Adventure Coast Southport

Adventure Coast Southport

Southport, Merseyside, England, UK

Status

Operating

Opened

1913

Owner

Norman Wallis (Dreamstorm/Funporium)

Website

https://www.adventurecoastsouthport.co.uk/

History

NamesOwners

Adventure Coast Southport

2025 - present

Southport Pleasureland

2009 - 2024

New Pleasureland Southport

2007 - 2008

Pleasureland Southport

1913 - 2006

Norman Wallis (Dreamstorm/Funporium)

2007 - present

Blackpool Pleasure Beach

1913 - 2006

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Adventure Coast Southport, formerly known as Southport Pleasureland, New Pleasureland Southport and Pleasureland Southport, is an amusement park in Southport, Merseyside, England, UK. In 2006, it was closed as a permanent theme park and became a location for fairmen to place their rides. However, the park has begun to reinstall some permanent rides in recent years.

The park was once owned by the Thompson family, who owns the nearby Blackpool Pleasure Beach and also previously owned Frontierland Family Theme Park.

History

On 5 September 2006, it was confirmed by Blackpool Pleasure Beach that Pleasureland Southport was to permanently close with immediate effect. Reasons given for the closure was that the park was "unsustainable", that "the UK theme park industry as a whole is facing increased competition from public and lottery-funded schemes" along with the park's weekend trading "competing with extended Sunday shopping crowds and Sunday sporting events".

In February 2025, Southport Pleasureland was rebranded and renamed Adventure Coast Southport.

Roller coasters

Present

Class	Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Roller	Odin's Little Dragon Coaster	DAL Amusement Rides	Kiddie	2016	Operating
Roller	Rocket	Pinfari	Family	June 5, 2021	SBNO since 2022

Past

Class	Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Roller	Big Apple	Pinfari	Kiddie	1984	1984	Relocated to Camelot Theme Park
Roller	Big Apple	Pinfari	Kiddie	1987	2009	Relocated to Billing Aquadrome
Roller	Circus Clown	Pinfari	Kiddie	1986	1986	Relocated to Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Roller	Circus Clown	Pinfari	Kiddie	2009	2010	Relocated to Wicksteed Park
Roller	Crash Test	Cedeal Rides	Spinning Wild Mouse	2019	2019	Relocated to Ocean Beach Pleasure Park
Roller	Crazy Chase	B. A. Schiff & Associates	Kiddie	2007	2008	Travelling UK
Roller	Cyclone	Charles Paige	Wooden	1937	2006	Scrapped
Powered	Family Ride	DAL Amusement Rides Company	Kiddie	2011	2015	Travelling UK
Powered	Grand Canyon	CAM Baby Kart	Kiddie	2012	2023	Travelling UK
Roller	Happy Caterpiller	Pinfari	Kiddie	2008	2008	Travelling UK
Roller	Happy Caterpiller	Pinfari	Kiddie	2010	2010	Travelling UK
Roller	Indy's Lost World	Supercar	Kiddie	2008	2010	Unknown
Roller	King Solomon's Mines	Blackpool Pleasure Beach	Wooden Wild Mouse	2000	2006	Sold to The Save Dreamland Margate campaign (never operated)
Roller	Looping Star	Schwarzkopf	Sit-Down	1985	1987	Relocated to OK Corral
Roller	Mad Mouse	Maxwell	Wild Mouse	1983	1985	Unknown
Roller	Mad Mouse	Fabbri	Spinning Wild Mouse	2014	2014	Travelling UK
Roller	Roller Coaster	Pinfari	Sit-Down	August 11, 2017	2022	Unknown
Roller	Storm	Pinfari	Sit-Down	2008	2008	Relocated to Playground Varna
Roller	Traumatizer	Vekoma	Inverted	1999	2006	Relocated to Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Roller	Wild Cat	Pinfari	Sit-Down	1978	2006	Sold - stored
Roller	Wild Cat	Pinfari	Sit-Down	2009	2017	Unknown

