{"id":8135,"date":"2021-01-05T08:00:41","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T08:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/?p=8135"},"modified":"2025-06-12T20:04:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T20:04:58","slug":"coming-to-the-uk-in-2022-honest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/?p=8135","title":{"rendered":"Random Things I Think Could Come To The UK In 2022 (This Is A Jokey Post)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">So I thought I\u2019d share a light-hearted blog post after last nights announcement. I hope you laugh as much as I did writing these out (with some help from Ant, of course).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">Alton Towers New Planning Application:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It seems Big Bob is expected to receive an upgrade and receive some whopping pair of guns (arms) for the next season. I believe they will feature special elements and will become flame throwers to enhance the overall fire aspect of the ride.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8137\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/10DE3DF0-3D46-4D95-8A2E-D9F0C8DEA8A9.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/10DE3DF0-3D46-4D95-8A2E-D9F0C8DEA8A9.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/10DE3DF0-3D46-4D95-8A2E-D9F0C8DEA8A9.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/10DE3DF0-3D46-4D95-8A2E-D9F0C8DEA8A9.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/10DE3DF0-3D46-4D95-8A2E-D9F0C8DEA8A9.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/10DE3DF0-3D46-4D95-8A2E-D9F0C8DEA8A9.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">Flamingo Land is Getting A Rebrand:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It turns out that 2022 will see Flamingo Land renamed to Pigeon Land. The park has decided that Flamingos are far too mainstream for 2022 &amp; are hoping the new name will be bringing in a wilder range of audiences. Side note bread crumbs are banned from the park as of next season.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8157\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2E8F5E65-948D-44DA-B46C-2273276506A9.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">Chessington World of Adventures Zoo Rentals Go Live:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It seems Chessington are planning on renting their goats to those who fancy having the bragging rights about owning a Chessy goat for 5 nights for a bargain price of \u00a375. Unfortunately, there\u2019ll be <strong>no annual pass discount &amp; no food included<\/strong>, it\u2019s recommended you visit your local farm shop to buy their food prior to going ahead with this rental. <strong>Disclaimer: do not feed after midnight.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8139\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/BA596CE7-6D54-4751-BD82-E8CE564015F0-300x300.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/BA596CE7-6D54-4751-BD82-E8CE564015F0.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/BA596CE7-6D54-4751-BD82-E8CE564015F0.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/BA596CE7-6D54-4751-BD82-E8CE564015F0.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/BA596CE7-6D54-4751-BD82-E8CE564015F0.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/BA596CE7-6D54-4751-BD82-E8CE564015F0.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">Exclusive Dialling\/Competition Available at Blackpool Pleasure Beach:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">By the sounds of things Pleasure Beach will be allowing visitors to dial a seagull to receive their chips back which has been pinched. Just visit guest services during your visit to give them a call (<strong>please don\u2019t actually do this lol<\/strong>). Keep a look out for the golden chip to bag yourself a ride on Valhalla once it reopens (T&amp;Cs apply).<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8158\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/12255C71-E28D-48C7-AC47-17C6FF527956.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">Amity Cove\/Stealth Receives A Ford Sponsorship: <\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A brand new IP is set to feature over at Amity Cove. It looks like stealth will be themed to Ford and the carriages will feature a Ford Fiesta themed. Alongside this brand new re-theme we can expect Ford World rather than Ferrari World, which will have smaller attractions installed including fill your car &amp; change your window wipers. As well as these changes the speed will be matching the National speed limit &amp; seat belts are essential else you will receive a fine.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8152\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/A9A1F598-3564-454F-BEF9-EF89DD37482D-300x300.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/A9A1F598-3564-454F-BEF9-EF89DD37482D.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/A9A1F598-3564-454F-BEF9-EF89DD37482D.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/A9A1F598-3564-454F-BEF9-EF89DD37482D.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/A9A1F598-3564-454F-BEF9-EF89DD37482D.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/A9A1F598-3564-454F-BEF9-EF89DD37482D.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">The New Queen Of Speed Taking Over The Dark Forest:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Not many agree that Rita was pretty decent as it stands. So Alton Towers have gone all out for the 2022 season &amp; Rita will be renamed to BeatHer and the speed will increase by 1mph (to match the name of course).<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8141\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5A319656-DC78-4AF2-BE8D-3C0942D7A510.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5A319656-DC78-4AF2-BE8D-3C0942D7A510.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5A319656-DC78-4AF2-BE8D-3C0942D7A510.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5A319656-DC78-4AF2-BE8D-3C0942D7A510.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5A319656-DC78-4AF2-BE8D-3C0942D7A510.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5A319656-DC78-4AF2-BE8D-3C0942D7A510.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">Thorpe Parks Brand New Dry Ride:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Now that my RMC blog post I shared the other day is almost irrelevant as Thorpe Park have their next ride planned already. A brand new worlds first water ride to feature no water. I think the ride&#8217;s slogan is either say no to water or say no ponchos <strong>(TBC).