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The company also revealed that global attendance fell by 2.3 million in the same period, in which earnings-per-guest increased by 9%. Read more: riderater.co.uk/12782/merlin-e…

Merlin Entertainments has reported operating losses of £58 million for the year 2025.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach: Aviktas to open 21 May riderater.co.uk/12780/blackpoo…

Thorpe Park has confirmed that Rumba Rapids has permanently closed. Meanwhile, Alton Towers has delayed the opening of Congo River Rapids until May. Are rapids rides looking like a thing of the past in the UK?

Full story: riderater.co.uk/12770/john-bur…

Theme park designer John Burton has announced that he has left Merlin Entertainments after almost 10 years.

More on the closure of Rumba Rapids here: riderater.co.uk/12768/rumba-ra…

Drakon, the new Gerstlauer rollercoaster from @PaultonsPark, opens on 16 May this year.

Alton Towers has increased its daily parking charge to £13 for the 2026 season. riderater.co.uk/12764/alton-to…

Dreamland’s Scenic Railway permanently closed riderater.co.uk/12760/dreamlan…

New Rides for 2026 - update from @CrealyResort: riderater.co.uk/new-rides/

@marcleigh Quite a few people do there, but unsure how many actually pay once they’re told!

@RideRater That’s a crazy price tbh but hardly anyone these days turns up on the day

Blackpool Pleasure Beach has increased the ‘on-the-day’ gate price of its unlimited ride wristbands to £60. riderater.co.uk/12754/blackpoo…

Mellors has ‘ambitious’ Lightwater Valley plans riderater.co.uk/12750/mellors-…

Alton Towers' Toxicator flat ride is the winner of RideRater’s Best New Addition award for 2025. The Huss Top Spin opened in March. riderater.co.uk/12736/best-new…

Alton Towers is continuing to progress plans for an indoor rollercoaster, which had been delayed from being built this year. #ProjectHorizon riderater.co.uk/12742/alton-to…

Nottingham-based Mellors Group has acquired Lightwater Valley from the Brighton Pier Group. riderater.co.uk/12731/mellors-…