2023-07-07 09:52
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Blog and news and from Garmendale. An insight into the work and development we do in theme park rides and attractions around the world
2023-04-14 15:52
Easter has come and gone marking the beginning of 2023’s theme park season in the UK. Over the last few months our team have been working up and down the country carrying out maintenan… Read More
2022-07-29 14:34
This week marks the 4th anniversary of the world’s largest indoor theme park, Warner Brothers World Abu Dhabi. An incredible theme park offering thrilling family adventures starring ch… Read More
2022-07-04 12:53
Some of Britain’s most popular attractions don’t have a traditional winter shutdown period like most theme parks instead they are constantly operating at a high level and must ca… Read More
2022-06-22 11:29
This August is the 90th Anniversary of arguably Denmark’s finest export and the Universes favourite toy. LEGO is one of the world’s most recognisable brands, with toys, films, tv… Read More
2022-06-10 08:46
Our team is filled with rather excited film fans as the truly epic Jurassic Park series comes to an end tomorrow with the release of Jurassic World: Dominion. This beloved film series spans… Read More
2022-06-08 08:29
It is no secret that Garmendale Engineering know how to create an incredible gating system. With our world-renowned RG-11 gating systems featuring in many of the world’s greatest theme… Read More
2022-05-27 15:00
Summer is well and truly on the way with Theme Parks and other attractions in full preparation for the holiday season. Garmendale have been extremely busy over the last few months with refur… Read More
2021-08-13 15:23
With an incredible Olympic Games for Team GB coming to a close it felt like a great time to reflect on Garmendale’s own piece of Olympic History.
Team GB took Japan by storm racking up… Read More
2021-07-01 11:35
The Theme Park World unsurprisingly moves very fast and has its ups and downs. With this exhilarating world of rollercoasters and dark rides, technology is ever-changing. As part of our comm… Read More
2021-06-10 15:13
We Don’t Just Create World Class Theme Park Rides
Garmendale Engineering Ltd is extremely humbled to be regarded as a World Class Theme Park Engineering Business. We love nothing more… Read More
2021-05-19 13:46
This week the UK reopened all indoor attractions meaning British theme park goers can once again experience the magic of Dark Rides. As a family-based engineering business, creating experien… Read More
2021-05-07 06:55
Garmendale’s Jungle Adventure –
If you are looking for something exciting to treat your little ones to this weekend, we recommends Garmendale’s latest Guide Master Ride Sys… Read More
2021-04-30 11:09
Just in case you missed it, Garmendale Engineering’s latest Dark Ride opens this month to the public and we cannot be more excited. The wait is finally over, after a year-long delay Ga… Read More
2021-03-29 10:18
Over the last few weeks, the wheels of activity and excitement in the theme park world have been turning once more and after 12 months of uncertainty and Zoom quizzes, we are finally able to… Read More
2020-03-30 09:17
Dear Clients, Partners and Suppliers,
Due to the current situation in relation to the Coronavirus Pandemic and the orchestrated lockdown of non-essential businesses by the UK Government… Read More
2020-03-02 08:00
Over the last year or two, there has been significant growth at Garmendale. We’ve grown our design, fabrication and fitting teams to be able to deliver this work. What this has meant f… Read More
2020-02-27 16:41
It’s a project we’ve been working on for a while now but we’re finally able to talk about our work on the amazing new Gangsta Granny Ride at Alton Towers.
Gangsta Gran… Read More
2020-01-29 14:24
Simple and reliable
The Tractor Ride by Garmendale is quiet and efficient in operation and yet simple to maintain. We can say this with some degree of confidence as some of our tractor ri… Read More
2020-01-29 14:20
The Immersive Tunnel solution by Garmendale is the Motion Master. It’s a purpose designed immersive or dark ride solution. It’s also the first fully electric 3DOF ride and can be… Read More
2020-01-29 14:15
WORLD CLASS THEME PARK ENGINEERING SINCE 1980
Garmendale have been designing, making and mending theme park rides and systems since 1980. Originally the business was established with a focu… Read More
2020-01-08 09:30
If you’ve ever wondered how to build a dark ride, in this post, we’ll show you how we built the Forbidden Caves at Bobbejaanland.
