Ocean Beach Fun Fair

Amusement park in the United Kingdom
Not to be confused with Ocean Beach Pleasure Park, an amusement park in South Shields.


Ocean Beach Fun Fair
Location
Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales, UK
Status Defunct
Closed 2 September 2007
Owner Rhyl Amusements Ltd.
General manager Harold Robinson
Previous names Voryd Park

Ocean Beach Fun Fair was a seaside amusement park located in Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales, UK. The park closed permanently on September 2, 2007.

Past roller coasters

Name Manufacturer Type Opened Closed Fate
American Coaster B. A. Schiff & Associates Kiddie 1962 1970s Unknown
Big Dipper Unknown Wooden Side Friction 1959 1977 Scrapped
Cyclone Pinfari Sit-Down 1975 1979 Unknown
Looping Star Schwarzkopf Sit-Down May 1986 1988 Relocated to Camelot Theme Park
Jet Stream Pinfari Sit-Down 1980 September 2, 2007 Scrapped
Mad Mouse Maxwell Wild Mouse 1961 1974 Relocated to Wonderland
Nessi Diego Cavazza Family 1990 September 2, 2007 Relocated to Ffrith Beach Fun Parc (never operated)
Pepsi-Cola Loop Pinfari Sit-Down May 1991 September 2, 2007 Relocated to Ffrith Beach Fun Parc
Runaway Train Schwarzkopf Powered 1984 2006 Scrapped

Attractions

Closed

Name Manufacturer Type Opened Closed Fate
Airthriller Unknown Octopus (variant) 1951 1956 Relocated to Bundoran Adventure Park
Airways R.J. Lakin Mont Blanc 1953 1956 Relocated to Tower Pleasure Grounds
Apollo Skid R.J. Lakin Swirl/Skid/Ben Hur Unknown 1964 Relocated to Miami Beach Amusement Park
Astroglide Bennett Giant Slide 1971 2007 Scrapped
Astroliner Robin G. Mitchell Simulator 1978 1980s Unknown
Austin Car Ride Supercar Track Ride 1956 1970s Scrapped
Barracuda A.R.M. Ranger 2004 2004 Travelling UK
Caterpillar Unknown Caterpillar c.1950s 1974 Scrapped
Challenger ESL Engineering Ranger 1993 1990s Travelling UK
Cyclone Twist Pollard Engineering Twist 1977 1993 Relocated to Bayside Fun Park
Dive Bomber Lusse Roll-O-Plane 1955 1955 Travelling UK
Dodgems R.J. Lakin Dodgems c.1940s 1978 Scrapped
Dodgems Reverchon Dodgems 1979 2007 Relocated to Ffrith Beach Fun Parc
Easy Rider Maxwell Ark/Speedway 1976 1987 Relocated to Ocean Beach Pleasure Park
Enterprise HUSS Enterprise 1986 1988 Relocated to Pleasurewood Hills
Flying Coaster Lang Wheels Flying Coaster 1963 1970 Travelling UK
Gallopers Thomas Walker Carousel 1951 1958 Travelling UK
Gallopers Savage Carousel 1950s 2000s Travelling UK
Ghost Train Unknown Tracked Dark Ride 1960-1961 2007 Scrapped
Giant Wheel Kroon Ferris Wheel 1995 1998 Travelling UK
Helicopter Ride SDC Junior Jets 1970s 2007 Relocated to Ffrith Beach Fun Parc
Hurricane Jets Lang Wheels Jets 1957 1965 Relocated to Clarence Pier
Hurricane Jets Lang Wheels Jets 1972 1974 Travelling UK
Jubilee Jets Lang Wheels Jets 1977 1979 Relocated to Kursaal Amusement Park
Junior Gallopers H.P. Jackson Junior Carousel 1976 2007 Relocated to Rhyl Children's Village
Kartoon Ride Modern Products Roundabout 1973 1990s Unknown
L'amour Express Modern Products Caterpillar 1975 1995 Relocated to Rainbow Park
Mega Dance Sobema Breakdance 1997 1997 Travelling France
Meteorite Cadoxton Engineering Round-Up 1978 1982 Travelling UK
Monster's Revenge Tivoli Manufacturing / Maxwell Polyp 2001 2005 Scrapped
Mystical Mine Ride Unknown Tracked Dark Ride 1985 2001 Scrapped
Octopus Lusse Octopus 1956 1960 Travelling UK
Octopus Lusse Octopus 1971 1971 Relocated to Belle Vue
Octopus A.R.M. Polyp 1986 1994 Relocated to Blackpool South Pier
Orbiter Tivoli Manufacturing Orbiter 1977 1987 Relocated to Clarence Pier
Psycho Supercar Tracked Dark Ride 1960s 1970s Unknown
Rock-O-Plane Eyerly Aircraft Company Rock-O-Plane 1982 1983 Relocated to Dunes Leisure Family Fun Fair
Rock-O-Plane Eyerly Aircraft Company Rock-O-Plane 2001 2001 Relocated to Canvey Island Amusement Park
Rotor Orton & Spooner Rotor 1953 1979 Scrapped
Santa-Fe Trains Supercar Track Ride 1970s 2007 Scrapped
Satellite Bennett Trabant/Satellite 1965 1978 Travelling UK
Satellite Bennett Trabant/Satellite 1989 1989 Relocated to Youghal Amusement Park
Scat Fairplace Scat 1977 1977 Travelling UK
Scat Fairplace Scat 2001 2001 Relocated to Canvey Island Amusement Park
Sizzler PWS Rides Twist 1994 2007 Relocated to Presthaven Sands Holiday Camp
Ski Jump Pollard Engineering Flying Coaster 1980 2007 Travelling UK
Sky Diver Bennett Lifting Paratrooper 1975 1991 Travelling UK
Speedway Supercar Monte Carlo Rally 1950s 1962 Unknown
Speedway Orton & Spooner Ark/Speedway 1972 1972 Travelling UK
Star Wars Sobema Ramba Zamba/Swingaround/Hurricane 1980 2007 Scrapped
Stratorockets R.J. Lakin & Maxwell Moonrocket 1955 1958 Relocated to Redcar Amusement Park
Super Loop Vekoma Super Loop 1983 1983 Unknown
Helter Skelter Supercar Helter Skelter 1970s 2007 Relocated to Ffrith Beach Fun Parc
Tango Sensation Sobema Breakdance 1994 1997 Relocated to Blackpool South Pier
Terminator Reverchon Matterhorn 1980 2007 Relocated to Southport Pleasureland
Tip Top Tivoli Manufacturing Tip Top/Force 10 1980 1983 Exported to Ireland
Twist Bennett Twist 1964 1976 Travelling UK
Viking Helmut Hauser Pirate Ship 1985 1996 Travelling UK
Waltzer Maxwell Waltzer 1975 2007 Relocated to Ffrith Beach Fun Parc
Waltzer Maxwell Waltzer 1959 1962 Travelling UK
Waltzer R.J. Lakin Waltzer 1952 1962 Relocated to Morecambe Winter Gardens
Waltzer H.P. Jackson Waltzer 1963 1974 Relocated to Barmouth Amusement Park
Water Chute Leslie Joseph Water Chute 1976 2007 Scrapped
Whirlaround Edwin Hall Twist 1961 1963 Relocated to Blackpool Olympia

External links

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