Kursaal Amusement Park

Kursaal Amusement Park
Location	Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
Status	Defunct
Operated	1 August 1894 to 1985
Previous names	Marine Park

Kursaal Amusement Park was an amusement park previously located in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK. A large proportion of the site was closed following the 1973 season, however a small section continued to operate until 1985.

Past roller coasters

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Cyclone	Charles Paige	Wooden	May 1936	1973	Scrapped
Figure of Eight	Unknown	Wooden Side friction	1910	1939	Scrapped
Scenic Railway	TM Harton Company	Wooden Side friction	1910	1970	Scrapped
Wild Mouse	Butlin's	Hybrid Wild Mouse	1962	1963	Relocated to Butlin's Clacton
Wild Mouse	Maxwell	Hybrid Wild Mouse	1974	1985	Scrapped

Past attractions

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Aerial Flight	Unknown	Circle Swing	1894	1930s	Scrapped
Ark	Orton & Spooner	Ark/Speedway	1943	1949	Travelling UK
Calypso	Lang Wheels	Calypso	1962	1985	Travelling UK
Caterpillar	Henry Iles	Caterpillar	1930	1973	Scrapped
Cavalcade Swing	Orton & Spooner	Waltzer	1975	1977	Relocated to Peter Pan's Playground
Dive Bomber	Lusse	Roll-O-Plane	1947	c.1955	Unknown
Dodgems	Reverchon	Dodgems	1983 or earlier	1985	Relocated to Adventure Island
Fly-O-Plane	Eyerly Aircraft Company	Fly-O-Plane	1952	1973	Travelling UK
Flying Coaster	Lang Wheels	Flying Coaster	1962	1972	Travelling UK
Gallopers	Savage	Carousel	1948	1973	Exported to Canada
Gallopers	Robert Tidman	Carousel	1970s	1970s	Relocated to Billing Aquadrome
Ghost Train	Orton & Spooner	Tracked Dark Ride	1931	1973	Scrapped
Jets	Lusse	Jets	1957	1977	Relocated to Rotunda Amusement Park
Jets	Lang Wheels	Jets	1980	1985	Travelling UK
Lightning Swirl	R.J. Lakin	Swirl/Skid	1975	1985	Travelling UK
Meteor	Sam Ward	Round-Up	1979	1985	Travelling UK
Mont Blanc	R.J. Lakin	Mont Blanc	1936	1974	Relocated to Pleasureland Southport
Monte Carlo Rally	Lang Wheels	Monte Carlo Rally/Speedway	1974	1985	Scrapped
Moonrocket	R.J. Lakin	Moonrocket	1938	1939	Travelling UK
Moonrocket	R.J. Lakin	Moonrocket	1946	1952	Scrapped
Noah's Ark	Unknown	Walk-Through	1953	1973	Scrapped
Paratrooper	AMECO	Paratrooper	1961	1960s	Travelling UK
River Caves	Unknown	Dark Boat Ride	1910	1973	Scrapped
Rotor	Orton & Spooner	Rotor	c.1956	1971	Relocated to Battersea Funfair
Rotor	Orton & Spooner	Rotor	1982	1985	Travelling UK
Sea Serpents	Savage	Gondola Switchback/Scenic Railway	1929	1931	Relocated to Merrie England Amusement Park
Sky Rider	Maxwell	Paratrooper	1980	1985	Relocated to Barry's Amusements
Speed Boats	Savage	Steam Yachts	1950	1952	Scrapped
Super Speedway	Unknown	Ark/Speedway	1934	1941	Travelling UK
Twist	Church Engineering	Twist	1976	Unknown	Unknown
Waltzer	Maxwell	Waltzer	1982	1984	Destroyed by fire
Water Chute	Unknown	Water Chute	1921	1957	Scrapped
Water Chute	Leslie Joseph	Water Chute	1958	1971	Relocated to Ocean Beach Fun Fair
Whip	W.F. Mangels	Whip	1921	Unknown	Unknown

External links

Images of the ride on NFCA Digital.