Attractions

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Blackbeard's Falls	Pinfari Rides	Junior Log Flume	2024
Carousel	Bertazzon	Junior Carousel	2010
Dock Funhouse	Self-built	Funhouse	2019
Dodgems	Reverchon	Dodgems	2008
Double Snake Slide	Zapfun	Tube Slide	2024
Dumbo	Bojux	Jets	2017
Flying Swings	Unknown	Waveswinger	2012
Ghost Train	W.G.H. Transportation Engineering	Tracked Dark Ride	2013
Ghostly Galleon	Metallbau Emmeln	Pirate Ship	2024
Loki's Log Flume	Reverchon	Log Flume	2012
Snake Slide	Zapfun	Tube Slide	Unknown
Snakes & Ladders Slide	Modern Products	Giant Slide	2021
Snow Jet	Reverchon	Matterhorn	2016
Twister	Emmo Kreekel	Twist	2013
Toy Set	Barbieri	Roundabout	2015
Waltzer	H.P. Jackson	Waltzer	2011
Wallis' Workshop	I.E. Park	Tracked Dark Ride	2021
Yellow Submarine	Zamperla	Junior Flying Carpet	2019

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Abdullah’s Dilemma	Helters Ltd	Mystic Swing	1961	2006	Components sold to The Save Dreamland Margate Campaign (never operated)
Astroglide	Bennett	Giant Slide	1970	2000	Scrapped
Atmosphere Creator	Maxwell	Waltzer	2007	2008	Travelling UK
Balloon Ride	I.E. Park	Samba Balloon	2017	2023	Unknown
Beach Party	Beston Amusement Equipment	Disk'O	2015	2018	Unknown
Ben Hur	HUSS	Ben Hur	1984	1980s	Unknown
Big Wheel	Corbiere	Ferris Wheel	2005	2006	Sold to The Save Dreamland Margate Campaign (never operated)
Black Hole	H.P. Jackson	Swirl/Skid	1964	2004	SBNO - Scrapped
Carousel	Bertazzon	Carousel	2013	2015 or later	Travelling UK
Caterpillar	Harry Traver Engineering	Caterpillar	1949	2006	Sold to The Save Dreamland Margate Campaign (never operated)
Chair-O-Plane	Unknown	Chair-O-Plane	2006	2007	Unknown
Chair-O-Plane	Robert Porter	Chair-O-Plane	2011	2011	Travelling UK
Chaos	Chance Rides	Chaos	1998	2006	Relocated to Lightwater Valley
Chaos	ConFolding Group	Frisbee	2023	2023
Chewits Log Chute	Arrow Development	Log Flume	1991	2006	Scrapped
Cortina	Mack Rides	Flying Coaster	1976	1994	Scrapped
Cresta Run	H.P. Jackson	Matterhorn	1976	1983	Returned to H.P. Jackson
Cyclone Twist	Edwin Hall	Twist	1962	1996.c	Stored
Das Fun Schiff	HUSS	Pirate Ship	2019	2019	Travelling UK
Demon Chase	Sobema	Superbob/Musik Express	2007	2007	Travelling UK
Desert Convoy	I.E. Park	Track Ride	Unknown	2006	Relocated to Knowsley Safari Park
Dive Bomber	Lusse	Roll-O-Plane	1947	1952	Travelling UK
Dodgems	Supercar	Dodgems	1962	2006	Relocated to Lightwater Valley
Dominator	F.G.L.	Miami	2009	2010	Travelling Spain
Downhill Racer	R.J. Lakin	Mont Blanc	1975	1975	Travelling UK
Dragon Boats	Diamond Electronics	Roundabout	1992	2006	Relocated to Lightwater Valley
Dune Bugs	Modern Products	Roundabout	Unknown	2006	Unknown
Enterprise	HUSS	Enterprise	2012	2012	Travelling UK
Enterprise	HUSS	Enterprise	2018	2018	Travelling UK
Experience	KMG	Experience	2007	2007	Travelling UK
Extreme Frogs No.1	PWS Rides	Jump & Smile	2008	2008	Travelling UK
Ferris Wheel	Lusse	Ferris Wheel	1939	1954	Unknown
Flume Ride	Fabbri	Junior Log Flume	2007	2008	Travelling UK
