Clacton Pier

Clacton Pier

Location	Clacton-on-sea, Essex, England, UK
Status	Operating
Opened	1871
Owner	Billy & Elliott Ball
Website	http://clactonpier.co.uk/

Entrance to Clacton Pier in 2012

Clacton Pier in 1984

Clacton Pier is a seaside pier in England, UK. It is situated across the promenade from Pavilion Fun Park.

History

In the 1930s a roller coaster was constructed on the pier called Steel Stella. The ride was a big success and remained at the pier until the 1970s when a fire in the lift house caused severe damage which resulted in the closure and subsequent demolition of the ride.

Since then the pier has been home to a Vekoma Whirlwind coaster and a number of smaller coasters. In 2011, the current owners installed Stellas Revenge, an Interpark roller coaster relocated from a closed park.

Since 2018, The pier has been regenerating areas and improving previously outdated sites - This included the opening of a new golf course and solf play centre in 2018 and 2 major rides in 2020.

Roller coasters

Present

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Go Gator	A.R.M.	Kiddie	1988	Operating
Looping Star	Pinfari	Sit-Down	2021	Under construction
Wild Mouse Coaster	D.P.V. Rides	Family	2000 or earlier	Operating

Past

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Sprinter	J. Bakker Denies	Sit-Down	1990	1994 or later	Exported Poland
Steel Stella	Double Grip Tubular Steel Amusement Devices Ltd.	Wooden	1937	1973	Scrapped
Toboggan	Chance Rides	Sit-Down	2009	2009	Travelling UK
Whirlwind	Vekoma	Sit-Down	1983	1985	Relocated to Särkänniemi Amusement Park via Vekoma
Stellas Revenge	Interpark	Sit-Down	2011	2020	Exported to South America

Attractions

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Dodgems	C&S	Dodgems	2018
Dumbos	Modern Products	Junior Jets	2003
Go Karts	Mack Rides	Go-Karts	2014
Helter Skelter	Supercar	Helter Skelter	2009
Miami Beach Party	Kirdale Engineering	Miami	2016
Twister	Sonacase	Twist	2001
Waltzer	Maxwell	Waltzer	1995
White Water Log Flume	Reverchon	Log Flume	2020

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Big Wheel	Soli	Ferris Wheel	1976	2000	Part-exchange with Sonacase
Castle Slide	Playsafe	Giant Slide	Unknown	1987	Scrapped
Cha Cha Cha	A.P.E.	Calypso	1972	1976	Relocated to Dreamland Margate
Cresta Run	Supercar	Helter Skelter	Unknown	1983	Relocated to Rotunda Amusement Park
Dodgems	Unknown	Dodgems	Unknown	2016	Scrapped
Flying Coaster	Aero-Affiliates	Flying Coaster	1976	1978	Scrapped
Fourth Dimension	Maxwell	Waltzer	c.1981	1992	Travelling UK
Gallopers	Savage	Gallopers	1979	1982	Travelling UK
Ghost Safari	Pinfari	Tracked Dark Ride	1978	1980s	Scrapped
Jets	Lusse	Jets	1994	1998	Sold (stored)
Jumping Ships	Allan Herschell Company	Sea Storm	1978	1996	Sold (not used), scrapped
Let's Dance	Safeco	Jump & Smile	2002	2002	Travelling Asia
Log Flume	Big Country Motioneering	Log Flume	1994	1994	Relocated to MW's Amusement Park
Moonrocket	R.J Lakin & Maxwell	Moonrocket	1939	1939	Relocated to Morecambe Pleasure Beach
NASA	J. Bakker Denies	Ramba Zamba	1979	1982	Unknown
Outrage	Fairmatt	Miami	2015	2016	Travelling UK
Paratrooper	Maxwell	Lifting Paratrooper	1977	2020	Stored
Round-Up	Hrubetz	Round-Up	1987	1988	Travelling UK
Red Baron	Maxwell	Junior Jets	1974 or earlier	1990s	Relocated to Funland Hayling Island
Skyliner	Goforth Industries	Cablecars	1970s	1983-1986	Stored with A.R.M.
Speedway	Lang Wheels	Monte Carlo Rally/Speedway	1938	1970s	Scrapped
Super Jets	A.P.E.	Jets	1978	1978	Relocated to Cosgrove Park
Super Skid	R.J. Lakin	Swirl/Skid/Ben Hur	2012	2014	Sold - not used
Super Speedway	R.J. Lakin	Ark/Speedway	1980s	1992	Travelling UK
Techno Jump	Sartori	Jump & Smile	2004	2016	Travelling Italy
Terminator	Fairmatt	Miami	c.2000	2002	Travelling UK
The Tower	AK Rides	Star Flyer	2014	2014	Travelling UK
Twist	Bennett	Twist	1995	2000	Part-exchange with Sonacase
Waltzer	Maxwell	Waltzer	1975	1977	Travelling UK
Waltzer	Maxwell	Waltzer	1978	1981	Relocated to Sandy Bay Amusements
Waveswinger	Zierer	Waveswinger	2009	2010	Travelling UK