Obscure Parks

[Harv]

Kind of inspired by John's trip report from Gold Reef City.

What is the most obscure park you've ever visited? Are there any really obscure parks you've heard about that you'd like to visit?

If I ever find myself in Vietnam, I'd like to visit Suối Tiên Amusement Park. It's a Buddhist-themed waterpark on the outskirts of the capital. Very bizarre but pretty impressive, undoubtedly seriously creepy at night.

It's definitely still open and the Wiki page suggests that it'll be served by the Ho Chi Minh City Metro from 2017.

 

[rob666]

Strange recollection with an elderly punter.
Anyone out there remember Corrigans Amusements in Fleetwood?
A kiddie fair, with the odd adult flat put in for the summer season.
Had the first small Big Wheel I ever saw, and they had to push it round to get it going as the motor was clapped out.
About double the size of Kiddie Corner in Cleveleys, had about a dozen rides and an ancient arcade, that still ran on old pennies after decimalisation.
Must have vanished around the late eighties.
Nearly as exciting as the Knott End ferry just up the road.

 

[IDB]

Mr Beast has opened a 45 day pop up theme park in Saudi called “Beastland”. From clips I’ve seen there’s a few travelling rides including an SLC called Energizer.

 

[Jb85]

Not really a theme park but still an attraction that was worth a few hours visit.

Pecorama is closing https://www.pecorama.co.uk/

 

[Shaggy_Dog_]

Mr Beast has opened a 45 day pop up theme park in Saudi called “Beastland”. From clips I’ve seen there’s a few travelling rides including an SLC called Energizer.

I was really intrigued by the prospect of a travelling SLC so digging a bit deeper it appears to be a ride called Energizer which is indeed an inverted coaster but it's not a Vekoma. This ride is by the Italian company Sartori Rides (the model is called a Nova Coaster), it has three inversions, and it usually appears at Riyadh Winter Wonderland (which is an event closely associated with Mellors Group who are very active in that part of the world).

Some off-ride footage of the Energizer coaster in this YT link here from a previous installation.

From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWBIHaegw0Q

 

[IDB]

I was really intrigued by the prospect of a travelling SLC so digging a bit deeper it appears to be a ride called Energizer which is indeed an inverted coaster but it's not a Vekoma. This ride is by the Italian company Sartori Rides (the model is called a Nova Coaster), it has three inversions, and it usually appears at Riyadh Winter Wonderland (which is an event closely associated with Mellors Group who are very active in that part of the world).

Some off-ride footage of the Energizer coaster in this YT link here from a previous installation.

From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWBIHaegw0Q

Thanks for the research. I did wonder if Mellors were involved. I saw a clip of Top Buzz and presumed it was the one that used to travel the UK.

There’s a travelling SLC coming to Germany in 2026

https://x.com/vhcoasters/status/1990036889177657792