King Solomon's Mines
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| Manufacturer | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | ||||||||||
| Type | Wooden - Wild Mouse | ||||||||||
| Riders per train | 2 | ||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||
| Height | 12.2 metres | ||||||||||
| Length | 487.7 metres | ||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||
King Solomon's Mines was a self-built wooden wild mouse roller coaster built by Blackpool Pleasure Beach that was previously located at Pleasureland Southport in Southport, Merseyside, England, UK.
History
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The ride was originally built and opened in 1960 as Wild Mouse at Morecambe Pleasure Park in Morecambe, Lancashire, England.
In 1987, the ride was renamed and rethemed to Runaway Mine Train as the park was rebranded to Frontierland Western Theme Park. The ride closed as part of the park's downsizing in 1999 over a three year period, leading to its eventual closure and was relocated to sister park Pleasureland Southport in Southport, Merseyside, England.
The ride reopened as King Solomon's Mines in 2000. It would operate there until Pleasureland Southport was closed by Blackpool Pleasure Beach on 5 September 2006.
The ride was purchased and dismantled by the Save Dreamland Campaign in June 2007 along with a few other former rides from the park, being relocated to the site of Dreamland Margate as part of an planned heritage park that was proposed by The Dreamland Trust.[1][2][3] It was subsequently left in storage.
By 2015, it was determined that the majority of the ride's structure was destroyed via inspection. The ride was ultimately never restored and was instead planned for upcycling and theming purposes for Dreamland Margate's reopening in 2015.[4][5] It was completely scrapped by 2019.
The ride was similar in design to Wild Mouse, which was formerly located at former sister park Blackpool Pleasure Beach from 1958 to 2017.
Design
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Trains
Single cars. Riders are arranged inline in 2 rows, for a total of 2 riders per car.
References
- ↑ "SAVE DREAMLAND CAMPAIGN RESCUES VINTAGE RIDES FROM SOUTHPORT FOR MARGATE HERITAGE PROJECT". Joyland Books.
- ↑ "Wild Mouse". Joyland Books.
- ↑ "Save Dreamland Campaign Dismantles Rides at Southport Pleasureland". Joyland Books.
- ↑ Ride Review Final.docx.html "Trust Ride - Review and Assessment March 2015". What DoTheyKnow.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ↑ "THE NEW RIDE LINE UP". Joyland Books.
External links
- King Solomon's Mines on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
- Photographs of King Solomon's Mines at Scream Machine
King Solomon's Mines in storage at Dreamland Margate in April 2008
King Solomon's Mines in storage at Dreamland Margate in 2011
