Skymaster (Billy Joe Butlin)

Skymaster

Billy Joe Butlin (UK)
Status	In storage since May 2014

Butlin's Minehead
Location	Minehead, Somerset, England, UK
Operated	2002 to 2013

Sandy Bay Amusements
Location	Exmouth, Devon, England, UK
Operated	During 2001

Clacton Pier (loan)
Location	Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
Operated	1999 to 2000

Dreamland Margate (loan)
Location	Margate, Kent, England, UK
Operated	During 1996
Replaced	Mary Rose
Replaced by	Skymaster

Albert Botton (UK)
Location	Travelling, UK
Operated	May 1995 to 2000

unknown
Location	USA
Operated	1992 to c.1994

Statistics

Manufacturer

A.R.M.

Product

Skymaster

Serial number

SM7/03/05/92/USA

Capacity

32 per cycle

Skymaster is a Ranger built by UK manufacturer A.R.M. currently in storage with UK showman Billy Joe Butlin.

External Links

Images of the ride on NFCA Digital.

Present

Attractions

Car Ride Carousel Chair-O-Plane Cup 'n' Saucer Ride Drivetime Dodgems Kartoon Ride Ladybird Ride Luna Jets Paratrooper Rockin' Tug Sir Billy's Helter Skelter Sir Billy's Supreme Waltzer Super Slide Trains

Water slides

Master Blaster

Former

Coasters

Dragon Wild Mouse

Attractions

Autodrome Big Wheel Cablecars Cage Fighter Caterpillar

(1963–1967)

Caterpillar

(1989)

Chair-O-Plane Crazy Dancer Cyclone Twist Gallopers Orbiter Phantom Chase Pirate Ship Quasar Satellite Skymaster Twister Waltzer

Former

Coasters

Nessi

(1990–2002)

Nessi

(1989)

Attractions

Dodgems Quasar Razzle Dazzle Rock 'N' Roll Sizzler

(1985)

Sizzler

(1994)

Skymaster The Joker Thunder-Dome Waltzer Zig Zag

Present

Coasters

Looping Star Wild Mouse Coaster

Attractions

Dodgems Dumbos Go Karts Helter Skelter Miami Beach Party Mini Wheel Scalextric Thunder-Dome Twister White Water Log Flume

Former

Coasters

Go Gator Korkkiruuvi Sprinter Stellas Revenge Toboggan

Attractions

Big Wheel Castle Slide Chair-O-Plane Disco Calypso Dodgems Flying Coaster Ghost Safari Haunted Mansion Helicopters Helter Skelter Jets Jumping Ships Le Carrousel Log Splash Meteorite Moonrocket Red Baron Sky Diver Skyliner Skymaster Speedway Super Jets Super Skid Techno Jump Terminator Twist Waltzer

(unknown)

(1978–1980)

(1975)

(unknown)

Present

Coasters

Busy Bee Coaster Rock 'n' Roller Scenic Railway

Attractions

Big Wheel Caterpillar Chair-O-Plane Dodgems Dreamcatcher Gallopers Helter Skelter Speedway Waltzer

Former

Coasters

Big Apple Caterpillar Coaster Counter Culture Caterpillar Crazy Caterpillar Crazy Mouse Cyclone Dragon Happy Caterpiller Ladybird Looping Star

(1999–2000)

Looping Star

(1982–1995)

Looping Star

(2001–2002)

Pinball X Spinning Coaster Whirlwind Racer Wild Mouse

Attractions

Astroglide Atmosphere Creator Bat Spin Ben Hur Big Wheel Boats Born Slippy Bounty Calypso Castle Dracula Caterpillar Chair-O-Plane Chaos Crash Blorks Cyclone Twist Dancing Galleons Diamond Dodgems Disco Calypso Disco Speedway Dive Bomber Dodgems Dreamland Drop Enterprise

(1984–2000)

Enterprise

(2016)

Flume Ride Frisbe Gallopers

(2000)

Gallopers

(1997–2005)

Gallopers

(2000)

Gallopers

(1946–1981)

Ghost Train Hanseatic Heatwave Hell-Raiser Hellraiser Helter Skelter Hot Air Balloons Hurricane Jets

(2015–2021)

Hurricane Jets

(1956–1981)

Jumping Star King Kong Horror Haus Lightning Swirl Log Drop Mary Rose Mega Drop Mega Mix Megaspin Melodie Swing Monotopia Monte Carlo Rally Musik Express Octo's Flying Animals Octopus Orbiter

(1980–1981)

Orbiter

(1976–1979)

Pendulum Phantom Express Pleasure Dome Regatta Rock The Boat Roulette Satellite Sizzler Ski Jump Skymaster

(1996)

Skymaster

(1997–2000)

Soaring Seagulls Space Walk Spin Ball Star Rider Sticky Wall Stowaway Super Bob Super Twist Superbob The Cage Tip Top Top Buzz 2 Tri-Star Troika Turtle Trooper Twister Up, Up and Away Victorian Carousel Waltzer

(unknown)

(1996–2000)

(unknown)

(1984)

(2015)

Wedgwood Teacups Whip Zeppelin Zipper