19th Jul 1934

Fire destroys several attractions.

26th Jun 1975

Fire on the Big Dipper.

28th May 1994

The Pepsi Max Big One (now just The Big One), opened at a cost of £12m. Designed by Ron Toomer and manufactured by Arrow Dynamics, at the time of opening it was the tallest and steepest roller coaster in the world, at 213 feet (65 m) with a drop angle of 65 degrees. It held the title for a couple of years until Fujiyama opened in Japan in 1996. Pepsi was the ride was sponsor until 2011, when "Pepsi Max" was removed from the name.

25th May 2018

Icon opened as the first multi-launch roller coaster in the United Kingdom, and the first brand new roller coaster at the park in 16 years. Manufactured by Mack Rides of Germany at a cost of 16.25 million, it uses a series of linear magnetic synchronous motors to propel and slow the trains along the track.