Hi Shawn, I'm a big fan of the channel. I'm Irish and there's been a lot of talk about Tayto Park's planned €14m steel coaster. I'm not sure if you have heard but they were awarded planning permission however that decision has been appealed by residents of the local area of the park who are against having another coaster. Tayto had hoped to open the coaster in 2021 but that is unlikely now. Its a shame because they really need another new ride to keep guests coming in.
@@ThemeParkWorldwide There has been official confirmation today that as a result of the appeals, the planning permission for the coaster has been refused entirely. It is now extremely unlikely that the coaster will be built now which is a shame as it had been described by Tayto's owner as 'the first of its kind for a steel coaster in Europe'. Unfortunately I fear for the parks future after todays news. I can send you a few links to some articles if you want to read more
The more I watch your vlogs, the more it makes me realise, why you are probably up there with the best RUclips roller coaster enthusiasts channels. I watch a lot of the other theme park channels, including fair ground channels. If you don't mind me saying, your presentation is becoming more and more professional, and still keep the fun aliment. I can imagine it's so time consuming editing all the cuts and videos, you all do a good job, for the roller coaster, theme park community, am so looking forward to the rest of this season with your self and team 👍🏼
We are planning to go to Thorpe Park for the first time on Wednesday next week! So excited but also nervous as it will be our first looping coasters! :| :)
Another great episode of The Theme Park News Show Shawn. Glad to see the weekly news series back and talking about Shambhala and Red Force they're my top two rollercoasters Shambhala @ no1 and Red Force @no2. I filmed Vlogs from PortAventura last week and they'll hopefully go online on my channel mid/late this month or early August.
Thanks Shawn for showing my pic!! Me and my mum were scaring eachother cause that’s what we do best!!! I’m back at Thorpe tomorrow and my 4th run on Bouncezilla which will be awesome
For the zoomed in photo, you were standing on the exit bridge for the worlds tallest rollercoaster! Kingda Ka at the one and only Six Flags Great Adventure! Also home to El Toro! Wooooo! xD
Tornado springs looks awesome! Since the reveal we also have confirmation that the name of the coaster is “Storm Chaser”, The name of the drop towers is “Windmill Towers” and the name of the Gyro Swing is “Cyclonator”. They have also revealed the train design for Storm Chaser
Six Flags Great America is my home park! Maxx Force is definitely a short coaster, but that insane launch more than makes up for it! You really need to come out here in the next couple years Shawn... it is a very underrated Six Flags park home to Goliath (RMC ground up wooden coaster), Raging Bull (one of the original B&M Hypers), the world's first B&M Invert in Batman: The Ride, as well as X-Flight (a compact B&M wing coaster), and so much more!
Glad TPW the show is back, as for merlin going private again I hope we can see some major improvements, throughout all merlin attractions like getting SBNO rides backup and operating or invest heavily in getting new attractions.
I think the Merlin buy out is a positive move. I just hope it doesn't mean a price rise 😞. Thanks for all the updates! Your @Theme Park Worldwide vlogs are a staple weekend viewing here. Thank you for your hard work Shawn 👍👍👍
I am going to ride Maxx Force later this year. I was at the park earlier in May and watched them build the "fake out dive" right before the brake run. The launch looks insane!
Shawn, when Christmas comes around you need to buy a new mug for your collection every day of December and call it Shawn's Mugmas xD Where Am I? 20:04 I literally don't really know of many international parks apart from six flags, europa park and portaventura so I'm going to guess Alton Towers in front of the Smiler...because of the sign colour scheme and nothing else I'M BAD AT THIS OK
Watched. I'm more knowledgeable about the inner workings of the amusement park industy, and I have you to thank. But, going around and around till I'm dizzy sounds good too, so... Good to see you survived the epic journey.
