New flume ride opens at 'UK's best value theme park' 80 minutes from London in dinosaur themed world
A new dinosaur-themed flume ride has opened at a theme park recently named the UK's best for value. Splash Lagoon has become the sixth ride in the existing Lost Kingdom land at Paultons Park and is aimed at younger children looking for their first thrill rides. With a modest drop, you're not going to get the sort of drenching you would from the likes of Tidal Wave at Thorpe Park so you won't need to pack a change of clothes. Splash Lagoon is billed as a family-friendly water boat ride that takes young explorers on a Jurassic adventure. It has meandering rapids before the drop into a 'prehistoric lagoon' below, and along the way you'll see some model dinosaurs, one of which appears to be bursting out of a metal framed tower. The ride officially opened at a press event on May 17. READ MORE: 40 photos show how Paultons Park has changed in 40 years including forgotten rides and animals, and its humble beginnings Splash Lagoon in the dinosaur-theme...