2010 sees a closed season not quite like any other we have seen in the past few years. For the first time since the 90s the park itself is open for the resort's Winter Season, although only in a limited capacity. This year as well as the hotel attractions, Towers Street, Mutiny Bay, Storybook Land and Old MacDonald's Farmyard are open for hotel guests.

The big news for the closed season is of course the construction of Thirteen, which involves the transformation of Ug Land into the Dark Forest. Alongside this the Cloud Cuckoo Land Skyride station is being rebuilt after last season's fire, creating a very busy corner of the park.

Elsewhere Spinball Whizzer is receiving a repaint ready to become Sonic Spinball in time for the February Half Term. Also the entrance plaza is due to be transformed with the installation of the Corkscrew's famous inversions as piece of artwork.

For more information and photos on the attractions open during the festive period, head over to the Winter Season page. And for pictures of the park's February Half Term event head of to its dedicated event gallery. And of course we have construction archives for the construction of Thirteen and the Skyride.