Drayton Manor Resort

Drayton Manor Resort

Location	Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, UK
Status	Operating
Opened	April 1950
Owner	Looping Group
Website	http://draytonmanor.co.uk/
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Drayton Manor Resort is an amusement park, zoo and hotel in Fazeley near Birmingham, England. It was opened by George & Vera Bryan at Easter 1950, and remained in control of the Bryan family until 2020, when it was purchased by the Looping Group.

History

The entrance to Thomas Land

The park is built on the grounds of a mansion which was demolished in 1926. The only remaining building is a clock tower, which is situated beside the entrance to the park.

On 12 March 2008, the new Thomas Land area was officially opened. Replacing the former Robinsons Land area, it is the second area based on the Thomas and Friends brand, the first one opened at Fuji-Q Highland in 1998. The park opens the Thomas Land area during the winter months for special events.

In August 2011, an onsite restaurant and a hotel with Thomas and Friends themed rooms were opened.

The partial opening of the park was postponed in February 2020 due to flooding. It reopened on February 29th. On 18 March, Drayton Manor announced it would be closed until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic.

On 3 August 2020, the park was purchased by the Looping Group as part of a pre-pack administration package.

In 2021 the park renamed from Drayton Manor Theme Park to Drayton Manor Resort.

Roller coasters

Present

Class	Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Roller	Accelerator	Vekoma	Shuttle	April 21, 2011	Operating
Roller	Gold Rush	Intamin	Launched	July 26, 2024	Operating
Powered	Jormungandr	Zamperla	Sit-Down	1987	Operating
Roller	Troublesome Trucks Runaway Coaster	Gerstlauer	Kiddie	March 15, 2008	Operating
Roller	Wave	Intamin	Sit-Down	March 26, 1994	Operating

Past

Class	Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Roller	G Force	Maurer Söhne	Sit-Down	July 26, 2005	2018	for sale
Roller	Jumbo Jet	Schwarzkopf	Sit-Down	1981	1983	Relocated to Atlas Park
Roller	Klondike Gold Mine	Pinfari	Sit-Down	1984	2004	Relocated to Funland Hayling Island
Roller	Roller Coaster	Supercar	Kiddie	1967 or earlier	1983	Scrapped
Roller	Super Dragon	Pinfari	Kiddie	1984	2007	Relocated to Funland Hayling Island

Attractions

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Air Race	Zamperla	Air Race	July 2014
Bertie Bus	Zamperla	Junior Flying Carpet	2008
Blue Mountain Engines	Zamperla	Junior Sea Storm	2011
Bounty	Intamin	Pirate Ship	March 2007
Captain's Sea Adventure	Zamperla	Roundabout	2015
Carousel	Savage	Carousel	c.1958
Cranky's Drop Tower	Zamperla	Junior Drop Tower	2008
Diesel's Locomotive Mayhem	Zamperla	Crazy Daisy	2008
Dodgems Ahoy	Supercar Leisure	Dodgems	1992
Blasting Barrels & Co	Intamin	Teacups	July 2006
Flying Dutchman	Intamin	Flying Dutchman	1983
Flynn's Fire Rescue	Zamperla	Fire Brigade	2008
Harold's Helicopter Tours	Zamperla	Balloon Tower	2008
James and the Red Balloon	Zamperla	Samba Balloon	2017
Jeremy Jet's Flying Academy	Zamperla	Jets	2008
Jolly Buccaneer	Mack Rides	Sea Storm	1992
Lady's Carousel	Zamperla	Roundabout	2008
Loki	Zamperla	NebulaZ	2022
Maelstrom	Intamin	Frisbee	April 2002
Polperro Express Railway	Severn Lamb	Miniature Railway	1971
River Rapids	Intamin	River Rapids	1993
Rocking Bulstrode	Zamperla	Rockin' Tug	2008
Sheriff's Showdown	I.E. Park	Tracked Dark Ride	2000
Sleipnir	Metallbau Emmeln	Pony Trek	2022
Sodor Classic Cars	Supercar	Track Ride	March 1972
Stormforce 10	BEAR	Log Flume	1999
Haunting	Vekoma	Madhouse	1996
Thomas & Percy's Submarine Splash	Soquet	Junior Log Flume	2023
Thomas, Rosie and Percy Engine Tours	Metallbau Emmeln	Miniature Railway	2008
Thor	Zamperla	Disk'O	2022
Toby's Tram Express	Zamperla	Barnyard	2015
Wave Swinger	Zierer	Waveswinger	July 2021
Winston's Whistle Stop Tour	Zamperla	Monorail	July 2013

