Lightwater Valley

Lightwater Valley
amusement park
Location	Ripon, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Status	Operating
Owner	Livingstone Leisure

Lightwater Valley is a theme park located in Ripon, Yorkshire, England.

The park was recreated in the original RollerCoaster Tycoon.

History

The park first opened as a farm in 1969 and it was transformed into a theme park in 1987. The park was acquired in 1997 by Queensborough Holdings, who purchased Pleasurewood Hills the previous year.

In 2012, a new pirate-themed area called Skeleton Cove was opened with five new rides, representing an investment of £1.2 million. For 2015, the mini golf course was redeveloped and relaunched as Jurassic Adventure Golf.

The park was sold in June 2017 to Livingstone Leisure, who also own Flambards Theme Park.

Roller coasters

Present

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Ladybird	Zierer	Family	1993	Operating
Little Dipper	D.P.V. Rides	Family	2003	Operating
Raptor Attack	Schwarzkopf	Enclosed	1987	Operating
The Ultimate	Big Country Motioneering	Terrain	1991	Operating

Past

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Relocated
Batflyer	Caripro	Suspended	1996	2002	World in Miniature
Grizzly Bear	Pinfari	Sit-Down	2004	2008	Travelling with Buwalda
Soopa Loopa	Soquet	Sit-Down	1988	1994	American Adventure Theme Park
Viper	Schwarzkopf	Sit-Down	1996	2001	Loudoun Castle
Twister	Reverchon	Spinning	2001	2019	Travelling with Emerson Edwards

Attractions

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Black Pearl	Weber	Ranger	2011
Carousel	John H. Rundle	Gallopers	2009
Eagle Creek Tractor Ride	Metallbau Emmeln	Juvenile Track Ride	2013
Eagle's Claw	KMG	Afterburner	2004
Flying Cutlass	HUSS	Pirate Ship	2011
Lightwater Express Train	Severn Lamb	Miniature Railway	1979
Powder Kegs	HUSS	Breakdance	2011
Skull Rock	Zamperla	Sea Storm	2011
Skyrider	Preston & Barbieri	Waveswinger	2006
Splash Falls	WhiteWater West	Dinghy Waterslides	1995
Thunderdome	Maxwell	Waltzer	2018
Trauma Tower	Soriani & Moser	Drop tower	2004
Vintage Car Rally	Metallbau Emmeln	Juvenile Track Ride	2015
Wild River Rapids	Reverchon	River Rapids	2009

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Apollo	AK Rides	Star Flyer	2016	2019	Relocated to Bayside Fun Park
Beaver Rapids	Reverchon	Log Flume	2000	2002	Relocated to Vidámpark
Black Widow's Web	HUSS	Enterprise	2001	2017	Unknown
Carousel	Savage	Gallopers	2000	2007	Travelling UK
Chair-O-Plane	Unknown	Chair-O-Plane	c.1983	1993	Relocated to Ocean Beach Pleasure Park
Chair-O-Plane	Unknown	Chair-O-Plane	1996	1998	Relocated to Pleasurewood Hills
Dodgems	Unknown	Dodgems	Unknown	2013	Scrapped
Flying Camels	I.E. Park	Jets	2007	2016	Unknown
Flying Nellies	Kolmax-Plus	Jets	2017	2017	Relocated to Primrose Valley Holiday Park
Gallopers	Savage	Gallopers	1981	1990s	Travelling UK
Go Karts	Formula K	Go-Karts	1980s	2010	Scrapped
Heatwave	Schwarzkopf	Chair-O-Plane	1998	2004	Relocated to Loudoun Castle
Helter Skelter	Supercar	Slip/Helter Skelter	1994	1990s	Travelling UK
Hornet's Nest	Chance Rides	Chaos	2008	2009	Scrapped
Lightwater Wheel	Technical Park	Ferris Wheel	2008	2016	Relocated to Bayside Fun Park
Mexican Hat	A.R.M.	Trabant/Satellite	1994	2005	Relocated to Seaburn Fun Park
Octopus	Bennett	Twist	1996	2003	Scrapped
Octopus	A.R.M.	Polyp	2005	2006	Travelling UK
Shake It	K.T. Enterprises	Miami	2003	2003	Relocated to Primrose Valley Holiday Park
The Hawk	HUSS	Ranger	1997	1997	Unknown
Tidal Wave	Zamperla	Pirate Ship	1990	2010	Sold & stored (UK)
Toad Hole	Self-built	Water Chute	1982	2006	Scrapped
Veteran Cars	Supercar	Juvenile Track Ride	1980s	2010	Relocated to Needles Landmark Attraction
Voyager	C.A.H.	Voyager	1999	1999	Travelling in Poland
Waltzer	R.J. Lakin	Waltzer	1991	1991	Relocated to Wonderland
Waltzer	Maxwell	Waltzer	1992	2003	Travelling UK
Whirlwind	Mondial	Top Scan	2010	2010	Travelling UK
Whirlwind	Mondial	Top Scan	2011	2015	Travelling UK