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Matt, JaiB! & Stu chat about planning trips to theme park attractions all around the world. In this episode we discuss some of the exciting events and attractions coming up for 2023 and 2024, including Europa Park’s new for 2024 roller coaster Voltron. Parc Astérix releasing the first Toutatis POV their new for 2023 roller coaster. Universal Orlando Resort announcing the dates, single night ticket prices, RIP tours and behind the scenes lights on tour packages for 2023’s event.We chat about our initial [****spoiler free*****]thoughts from our first rides on Alton Towers Resort’s new for 2023 ride The Curse At Alton Manor, and the themed dessert snack unit, Coach House Confectionary. We also chat about our upcoming April trip to Liseberg with the ECC, European Coaster Club. How we added a Copenhagen bolt-on to visit Bakken and Tivoli Gardens due to the rest of the parks in Sweden not opening until late April, and a way to save money on expensive flights. Trip It / Skip It - Summer Sweden Tour We were asked to plan a trip covering the three main amusement parks in Sweden, Liseberg in Gothenburg, Kolmarden to the east and Groan Lund in Stockholm.  11th June to 15th June 2023 Ryanair flight from Stansted with seat selection. Price Example: Flight £64Transport: £80.61Park tickets: £105.00Hotels £301.50Total £551.11 Based on 2 sharingSample Itinerary:Sun. Fly to Gothenburg / Liseberg Mon. Train to Stockholm / Afternoon in City Tue. Kolmarden Wed. Grona Lund / evening stay at Stockholm Arlanda AirportThu. Very early flight back to uk All information correct at date of publishing video. For up to date information please check with service providers at your time of booking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt, JaiB! & Stu chat about planning trips to theme park attractions all around the world. In this episode our special guests are vloggers Adam And Craig Do Stuff we interview the boys about their amazing YouTube videos, visiting zoos, theme parks, halloween haunt events and attractions. As theme parks are preparing to open for the 2023 season in the UK how are we preparing for the year ahead, what trips do we have to look forward too? What attractions are we excited to see open in 2023? Including the refurbishment of the Megafobia wooden roller coaster at Oakwood Theme Park Wales and The Curse at Alton Manor at Alton Towers. In this episode’s Trip It or Skip It we look at a quick 2-day+1 evening trip to PortAventura World, Spain. How staying on-site has some amazing package offers that include, hotel, park tickets, breakfast and evening meal. What's the best time of year to visit? We also discuss the feedback from Six Flags New England announcing an update to their antique car attraction to add animatronic dinosaurs and become Dino Off Road AdventureAll information correct at date of publishing video. For up to date information please check with service providers at your time of booking.You can find Adam And Craig Do Stuff
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Matt, JaiB! & Stu chat about planning trips to theme park attractions all around the world. In this episode we interview Peter from Theme Park Round-Up about his passion for theme parks and travelling by train to get to them! Peter discusses his catalogue of rail experience including 3 days of public transport to get to PowerLand amusement park in Finland and easy and simple accessible theme parks like Phantasialand, Europa Park, Energylandia and the scenic trains of Italy.In this episode’s Trip It or Skip It we look at a quick 2-day trip to Phantasialand, Germany. Without a rental car, and making use of the public transport. Taking advantage of a special ticket offer the theme park is currently running.You can find Peter on the incredible Theme Park Round-UpYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThemeParkRoundUp Twitter: https://twitter.com/ParkRoundup Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themeparkroundup/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThemeParkRoundUp  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt, JaiB! & Stu chat about planning trips to theme park attractions all around the world. In this episode we select the best in class picks for the brand new for 2023 roller coasters that are set to open this year! We also take to Instagram to get viewer selections for the new roller coasters you are most looking forward to riding in 2023! We take a look at Uncharted currently under construction at PortAventura World, this will be an indoor dark roller coaster, with special themed environments, movements and effects. Also in spain, just outside Madrid at Parque Warner, the new batman themed roller coaster Gotham City Escape Pipeline The Surf Coaster - SeaWorld Orlando will be a new generation stand-up roller coaster, where guests ride in a standing position, like they are surfing, Primordial has been under construction for an astonishing 7 years at Lagoon Amusement Park in Utah. What will be inside the mysterious mountain when this coaster finally opens this year? We anticipate some kind of interactive elements. Wildcat’s Revenge will open at Hersheypark, Pennsylvania. This is a conversion of the old Wildcat wooden roller coaster, adding new steel supported track elements with inversions and steep drops, which is sure to be an exhilarating ride.  