It’s Good To Welcome Shawn Back. Very Good About British Theme Park Vlogs Than Just His American Road Holiday Theme Park Vlogs As For Me To Keep Tabs On What You And Shawn Are Up To. To Make Matters Worse, The Science And Industry Museum In Manchester Staff Planned A Strike, This Summer. I Bet Tom Cruise Will Be Excited For The Paramount Park If He Next Goes To London As Paramount Is His Home Film Company. LOL. His Where Is He Picture Must Be At The Six Flags Theme Park He Has Been To. Good Drawing Of Wicker Man. Make Sure You And Shawn Look After Yourselves. 😊
I've never been to America before so I am looking forward to seeing the new videos. The Merlin payout sounds like a good idea, even though I don't fully understand what it is.
Since you're back from your US roadtrip, I thought it might soon become relevant (since there's no set date) and I'd like to share some advice about Linnanmäki: - Filming on a chest mounted gopro is allowed on most rides, generally not on some of the wilder rides (there's a list on the website) but if you ask permission in advance you should be able to get permission for those too, other channels have gotten permission, I don't see why you couldn't. - Opening times are good in July but it's horridly packed and not enjoyable, "only" 8 hours a day mostly in August, beginning of september there are some 11h days until midnight for the halloween event (all the rides are open, there's just some extra theming and actors etc in the evening) I hope this is helpful and won't fall on deaf ears!
I am interested to see how Legoland NY is gonna be after this buyout but also if Legoland Florida will keep expanding like they are. I also hope we see a Legoland NY Lego movie rides like Masters of Flight
@@ThemeParkWorldwide oh wow, I'm surprised. I've had friends be able to film. Maybe policies or management has changed over the past few years. Or maybe just different parks. Love your videos
Hey Shawn, hope your day is going great. I’m just wondering, remember you were talking about the Scandinavian area in PortAventura World? I am just wondering is that open yet, if it isn’t do you know when it will be open? I keep looking it up, but nothing comes up. Bye, Shawn.
Theme Park Worldwide Thanks for that, I watched your PortAventura Vlog and you were on Angkor and I swore, you said in PortAventura. Sorry, still. Your PortAventura vlogs, are the best. Do you know when you’ll be going, back?
sean i work at Sandyballs 20mins from Paultons park, we are a holiday park and we do Alpaca walks. i can get you one free if you vlog it . our site would be amazing for your second channel . full of history
From an American, if Paramount has anything to do with anything in the Theme Park industry, it will probably be an absolute trainwreck. It's taken 12+ years for Cedar Fair to correct the screw ups that Paramount did to Kings Island, Kings Dominion, Carowinds, Canada's Wonderland, and California's Great America.
youtube chose the perfect ad for you, there was an ad for planet coaster!
Love that!
You know that ads are personalized
Same!
I got an Untamed at Walibi Holland ad🤣
The Merlin buyout is certainly good news! :D
Hi Shawn, I'm a big fan of the channel. I'm Irish and there's been a lot of talk about Tayto Park's planned €14m steel coaster. I'm not sure if you have heard but they were awarded planning permission however that decision has been appealed by residents of the local area of the park who are against having another coaster. Tayto had hoped to open the coaster in 2021 but that is unlikely now. Its a shame because they really need another new ride to keep guests coming in.
That's a shame to hear, hopefully they get it approved still
@@ThemeParkWorldwide There has been official confirmation today that as a result of the appeals, the planning permission for the coaster has been refused entirely. It is now extremely unlikely that the coaster will be built now which is a shame as it had been described by Tayto's owner as 'the first of its kind for a steel coaster in Europe'. Unfortunately I fear for the parks future after todays news.
I can send you a few links to some articles if you want to read more
Thank you @themeparkworldwide for a heart on my comment on the US roadtrip vlog one. It means so much thanks
The more I watch your vlogs, the more it makes me realise, why you are probably up there with the best RUclips roller coaster enthusiasts channels.
I watch a lot of the other theme park channels, including fair ground channels.
If you don't mind me saying, your presentation is becoming more and more professional, and still keep the fun aliment.
I can imagine it's so time consuming editing all the cuts and videos, you all do a good job, for the roller coaster, theme park community, am so looking forward to the rest of this season with your self and team 👍🏼
Thank you for your kind words and support, I really appreciate it!
Thanks for posting the pic with me and my mate James from Brighton :) glad you enjoyed your trip and welcome back.