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Apocalypse	Intamin	Drop Tower	May 2000	October 30, 2022	Scrapped
Arriva Crazy Bus	Zamperla	Junior Flying Carpet	March 1998	2007	Unknown
Balloon Race	Zamperla	Balloon Race	1987	1997	Unknown
Big Wheel	Helmut Hauser	Ferris Wheel	1986	2017	Relocated to Billing Aquadrome
Black Revolver	H.P. Jackson	Waltzer	April 1980	2010	Sold to private owner
Cablecars	British Ropeway Engineering	Ropeway	March 1964	2017	Scrapped
Cadbury's Junior Pirate Ship	Modern Products	Junior Pirate Ship	1996	2007	Relocated to Funland Hayling Island
Carousel	John H. Rundle	Carousel	2013	2013	Relocated to Luna Park
Cyclone	HUSS	Enterprise	2003	2005	Relocated to Thorpe Park
Dodgems	Orton & Spooner	Dodgems	1954	1991	Scrapped
Excalibur	BEAR	Scenic Boat Ride	May 2003	2011	Scrapped
Flying Jumbos	Zamperla	Jets	March 1998	2007	Unknown
Frog Hopper	S&S Worldwide	Junior Drop Tower	March 1998	2007	Relocated to Funland Hayling Island
Giant Slide	Harry Steer Engineering	Giant Slide	1985	2002	Scrapped
Jolly Roger	Zamperla	Rockin' Tug	2004	2007	P/ex with Zamperla
Junior Pirate Ship	Modern Products	Junior Pirate Ship	1986	1995	Unknown
Log Flume	Reverchon	Log Flume	1981	1998	Parts to Klondike Kreek at Flamingo Land
Lunar Carousel	I.E. Park	Roundabout	1992	2007	Relocated to Brean Theme Park
Mini Balloons	Zamperla	Samba Balloon	March 1998	2007	Relocated to Funland Hayling Island
Mississippi Showboat	SDC	Funhouse	June 1988	1993	SBNO until 2016 - scrapped
Octopus	Soriani & Moser	Polyp	1984	1997	P/ex with Soriani & Moser
Pandemonium	Fabbri	Ranger	2004	2021	For Sale
Paratower	Vekoma	Paratower	1983	1997	Relocated to Flamingo Land
Pirate Adventure	Mack Rides	Dark Boat Ride	July 1990	2015	Scrapped
Pirate Raft Ride	Zamperla	Junior Jets	1998	2007	Relocated to Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach
Pirate Ship	HUSS	Pirate Ship	1982	2003	Unknown (listed for sale by HUSS c.2004)
Quasar	A.R.M.	Quasar/Explorer	May 1985	1987	Travelling UK
Red Baron	Zamperla	Junior Jets	1986	1997	P/ex with Zamperla
Rory's Jungle Cruise	Alan Hawes	Scenic Boat Ride	July 1976	2001	Scrapped
Roundabout	R.J. Lakin	Waltzer	1965	1979	Travelling UK
Sky Flyer	Vekoma	Ranger	1989	2003	Sold to Mondial
Skyflier	Helmut Hauser	Ranger	1985	1985	Sold
Sombrero	Soriani & Moser	Polyp	March 1998	2010	P/ex with Zamperla
Tea Cups	Zamperla	Teacups	May 1988	2004	Relocated to Adventure Wonderland
The Crypt	Unknown	Tracked Dark Ride	Unknown	2001	Scrapped
Whirly Copter Wheel	Modern Products	Junior Ferris Wheel	1999	2007	Relocated to Funland Hayling Island

External links

• Images of the park on NFCA Digital.