It’s now approaching five years since… Read More
2019-12-18 10:35
It’s coming to the end of another year and time for us all to have a few days break to rest, reflect and prepare for the new year ahead.
2019 has been another milestone year for us… Read More
2019-12-02 16:26
The Garmendale team is full of talented engineers, many of whom came through different paths to reach their goal. So, in the hope of inspiring a whole new generation of young engineers, we t… Read More
2019-11-15 08:00
Refurbishing log flumes can be a tricky business but, no sooner has our latest water ride refurb project arrived, it’s completed and on its way out of the factory again. It’s bac… Read More
2019-11-05 11:31
It’s IAAPA time again and the team are off to Orlando for the biggest trade show in the themed attractions industry. This year however, we’re doing it slightly differently. Rathe… Read More
2019-10-15 15:35
Winter at Garmendale always brings in some of our most interesting work and for the last few years, we have completed a number of log flume refurbishment projects. The latest one to arrive… Read More
2019-10-15 15:35
Winter at Garmendale always brings in some of our most interesting work and for the last few years, we have completed a number of water ride refurbishment projects. The latest one to arrive… Read More
2019-10-02 13:45
Metal Fabrication is defined by Wikipedia as “The creation of metal structures by cutting, bending and assembling processes.” It’s central to what we do here at Garmendale… Read More
2019-09-20 10:50
Another IAAPA is over and the team are tired and heading home. It’s been a hugely successful show with more visitors and more enquiries than ever before.
We launched our brand… Read More
2019-09-17 14:00
Welcome to our most recent ride. The brand new Lego Ninjago themed ride, designed, built and installed for Legoland in Japan.
The ride, called Kai’s Sky Masters was designed a… Read More
2019-09-03 08:27
The Snowdon Mountain Railway is a narrow gauge rack and pinion railway in the UK and winds through spectacular scenery to take visitors the 4.7miles from Llanberis to the 1,085m Summit of Sn… Read More
2019-08-06 11:11
It’s that time of year again when the whole team pack up and take themselves off to the shows in Europe and the US. This year, EAS has been re-branded to become the IAAPA Expo Europe a… Read More
2019-05-29 13:38
We’re looking for an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to join our team in designing rides for theme parks and attractions around the world. Ideally qualified to Degree, HND or ti… Read More
2019-05-22 09:13
The team at Garmendale are always looking for new ways to make existing rides and ride systems better. By better, we mean safer, easier to service, less prone to damage, even more reliable o… Read More
2019-04-10 13:00
Here’s a sneak preview of some of the planes from the Aerodrome Ride at Oakwood Theme Park having been completely refurbished and repainted.
Each of the planes has been totall… Read More
2019-04-10 08:05
Back in November, we showed you a job we were working on for Oakwood Theme Park in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It was to refurbish the Silver train from the unbelievably cool Megafobia Roller Coas… Read More
2019-03-13 14:29
Over recent months, the Garmendale team have been slowly turning Japanese. It’s a new market for us and we have just completed one of our best rides to date.
Nearly 127 millio… Read More
2019-02-06 13:40
At Garmendale, we have created train rides since the 1980s. Our range of electric cars have been delivering fun and excitement for kids at both Legoland Windsor and Sundown Adventureland for… Read More
2019-01-10 10:40
Balfour Beatty Rail is a seriously impressive business that is changing the face of UK rail transport. Established more than 100 years ago, their work covers all aspects of rail infrastructu… Read More
2018-12-19 10:22
Christmas time is upon us again and after a hectic year we are ready for a short shutdown to recover and prepare for the year ahead. We hope your own year has been as successful and you… Read More
2018-11-21 12:17
The Pirate Ship at Twinlakes in Melton Mowbray is one of those ‘rites of passage’ rides that some kids love and others look at in fear for years, without ever quite having the ne… Read More
2018-11-14 08:00
At Garmendale, we work on some very interesting engineering projects and this latest one is no exception. It’s the first of four railway chassis refurbishment jobs we are undertaking… Read More
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