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I went to Newquay in 2003 with friends and also my parents had been a few times in the past and I wasn’t impressed for what was there for how long it took to get there and back.
I much prefer Devon anyway we went to Flambards for the day and really enjoyed it as if I remember as well as a Victorian museum didn’t they have a section all on planes and space?
We spend more time in there than we did in the theme park area.,
Will the auction be online also as I really want to buy a log flume boat. Been trying to get 1 for the garden for the past 10 years but they neither gone for far to much money. I hope the distance to Cornwall will put a lot of bidders off.,
 
tayspru said:
Gullivers Warrington are set to add on Oz themed area this Spring

Land of Oz - Gulliver's World Warrington Resort | Warrington

Discover the enchanting Land of Oz at Gulliver's World in Warrington, a captivating new themed area featuring magical attractions for the whole family. It's time to join the yellow brick road...
www.gulliversworldresort.co.uk

Very little information yet expect it will feature “2 Immersive rides and an attraction the defies gravity”
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First ride announced for the Gulliver's Oz Land - Winged Monkeys

More substantial than I thought it'd be, being an inverting ride! I imagine its from SBF or Technical Park.
 
James Watkins said:
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First ride announced for the Gulliver's Oz Land - Winged Monkeys

More substantial than I thought it'd be, being an inverting ride! I imagine its from SBF or Technical Park.
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Nice to see a more thrilling ride hopefully the theming looks as good in real life as it does in the concept art. Do I also see upside down house attraction in the background as well.
 
Hope it's better than the similar looking one I went on at Skyline Park, properly horrid restraints on them.

Still great to see the Gullivers Parks continuing to invest across the 4 parks. I imagine if this is a success they'll bring this world to the other ones the way they have the Gullivers gears and dinosaur areas.
 
James Watkins said:
winged monkeys.jpg

First ride announced for the Gulliver's Oz Land - Winged Monkeys

More substantial than I thought it'd be, being an inverting ride! I imagine its from SBF or Technical Park.
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The theming seems pretty good for a flat ride at a fairly minor park if it looks the same in real life.
I hope that the rest of the land has similar theming.
 
owenstreet7 said:
The Flambards Victorian Exhibition has a new home. It's the Kynren Storied Lands theme park in County Durham that they're opening next year.

Kynren acquires Flambards' Victorian Village for new park

Kynren – The Storied Lands, a new theme park opening in the UK in 2026, has acquired Flambards' Victorian Village exhibition.
blooloop.com
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This is amazing news. I’m so glad the collection is being kept together in a new home.
 
Enter Valhalla said:
The great Karl Pilkington talks about Flambards on the XFM radio show that he produced way back in 2002, and by the sounds of what he’s saying (skip to 09:00 minutes) it sounds like even back in 2002, the place was a bit of a dive:


From: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7GBeXRr1JzuS92bF8QKSlx?si=ZzWVkVFLRxeq0UDMWkI_TQ
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The theme park/fun fair (whatever you want to call it) side of Flambards has been a dive since the late 90s. The museum part of it (Victorian Village, The Blitz walkthrough, RAF exhibition, Concorde, and other miscellaneous stuff) has always been great. I went in 2018/19/21, and we only ever did the museum. It was probably a doomed attraction due to the running costs of the rides, and even the museum itself was only interesting enough to entice a few visitors.

I love Cornwall, but it has so many attractions competing against one another. Unfortunately, Flambards was an aging attraction that didn't have much going for it in its later years.
 
James said:
The theme park/fun fair (whatever you want to call it) side of Flambards has been a dive since the late 90s. The museum part of it (Victorian Village, The Blitz walkthrough, RAF exhibition, Concorde, and other miscellaneous stuff) has always been great. I went in 2018/19/21, and we only ever did the museum. It was probably a doomed attraction due to the running costs of the rides, and even the museum itself was only interesting enough to entice a few visitors.

I love Cornwall, but it has so many attractions competing against one another. Unfortunately, Flambards was an aging attraction that didn't have much going for it in its later years.
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The theme park was always in a state where it was more of a fairground than anything. Same as Early Paultons Park.

Most of the attractions tended to be secondhand from parks such as American Adventure, Pleasure Island and the fair circuit.

I believe the only brand new attractions that weren't secondhand was Skyraker (SBF Drop Tower) and possibly the Samba Balloons.

It's very difficult and I'd say without investment and visitors, it would've been difficult for the park to survive long term.
 
I'll let the moderators decide whether it deserves its own topic at this stage, but Danter's are proposing a whole new theme park near Cardiff.

Barry Island Pleasure Park Owner Proposes Major Theme Park Development in South Wales

Barry Island Pleasure Park owner unveils plans for a large-scale theme park near Cardiff Airport, aiming to boost tourism and economic growth in South Wales.
www.experienceuk.org

It's probably a better location than Oakwood. It'll be great if they manage to pull it off.
 
If he wants to do it, all power to him!

It is a far better location than Oakwood for having a captive audience locally, with Cardiff being very nearby, and I do feel there’s an untapped market for a semi-major theme park in Wales with the demise of Oakwood. This location would also arguably tap into South West England (another untapped market for semi-major theme parks) to some extent, being a lot closer to the likes of Bristol, Gloucestershire and Somerset than any other major park in the country.

I originally read that he wanted to build it on the site of Cardiff Airport, but on land near Cardiff Airport makes a lot more sense. It would likely limit the height of any rides built, though.
 
Matt N said:
If he wants to do it, all power to him!

It is a far better location than Oakwood for having a captive audience locally, with Cardiff being very nearby, and I do feel there’s an untapped market for a semi-major theme park in Wales with the demise of Oakwood. This location would also arguably tap into South West England (another untapped market for semi-major theme parks) to some extent, being a lot closer to the likes of Bristol, Gloucestershire and Somerset than any other major park in the country.

I originally read that he wanted to build it on the site of Cardiff Airport, but on land near Cardiff Airport makes a lot more sense. It would likely limit the height of any rides built, though.
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All for it but it's how they execute it is what I'm intrigued about.

Will they go for a full scale amusement park with park model rides or will they go for a glorified fairground like what Barry Island currently is?

It seems to have more potential for success than Oakwood with it's location if it can go all out and install permanent rides with theming.
 
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