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Welcome back to the Theme Park Rundown, your weekly UK Theme Park podcast here on UK Theme Parks, catching up with some of the uselss topics from across the UK!

This week is catch up week, from some big topics across the pond to whats going on at our local parks. We have a professional discussion that wasn't filmed in a car on the way out, giving you our thoughts as we head into the end of the main 2026 season.

We’re diving headfirst into the UK park scene and beyond, serving up everything from honest ride reviews and hot takes on the latest coasters to big news, season previews, and absolute park chaos. Whether you’re a die-hard thrill junkie counting down to your next coaster fix or just love talking about Alton Towers and Thorpe Park over a brew, pull up a seat, hit subscribe, and let’s talk theme parks!

Welcome back to the Theme Park Rundown, your weekly UK Theme Park podcast here on UK Theme Parks, catching up with some of the uselss topics from across the UK!

This week we take a step back from the madness of "all parks have to install flat rides" and look to some reasons was to why they don't... We take a look at the if we have good themed flat rides in the UK and some of the difficulties around making them look the park.

Flat rides aren't for everyone, as theme park enthusiasts we may well think we know best however have to understand these heavy financial decision have to cater for everyone.

We’re diving headfirst into the UK park scene and beyond, serving up everything from honest ride reviews and hot takes on the latest coasters to big news, season previews, and absolute park chaos. Whether you’re a die-hard thrill junkie counting down to your next coaster fix or just love talking about Alton Towers and Thorpe Park over a brew, pull up a seat, hit subscribe, and let’s talk theme parks!

Welcome back to the Theme Park Rundown, your weekly UK Theme Park podcast here on UK Theme Parks, catching up with some of the uselss topics from across the UK!

This week Kurt returns from Orlando after a short break from Halloween Horror Nights and Universal. Cody is playing EAFC and we absolutely go off topic.... That being theme park policies.

Kurt decides there is something wrong with Seaworld, I decide theres something wrong with Thorpe Park and in the end i'm not sure we discuss to much of the policies. One absolute one which we do cover is filming on ride, especially with spy glasses... (which Kurt owns!)

We’re diving headfirst into the UK park scene and beyond, serving up everything from honest ride reviews and hot takes on the latest coasters to big news, season previews, and absolute park chaos. Whether you’re a die-hard thrill junkie counting down to your next coaster fix or just love talking about Alton Towers and Thorpe Park over a brew, pull up a seat, hit subscribe, and let’s talk theme parks!

Come on, when can we not have to get AI involved! We asked for 6 UK Theme Park topics to talk about and here we are!

We are keeping it simple, what Theme Park merchandise do you collect? What would you like to see the parks do more of? It is Mugs and Tshirts, or wheels and bolts!

The UK Theme Park awards have now finished! We take a look at the winners and how close it was to our predictions. Theres a great chance I go on several rants too...

A lot has been said about some of the rides we have here in the UK. Some are heritage, some are classic, but are some just aging? Do we have an aging ride problem at some of the UK parks, or is engineering so good, we shouldn't worry?

Summer is out of here! Its the time to start looking forward to Spooky season. Some park have announced nearly everything already, whilst some still seem to be behind the curve. Lets get upto date with it!

Welcome back to season 2 of the Theme Park Rundown, a theme park podcast based in the UK released on a weekly basis.

This week, we are on tour for the start of the second season, at Crealy! In the heart of Devon we give you our thoughts on the new attractions for 2026, as well as catching up on some bigger news from around the UK on our month break.

As we hit the end of season one of the Theme Park Rundown, we take a look at how the UK Theme Park season is going so far, what else do we have to look forward to?!

We take a seat and pick up some of the fantastic and not so fantastic reviews from our UK Theme Parks!

Award season is here as the nominees are announced for the UK Theme Park awards! Which parks do you want to pick up the awards? In this episode we give you our thoughts as to who might be in luck!

The heatwave comes to the UK and the complaints start...! But do we actually need more water rides, or do we just need some updated ones?

How important is the story to the ride and REALLY how many do we have? What is the most interesting queue and why are so of them soooooo boring?!

We all have pet hates, lets be honest. What really annoys us at Theme Parks? Do you share some of our opinions? Are we over reacting or have we even missed some!

Theme Park food in the UK splits views, with many happy with the offerings. Some parks keep it basic, whilst some really go out to make the menu better. In comparision to the big parks, is the food options our fault?

Okay, this is going to divid a few people! What makes a world class ride? How many details of the ride have to check the box for it to be world class? More importantly, do we have any in the UK?

