Ocean Beach Pleasure Park

Ocean Beach Pleasure Park

Location	South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England, UK
Status	Operating
Owner	Sheeran Family
Website	http://oceanbeach.co.uk/

Entrance to the park

Ocean Beach Pleasure Park is an amusement park in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England, UK.

Transportation

The park is located 1.2 km (0.8 miles) walk from the combined South Shields Tyne and Wear Metro and bus station.

Roller coasters

Present

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Big Apple	Pinfari	[[Kiddie]	1999-2002
Crash Test	Cedeal Rides	Spinning Wild Mouse	2020
Speedy Coaster	D.P.V. Rides	Kiddie	2018

Past

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Relocated
Cat & Mouse	Pinfari	Sit-Down	1999	2016	Sam's Fun City
Crash Test	Cedeal Rides	Spinning Wild Mouse	2018	2018	Relocated to Southport Pleasureland
Galaxy	SDC	Sit-Down	1996 or earlier	1998	Unknown
Kiddies Circus Coaster	B. A. Schiff & Associates	Kiddie	1991 or earlier	1999	Travelling UK
Runaway Train	SBF Visa Group	Family	During 2016		Unknown

Attractions

Planned

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opening
Break Dance	HUSS	Breakdance	2023
Wild River	Reverchon	Log Flume	2023

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Crazy Cottage	Self-built	Walk-through	1979 or earlier
Dodgems	CBK Technik Group	Dodgems	2021
Dumbo	Kolmax-Plus	Jets	2016
Helter Skelter	Supercar	Helter Skelter	1985 or earlier
Jungle Madness	Barbisan	Funhouse	2010
Miami Surf	Kolmax-Plus	Miami	2008
Pirate Ship	Güven Amusement Rides Factory	Pirate Ship	2023
Snow Jet	SBF Visa Group	Matterhorn	2022
Super Jumper	SBF Visa Group	Jump & Smile	2023
Twist	Eli Bridge Company	Scrambler	1983
Waltzer	R.J. Lakin	Waltzer	1987
Waveswinger	Preston & Barbieri	Waveswinger	2016
Zombie	W.G.H. Transportation Engineering	Tracked Dark Ride	2021

