Night season
Night season starts: the park stays open until eleven
Late weekends, a new Glow Parade route and a dusk pass that costs less than a plate of asun and two drinks.
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From behind the fences
New rides, longer evenings, school dates and the odd story from the engineers' workshop.
Stories
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Behind the scenes
How the Kingfisher was built over two rainy seasons
Eleven hundred tonnes of steel, a team of local welders and the test dummies we named after aunties.
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Smaller updates
Half-term hours
We open on Monday 2 November for the half-term week, 10:00 to 20:00.
New splash pad in Little Rainforest
Jets, buckets and a tipping coconut for under eights, with soft flooring and shade.
School trip dates for next term
Weekday slots from January are open. Calm mornings stay on the first and third Tuesday.
Card and transfer at every till
Every kitchen and shop now takes card, transfer and POS, with tap-to-pay wristbands at the gate.
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Park news on WhatsApp
One message a week at most: new dates, ticket offers and the Sky show names.
Questions
About park news
Who writes the news?
Our guest team and, now and then, the engineers.
Can I suggest a story?
Yes, send it to guest services. We love stories about first rides.
See you at the gate
Tonight, the park lights up at 18:30
Buy online for the lowest price, skip the gate queue and add Fast Lane if the Kingfisher is calling. Dusk passes from 17:00 cost less.