West Midland Safari Park

Amusement park in the United Kingdom


West Midland Safari and Leisure Park
Location
Bewdley, Worcestershire, England, UK
Status Operating
Opened 17 April 1973
Owner Looping Group
Previous names West Midland Safari Park
Website https://wmsp.co.uk

West Midland Safari and Leisure Park is a safari park located in Bewdley, Worcestershire, England, UK. It was opened under the name of West Midland Safari Park on 17 April 1973.[1]

Roller coasters

Present

Name Manufacturer Type Opened Status
African Big Apple Pinfari Kiddie 1988 Operating
Monkey Mayhem Reverchon Spinning 1998 Operating
Rhino Coaster Vekoma Family 1992 Operating

Past

Name Manufacturer Type Opened Closed Relocated
Cobra Vekoma Shuttle 1985 1991 Enchanted Kingdom

Attractions

Under construction

Name Manufacturer Type Opening
Jungle Jeeps Unknown}} Track Ride 2024[2]

Operating

Name Manufacturer Type Opened
Black Fly Fabbri Frisbee August 2002
Congo Carousel Robert Tidman Gallopers 1985
Desert Convoy Zamperla Track Ride 1990s
Dino Dashers Zamperla Jump Around 2022
Dr. Umboto's Catacombs Supercar Leisure Tracked Dark Ride 1992
Flying Lion Kings Technical Park Junior Paratrooper 1990s
Hurtling Hippos J. Bakker Denies Polyp 1995
Jumbo Parade Fabbri Jets 2004
Jungle Cat Dodgems Soli Dodgems 1986
Jungle Swings Nick Beach Chair-O-Plane 1986
Kong Zamperla Disk'O August 2015
Pirate Ship HUSS Pirate Ship 1983
Rescue Fire Rangers Zamperla Fire Brigade 2007
Serengeti Gallopers I.E. Park Junior Carousel 2007
Slippery Snake Slide Zapfun Tube Slide 1999-2000
Venom Fabbri Drop Tower September 2006
Wild River Rafting Fabbri River Rapids July 2005
Zambezi Water Splash Reverchon Log Flume 1996

Closed

Name Manufacturer Type Opened Closed Fate
Dune Dashers Zamperla Jump Around 2007 2015 Stored - reopened as Dino Dashers
Ghost Train Hayes Fabrication Tracked Dark Ride 1980s 1991 Scrapped
Helter Skelter Supercar Helter Skelter 1987 1999 or later Relocated to Folly Farm
Kilimanjaro Jets Barbieri Jets 1987 2003 Scrapped
Safari Express Severn Lamb Miniature Railway 1979 2013 Scrapped
Santa-Fe Trains Supercar Track Ride 1970s 1990s Scrapped
Shark Island Shenyang Chuangqi Amusement Equipment Fight Shark Island 2009 2022 Unknown
Tanganyika Tea Party SDC Trabant/Satellite c.1990s 2008 Unknown
UFO 2000 HUSS Round-Up 1986 Unknown Unknown

References

  1. "Out and About this Easter: Something for everyone this holiday weekend". Burton Mail. 1973-04-19. p. 16. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  2. "West Midland Safari Park: NEW Jungle Jeeps Ride for 2024 | UK Theme Park Spy" (in British English). 2024-01-26. Retrieved 2024-01-26.