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Astronaut	Hughes Bolckow	All-Round	1980s	c.1991	Relocated to Nero Park
Atmos Fear	Technical Park	Frisbee	2017	2017	Travelling UK
Bounce Nation	Safeco	Jump & Smile	2018	2022	Travelling UK
Break Dance	HUSS	Breakdance	2020	2022	Travelling UK
Chair-O-Plane	Unknown	Chair-O-Plane	1994	1994	Relocated to Bayside Fun Park
Circus King	Barbisan	Funhouse	Unknown	1997	Travelling UK
Crazy Dance	Kolmax-Plus	Miami	2004	2007	Travelling UK
Crazy Frog	Safeco	Jump & Smile	2007	2009	Returned to Safeco
Disco Speedway	Unknown	Ark/Speedway	1931	1983	Travelling UK
Dive Bomber	Lusse	Roll-O-Plane	1955	1957	Travelling UK
Dodgems	Maxwell	Dodgems	Unknown	1998	Scrapped
Dodgems	Bertazzon	Dodgems	1999	2020	Unknown
Dreams Live	Technical Park	Moondance	2015	2015	Travelling UK
Dreams Live	Technical Park	Moondance	2017	2017	Travelling Netherlands
Easy Rider	Maxwell	Ark/Speedway	1988	1991	Stored
Energizer	Cadoxton Engineering	Round-Up	2010	2013	Travelling UK
Enterprise	HUSS	Enterprise	2000	2000	Relocated to Lightwater Valley
Freak Out	KMG	Afterburner	2016	2016	Travelling UK
Freak Out	KMG	Afterburner	2018	2019	Travelling UK
Freeway	Sobema	Superbob	2006	2018	Travelling UK
Gallopers	Savage	Carousel	1953	1965	Travelling UK
Ghost Hunt	Shenyang Chuangqi Amusement Equipment	Tracked Dark Ride	2007	2020	Scrapped
Ghost Train	Alf Biddall	Tracked Dark Ride	Unknown	2006	Travelling UK
Ice Jet	Bertazzon	Matterhorn	2019	2021	Travelling UK
Indiana	Nottingham UK	Miami	2000	2001	Travelling UK
Inverter	A.R.M.	Inverter	2005	2005	Travelling UK
Log Flume	Unknown	Log Flume	2019^[1]	2022	Exported Middle East
Magic Mountain	Reverchon	Log Flume	1989	1993 or later	Unknown
Mississippi Madness	Robles Bouso Atracciones	Funhouse	c.2002	2007	Relocated to Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko
Oblivion	A.R.M.	Ranger	2005	2005	Travelling Czech Republic
Paratrooper	Hrubetz	Lifting Paratrooper	1985	2007	Travelling UK
Pirate Ship	Zamperla	Pirate Ship	2009	2022	Exported Bulgaria
Playstation	Nottingham UK	Miami	1998	1999	Travelling UK
Pod Racer	Sobema	Matterhorn	2006	2009	Travelling UK
Power Surge	Zamperla	Power Surge	2007	2014	Travelling UK & Asia
Roulette	A.R.M.	Trabant/Satellite	2013	2014	Relocated to Bayside Fun Park
Scream	Fabbri	Air Diver	2012	2015	Travelling Netherlands
Sea Storm	Mack Rides	Sea Storm	2022	2022	Exported Netherlands
Shark Island	Shenyang Chuangqi Amusement Equipment	Fight Shark Island	2008	c.2013	Relocated to Animal Farm Adventure Park
Ski Jump	John Rennie	Flying Coaster	1993	1996	Travelling UK
Sky Diver	Bennett	Paratrooper	2018	2019	Travelling UK
Sky Diver	Bennett	Paratrooper	2021	2022	Travelling UK
Snow Jet	Reverchon	Matterhorn	2000	2003	Travelling UK
Speed Buzz	KMG	Booster	2021	2021	Travelling UK
Spring Break	KMG	Frisbee	2020	2022
Superbowl	K.T. Enterprises	Superbowl/Flipper	2016	2016	Travelling UK
Supreme Waltzer	Orton & Spooner	Waltzer	1963	1981	Scrapped
Swinging Gyms	Modern Products	Swinging Gyms	1984	c.1985	Travelling UK
Swirl	Unknown	Swirl/Skid/Ben Hur	1948	1953	Travelling UK
Swirl Ride	R.J. Lakin	Swirl/Skid/Ben Hur	1994	1990s	Scrapped
Tagada	Soriani & Moser	Tagada	2016	2016	Travelling UK
Top Flip	Fabbri	Top Spin	1999	2000	Relocated to Butlin's Bognor Regis
Trapeze	K.T. Enterprises	Miami	1993	1993	Travelling UK
Traum Boot	Weber	Ranger	1987	c.1992	to Nauta Bussink
Tunnel Of Love	Lang Wheels	Caterpillar	1983	1980s	Scrapped
Wild Thing	SDC	Tagada	2007	2014	Travelling UK
Waltzer	R.J. Lakin	Waltzer	1982	1982	Travelling UK
Waltzer	Maxwell	Waltzer	1983	1984	Relocated to Barry Island Pleasure Park
Waltzer	Orton & Spooner	Waltzer	1986	1986	Travelling UK
Waveswinger	Mardi Gras	Waveswinger	2010	2012	Travelling UK
Wild Thing	SDC	Tagada	2008	2014	Travelling UK

References

↑ Ward, Verity (2019-04-19). "Crowds flock to South Shields seafront - despite Bank Holiday Metro work fears". The Shields Gazette. https://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/people/crowds-flock-south-shields-seafront-despite-bank-holiday-metro-work-fears-118912. Retrieved 2022-11-20.

External links

Ocean Beach Pleasure Park on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
Images of the park - National Fairground & Circus Archive

[1] Ward, Verity (2019-04-19). "Crowds flock to South Shields seafront - despite Bank Holiday Metro work fears". The Shields Gazette. https://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/people/crowds-flock-south-shields-seafront-despite-bank-holiday-metro-work-fears-118912. Retrieved 2022-11-20.

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