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Falling In Love With Phantasialand
I'm frankly at a loss for where I should start this blog post. How do I even begin to describe my first visit to Phantasialand? Magic....
Jul 5, 202213 min read


Mini Blog: Lightning Rod
Normally I'd leave this until my blog about the park as a whole, but I've had a few people ask for my thoughts about Lightning Rod (thank...
Jun 23, 20222 min read


What Am I Most Anticipating on My First USA Theme Park Road Trip?
Over the next 15 days, accompanied by some of my favourite fellow nerds, I'll be visiting 13 different theme parks (as well as the 10th...
Jun 17, 20227 min read


Walibi Belgium: Far More Than Kondaa
Until Kondaa opened, if you'd asked me about Walibi Belgium I wouldn't have been able to offer much beyond 'it's not the one with the...
Jun 12, 20229 min read


Tonnerre 2 Zeus and the Redemption of Parc Asterix
Okay, I know this is a very dramatic title, but hear me out. My first visit to Parc Asterix took place in September 2021 and it was,...
Jun 4, 20228 min read


Riding to Happiness at Plopsaland de Panne
I'm not the sort of person who believes everything happens for a reason, but when it comes to Plopsaland de Panne things worked out just...
May 29, 20227 min read


Efteling: My New Favourite Theme Park?
There aren't many theme parks in Europe more deserving of 'absolute bucket list park' status than Efteling. A sprawling wonderland of...
May 21, 202212 min read


Jardin d'Acclimatation
In five years of regular visits to the French capital, I'd still not gotten around to visiting this small park in the centre of Paris....
May 7, 20227 min read


My Top 5 Kiddie Coasters
Whilst these coasters may be designed to accommodate the smallest of riders, that doesn't mean they can't be a blast for seasoned guests...
Apr 20, 20224 min read


Celebrating 30 Years of Disneyland Paris
After falling head over heels in love with Disneyland Paris in late 2017 - a whisker too late to attend the 25th celebrations - I...
Apr 17, 202210 min read


Les Quais de Lutèce
Sorry Disney's Sequoia Lodge, you're not my favourite hotel stay ever anymore. Until a few years ago, Parc Asterix was never really on my...
Apr 11, 20227 min read


Five Ways Disneyland Resort Surprised Me
As a surprise to absolutely no one, I truly adored Disneyland Resort. Whilst we had a rocky first day, by lunchtime on day two I was...
Apr 3, 20227 min read


Riding Some of the World's Scariest Rides at The Strat, Las Vegas!
At 1,149ft, the Stratosphere hotel in Las Vegas is the USA's tallest freestanding observation tower. Of course, far more important to me...
Mar 29, 20227 min read


Knott's Berry Farm
Back in February, the time finally came to visit my first regional park in the United States of America and what better place to start...
Mar 19, 20229 min read


Is Disneyland After Dark worth it? Our Sweethearts Nite Experience.
At $124 per person for a 4 hour event, Sweethearts Nite is by far the most expensive park event I've ever attended. Was it worth that...
Mar 13, 20225 min read


Meow Wolf: Omega Mart
** spoiler alert ** If you wish to go in to Omega Mart blind, this is very much not the blog post for you. As you may have guessed, I...
Mar 2, 20224 min read


WEB Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure
WEB SLINGERS is the newest ride at Disneyland Resort, having opened in Disney's California Adventure back in 2021. Later this year, a...
Feb 16, 20224 min read


Universal Studios Hollywood
I was not expecting to be able to visit Universal Studios Hollywood on this trip, or any other this year, but in a lovely surprise we...
Feb 7, 20227 min read


A Quick Dash into Adventuredome
I'M IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA! Dear lord, I cannot stress enough how magical it feels to be back over the Atlantic in the land of...
Jan 24, 20223 min read


Ranking the Theme Parks I've Visited
As of January 2022, I have visited a grand total of 33 theme parks. Pretty entry-level numbers for a theme park enthusiast I know, but...
Jan 15, 20225 min read


Walking a Skunk at Chessington World of Adventures
Earlier this year, I was scrolling away through twitter (as I do far too often) when some photos of a giraffe being fed by hand appeared....
Jan 7, 20223 min read


My Top 5 Theme Park Experiences of 2021
2021 is so very nearly over and whilst there's been a lot of awful things happen this year (we don't mention the months January - March...
Dec 29, 20216 min read


Is Winters Tail worth it without kids?
Given that I absolutely adore both Chessington World of Adventures and Christmas events it was inevitable that at some point I'd end up...
Dec 21, 20215 min read


Turning 28 at Paultons' Celebration of Christmas!
When I was a kid, the one thing I really wanted to do to celebrate my birthday was visit a theme park (in a surprise to no one). Sadly...
Dec 15, 20215 min read


Entertainment at Disneyland Paris (Nov 2021)
A look at the entertainment running at Disneyland Paris resort during Disney's Enchanted Christmas 2021.
Dec 7, 20216 min read


Winter Wonderland 2021
A review of the highs and lows of my first ever visit to Hyde Park Winter Wonderland.
Dec 1, 20214 min read
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