Flying Camels	I.E. Park	Jets	1999	2006	Relocated to Lightwater Valley
Flying Saucers	Lang Wheels	Ferris Wheel	1961	1989	Sold to non-guild UK showman
Flying Taxis	SBF Visa Group	Junior Jets	2012 or earlier	2016	Relocated to Bournemouth Pier
Freak Out	KMG	Frisbee	2008	2008	Travelling UK
Frisbee	SBF Visa Group	Frisbee	2007	2007	Travelling UK
Frisbee	HUSS	Frisbee	2017	2023	For sale
Gallopers	Robert Tidman	Carousel	1949	1949	Relocated to Williams' Amusements
Gallopers	Thomas Walker	Carousel	1950	2006	Relocated to Trentham Estate
Ghost Train	Unknown	Tracked Dark Ride	1931	1996	Scrapped
Ghost Train	H.P. Jackson	Tracked Dark Ride	1979	2006	Components sold to The Save Dreamland Margate Campaign (never used) - scrapped
Ghost Train	Craig Freeman	Tracked Dark Ride	2008	2008	Travelling UK
Ghost Train	Gilbert Chadwick Jnr.	Tracked Dark Ride	2009	2009	Travelling UK
Giant Wheel	Kroon	Ferris Wheel	2000	2000	Travelling UK
Giant Wheel	Fabbri	Ferris Wheel	2008	2008	Travelling UK
Giant Wheel	Kroon	Ferris Wheel	2010	2010	Travelling UK
Giant Wheel	Technical Park	Ferris Wheel	2019	2019	Travelling UK
Granota Bosch	Safeco	Jump & Smile	2018	2023
Hanseatic	HUSS	Pirate Ship	1986	1987	Travelling Germany
Haunted Inn	Martland Brothers	Walk-Through	1949	2009	Destroyed by arson - burnt out
Haunted Mansion	SBF Visa Group	Tracked Dark Ride	2019	2019	Unknown
Helicopters	Allan Herschell Company	Junior Jets	2011	2014	Scrapped
Helter Skelter	World's Manufacturing Company	Helter Skelter	1905	1929	SBNO - scrapped
Himalaya	Reverchon	Matterhorn	1984	2002	Travelling UK
Hurricane Jets	Lang Wheels	Jets	1956	2002	Scrapped
Jungle River	Reverchon	Log Flume	2009	2010	Travelling UK
Kingdom In The Clouds	Zamperla	Ferris Wheel	2013	2016	Unknown
Log Runner	Bennett	Water Chute	1983	Unknown	Scrapped
Lost Dinosaurs of the Sahara	Blackpool Pleasure Beach	Dark Boat Ride	1922	2006	Components sold to The Save Dreamland Margate Campaign (never used) - burnt out
Lucozade Space Shot	S&S Worldwide	Drop Tower	2002	2006	Relocated to Loudoun Castle
Noah's Ark	William Strickler	Funhouse	1930	1977	Burnt out
Marrakech Express	Lang Wheels	Track Ride	1960s	2006	Scrapped
Matterhorn	Sobema	Matterhorn	2015	2015	Relocated to Tramore Amusement Park
Megaspin	A.R.M.	Twin Spin	2007	2007	Travelling UK
Meteorite	Sam Ward	Round-Up	1984	1993	Travelling UK
Mexican Wave	Safeco	Jump & Smile	2007	2008	Travelling UK
Miami	Fairmatt	Miami	2010s	2018	Travelling UK
Mini Wheel	S&W Amusement Sales	Junior Ferris Wheel	2009	2012	Travelling UK
Mistral Flying Machine	Bisch Rocco	Flying Scooters	1997	2005	Sold to The Save Dreamland Margate Campaign (never operated)
Moonrocket	R.J. Lakin / Maxwell	Moonrocket	1955	1957	Sold for parts
Mustapha Slide	Supercar	Helter Skelter	1950	2006	Travelling UK
Octopus	Lusse	Octopus	1939	1955	Relocated to Voryd Park
OMG	Fabbri	Evolution	2013	2015	Unknown
Pirate Ship	Zamperla	Pirate Ship	2008	2013	Scrapped
Pirate Ship	Zamperla	Pirate Ship	2014	2017	Scrapped