Yes we know, its been open a while. HOWEVER I had to wait for Kurt to visit after his Florida Holiday. Lets discuss Paw Patrol at Chessington, an area that the park desperately needed and has worked out perfectly.

Possibly the best themed area in a UK theme park is now open at Paultons Park. Valgard featuring the all new coaster, which is Paultons Parks first inverted coaster Drakon, is excellent!

Why do we do it? What can really set the day off at a UK Theme Park badly? Why do we often let it ruin the day completely?

It always been the "in thing", a night ride! We have a discussion as to if night rides really make a difference on everything and why do we want them?! Or do we want them...

We have a fair selection of Theme Parks in the UK, but which one gives the BEST first impresions. The first impresion of diving in, to the then best first impression once you've walked through the gate.

We conclude our look at the Family thrill debate, withour actually coming to a agreed conclusion! The way forward seems to be better themed family thrill attractions, but who will just put the next big thrill coaster on a patch of grass in the UK?

Are we heading for a time where Family Thrill rides are the way forward for Theme Parks? Or are we still going to get a healthy mixture of each?

Part 1 of a 3 part talk about family, thrill and family thrills rides from UK and beyond, asking the question is this all we expect now?

We touched on a previous episode some of the UK Theme Parks which had reopened. We now have them all! Some however were better than others... The question has to be do we expect to much? Is there an acceptable percentage of downtime you'd accept?

Are we heading for a time where Family Thrill rides are the way forward for Theme Parks? Or are we still going to get a healthy mixture of each?

Part 1 of a 3 part talk about family, thrill and family thrills rides from UK and beyond, asking the question is this all we expect now?

The main season is now underway for A LOT of the UK Theme Parks. Whilst we wait for some to join the party, how has it gone so far...

Its a hot topic, but are IPs REALLY ruining Theme Parks? In the UK we have some great examples of IPs being used, and maybe some not so great...

We hear a lot of things whilst at the theme parks...! We talk about some of the mistakes and tips as we head into the main 2026 season.

We all love a good VIP experience right?! Do you think the parks could offer more VIP experiences? Behind the scenes, track walks, climbs?

With the start of the season out of the way, we take a look at what was a VERY busy week around the UK Theme Parks, were the parks prepared for it?

We look at some of the top parks in the UK and give our view about what ONE ride we would add, and why. Keeping it realistic what would you add to turn around your favourite park.

The season kicks off for 2026! February Half Term has arrived and a fair few parks up and down the country are opening in part (some in full!) so we can get back out and get on some rides. Here is our rundown on the February events.

We look forward to 2026 at the UK Theme Parks, with some big rides opening at Paultons Park and Blackpool Pleasure Beach, which one do we think will be the best? Let us know your thoughts on what you're looking forward too in 2026.

Animal Kingdom says goodbye to the Dinosaurs this week, and whilst we are a huge fan of DInosaur the ride, with the area really be missed? Indeed COULD Disney have kept the Dinosaur ride, updating it and scrapped Indiana Jones?

Hot on the heels of Hollywood Drift in, well Hollywood, Fast and teh Furious is coming to replace Rip Ricde Rocket, with a different layout and feel. Could this coaster type be the one coming to Great Britian?

Here we go...! Our hot takes and theme park over rated and under rated rides. We also through a couple of OVER hated rides in too... How much do you agree? What are yours?

But why does everyone think the UK Theme Parks have to, or will change? We take a look at possibilities for Universal, however also discuss why we think it won't have that much impact...

A bonus episode of the Theme Park Rundown, as its always a hot topic coming out of a year and into a new one... Is there too many theme park content creators in the UK?

How did the UK do in 2025? We have reviewed the Merlin parks for 2025 and now we wrap up last year with the rest of the parks in the UK. How do you think they did?

Who is actually visiting Six Flags Qiddiya City? The park with some cool record breakers including the unreal Falcons Flight opens TOMORROW but who actually is or is considering going...?

Merlins year was good right? The year is over and everyone has opinions on how it went for the UK Theme Parks. In this episode we take a look at the largest operator in the UK, and review how the year went for 4 of our big parks. Thorpe Park, Chessington, Legoland and Alton Towers.

Was it really bad?

How good are our theme park operations? What do we think are the best parks, and which ones do slack behind... In addition, where do we think has the best and worst from world parks we have visited...! Join the conversation and let us know yours.

Are we heading to 365 opening for theme parks? Is Winter this year showing we can do it, or are some parks still phoning it in?

We love theme parks...! Welcome to The Theme Park Rundown, honest and personal views on the world of theme parks and riding roller coasters!

In this first episode, we talk about who we are, how we have got into theme parks and what you can expect from the Rundown.