Not everyone on the internet is happy that the old Wildcat ride is having an extreme makeover! We dredged the depths of Hersheypark’s comments to find the meanest, silliest comments and perform them as a found poem! Trip It or Skip It - Planning A USA East Coast Mini Amusement Park Road TripStu plans a week long, relatively short, East Coast USA road trip to visit a selection of amusement parks, including the brand new Wildcat’s Revenge at Hersheypark and DarKoaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. We share partial tips for rental car hire in the New York area including ways to save money.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt, JaiB! & Stu chat about planning trips to theme park attractions all around the world. Recent-Kind-of-News Update: We discuss Lightwater Valley theme park, North Yorkshire confirming their intention to demolish The ultimate roller coasters formerly the world’s longest roller coaster. What are your memories of this legendary unique ride? Drayton Manor are starting to build a “family thrill coaster” for 2024. What could it be? What attraction would you like to see at Drayton Manor Resort?How Much To Budget? Florida Theme Park Tickets: Travelling to Orlando / central Florida you certainly need to budget for theme park tickets, as some of the most elaborate immersive theme parks in the world come with a price tag.Can you save money by reducing number or days? Do you need a park-to-park or hopper ticket? Which websites are good for buying tickets in advance?Its 2023 tickets are all digital - QR /Barcode - usually scan to add to park app.The reoccurring offers include 14 days for the price of 7, Kids pay adult prices and 3 parks for the price of 2! Are these really a good deal? Do the Orlando combination tickets, like the Orlando Freedom ticket, or the Florida/Orlando Ultimate combo actually save you money? If you are visiting Walt Disney World theme park attractions, you still need a park reservation in early 2023, so you can no longer turn up. Therefore you must not only buy your tickets in advance, but also make that park pass reservation in advance too! Trip It or Skip It - Universal’s Endless Summer Resort – Surfside Inn and Suites: How do we go about finding the lowest price package to Universal Orlando resorts value hotel option? Is this resort the perfect compromise of been close to the action, amenities of International drive yet having the benefits of staying at an official Universal Orlando Resort? Reading Mean Reviews: We dig through the hotel reviews, collecting the meanest ones which we perform as a spoken word poem.The M Hotel, which has now being demolished, was legendary for its bad reviews on international drive.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt & Stu chat about planning trips to theme park attractions all around the world. In this episode we are joined by roller coaster community legend JaiB! Co-founder of towerstimes and newly officiated Orlando addict to chat where to start when planning your Orlando holiday. What happens when your flight is delayed by more than 3 hours? Which airlines fly direct from the UK to Orlando?Which airline flys to Melbourne, Florida rather than Orlando? When’s the best time to book your Orlando package vacation? What online tools are available to get the best deal? How easy it to get around Orlando without a rental car once you arrive? We chat about our experiences of using ride share apps, I-Ride Trolley and shuttle busses. We also cover the packing essentials, what are the must haves that you need o pack in your theme park day bag.Trip It or Skip It - Universal Orlando Premier Level Hotel How do we go about finding the lowest price package to Universal Orlando super posh hotels that include the unlimited Universal Express Pass access to selected rides and attractions? Is it worth the extra cost to have the skip the line service? We dig through the hotel reviews, collecting the meanest ones which we perform as a spoken word poem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt & Stu chat about all the happenings out there in the theme park world. In this episode we take a look back on the roller coasters that we experienced during 2022 and read out listeners own picks for the rides that blew them away in 2022. Trip It or Skip It - Day Trip Plopsaland De