Obscure UK Parks

[Themeparksandy1981]

I’ve always thought Watermouth is a good place. Would be great for a major theme park operation to take over and develop.

They were taken over at the start of 2023 by this group.

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[Jb85]

They were taken over at the start of 2023 by this group.

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Thanks for this. Looking at the parent accounts they are not exactly the large scale operator I was alluding to

 

[Themeparksandy1981]

Thanks for this. Looking at the parent accounts they are not exactly the large scale operator I was alluding to

It’s a tourist attraction like Combe Martin Wildlife & Dinosaur Park, Milky Way etc so really they only gonna have big visitor numbers during the school holidays so a well known big operator wouldn’t be interested in buying or investing in the park.

 

[IDB]

A new ride is coming to the UK’s oldest theme park for the 2024 season. Step aboard “The Jolly Robin” at Blackgang Chine and prepare to be whisked away on a eerie journey through the heart of a legendary storm.

 

[Zeock]

A new ride is coming to the UK’s oldest theme park for the 2024 season. Step aboard “The Jolly Robin” at Blackgang Chine and prepare to be whisked away on a eerie journey through the heart of a legendary storm.

If that picture is anything to go by, I am pleased that Moby Dick's Revenge (originally Jonah's Whale) will be staying, especially since this year is its 50th anniversary of being at the park.

 

[Jb85]

I wish that Merlin would put as much thought into a basic rides as these guys have with their pirate ship.

 

[John_P]

Would that mean it's going in the spot Cliffhanger used to occupy?

Lovely place to visit Blackgang Chine.

 

[LowCount]

Not sure if the right place, but the little amusment park on Cleethorpes beach was photographed under the sea the other day

 

[IDB]

Technically surely a beach is under the sea twice a day when the tide comes in

 

[rob666]

Technically it depends if the beach runs beyond the high tide line.
Southport beach is only covered by water fully a few times a year.
Parts of St Annes dunes never see the sea.

 

[IDB]

Technically it depends if the beach runs beyond the high tide line.
Southport beach is only covered by water fully a few times a year.
Parts of St Annes dunes never see the sea.

True. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the sea at Weston-super-Mare!

 

[LowCount]

I was going to say its flooded..

 

[Spark]

It was very much underwater

 

[Themeparksandy1981]

A new ride is coming to the UK’s oldest theme park for the 2024 season. Step aboard “The Jolly Robin” at Blackgang Chine and prepare to be whisked away on a eerie journey through the heart of a legendary storm.

This ride is been built on an area of the park that’s unused and a beach area is taking over the former cliff hanger site Merlin doing the theming

From: https://youtu.be/X3cAK3hWs1g?si=WHOzGa7sO1b6mN88

I also found out the Pirate ship isn’t new but been relocated from the Robin Hill theme park which closed down at the end of the 2023 season.