Rainbow	Arrow HUSS	Rainbow	1991	1992	Relocated to Fun Acres Amusement Park
Re-Mix	Tivoli Manufacturing	Extreme	2013	2023	Travelling UK
Rock 'n' Roll Express	Reverchon	Matterhorn	2008	2013	Relocated to Billing Aquadrome
Rok 'n' Rol	Allan Herschell Company	Looper/Rock 'n' Roll	1989	c.1991	Scrapped
Rock-O-Plane	Eyerly Aircraft Company	Rock-O-Plane	1984	1984 - 1985	Relocated to Morecambe Pleasure Park
Safari Bugs	Hampton Rides	Roundabout	2003	2006	Relocated to Lightwater Valley
Sand Storm	Hrubetz	Round-Up	2004	2006	Sold to The Save Dreamland Margate Campaign (never operated)
Satellite	Bennett	Trabant/Satellite	1965	1974	Relocated to Coney Beach Pleasure Park
Satellite	Chance Rides	Trabant/Satellite	1987	1997	Relocated to Frontierland Western Theme Park
Scat	Fairplace	Scat	1977	1980	Unknown
Scramble	H.P. Jackson	Speedway	1950s	1970	Travelling UK
Ski Jump	Pollard Engineering	Flying Coaster	2009	2017	Travelling UK
Sky Diver	Bennett	Lifting Paratrooper	1973	1996	Travelling UK
Sky Diver	Bennett	Lifting Paratrooper	2011	2013	Travelling UK
Sky Ride	Bennett	Cablecars	1975	2006	Sold to The Save Dreamland Margate Campaign (never operated)
Skyliner	Eyerly Aircraft Company	Rock-O-Plane	2008	2008	Travelling UK
Snake Slide	Chris Randall Design	Tube Slide	1989	1990s	Unknown
Speedway	Maxwell	Ark/Speedway	1971	1991	Travelling UK
Spiderman	Fabbri	Smashing Jump	2008	2008	Travelling UK
Spiderman	Chance Rides	Trabant/Satellite	2009	2011	Relocated to Craig Tara Holiday Camp
Super Autodrome De-Luxe	Lang Wheels	Autodrome	1948	1950	Relocated to Seaton Carew Amusement Park
Super Bob	Sobema	Superbob	2011	2014	Relocated to Tramore Amusement Park
Super Waltzer	Maxwell	Waltzer	2009	2009	Travelling UK
Superbob	Sobema	Superbob	2008	2009	Travelling UK
Superheroes The Ride	Unknown	Suspended Dark Ride	2007	2009	Travelling UK
Swirl	Unknown	Swirl/Skid	1935	c.1950	Relocated to Fairworld Seaton Carew
Tagada	Eli Bridge Company	Twist	1997	2006	Travelling UK
Take Off	HUSS	Take Off	2015	2015	Travelling UK
Tidal Wave	HUSS	Pirate Ship	1997	2006	Relocated to M&D's Scotland's Theme Park
Top America	Bouchot	Superbob	2015	2017	Unknown
Tri-Star	Bennett	Troika	1974	1983	Relocated to Spanish City Amusement Park
Tri-Star	Fairmatt	Troika	2013	2016	Exported USA
Trip To The Moon	Unknown	Tracked Dark Ride	Unknown	1977	Burnt out
Twister	Sonacase	Twist	2007	2009	Travelling UK
Twister	Sonacase	Twist	2010	2012	Travelling UK
Viking	Zierer	Pirate Ship	1983	1983	Relocated to Coney Beach Pleasure Park
Waltzer	R.J. Lakin	Waltzer	1933	1950s	Relocated to Seaburn Fun Park
Waltzer	H.P. Jackson	Waltzer	1950	1977	Travelling Ireland
Waltzer	Maxwell	Waltzer	1969	1997	Relocated to Frontierland Western Theme Park
Waltzer	H.P. Jackson	Waltzer	1978	2003	Relocated to Hemsby Fun Park
Waterboggan	Unknown	Dinghy Waterslides	1994	2005	Scrapped
Whirligig	H.P. Jackson	Whirligig	1954	1950s	Travelling UK
XXL	Lunapark FS	Afterburner	2016	2016	Unknown

External links

• Images of the park on NFCA Digital.