Panne February 2023 Plopsaland De Panne is open selected days in February 2023. We take a look at a day trip from the UK using either the ferry crossing or Euro Tunnel rail link. We dig through the TripAdvisor reviews, collecting the meanest ones which we perform as a spoken word poem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt & Stu chat about all the happenings out there in the theme park world including news of Universal’s Great Movie escape opening at Universal Orlando Resort, Valhalla delayed 2023 re-opening at Blackpool Pleasure BeachWe discuss your thoughts on the emergence of uncharge rows on roller coasters. What do you thinking of paying extra to experience a roller coaster from a backwards facing seat or spinning car? Trip It or Skip It - Walibi Holland Bright Nights Walibi Holland is opening in the winter for Bright Nights including their legendary roller coasters Untamed and Goliath. Is it worth a trip to this theme park just an hour from Amsterdam?  We dig through the Facebook, Twitter and Instagram comments, collecting the best ones which we perform as a spoken word poem. To find the mean comments about this event … before it has even started! Stu visited Into The Woods A Fairytale Christmas at Castle Howard near York, is this illumination event worth a visit?  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt & Stu chat about all the happenings out there in the theme park world including news of Uncharted at PortAventura, Spain. Wiener Looping at Wiener Prater, Vienna, Austria. Parque Warner Madrid Batman Gotham City Escape. We dig through the Facebook, Twitter and Instagram comments, collecting the best ones which we perform as a spoken word poem. To find the thirsty comments and reactions to Parque Warner unveiling the trains for their new Batman coaster. Stu visited Alton Towers winter opening, riding Hex and Spinball (a.k.a. Snowball) Whizzer including the Lightopia illuminated winter lantern trail. Trip It or Skip It - Gröna Lund Winter WonderlandGröna Lund, Stockholm is opening for a winter event, however a handful of the rides are closed, is it still worth going? Especially if you’re arriving internationally. Is it worth waiting for the summer season?  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt & Stu chat about all the happenings out there in the theme park world including news of Colossus at Thorpe Park having track sections replaced. Blackpool Pleasure Beach's twitter and Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach removing their log flume. We dig through the Facebook comments, collecting the best ones which we perform as a spoken word poem to Matt's trademark sad instrumentals. Trip It or Skip It - Energylandia in the winter? Energylandia in Poland is open for a winter event, however a handful of the rides are closed, is it still worth going? Stu discusses the pitfalls of car rental, selecting the car hire option that has the sensible security deposit that won't fill up your credit cards. Matt joins the European Coaster Club and chats about how he's found the experience so far including the First Drop Magazine. Stu stayed over at the Drayton Manor Hotel, who have an interesting bar closing time, before attending the park's Christmas event featuring Santa Grotto Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt & Stu reflect on their time working in halloween attractions in 2022. There’s a look back at the IAAPA EXPO Orlando November 2022, what are the latest exciting developments and new product showcases in the amusement industry? Including a look at the new trains for Pipeline the Surf Coaster, coming to SeaWorld Orlando in 2023, where riders will ride in a stand-up / standing position. We then discuss the shocking news that Walt Disney have fired Bob Chapek as CEO and are bringing back former CEO Bob Iger. The lads reflect on what this could mean for the guest experience in the theme park.The team discuss their experiences of visiting Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen in the winter, is it worth waiting until the summer season? Or is a magical Christmas event the best time of year to visit?  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the pilot episode Matt & Stu introduce themselves and talk their favourite roller coasters, their first trips and how not to overhype the rides. There's a quick review of the latest theme park news, including the iconic Nemesis roller coaster retiring at Alton Towers Resort and Drayton Manor removing their drop tower ride Apocalypse. Trip it or Skip It? - Phantasialand Wintertraum The team discuss their experiences of visiting Phantasialand's winter event Wintertraum, is it worth waiting until the summer season? what rides are available in the winter? We then break down a trip for January 2023. Would you trip it or skip it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.