Codona's Amusement Park

Codona's Amusement Park

Location	Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Status	Operating
Opened	1970
Owner	Codona family
Website	http://codonas.com

An article on Codona's Amusement Park from 1977

Codonas Amusement Park is a family-owned amusement park located in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. The complex has Tenpin Bowling, Crazy Golf, a 4D theatre and outdoor rides. There are indoor and outdoor rides, but the outdoor rides are closed during winter months.

History

The park in 2016

The park has been operated by the Codona family since 1969, however, rides at Aberdeen beach had existed for some time prior. The park is not the first amusements to operate in Aberdeen, a Switchback Railway operated on a separate site during the late 19th century.

An outdoor mini-golf course was added in 2007 and an indoor course was added in 2008.

Roller coasters

Present

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Apple Coaster	Pinfari	Family	2003 or earlier	Operating

Past

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Crazy Train	Pinfari	Sit-Down	2003	2014	Relocated to Gulliver's Warrington
Galaxy	SDC	Sit-Down	1978	1998	Relocated to Loudoun Castle
Kiddie Coaster	Unknown	Kiddie	Unknown	1990s	Unknown
Looping Star	Pinfari	Sit-Down	1999	2019	Relocated to Clacton Pier
Wild Mouse	Maxwell	Wild Mouse	1973	1977	Unknown

What is thought to be a roller coaster similar to the Whirlwind Racer at Dreamland Margate, can be seen in this photo.

Attractions

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Dead Man's Drop Tower	SBF Visa Group	Drop Tower	March 19, 2016
Galleon	Zamperla	Pirate ship	2009
Grampian Eye	Technical Park	Ferris wheel	2005
Skydeck Super Dodgems	I.E. Park	Dodgems	Unknown
Super Trucks	SBF Visa Group	Track Ride	2015
Waltzer	Maxwell	Waltzer	1970

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Big Wheel	Eli Bridge Company	Ferris Wheel	1981	1990s	Travelling UK
Blade Runner	Safeco	Breakdance	2000	2000	Travelling UK
Cyclone Twist	Bennett	Twist	1979	1991	Travelling Ireland
Go Karts	Unknown	Go-Karts	1972	1990s	Scrapped
Haunted Mansion	Mel Park	Tracked Dark Ride	1988	2014	Scrapped
Easy Rider	Maxwell	Ark/Speedway	1972	1977	Travelling UK
Giant Slide	Bennett	Giant Slide	1971	2017	Unknown
Hurricane Jets	Lang Wheels	Jets	1979	1982	Travelling UK
Polyp	J. Bakker Denies	Polyp	1990	1994	Relocated to West Midland Safari Park via Reverchon
Scat	Fairplace	Scat	1977	1978	Unknown
Shockwave	Preston & Barbieri	Waveswinger	2000	2008	Travelling UK
Sidewinder	Eyerly Aircraft Company	Roll-O-Plane	1984	1997	Sold (not used)
Sky Rider	Maxwell	Lifting Paratrooper	1976	1980	Travelling UK
Super Loops	Larson International	Super Loop	1986	1988	Exported to Mexico
Swing Around	Mel Park	Swingaround	c.1993	1995	Travelling UK
Swinging Gyms	Sam Ward	Swinging Gyms	1987 or earlier	1990 or later	Unknown
Twister	Sonacase	Twist	1992	2003	Travelling UK
White Water Log Flume	Reverchon	Log Flume	1998	2018	Relocated to Clacton Pier