Theme Park Updates: March 2026 — Complete Verification, Translations & Season Openings

What's New in March 2026

A landmark month for Theme Park Height Guide. We've completed a full verification of every park in our directory, significantly expanded ride data at dozens of parks, and updated all French and Spanish translations to match. Meanwhile, the 2026 season is kicking off with some of the biggest new attractions in years.

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Complete Website Verification: All 86 Parks

We've now verified height restriction data for every single park in our directory by browsing each park's official website. This is the first time all 86 parks have been systematically checked against their source.

What changed

• 2,339 rides now tracked across all 86 parks (up from ~2,100 before verification)
• Major ride additions at parks where our data was incomplete:
  • Festyland: 31 → 40 rides
  • Yas Waterworld: 33 → 39 rides
  • Fraispertuis City: 17 → 29 rides
  • Le PAL: 21 → 31 rides
  • Walibi Rhône-Alpes: 17 → 28 rides
  • OK Corral: 21 → 31 rides
  • Aquaventure Dubai: 24 → 28 rides
  • Futuroscope: 22 → 27 rides

Height classification fix

During verification, we discovered and fixed a bug in how rides were categorised. Rides where heightMinAlone was set but heightMinWithAdult was null (meaning no adult accompaniment option exists) were incorrectly counted as "no restriction". These are now correctly classified by their heightMinAlone value. This affected height breakdowns at most parks.

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Full Translation Update

All 172 translation files (86 French + 86 Spanish) have been updated:

• Frontmatter synced — ride counts, height breakdowns, prices, and dates now match the English source exactly
• Descriptions translated — every park's description and metaDescription freshly translated to FR and ES
• Body content translated — full markdown guides updated for all 45 parks where the English content had changed

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2026 Season Openings: What's Happening Now

Disneyland Paris: World of Frozen — March 29

Disneyland Paris opens its biggest expansion in decades on March 29. Disney Adventure World (formerly Walt Disney Studios Park) launches with:

• Frozen Ever After — boat ride through Arendelle (no height restriction expected)
• Raiponce Tangled Spin — family spinner (no height restriction expected)
• Minnie's Dream Factory — live show

Flamingo Land: Lion Coast — March 21

Flamingo Land reopens after its full 2025 closure. The headline addition is Lion Coast, a reimagined boat ride featuring a living lion pride and cape fur seals — making it one of the few UK parks combining big cats and coasters.

Confirmed Heights for Spring 2026

| Park | Ride | Height | Opening | |------|------|--------|---------| | Paultons Park | Drakon (inverting coaster) | 125cm | May 16 | | Paultons Park | Vild Swing | 90cm | May 16 | | Paultons Park | Raven (bobsled coaster) | TBC | May 16 | | Festyland | Valkyrie (coaster) | 105cm | April | | Parc Bagatelle | North Storm (pendulum) | 140cm | April 11 | | Parc Spirou Provence | Kyûbi Unchained (launch coaster) | 120cm | April 4 | | Lightwater Valley | Spinning Racer | TBC | March 28 | | Chessington | PAW Patrol World (4 rides) | TBC | Spring | | Alton Towers | Bluey's Big Play | TBC | Spring |

Chessington: PAW Patrol World

Chessington is opening an entire PAW Patrol-themed land this spring with four new rides designed for young children:

• Chase's Mountain Mission — junior coaster
• Skye's Helicopter Heroes — helicopter family ride
• Zuma's Hovercraft Adventure — UK's first "Drifter"-style ride
• Marshall's Firetruck Rescue — fire engine dark ride

We'll update with confirmed heights as soon as they're announced.

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Park Status Reminders

• Brean Theme Park — entered administration January 28. Reopening targeted for March 21 but remains uncertain. Check before travelling.
• Brighton Palace Pier — for sale since January 2026, continues to trade normally.
• Funland Hayling Island — housing development planning application submitted October 2025; park operating as normal for now.
• Ferrari World Abu Dhabi — Formula Rossa is now world's 2nd fastest coaster (240 km/h), surpassed by Falcon's Flight (250 km/h) at Six Flags Qiddiya.

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Plan Your 2026 Visit

Use our height planner to check which rides your children can access at any park we cover. Enter their heights and select your target parks to see a complete breakdown by height category.

For the latest park-specific information, check the individual park pages — we update these as announcements are made throughout the season.