Adventure Island (UK)
| Adventure Island | |
|---|---|
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| amusement park | |
| Location |  |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | 1976 |
| Owner | Stockvale Ltd |
| Operating season | February to November |
| Previous names | Peter Pan's Playground
Peter Pan's Adventure Island |
| Website | www.advenrureisland.co.uk |
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Adventure Island is a free-admission amusement park located at Southend On Sea, Essex, England, UK. It has five roller coasters and over 30 other rides, as well as attractions including restraunts and a gift shop.
The current site of the park flanks the north end of Southend Pier and has been an amusement park since 1976 when the Miller family purchased the land now forming the west side of the park. The site is currently owned and managed by Stockvale Ltd.
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History[edit | edit source]
In 1976 the land to the west of the pier was purchased by the Miller family and they developed their amusement park on the site from the rudimentary original. The site was extensively redeveloped and in 1995 the park was vastly expanded when the land to the east of the pier was purchased to form part of the park.
The park has previously been known as Peter Pan's Playground and Peter Pan's Adventure Island, before becoming simply Adventure Island.
Roller coasters[edit | edit source]
Present[edit | edit source]
| Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstormer | Zierer | Family | 2000 | Operating |
| Green Scream | Zierer | Family | April 1998 | Operating |
| Kiddi Koasta | Zamperla | Family | 2011 | Operating |
| Mighty Mini Mega | Pinfari | Sit-Down | 2003 | Operating |
| Rage | Gerstlauer | Sit-Down | 2007 | Operating |
Past[edit | edit source]
| Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Closed | Relocated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space Chase | J. Bakker Denies | Family | 1983 | 1998 | Travelling UK |
| Wendy Glide | Unknown | Family | Unknown | 1970s | - |
Attractions[edit | edit source]
Operating[edit | edit source]
| Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adventureville | Self-built | Tracked Dark Ride | 2016 |
| Archelon | Zierer | Waveswinger | 1997 |
| Axis | SBF Visa Group | Frisbee | 2019 |
| Big Wheel | Pinfari | Ferris Wheel | 1980s |
| Crooked House | Self-built | Walk-through | 1949 |
| Dodgems | Reverchon | Dodgems | 1980s |
| Dragon | Zierer | Sea Storm | 1996 |
| Dragon's Claw | Tivoli Manufacturing | Spin Out | 2000 |
| Drop and Smile | Self-built | Drop Tower | 2003 |
| Fireball | Self-built | Ferris Wheel variant | 2006 |
| Formula AI Karting | Formula K | Go-Karts | 1995 |
| Helter Skelter | Supercar | Slip/Helter Skelter | 1986 |
| Over The Hill | Self-built | Tracked Dark Ride | 1999 |
| Pharaoh's Fury | Sonacase | Twist | 1998 |
| Pirate's Plunge | SBF Visa Group | Drop Tower | 2015 |
| Ramba Zamba | Zamperla | Disk'O | 2004 |
| Sk8borda | Zamperla | Rockin' Tug | 2004 |
| Sky Drop | Zamperla | Drop Tower | 2004 |
| Smiles Per Galleon | SBF Visa Group | Pirate Ship | 2015 |
| Tidal Wave | Interlink | Dinghy Waterslides | 1996 |
| Time Machine | Self-built | Time Machine | 2012 |
| Vortex | Tivoli Manufacturing | Orbiter | 2001 |
Closed[edit | edit source]
| Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Closed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Freeway | Sobema | Superbob | 1989 | 2000 | Travelling UK |
| Barracuda | A.R.M. | Skymaster | 1995 | 2000 | Travelling UK |
| Blackbeard's Pirate Adventure | Art Tech Design | Walk-through | 1998 | 2005 | Scrapped |
| Devil's Creek Gold Mine | Self-built | Tracked Dark Ride | 1950s | 2015 | Scrapped |
| Fireball | Zierer | Hexentanz | 1999 | 2000 | Relocated to Washington State Fair |
| Pirat Galleon | Zamperla | Pirate Ship | 1990s | 2003 | Relocated to Funland Hayling Island |
| Raging River | Interlink | Log Flume | 1996 | 2006 | Relocated to Kongeparken |
| Scorpion | Tivoli Manufacturing | Troika | 2000 | 2018 | Travelling UK |
| Sea Serpent | Zapfun | Tube Slide | 1996 | 2015 | Relocated to Funland Hayling Island |
| Sky Lab | J. Bakker Denies | Enterprise | 1990 | 1997 | Relocated to Funland Hayling Island |
| Telecombat | S.D.C. | Jets | 1985 | 1999 | Travelling UK |
External Links[edit | edit source]
- Images of the park on NFCA Digital.