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This website will take you on a detailed tour of the creativity behind fantastical themed attractions across the globe. Whether world-renowned or small and independent, nowhere is overlooked! Speaking with creators and curators alike, I will be analysing the artistry and celebrating the secrets that make these places so unique.

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The Portraits of Melanie Ravenswood (Phantom Manor)

Scents of the Netherlands: Efteling and AromaPrime

Evermore Park: Virtually Literal Reality

The Portraits of Melanie Ravenswood (Phantom Manor)

On occasion, this article is critical of the storytelling implemented in Phantom Manor's 2018 refurbishment. I would like to note that I...

Scents of the Netherlands: Efteling and AromaPrime

I have just returned from a fragrant, pungent and occasionally odiferous trip to the Netherlands. Having recently started helping out at...

Evermore Park: Virtually Literal Reality

The Crooked Lantern Tavern at Evermore Park Evermore is not a theme park. Its founder Ken Bretschneider describes the brand new...

Weymouth Timewalk PART V: Why it Ended and What Happens Next

Project Director Roger Dalton explains how profitable Weymouth Timewalk was when it opened. “Once we'd made that initial investment, it...

Weymouth Timewalk PART IIII: Derelict Sets and Dormant Dummies

With new CD technology in the 1980s, Weymouth's Timewalk attraction had a huge amount of flexibility when it came to audio. Project...

Weymouth Timewalk PART III: The Scary Bits

Quite excitingly, one of Weymouth Timewalk's main purposes was to present local artefacts in an engaging way, so most of the props were...

Weymouth Timewalk PART II: Entering the Past

With a clever use of storytelling, Weymouth's atmospheric Timewalk attraction featured some unique hosts. Stepping through various...

Weymouth Timewalk PART I: The Creation of a New Attraction

In May 2018, I was led by torchlight into the gloomy remains of plague-ridden streets, a shipwreck and a long-abandoned ballroom. Where...

How to Take Outstanding Theme Park Photographs: Secrets from Kris Van de Sande

Kris Van de Sande is a European photographer, well known for his vibrant depictions of themed environments. Many park fans admire how his...

Making a GHOST TRAIN

In February 2018, I experienced what many would consider to be a dream job- decorating a ghost train! Specifically, this was the...

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