Also for anyone whose not spotted yet we have a fast growing Alton Towers Archive sub page on Insta and Facebook! www.facebook.com/altontowersa... www.instagram.com/altontowersa... #altontowers #themepark #themeparkhistory

Make sure to follow our new sub-page on Chessington World of Adventures for in depth Chessington theme park history! facebook.com/chessingtonarchive/ instagram.com/chessingtonarchive #themepark #chessington #themeparkhistory

Once the fire investigation was complete, demolition of the remains of Wicked Witches Haunt and the Magic Mill building of Mr Rabbit's Tropical Travels didn't take long to complete and plans were already being drawn up for what ride or rides would fill the space.

1 month since the release of the Alton Towers Nemesis documentary! A huge thanks to everyone who watched so far and the super positive response which has blown me. Plus thanks to Oli for helping get it finished who has now joined as a full time team member! #themeparks #altontowers #rollercoaster

Behind the scenes of Tomb Blaster at Chessington with some extra info on The 5th Dimension and Terror Tomb! @darkridedatabase.bsky.social #themeparks #darkrides #chessington

Great trailer for an upcoming documentary on the making of Dragon Khan at PortAventura, from Parque a Parque! We were very happy to donate our archive video to the project! Link in comments: #themeparks #portaventura #dragonkhan #rollercoaster

A big thanks to Chessington World of Adventures Resort for our backstage tour of Tomb Blaster last night. A fan favourite ride that has been many different things to different generations over nearly 40 years! @cwoar.bsky.social #themeparks #darkrides #tombblaster #darkridedatabase

Thanks for sharing the documentary!

Some truly incredible rare film footage of the Golding Leisure studio (previously Sparks Associates) creating the animated figures for the wonderful Ali Baba dark ride at Waliba Belgium for 1985. The only known footage of the team at work. #themeparks #walibi #darkrides #alibaba #darkrides

Coming today at 6pm! The Making of Nemesis at Alton Towers (link in comments) Exploring the making of this landmark coaster with its original creators and many previously unseen pictures from its ambitious design & construction! #altontowers #rollercoaster #themeparks #nemesis

Designing Nemesis at Alton Towers 30 years ago! Check out this sneak preview of the Making of Nemesis documentary coming later this week! #themeparks #nemesis #rollercoaster #altontowers

Hola from PortAventura! #themeparks #portaventura

The Making of Nemesis at Alton Towers, coming next week! Featuring many never before seen photos and exclusive interviews with the original ride’s designers. Keep an eye on our channel! #themeparks #nemesis #altontowers #rollercoaster

Who says it's too early in the year for spooks? Not me! This macabre medley is my musical tribute to Alton Tower's wonderful ghost train in it's many forms. From The Haunted House, to Duel, to Alton Manor. ARE YOU SCARED OF SPIDERS? 🕷️🏚️👻

Chessington World of Adventures is celebrating 35 years of its classic themed suspended coaster Vampire this spring. Check out this fantastic rare press photos from its opening year! #themeparks #chessington #rollercoaster

Check this great promo video of attractions at the wonderful Sundown Adventureland (UK) in 1999! youtu.be/z4Yg6xdZ1TU?... #themeparks #sundownadventureland #darkrides

Check out our new article on Rex Studios' long history, featuring many attractions at parks across Europe, over at Dark Ride Database! Read here: darkridedatabase.com/rex-studios-... #themeparks #themeparkhistory #darkrides

If you're also interested in ride engineering I highly recommend Ryan The Ride Mechanic on YouTube. It's always great to hear from someone with real well informed experience and I know a lot of people would be interested! He often covers UK parks too. www.youtube.com/@ryantheride... #themeparks

Huge thank you for an amazing 50k views on the Alton Towers Haunted House documentary! youtu.be/LuG5qQb9qA0 #themeparks #altontowers #hauntedhouse

Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s River Caves pictured in about 1984 and the same scenes in 2019! #blackpool #themeparks #pleasurebeach

River Caves at Blackpool Pleasure Beach pictured in the mid 1980s before it received another revamp sometime later. The classic dark ride is now hinted by the park to be revamped again soon. #themeparks #blackpool #darkrides

Terror Tomb at Chessington World of Adventures rare 1994 on-ride POVs now remastered on our channel! In 2002 the attraction was revamped as Tomb Blaster. Watch below: youtu.be/4tfAOKbrlDw #themeparks #themeparkhistory #chessington #darkrides

Super rare on-ride POV of Alton Towers Haunted House in May 1992, now remastered on out channel! youtu.be/a2cj2g6Hs1k?... #altontowers #themeparks #hauntedhouse

Katanga Canyon brand new at Alton Towers! Watch here: youtu.be/zSOjiD8r58M?... #themeparks #altontowers

Fantastic unseen video of Talbot Street area at Alton Towers in 1991! youtu.be/354FVCEZmhU?... #themeparks

The much loved Prof Burp’s Bubble Works dark ride at Chessington in 1991, now remastered in 50fps! Watch here: youtu.be/Qsxe6fSVQHQ?... #themeparks #chessington #bubbleworks #darkrides

