopping by!), but I have a secret. Coasters are not even my first love. That would be dark rides. My favourite coaster in the world, as of March 2023 is Taron at Phantasialand, thanks in no […]

Riding Orlando’s Latest, and Greatest, Rollercoasters

Mako, Hagrid’s, VelociCoaster… there were a lot of new coasters to try on this trip!

What Am I Most Excited About in Orlando?

I’m going to Orlando!!!!! As you can probably tell from the photo above, it’s been a little while. I still cannot believe I get to write this, but this week I’m flying back to Orlando for my first visit since August 2015. The last time I was in the Sunshine State, there was a lot […]

Spooky Season 2022: Night at the (Drayton) Manor

Right now, Drayton Manor is without a doubt one of the most exciting theme parks in the country. Having come back from the brink of closure just a few short years ago, we’ve seen the park install a fantastic new land – Vikings – this year as well as tease some more very big things […]