Brighton Palace Pier

Brighton Palace Pier

Location	Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Status	Operating
Opened	May 1899
Owner	The Brighton Pier Group
Previous names	Brighton Pier
Website	http://www.brightonpier.co.uk/
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The entrance to the pier in 2018

The entrance in 2017

Brighton Palace Pier is a pleasure pier featuring an amusement park located in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.

History

The pier was taken over by the Noble Organisation in March 1984. Since then, it renamed itself simply "Brighton Pier".

Noble Organisation put the pier up for sale in 2011, but withdrew the offer the following year. It was eventually purchased in 2016 by Eclectic Bars, which subsequently became a subsidiary of the company which was renamed The Brighton Pier Group. The new owners announced that the pier would become Brighton Palace Pier once again. In 2018, the entrance sign was replaced to reflect the new name.

Coasters

Operating (2)

Class	Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Roller	Crazy Mouse	Reverchon	Spinning Wild Mouse	May 2000	Operating
Roller	Turbo	Pinfari	Sit-Down	1996	Operating

Former (1)

Class	Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Powered	Runaway Train	Wisdom Rides	Kiddie	1990s	1998 or later	Unknown

Attractions

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Air Race	Zamperla	Air Race	2013
Balloon Ride	I.E. Park	Samba Balloon	2024
Cup 'N' Saucer	S&W Amusement Sales	Junior Teacups	1995
Galaxia	Sartori	Jump & Smile	2004
Carousel	John H. Rundle	Gallopers	1996
Dodgems	Barbieri	Dodgems	2000
Dragon Fly	EOS Rides	Junior Swingaround	2014
Fantasia	Idees Loisirs	Formula	2000
Helter Skelter	Supercar	Helter Skelter	1977
Horror Hotel	EOS Rides	Tracked Dark Ride	2007
I220	EOS Rides	Junior Drop Tower	2017
Twister	PWS Rides	Twist	1991
Waltzer	A.R.M.	Waltzer	1991
Wild River	Reverchon	Log Flume	2000

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Big Wheel	Unknown	Ferris Wheel	1938	Unknown	Unknown
Booster	Fabbri	Booster	2006	2022	Exported to Netherlands
Crazy Jungle	Gilbert Chadwick	Funhouse	1997	Unknown	Travelling UK
Dodgems	Unknown	Dodgems	Unknown	1987	Scrapped
Dodgems	Reverchon	Dodgems	1988	1999	Unknown
Dominator	K.T. Enterprises	Miami	1994	1994	Travelling UK
Enterprise	HUSS	Enterprise	1995	1999	Relocated to Ocean Beach Pleasure Park
Gallopers	Thomas Walker	Carousel	1988	1990	Travelling UK
Ghost Train	Unknown	Tracked Dark Ride	Unknown	c.1989	Scrapped
Ghost Train	Supercar	Tracked Dark Ride	1990	2002	Destroyed by fire
Ghost Train	Gilbert Chadwick	Tracked Dark Ride	2004	2006	Travelling UK
Helter Skelter	Supercar	Helter Skelter	c.1950	1973	Destroyed by storm
Indiana	Nottingham UK	Miami	1996	1999	Relocated to Ocean Beach Pleasure Park
Mini Dodgems	Soli	Junior Dodgems	Unknown	2009	Unknown
Ranger	Fabbri	Voyager	1995	2005	Travelling UK
Sky Diver	Bennett	Lifting Paratrooper	1990	1995	Relocated to Piper's Funfair
Speedway	Lang Wheels	Ark/Speedway	1938	1946	Travelling UK
Super Booster	Fabbri	Air Diver	2006	2011	Travelling UK
Super Harbor Island Ride	Sartori	Roundabout	1990s	2000s	Relocated to Brean Theme Park
Top Flip	Fabbri	Top Spin	1995	1998	Relocated to Ocean Beach Pleasure Park
Top Spin	Hrubetz	Round-Up	1993	1994	Travelling UK
Venture River	Jumping	Venture River	1995	2002	Destroyed by fire
Waltzer	Maxwell	Waltzer	1988	1990	Travelling UK

External links

• 

  Brighton Palace Pier on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
• Images of the park - National Fairground & Circus Archive