Acrobat (Modern Products product)

Acrobat

Status	Discontinued
Introduced	1976
Discontinued	1980s
Statistics
Manufacturer	Modern Products (later Manorplan Leisure), UK
Type	Acrobat
Capacity	24

Acrobat was an Acrobat ride previously produced by UK manufacturer Modern Products during the 1970s and early 1980s. The ride is a variant of the Octopus, but with much smaller arms and higher capacity cars.

Completed Attractions

Name	Owner	Country	Year Purchased	Status	Year Manufactured
Acrobat Formerly Acrobat Formerly Acrobat	Clayton Hackett David James Hackett David Hackett	UK UK UK	2013 Unknown 1981	Operating Closed 2013 Closed	1981
Acrobat Formerly Acrobat Formerly Acrobat Formerly Acrobat Formerly Acrobat Formerly Acrobat	Knowsley Safari Park Tony Litliernhurnest Charles Church Gordon Wilson Skegness Pier Keith Emmett	UK UK UK UK UK UK	2000 1995 1994 1987 1978 September 1976	Closed 2003 Closed 1999 Closed 1993 Closed 1992 Closed 1986 Closed 1976	September 1976
Acrobat Formerly Acrobat Formerly Acrobat Formerly Acrobat Formerly Acrobat	McLoughlin McCormick Henry Wilson Funcoast World Butlin's Clacton	Ireland Ireland UK UK UK	Unknown 1991 May 1990 1984 1980	Lost to fire 2002 Closed 1991 Closed 1989 Closed 1983	1980
Cirrus 30 Formerly Cirrus 30 Formerly Cirrus 30	Butlin's Barry Island Butlin's Pwllheli Belle Vue	UK UK UK	1980s 1970s 1976	Closed 1986 Closed 1980s Closed 1970s	1976
X-Factor Formerly Acrobat Formerly Acrobat Formerly Acrobat Formerly Acrobat Formerly Acrobat Formerly Acrobat Formerly Acrobat Formerly Acrobat Formerly Acrobat	Billy Peel Frankie Lee Jnr. David James Finnie Gina Garvin William Smith Alan Fleming South Shore Holiday Village Michael Hill Nicholas Hill Stanley Codona	UK UK UK UK UK UK UK UK UK UK	February 2016 2015 March 2014 2013 August 2007 2006 2005 1996 1995 1976	Operating Closed February 2016 Closed 2014 Closed March 2014 Closed 2012 August 2007 Closed 2005 Closed 2004 Closed 1995 Closed 1994	1976

External links

• Images of the product on NFCA Digital.