We are planning to stay over Christmas so I e-mailed the park regarding the opening of the new rides at Motiongate and Bollywood and they replied that there is no fixed date yet but hoping for the end of November to early December. It's certainly good to hear that testing has began as they seem to have been finished and sitting dormant for a few months now.
It would be interesting to hear what's happening with the Riverland area as it would seem most restaurants have shut. I'm a bit worried about the whole area. The Legoland Hotel seems finished but dormant, they just cannot seem to get the numbers through the gates. Such a shame as we visited a couple of years back and it's all very impressive.