<\/strong>\u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8142\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/D34940B9-7D3C-4148-A375-DB60C6EE9388.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/D34940B9-7D3C-4148-A375-DB60C6EE9388.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/D34940B9-7D3C-4148-A375-DB60C6EE9388.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/D34940B9-7D3C-4148-A375-DB60C6EE9388.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/D34940B9-7D3C-4148-A375-DB60C6EE9388.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/D34940B9-7D3C-4148-A375-DB60C6EE9388.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">Infusion\u2019s Smoothing Project:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Commonly known as one of the roughest UK rollercoasters. Well not anymore, as of 2022 it\u2019ll receive brand new wheels which will be square shaped to allow a smoother ride experience..<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8162\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/E1BC4C16-2B9D-4A1C-9191-8673E0A723D6.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Well, I have chuckled all the way through writing &amp; creating these images. I also hope you guys also joined me in having a little laugh.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>I\u2019d love to hear some of your guys wildest &amp; unrealistic (that definitely will <strong>NEVER<\/strong> come true) theories in the comments or across my socials! <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><strong><span class=\"s1\">Thank you so much for reading this utter ramble of crap haha!<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7365\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/545E3022-CE60-4736-B83D-19CA972D3EF1.png?resize=800%2C267&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"267\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So I thought I\u2019d share a light-hearted blog post after last nights announcement. I hope you laugh as much as I did writing these out (with some help from Ant, of course).\u00a0 Alton Towers New Planning Application: It seems Big Bob is expected to receive an upgrade and receive some whopping pair of guns (arms) for the next season. I believe they will feature special elements and will become flame throwers to enhance the overall fire aspect of the ride. Flamingo Land is Getting A Rebrand: It turns out that 2022 will see Flamingo Land renamed to Pigeon Land. The park has decided that Flamingos are far too mainstream for 2022 &amp; are hoping the new name will be bringing in a wilder range of audiences. Side note bread crumbs are banned from the park as of next season. Chessington World of Adventures Zoo Rentals Go Live: It seems Chessington are planning on renting their goats to those who fancy having the bragging rights about owning a Chessy goat for 5 nights for a bargain price of \u00a375. Unfortunately, there\u2019ll be no annual pass discount &amp; no food included, it\u2019s recommended you visit your local farm shop to buy their food prior to going ahead with this rental. Disclaimer: do not feed after midnight. Exclusive Dialling\/Competition Available at Blackpool Pleasure Beach: By the sounds of things Pleasure Beach will be allowing visitors to dial a seagull to receive their chips back which has been pinched. Just visit guest services during your visit to give them a call (please don\u2019t actually do this lol). Keep a look out for the golden chip to bag yourself a ride on Valhalla once it reopens (T&amp;Cs apply). Amity Cove\/Stealth Receives A Ford Sponsorship: A brand new IP is set to feature over at Amity Cove. It looks like stealth will be themed to Ford and the carriages will feature a Ford Fiesta themed. Alongside this brand new re-theme we can expect Ford World rather than Ferrari World, which will have smaller attractions installed including fill your car &amp; change your window wipers. As well as these changes the speed will be matching the National speed limit &amp; seat belts are essential else you will receive a fine. The New Queen Of Speed Taking Over The Dark Forest: Not many agree that Rita was pretty decent as it stands. So Alton Towers have gone all out for the 2022 season &amp; Rita will be renamed to BeatHer and the speed will increase by 1mph (to match the name of course). Thorpe Parks Brand New Dry Ride: Now that my RMC blog post I shared the other day is almost irrelevant as Thorpe Park have their next ride planned already. A brand new worlds first water ride to feature no water. I think the ride&#8217;s slogan is either say no to water or say no ponchos (TBC).\u00a0 Infusion\u2019s Smoothing Project: Commonly known as one of the roughest UK rollercoasters. Well not anymore, as of 2022 it\u2019ll receive brand new wheels which will be square shaped to allow a smoother ride experience.. Well, I have chuckled all the way through writing &amp; creating these images. I also hope you guys also joined me in having a little laugh.\u00a0I\u2019d love to hear some of your guys wildest &amp; unrealistic (that definitely will NEVER come true) theories in the comments or across my socials! Thank you so much for reading this utter ramble of crap haha!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5053,5054],"tags":[2982,2976,2975,2974,1233,1585,2978,2977,2983,2742,904,402,701,434,1976,2980,2979,1540,2981,2973],"class_list":["post-8135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-theme-parks","category-themed-attractions","tag-a-joke","tag-a-laugh","tag-banter","tag-far-from-the-truth","tag-fun","tag-funny","tag-funny-theme-parks","tag-light-hearted","tag-little-laughter","tag-new-experiences","tag-new-rides","tag-theme-park-blogger","tag-theme-parks","tag-travel-blogger","tag-travel-girl","tag-uk-2022","tag-uk-banter-theme-park","tag-uk-theme-parks","tag-uk-theme-parks-2022","tag-unrealistic"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/A6F76D02-C153-40FA-85D7-AA0CA057B411-e1609802926289.png?fit=400%2C400&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb4qDv-27d","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8135"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9567,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8135\/revisions\/9567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}