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American Adventure Theme Park was an American-themed theme park located in Derbyshire, England, UK.
History
It was originally opened by the British Coal Board as "Britannia Park" in 1985, however the park only lasted 20 weeks due to financial problems.[1] The park was reopened as American Adventure, a Wild West theme park by Park Hall Leisure (then owners of Camelot Theme Park) in June 1987.[2] Park Hall Leisure itself was a subsidiary of Granada.[3][4]
In 1997 the park was sold to a new company called Ventureworld, headed by former Trentham Estate and Alton Towers boss John Broome. This resulted in a name change to "American Adventure World" for the park. After only a couple of seasons John Broome left the park, and it was sold to Leisure Parcs, with the park's name reverting to "American Adventure". Attendance figures dropped sharply during the early 2000s, and very little investment was made into the park. The final season for the park was 2006, which was by now concentrating on smaller children, with old thrill rides such as "The Missile" roller coaster and Nightmare Niagra left standing but not operating. The closure was due to low visitor numbers.
In January 2007, it was announced that the park would not be reopening.[5]
The area where the park stood has since been redeveloped as housing and a care home.[6]
Past coasters
Class | Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Closed | Fate |
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Powered | Buffalo Ride | Zamperla | Sit-Down | June 1987 | 2006 | Relocated to Twinlakes Park |
Roller | Mini Mine Rush | Zamperla | Kiddie | April 8, 2006 | 2006 | Relocated to Flamingo Land |
Roller | Missile | Vekoma | Shuttle | July 4, 1989 | 2004 | Relocated to Pleasurewood Hills |
Powered | Runaway Train | Big Country Motioneering | Sit-Down | June 1987 | 2006 | Travelling UK |
Roller | Twin Looper | Soquet | Sit-Down | 1995 | 2006 | Relocated to Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko |
Closed attractions
References
- ↑ http://www.heanorhistory.org.uk/britanniapark.htm
- ↑ https://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/news/ventureworld-s-american-dream-is-now-finally-over-1-719209
- ↑ "Theme-park role for Bovis". Manchester Evening News. 1989-01-17. p. 18. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ↑ "Courting financiers to join the very latest roller-coaster ride". The Guardian. 1987-12-31. p. 23. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ↑ "Theme park will close its doors". BBC News. 2007-01-04. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ↑ "American Adventure: 'Our housing estate used to be a theme park'". BBC News. 2025-02-01. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
External links
- American Adventure Theme Park on the Roller Coaster DataBase.