I remember seeing you years ago working at Alton towers on main entrance and saying hello
Hi Shawn, I love all of your videos and I have been watching your channel since the smiler updates in 2012!👍👍Keep up the amazing work!
Thank you for watching!
I saw Lee working in the pre-show area of Wickerman at Alton Towers last week!
Welcome back!! I can't wait to see more footage from your American Theme Park tour! Great information here!!
Thank you, there's a new vlog just gone online from the trip!
We are planning to go to Thorpe Park for the first time on Wednesday next week! So excited but also nervous as it will be our first looping coasters! :| :)
Enjoy.
You're going to have so much fun!
Have a great time, I'm sure you'll enjoy them
Another great episode of The Theme Park News Show Shawn. Glad to see the weekly news series back and talking about Shambhala and Red Force they're my top two rollercoasters Shambhala @ no1 and Red Force @no2. I filmed Vlogs from PortAventura last week and they'll hopefully go online on my channel mid/late this month or early August.
Thank you, it's good to be back with a weekly series!
Thanks Shawn for showing my pic!! Me and my mum were scaring eachother cause that’s what we do best!!! I’m back at Thorpe tomorrow and my 4th run on Bouncezilla which will be awesome
Thanks for sending it in!
Six Flags: We have the worlds fastest inversion.
Cedar Fair: Hold my coaster track.
For the zoomed in photo, you were standing on the exit bridge for the worlds tallest rollercoaster! Kingda Ka at the one and only Six Flags Great Adventure! Also home to El Toro! Wooooo! xD
For where am I, you were at kingda ka at six flags great adventure in Jackson New Jersey. Was absolutely a pleasure to meet you
Going to paultons in spring 2020 so I’m excited
We've just uploaded a new update from on the site!
Tornado springs looks awesome!
Since the reveal we also have confirmation that the name of the coaster is “Storm Chaser”, The name of the drop towers is “Windmill Towers” and the name of the Gyro Swing is “Cyclonator”. They have also revealed the train design for Storm Chaser
It sure is very exciting!
Six Flags Great America is my home park! Maxx Force is definitely a short coaster, but that insane launch more than makes up for it!
You really need to come out here in the next couple years Shawn... it is a very underrated Six Flags park home to Goliath (RMC ground up wooden coaster), Raging Bull (one of the original B&M Hypers), the world's first B&M Invert in Batman: The Ride, as well as X-Flight (a compact B&M wing coaster), and so much more!
I would like to visit in the future!
Glad TPW the show is back, as for merlin going private again I hope we can see some major improvements, throughout all merlin attractions like getting SBNO rides backup and operating or invest heavily in getting new attractions.
It was great to meet yall at Carowinds and sharing your first ride on Copperhead Strike! Keep them videos coming.
Thanks for watching!
@@ThemeParkWorldwide always a pleasure watching!
I think the Merlin buy out is a positive move. I just hope it doesn't mean a price rise 😞.
Thanks for all the updates! Your @Theme Park Worldwide vlogs are a staple weekend viewing here. Thank you for your hard work Shawn 👍👍👍
Perfect dream with Lego buying Merlin:
MERLIN RIDES AS LEGO SETS!
Hi Shawn It's good to be back on the Theme Park News Show, just keep on Friday feeling!
I am going to ride Maxx Force later this year. I was at the park earlier in May and watched them build the "fake out dive" right before the brake run. The launch looks insane!
Have fun!
Shawn, when Christmas comes around you need to buy a new mug for your collection every day of December and call it Shawn's Mugmas xD
Where Am I? 20:04 I literally don't really know of many international parks apart from six flags, europa park and portaventura so I'm going to guess Alton Towers in front of the Smiler...because of the sign colour scheme and nothing else I'M BAD AT THIS OK
Now that sounds like a fun idea!
Rainbow Cray-Z or merchmas
Missed this Shawn hope you had an amazing trip!
I'm so looking forward to next week I live 40 minutes from Kennywood in PA and Steel Curtain opens a week from tomorrow
Maxx Force was fantastic, launch was very forceful and the quick inversions were outstanding.
