Alton Towers is the largest theme park in the UK and arguably the most known, it’s full of rides for all ages and is part of the merlin group of attractions which means you can use your Merlin Pass. It’s Halloween time and Alton Towers is one of those attractions that go all out, it’s very popular every year and will often sell out quickly which tells you how in-demand it is, even this year with Covid precautions still in place.
With the Lockdown being here on and off for over a year, May 2021 was potentially towards opening up to normality, With theme parks allowed to reopen how were they getting on? how were they dealing with Covid and social distancing procedures with time to adjust? this time we looked at Thorpe Park a place we visited last year during the covid Era, but with it all still feeling fresh and new at the time.
Theme Park Apps have become a much bigger thing over the last few years, with many of the top attractions and Theme Parks having them. As I’ve visited a few places over the last years I’ve begun to download and use most of them, but are they worth it? should you use them? What’s the point of them?
Thorpe Park is one of the Merlin theme Parks and located on the west side of London, about 10 minutes off the M25, it’s focused on big-time rollercoasters with some family fun, them like many have been closed during the lockdown and reopened with government guidelines, this review focuses on there lockdown procedures
Legoland is located at Windsor near London, not far from the M4,(m25) and is a theme park based on the popular toy Lego. Legoland like other Theme parks and attractions have been closed due to lockdown but reopened in July, they have had to make changes to the park to ensure they follow government rules etc.
Chessington World of Adventures is located on the outskirts of London at Chessington near Leatherhead, and about 10 minutes of the M25, though it can be very busy to enter so the 10 minutes could be longer, This Theme Park is part of the Merlin group and will accept Merlin passes as part of pre-booking. This review focuses on the lockdown steps and precautions, a more in-depth review of the park is here.
Diggerland has been around for 20 years and has locations around the country including Devon, Kent , Durham and Yorkshire, in which an array of diggers and adventure at the heart of it. With indoor and outdoor play areas, Rides, Challengers and lots of different fun. The Location we would be visited in the Yorkshire one, just outside Leeds in Castleford.