The 5th Dimension dark ride at Chessington World of Adventures in 1991, now remastered in 50p! Watch here: youtu.be/7RlqftbDcpY?... #themeparks #darkrides #chessington

An announcement on Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s historic River Caves dark ride to come #themeparks #darkrides

A few surviving props from Alton Towers' Haunted House saved after the revamp as the Curse at Alton Manor in 2023 and photos sent to us recently! #altontowers #themeparks #themeparkhistory #hauntedhouse #darkrides

Valhalla at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in its opening year 2000! This rare recording of the original ride has been reuploaded with improved quality and now in 50fps. The thrilling water dark ride reopened in 2023 after a major refurbishment. youtu.be/aL1fyTnMoJI #themeparks #blackpool

A short walk around Tivoli Gardens and an on-ride video of the 1001 Nat dark ride in 2001, now on our channel: youtu.be/UoU9j8PRECg?... #tivoligardens #themeparks #darkrides #themeparkhistory

Quetzal: La Furia de los Dioses (Fury of the Gods) was a dark ride at Isla Mágica, Spain, opened in 1999. Guests travelled inside and outside a temple encountering special effects. The ride eventually closed in 2010. youtu.be/3wP-Jlr2w0E?... #themeparks #themeparkhistory #islamagica #darkrides

Legoland Windsor in 1998 with the brand new Castleland (Knight’s Kingdom) area, My Town, Duplo Valley and a lot more. The park opened 2 years earlier and is captured in fantastic detail in this rare video now on our channel! youtu.be/PuG3WwtZ3Lk?... #themeparks #themeparkhistory #lego #legoland

The NeverEnding Story – In Search of Imagination (Die Unendliche Geschichte - Auf der Suche nach Phantasien) was a fantastic rapids dark ride at the former Warner Bros Movie World Germany. 1997 POV now on our channel! youtu.be/nzHe_Qi0p7I?... #themeparks #warnerbros #neverendingstory #moviepark

Das Bermuda Dreieck (The Bermuda Triangle) was a water dark ride at the former Warner Bros Movie Park in Germany. 1997 POV video of the original ride now on our channel! youtu.be/oGKqK0enoNk #themeparks #themeparkhistory #darkrides #movieparkgermany #warnerbros

Looney Tunes Adventure was a dark ride at Warner Bros Movie Park Germany, 1997 POV now available on our channel! youtu.be/iDMCWEGWI3E The ride later became Ice Age Adventure. #themeparks #themeparkhistory #movieparkgermany

Take a trip back to Warner Bros Movie Park Germany with this recently found videotape from 1997, before the park and attractions removed the Warner Bros IP. First up is this short clip of Looney Tunes land! youtu.be/2VQmzthIR3A #themeparks #WarnerBros #ThemeParkHistory #movieparkgermany #looneytunes

Alton Towers Singing Barn & Bookworm in 1996 youtu.be/X4wxgdjiFA8?... #themeparks #altontowers

PortAventura Park in its opening year 1995 captured in this fantastic detailed video footage! Now on our channel: youtu.be/s8fRrXm25fg #themeparks #portaventura @portaventura-world.bsky.social

A playlist of previously unreleased London Dungeon attractions & reconstructions from 1988-93 now on our second channel! youtube.com/playlist?lis... #themeparks #londondungeon

Droomvlucht in 2003 with some surprise footage of the planet scenes on a backstage tour at Efteling youtu.be/S5Euw9GEAJA?... #themeparks #efteling #droomvlucht

The beautiful Droomvlucht at Efteling in 1998, now on our channel youtu.be/bHFvDSJQrY4?... #themeparks #efteling #darkrides @efteling.bsky.social

Fata Morgana at Efteling 1998 POV now on our channel. The classic water dark ride opened in 1986 youtu.be/gfRXgGkt7XM?... #themeparks #darkride #efteling

The timeless Sprookjesbos at Efteling in the Netherlands, recorded in 1998! youtu.be/vHa4TeF-svs?... #themeparks #efteling #sprookjesbos @efteling.bsky.social

The iconic Python coaster at @efteling.bsky.social Efteling pictured in about 1984. #themeparks #efteling #rollercoaster

Newly scanned pictures from the beautiful Efteling, about 1984! #themeparks #efteling #themeparkhistory

Subscribe to our alt channel for any not-quite theme park stuff (water parks, midways etc). Videotapes uploading soon! youtube.com/@eurothemepa... #themeparks #themeparkhistory

A late Christmas present for you with these early photos of Santa Park (Finland), also with an on-ride POV of the Magic Sleigh Ride now on our channel! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y67x... #themeparks #santapark #darkrides

Wicked Witches Haunt at Thorpe Park was a haunted dark ride opened in 1994 as a UV revamp of the original Phantom Fantasia! Here are some fabulous brochure pictures when it was new. More on our Facebook and Instagram channels! #themeparks #themeparkhistory #thorpepark #hauntedhouse #ghosttrain