That's good to hear!
Watched. I'm more knowledgeable about the inner workings of the amusement park industy, and I have you to thank. But, going around and around till I'm dizzy sounds good too, so... Good to see you survived the epic journey.
The new area at Paultons looks stunning!
There's a new on site update now online!
Are you at xsector at Alton towers on the where am I picture? Outside the smiler
Well done on the US trip. I reckon that pic is from the queue for Kingda Ka.
It’s Good To Welcome Shawn Back. Very Good About British Theme Park Vlogs Than Just His American Road Holiday Theme Park Vlogs As For Me To Keep Tabs On What You And Shawn Are Up To. To Make Matters Worse, The Science And Industry Museum In Manchester Staff Planned A Strike, This Summer. I Bet Tom Cruise Will Be Excited For The Paramount Park If He Next Goes To London As Paramount Is His Home Film Company. LOL. His Where Is He Picture Must Be At The Six Flags Theme Park He Has Been To. Good Drawing Of Wicker Man. Make Sure You And Shawn Look After Yourselves. 😊
Thanks for watching!
I've never been to America before so I am looking forward to seeing the new videos.
The Merlin payout sounds like a good idea, even though I don't fully understand what it is.
Yes Shawn you legend, overload them blogs!!! Awesome stuff
Plenty to come from the USA trip and much more!
Cheers for the update Shawn, just catching up on your vlogs from the road trip 🙂
Thanks for watching, there's so many vlogs to come from the trip!
Interesting development for Merlin. Hopefully a positive mood. Fingers crossed for more investment at the parks.
Good to see this back, glad you enjoyed your trip. Keep up the good work #TPWW
Since you're back from your US roadtrip, I thought it might soon become relevant (since there's no set date) and I'd like to share some advice about Linnanmäki:
- Filming on a chest mounted gopro is allowed on most rides, generally not on some of the wilder rides (there's a list on the website) but if you ask permission in advance you should be able to get permission for those too, other channels have gotten permission, I don't see why you couldn't.
- Opening times are good in July but it's horridly packed and not enjoyable, "only" 8 hours a day mostly in August, beginning of september there are some 11h days until midnight for the halloween event (all the rides are open, there's just some extra theming and actors etc in the evening)
I hope this is helpful and won't fall on deaf ears!
Thanks for the information!
Its good to see that you survived your insane USA Trip!
You'll definitely see me get better in the next few vlogs from the trip!
Good video! Im looking forward to you visting Linnanmäki, i tried taiga last week and i have to say I REALLY enjoyed it
I can't wait!
I am interested to see how Legoland NY is gonna be after this buyout but also if Legoland Florida will keep expanding like they are. I also hope we see a Legoland NY Lego movie rides like Masters of Flight
CANT WAIT FOR PULTONS PARK DEFFENTILY GOING PS KEEP UP THE AMZING WORK
Thanks!
Why are u not on TV, ur content is second to none!
Glad to hear you're sounding much better👍👍
I am indeed feeling much better, you'll see me improve in the next few vlogs from the road trip!
Love this series
Always a great show!!
I'm also going to the Netherlands in about 2 weeks. Maybe I'll spot you in one of the parks if we're there the same day.
Make sure you say hello!
yessssssssssss i missed these episodes :)
It's good to be back!
@@ThemeParkWorldwide i bet it is ! and was america good ?
Woo hello! 😀
I hope this buyout means from next season onwards there’ll be no more 4pm closes off-peak
Let's hope so
Awesome show Shawn
Where am I-Great Adventure at Ka
If this resort happens, will there be rollercoasters as good as Alton towers? Or will it be more family based?
Are you doing the last video in the Planet Coaster Indoor Park Series???
It was posted last week!
Love these!
Thanks!
I already see it Legoland Alton
Oh God no
@@danielledewitt1 Definitely
@@danielledewitt1 we'll spread the word to the world
Hopefully not.
Been binging your videos. Bit of advice for future parks. Sometimes if you call ahead and speak with management you can get filming priveledges
We contacted most of the parks we did on our trip, unfortunately filming was still not permitted at most parks!
