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2020 season[edit]
The park opens for the 2020 season on Saturday, 4 April 2020.
Lightwater Valley is open during school holiday periods and many weekends in between.
Easter Holidays open daily from Saturday 4th – Sunday 19th April 2020. Following this Lightwater Valley is open every weekend, including Bank Holiday Friday on the 8th May.
The Park opens daily again for May Half Term from Saturday 23rd – Sunday 31st May 2020.
In June, the theme park opens every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday until it opens daily for the summer holidays on Thursday 25th June until Wednesday 2nd September 2020.
The Park then returns to weekend opening until Frightwater Valley opens daily from Saturday 24th – Saturday 31st October 2020.
2019 season[edit]
The park opened for the 2019 season on Saturday, 6 April 2019.
New for 2019 is the Jester's Jungle Fun indoor Play Area and two new park mascots, Jasmine and Jester.
The UV Magic Puppet Show returns in a brand new Show Barn.
The park will also be host to six live tribute acts during the Summer Saturday Sessions [1]
2018 season[edit]
The park opened for the 2018 season on Wednesday, 28 March 2018.
In the year ending February 2019 the park recorded a profit of £459,282 [2]
2017 season[edit]
The park opened for the 2017 Season on Saturday, 1 April 2017.
New for 2017 was Jumpin Jacks!, a large bouncy pillow located next to the Twister, Mini Sand Diggers on the site of the former Flying Camels, and a new Adventure Play area on the site of the former Buffalo Express train ride.
This season announced the closure of Lightwater County Shopping Village.
In the year ending February 2018 the park recorded a loss of £68,672 [2]
2016 season[edit]
The park opened on Wednesday, 23 March 2016.
New for 2016 was Apollo, a 25m tall Star Flyer ride manufactured by AK Rides, designed to thrill both young and old on a sky flying journey above the treetops. A new soft play centre and café was opened to further improve the family offering at the park.
In February 2016, the park also announced plans to team up with Lake District-based Treetop Trek Ltd to open the company's second Treetop Nets attraction next to the park in the wooded area. The attraction features giant trampolines, walkways, slides and tunnels made from netting suspended 40 ft above the ground.
The park also hosted a number of events including Meet the Angry Birds (Sunday, 29 May & Monday 30 May), 'Superheroes Live!' (Saturday, 4 May & Sunday, 5 May), The Ultimate Bungee - (Saturday, 25 June), Teddy Bears' Picnic (Saturday, 6 August & Sunday, 7 August) and Andy Day's Dinosaur Weekend (Saturday, 20 August & Sunday, 21 August).
In the year ending January 2017, the park recorded a profit of £277,528. [2]
2015 season[edit]
The park opened on Saturday, 28 March for the 2015 season with an exciting season full of events. This included an Adrenalin Weekend consisting of a Bungee Jump, Zip Wire & Rally Car Racing (Sunday, 24 May) and a Zip Wire and Racing Car Racing (Monday, 25 May), Lightwater Valley Country Festival (Friday, 26 June - Sunday, 28 June), Scouts & Guides Jamboree (Saturday, 4 July) Pirates and Princesses Weekend (Saturday, 19 September & Sunday, 20 September), October Half Term Fantastic Fireworks (October, 24th & 25th) and the return of Frightwater (30 October – 1 November). In May 2015, a new Vintage Car Rally ride was added. On May Bank Holiday, a brand-new 18 hole £350,000 Jurassic Adventure Golf course opened. Huge life-size animatronic dinosaurs roar as you make your way around the course which is suitable for the whole family. This operates as a separate paid for attraction from the theme park.
In the year ending January 2016, the park recorded a loss of £148,000.