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Grand Pier
Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
Status
Opened
1904
Coordinates
51°20′52″N 2°59′11″W / 51.347855°N 2.986340°W / 51.347855; -2.986340
Interior of the Grand Pier

Grand Pier is a pier in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK.

The pier opened in 1904. The pavillion burnt down in 1930. In July 2008, it was destroyed by fire again. The rebuilt pier was opened on 23 October 2010.[1]

The pier prior to the 2008 fire

Attractions

Operating

Name Manufacturer Type Opened
Crazy Circus Gravitron Funhouse 2010
Dodgems Gravitron Dodgems 2010
Freefall Moser's Rides Junior Drop Tower 2010
Go-Karts Gravitron Go-Karts 2010
House of Horrors Gravitron Tracked Dark Ride 2010
Sidewinder Moser's Rides Frisbee 2010

Defunct

The interior of the old pier in 2005
Name Manufacturer Type Opened Closed Fate
Balloon Wheel Unknown Junior Ferris Wheel Unknown 2008 Destroyed by fire
Crazy House Diamond Amusements Funhouse 2005 or earlier 2008 Destroyed by fire
Freefall Moser's Rides Junior Drop Tower Unknown 2008 Destroyed by fire
Go-Karts Gravitron Go-Karts 2008 2008 Destroyed by fire

References

  1. "Weston-super-Mare pier reopens two years after fire". BBC News. 2010-10-23. Retrieved 2023-06-09.