Butlin's Skegness

Butlin's Skegness

Skegness, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Status

Operating

Opened

April 1936

Operator

Butlin's

Website

https://www.butlins.com/

History

Names

Butlin's Skegness

2011 - present

Butlins Skegness Resort

1999 - 2011

Funcoast World

1987 - 1999

Butlin's Skegness

1936 - 1987

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Butlin's Skegness is a holiday camp containing a small amusement park located in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England, UK. It was the first holiday camp to be opened by Billy Butlin.

History

On 17 July 1986, the owners of Butlin's announced an investment programme that included refurbished accommoodation, new restaurants, and a new water park for Butlin's Skegness. For 1987, Butlin's Skegness was renamed Funcoast World as part of a wider rebranding of Butlin's resorts.

Operating

Attractions

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Aeroplane Ride	Harry Steer Engineering	Junior Jets	1970s
Car Ride	Modern Products	Track Ride	1970s
Carousel	Savage	Carousel	1958
Chair-O-Plane	John H. Rundle	Chair-O-Plane	2019
Dodgems	Barbieri	Dodgems	2004
Eclipse	Zamperla	ChronoZ	2023
Orbiter	Zamperla	Junior Drop Tower	2023
Paratrooper	Hrubetz	Paratrooper	1985
Rockin' Tug	Zamperla	Rockin' Tug	2004
Santa Fe Express	Zamperla	Junior Railway	2023
Satellite	Turnagain	Trabant/Satellite	2007
Super Swing	Zamperla	Happy Swing	2023
Waltzer	Maxwell	Waltzer	2012

Water slides

Name	Manufacturer	Class	Type	Opened
Jetstream	Van Egdom	Body	N/A	2013
Riptide	Van Egdom	Tube	N/A	2013
River Rapids	Van Egdom	Body	Rapids	2013
Rockpool Cove	Van Egdom	Body	Kiddie	2013
Vortex	Van Egdom	Body	Bowl	2013

Defunct

Coasters

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Dragon	Zamperla	Powered	1990	2005	Stored - relocated to Knightly's Fun Park
Coaster	Unknown	Kiddie	1962 or earlier	1994 or later	Unknown
Wild Mouse	Butlin's	Wild Mouse	1962	1975	Scrapped

Attractions

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Big Wheel	Lusse	Ferris Wheel	1958	2000s	Scrapped
Big Wheel	Lusse	Ferris Wheel	1958	Unknown	Scrapped
Cablecars	British Ropeway Engineering	Ropeway	1962	1989	Scrapped
Cirrus 30	Modern Products	Acrobat	1984	1989	Travelling UK (via John H. Rundle)
Dodgems	Unknown	Dodgems	Unknown	1991	Scrapped
Dodgems	Reverchon	Dodgems	1992	2003	Scrapped
Galaxy	Turnagain	Trabant/Satellite	1983	2006	Scrapped
Helter Skelter	Supercar	Helter Skelter	1977	1987	Travelling UK
Miniature Railway	Butlin's Ltd.	Miniature Railway	1962	1986	Scrapped
Monorail	Butlin's Ltd.	Monorail	1965	2002	Scrapped
Moonrocket	R.J. Lakin & Maxwell	Moonrocket	c.1961	1966	Scrapped
Santa-Fe Trains	Supercar	Track Ride	1958	1994	Scrapped
Swirl	Unknown	Swirl/Skid	1971	1973	Scrapped
Tempest	Grover Watkins	Tempest	1980	1993	Sold to A.R.M.
The Wave	Eurofab	Miami	1994	2017	Relocated to Barry Island Pleasure Park
Top Spin	Fabbri	Top Spin	2005	2012	Sold (stored)
Twister	Edwin Hall	Twist	1960	2004	Scrapped
Twister	PWS Rides	Twist	2021	2021	Travelling UK
Veteran Cars	Supercar	Track Ride	Unknown	1994	Scrapped
Viking	Zierer	Pirate Ship	1993	1998	Relocated to Funland Hayling Island
Waltzer	Lang Wheels	Waltzer	c.1979	1983	Travelling UK
Waltzer	Maxwell	Waltzer	1984	2002	Scrapped
Waltzer	R.J. Lakin	Waltzer	1958	Unknown	Relocated to Manning's Amusement Park