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Paratrooper

Jimmy Rimmer (UK)
Location	Travelling, UK
Status	Defunct
Operated	1998 to unknown

Rotunda Amusement Park
Location	Folkestone, Kent, England, UK
Operated	1993 or earlier to 1997

Richard Chipperfield (UK)
Location	Travelling, UK
Operated	1990 to 1992 or earlier

Mark Thurston (UK)
Location	Travelling, UK
Operated	1988 to 1989

Dunes Leisure Family Fun Fair
Location	Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Operated	1985 to 1987

Billing Aquadrome (loan)
Location	Great Billing, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Operated	During 1979

Stanley Thurston (UK)
Location	Travelling, UK
Operated	February 1977 to 1984

Statistics

Manufacturer

Product

Capacity

24 per cycle

Paratrooper was a Lifting Paratrooper built by UK manufacturer Franklin previously owned by UK showman Jimmy Rimmer.

External Links

Images of the ride on NFCA Digital.

Former

Coasters

Alpen Blitz Cyclone High Hazel Mini Mine Coaster Magic Mouse Mini Dragon Runaway Coaster Super Figure Eight

Attractions

Bayern Rutsch'n Beach Polyp Bounty Castle Dracula Century 2000 Formula 1 Dodgems Gallopers Helter Skelter Jets Laser Dome Log Flume Paratrooper Speedway Trabant Tri-Star Waltzer

(1971–1974)

(1978–1979)

(1980–1992)

(1992–2003)

Present

Attractions

Dodgems Ghost Train Jumpin' Star Kids Krazy Castle Sky Diver Spin City Waltzer Surf Slide Twister

Former

Coasters

Roller Coaster Runaway Train

Attractions

Big Wheel Century 2000 Century 2000 Chair-O-Plane

(1987)

(1981–1983)

Custom Rider Speedway Dodgems Dominator Energy Rush Flying Crocodile Gallopers

(2002)

(1998)

Golden Gallopers Helter Skelter Jets Kongs Kingdom Miami Moonrocket

(1959)

(unknown)

NASA Rockets Paratrooper Pirates Adventure Remix Rock-O-Plane Satellite

(1995–2006)

(1979–1980)

(2009–2019)

(1989–2006)

Sky Screamer Skydiver The Limit Twister Waltzer

(unknown)

(1961–1966)

(1972)

(1977)

Present

Attractions

Mega-Twist Satellite Twist Twister

Former

Coasters

Caterpillar Kiddies Coaster Roller Coaster Runaway Train Thunder Mountain Zyklon

Attractions

Astroglide Balloon Race Big Wheel Carrousel Crazy Bounce Disco Waltzer Dodgems

(2010–2024)

(1991–1998)

(2001–2009)

(1975–1990)

Dominator Ferris Wheel Gallopers

(unknown)

(2001–2006)

(unknown)

(2013–2015)

Hellraiser Helter Skelter High Energy Jets Matterhorn Midnight Express Paratrooper

(1979)

(2011)

Rock 'n' Roll Express Rock City Rock-O-Plane Scat Sky Diver Sky Tripper Space Hopper Swinging Gyms Take Off Twist Twister

(1993–1998)

(1982–1991)

Wagon Wheel Waltzer

(1981–1989)

(2023–2024)

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