@@ThemeParkWorldwide oh wow, I'm surprised. I've had friends be able to film. Maybe policies or management has changed over the past few years. Or maybe just different parks. Love your videos
Is it Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point for the where am I?
Thanks Shaun - Fantastic video again, when are you next off to Europa Park?
I'm not sure on when I'll next be at Europa!
Hey Shawn, hope your day is going great. I’m just wondering, remember you were talking about the Scandinavian area in PortAventura World? I am just wondering is that open yet, if it isn’t do you know when it will be open? I keep looking it up, but nothing comes up. Bye, Shawn.
It's at Europa Park and it actually soft opened today! The main opening will take place later this month!
Ruth Gavin Europa Park have given a date for the end of June
Theme Park Worldwide Thanks for that, I watched your PortAventura Vlog and you were on Angkor and I swore, you said in PortAventura. Sorry, still. Your PortAventura vlogs, are the best. Do you know when you’ll be going, back?
I'm not sure on my next visit to PA!
I looking forward to it next year why I at isle of Wight tornado springs
sean i work at Sandyballs 20mins from Paultons park, we are a holiday park and we do Alpaca walks. i can get you one free if you vlog it . our site would be amazing for your second channel . full of history
The takeover of Merlin has not completed yet. It is currently still a public company with shareholders. The transaction is expected to complete in Q4.
Well done shawn and Alex I knew u would complete it
Thanks!
I wasn’t expect Merlin or London Resort news 😳
Omg am i dreaming 2 uploads in one day
I hope you enjoyed them both!
Will it be a family gyro swing at paultons park
It'll be the most thrilling ride at the park from what we can see!
The air launched coaster still uses a cable
Will our merlin pass still work at Alton towers? Also I’m going to Europa Park soon! Can’t wait to ride the gci coaster: Wodan.
It will do indeed
Yay
so we could see longer opening hours now at alton towers?
Possibly so
If it means investment it can only be good !
Leanne x
From an American, if Paramount has anything to do with anything in the Theme Park industry, it will probably be an absolute trainwreck. It's taken 12+ years for Cedar Fair to correct the screw ups that Paramount did to Kings Island, Kings Dominion, Carowinds, Canada's Wonderland, and California's Great America.
Love your work mate!!.👍👍
Thanks!
Will you be at Towers this Monday (the 8th)?
I'll be visiting at some point!
I still wonder do you think this is why loggers was never auctioned?
I doubt it
Hi Shawn, When are you coming to the efteling I'd love to see you there.
We'll be back in the next two weeks!
@@ThemeParkWorldwide I work at the entrance so thats why :)
There're are too many videos Lol. We can always rely on you to upload a great Vlog as well.
Thanks!
Have you ever visit drievliet in the Netherlands. It has 4 credits.
We hope to visit in the near future
Do you think merlin will add a new Thorpe park coaster in 2021?
Hopefully something is coming!
Outside smiler on where am I
cedar fair bought out schlitterbahn and owa opened a new dark ride
When are you going to the Efteling? I’m going the 20th of July for the summer event
It'll be just after this!
So which do you like better the overall coasters in Europe or America?
Europe definitely!
Great vid
I’m going to ride taiga on Monday 5th August, would you be able to go then, would be amazing to ride taiga with you
You're in front of Kinda Ka!
Maxx force was really good
I’m going to ride taiga on Monday 5th August, it would be great to ride it with you. Would you be able to come that day?
I'm not sure when I'll be visiting yet!
Double upload OMG. Yes please
Oh yes!
Hey how much did the american trip cost... id love to do it just like an estimate and maybe 1 day i can do it
I'll be sharing costs in the video at the end of the series
When will you start planet coaster again? I can’t wait for the worlds fair park!
The final episode in the series went online a few days ago
thorpe park jungle escape?
Good video.
What was your best six flags park on the trip
Where am I: above kingda ka at six flags great adventure
Sean another great show
Thanks David!
Aaarrrrgggghhhh Ive never had a response before from a famous you tuber seriously Sean the vlogs are amazing keep up the great work
You are at six flags great adventure at Kingda Ka