Pleasurewood Hills

Amusement park in the United Kingdom


Pleasurewood Hills
Location
Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK
Status Operating
Opened 1983
Owner Looping Group
Previous names New Pleasurewood Hills (2001 to 2004)
Website http://pleasurewoodhills.com/
An overview of the park in 2014
The entrance to Pleasurewood Hills in 2010
The entrance in 2022

Pleasurewood Hills is an amusement park in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK.

History

The park was acquired in 1996 by Queensborough Holdings, who purchased Lightwater Valley the following year.[1][2]

Roller coasters

Present (4)

Name Manufacturer Type Opened Status
Cannonball Express Schwarzkopf Sit-Down 1995 Operating
Egg-Spress Zierer Sit-Down 1986 Operating
Marble Madness Maurer AG Wild Mouse June 27, 2014 Operating
Wipeout Vekoma Shuttle July 28, 2007 Operating

Past (1)

Name Manufacturer Type Opened Closed Relocated
Mouse Trap Reverchon Spinning
Wild Mouse
August 2000 2005 Bagatelle

Attractions

Operating

Name Manufacturer Type Opened
Bumpercar Garage I.E. Park Dodgems 1995
Chairlifts Pohlig Ropeway 1987
Carousel Concept 1900 Gallopers 2001
Flying Elephants Modern Products Junior Jets 1998
Funky Flyers Chance Rides Junior Jets 2008
Giddy Up Metallbau Emmeln Pony Trek 2012
Jolly Roger Fabbri Drop Tower 2012
Kite Flyer Zamperla Kite Flyer 2004
Lighthouse Zamperla Junior Drop Tower 2012
Mini Pirate Ship Modern Products Junior Pirate Ship Unknown
Mini Twister S&W Amusement Sales Junior Scrambler 2002
Moby Dick Vekoma Sea Storm 2013
Rootin Tootin Target Trail Supercar Leisure Interactive Tracked Dark Ride 1983
Safari Supercar Leisure Track Ride 1984
Shiver M' Timbers HUSS Pirate Ship 1985
Water Fun Factory Reverchon Log Flume 1992
Up & Away Zamperla Samba Balloon 2004
Wave Breaker WhiteWater West Dinghy Waterslides 1996
Waveswinger Zierer Waveswinger 2016
Woody Copters Modern Products Junior Ferris Wheel 1998
Woody's Tea Party SBF Visa Group Junior Teacups 2013

Closed

Name Manufacturer Type Opened Closed Fate
Ali Baba A.R.M. Rainbow 2003 2003 Travelling UK
Astroglide Aqua Leisure Giant Slide 1983 1994 Scrapped
Calypso Twist Emmo Kreekel Twist 1985 1994 Relocated to Loudoun Castle
Canyon Raft Soriani & Moser Super Nova 1999 1999 Travelling UK
Carousel Zierer Carousel 1985 1997 Relocated to Pluton Park
Caterpillar I.E. Park Caterpillar 1998 1998 Scrapped
Cine 180 Cinema 180 Cinema 1982 1998 Scrapped
Clown Slide Modern Products Giant Slide 1999 2016 Sold (not used)
Eye In The Sky Schwarzkopf Observation Tower 1994 1998 Unknown
Fireball KMG Frisbee 2004 2020 For sale
Frisbe Fabbri Frisbee 2003 2003 Travelling Asia
Go Karts Unknown Monte Carlo Rally/Speedway 1998 1998 Sold - stored
Go Karts Formula K Go-Karts 2001 2020 SBNO
Helter Skelter Windmill Engineering Helter Skelter 2001 2011 Sold to K.T. Enterprises
Hyper Drive Reverchon Dodgems 2015 2022 Unknown
Mega Dance Fabbri Orbiter 1999 2002 Travelling UK
Mega Drop Fabbri Drop Tower 2002 2004 Relocated to Dreamland Margate
Megaspin Rollover A.R.M. Twin Spin 2001 2001 Travelling UK
Octopus Soriani & Moser Polyp 2003 2003 Travelling UK
Phoenix HUSS Enterprise 1989 1998 Relocated to Grove Land
Rotor De Boer Round-Up 1985 1987 Relocated to Attractiepark Slagharen
Sky Hooks Unknown Chair-O-Plane 1999 2015 Sold to manufacturer John H. Rundle
Sky Screamer ESL Engineering Ranger 1997 2004 Relocated to Dunes Leisure Family Fun Fair
Super Trooper A.R.M. Upright Paratrooper 1998 2001 Exported to USA via K.T. Enterprises
Tales of the Coast Mack Rides Scenic Boat Ride 1983 2015 Scrapped
Tempest Weber Ranger 1990 1994 Relocated to Camelot Theme Park
Tide Traveller HUSS Tri-Star 2005 2017 Scrapped
Troika HUSS Troika 1985 1995 Unknown
Voyager C.A.H. Ranger 1998 1998 Relocated to Lightwater Valley
Waltzer Maxwell Waltzer 1997 2005 Relocated to Folly Farm
Waveswinger Zierer Waveswinger 1988 1996 Relocated to Loudoun Castle

References

  1. "Queensborough in the black after 13 years". The Independent.
  2. "All the fun of the fair..." The Guardian.