UK amusement park is home to Europe’s finest water trip

ONE UK amusement park is home to Europe’s finest water trip, for the 2nd year in a row.

Valhalla at Blackpool Satisfaction Beach Resort in Lancashire has actually been called Europe’s finest water trip by the European Star Awards.

This is the 4th time the resort has actually won the award for the Valhalla trip.

The European Star Awards identify various locations in the European leisure market and Valhalla handled to beat a variety of other popular trips throughout Europe consisting of De Vliegende Hollander at Efteling, in the Netherlands.

Called the ‘UK’s wettest trip’, Valhalla initially opened back in 2000 and later on went through a ₤ 4million refurb in 2023.

Riders get to board a longboat, which then goes on a journey to the Viking afterlife, consisting of fighting various components, such as fire, ice and water, along the method.

According to Ride Rater, narrative and music takes place as the trip climbs up, then there’s a dive scare, an ice-themed space and great deals of light and water results.

One current visitor declared that there “is absolutely nothing like it [Valhalla] in the UK”.

Another included: “Valhalla was among the most innovative trips I have actually ever seen!”

Satisfaction Beach Resort’s director of operations, Andy Hygate, stated: “Winning this award is a substantial accomplishment, particularly with numerous other great trips in the classification.

” We’re exceptionally happy to be home to the very best Water Trip in Europe.

” With the amazing arrival of our brand-new trip Aviktas in 2026, our future is looking brighter than ever– however it’s great to see our existing line-up continuing to set the requirement and bring home leading market awards.”

The amusement park likewise won 4 more awards just recently at the UK Amusement Park Awards, consisting of a gold award for the very best Re-Imagined Trip.

Blackpool Satisfaction Beach Resort likewise just recently revealed prepare for a brand-new ₤ 8.8 million trip set to open in 2026.

The trip will include a 138-foot swing, which will enable riders to fly through the air parallel to the shoreline.

The brand-new trip is set to be called Aviktas and it will be the ‘highest of its kind’ in the UK, the park has actually declared.

Approximately 40 riders at a time will be seated with their legs hanging, on a huge spinning pendulum, that will then swing 120 degrees

At the time of the statement, Amanda Thompson OBE, CEO of Satisfaction Beach Resort stated: “This trip will be enormous, overwhelming, thrilling and an amazing addition to the town.”

The amusement park likewise exposed an upgrade to its Wallace & & Gromit’s Thrill-O-Matic trip previously this year.

New functions consist of fan-favourite characters such as Norbot and Feaths McGraw.

The trip, which was the very first Wallace & & Gromit themed trip worldwide, is inside your home and lasts 4 minutes.

Each visitor boards a huge slipper, before taking a trip through scenes of the renowned movies consisting of A Close Shave.

Blackpool was likewise called the leading location worldwide to take bored kids this summer season

Plus, the seaside town is likewise home to the hotel that’s now the UK’s finest– with amusement park views and totally free park tickets.