2026 Event: Draytona Beach / Summer Sensation (?)

[Elise]

The Draytona Beach event is set to return this year in August

Dates & further details TBC
Will likely be a return of the waterfight area / games

 

[Thomas]

It appears looking at the website today the event looks to have been cancelled as all mention of the event has been removed from the events page.

 

[BigCraig]

It appears looking at the website today the event looks to have been cancelled as all mention of the event has been removed from the events page.

Possible clue that Air Race is being removed?

The sand beach is next to that ride during the summer...

 

[Themeparksandy1981]

There a new event instead called summer sensation

Summer Days Out | UK’s Best Value Family Theme Park & Zoo

Looking for things to do this summer? Enjoy thrilling rides, family attractions and zoo adventures at Drayton Manor – the perfect school holiday day out.

www.draytonmanor.co.uk

 

[Elise]

Theyve renamed a few events, may be a few changes coming to them

 

[Pete999films]

There a new event instead called summer sensation

Summer Days Out | UK’s Best Value Family Theme Park & Zoo

Looking for things to do this summer? Enjoy thrilling rides, family attractions and zoo adventures at Drayton Manor – the perfect school holiday day out.

www.draytonmanor.co.uk

Looking at the event page, it looks as though the summer sensation is more of a marketing, than an actual event. The whitsun half term had no event, so maybe looking at lower key events without big act at times when people are likely to visit and targeting events when they may struggle. I haven't been since January for various reasons, so hard for me to comment, but if they are busy through ticketing events that are attracting more people and revenue, then maybe they are looking at fewer events that are labour intensive and utilising summer with theme that might not be classified as a full event, but utilises sand beach and summer food etc without big acts with costs being higher.

Hopefully they are able to have full ride offering and creating summer offering.

 

[Thomas]

Looking at the event page, it looks as though the summer sensation is more of a marketing, than an actual event. The whitsun half term had no event, so maybe looking at lower key events without big act at times when people are likely to visit and targeting events when they may struggle. I haven't been since January for various reasons, so hard for me to comment, but if they are busy through ticketing events that are attracting more people and revenue, then maybe they are looking at fewer events that are labour intensive and utilising summer with theme that might not be classified as a full event, but utilises sand beach and summer food etc without big acts with costs being higher.

Hopefully they are able to have full ride offering and creating summer offering.

From looking yesterday at the park the event looks to have been removed from upcoming events posters so I don't think they will have an event this summer.