Adventure Island is an amusement park with free reception in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. The amusement park site flanking the north end of Pier Southend and has been an amusement park since 1976 when the land that now forms the western side of the park was purchased by the Miller family. The park used to be known as Peter Pan Playground and then Peter Pan Island Adventure before becoming Adventure Island. This site is owned and maintained by Stockvale Limited. The park contains thirty-two rides, a souvenir shop, and a catering outlet.
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History
Adventure Island began in 1918 as Sunken Gardens, a side sea park that in the 1920s installed several rides for children. In 1976, the land west of the pier was bought by the Miller family. They develop amusement parks on the site from the rudimentary original and the entire site is rebuilt extensively.
In 1995 the park was greatly developed when the land east of the pier was purchased to form part of the park.
Equipping the park is Southend Pier, the world's longest pleasure pier (built in 1830 as a wooden dock, rebuilt as a steel dock in 1889); it extends over a mile (1.34 miles/2.16 km) to the ocean. The dock train runs all over the pier to the Lifeboat Museum. The park's mascot is called Snappy.
Adventure Island is not divided into specific areas but split the rides into the following categories: Great Adventure (blue rides), Junior (green rides) and Mini (red rides). The park is separated to the east side of the pier and the west side of the pier.
In 1999, the park embarked on a Green Scream roller coaster . It was once described as a signature trip to the park, but this title has now been taken by Rage . The Green Scream has no inversion and the drops are quite tame. The second roller coaster in the park is Barnstormer , which opened in 2000. The third roller coaster was named Mighty Mini Mega , which opened in 2003. Kiddi Koasta , a children's roller coaster, opened to the public on April 30, 2011.
The fifth roller coaster, Rage , opened in February 2007. This is one of the largest investments the park has ever undertaken. Travel expenses in the region of Ã, Â £ 3 million and located on the former Raging River site Flume Log. The Sky Drop and Vortex rides are moved to a new position in the park to create a path. The journey is approximately 75 feet (23 m) high and has a 97 degree drop, a vertical lift hill, a vertical circle, zero-g rolls and tight curves. It was named Rage after the competition in Southend Echo newspaper to decide on a name to go up. The slogan is "Only for Superheroes!" which is said before a drop of the first roller coaster. In 2011, the crows built their nests at the top of the circle, gathering attention from the tabloid newspaper.
In 2014, Adventure Island destroyed the Pirate Boat, one of their oldest attractions, to make way for Adventure Inside in spring 2015.
In September 2016, the park maintains the top five status in the "World-Friendly Garden" category in its Annual Gold Day Awards Award.
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Attractions and attractions
Rollercoaster
More mainstream
- American Whip - a rotating cup that opened in 2009; the height limit is below 1 m. Island Adventure Workshop.
- Archelon - Zierer Wave Swinger; 1.2 m height limit.
- Big Wheel - Ferris Wheel; the height limit is below 1 m.
- Crooked House - a cute house originally built in 1953; the height limit is below 1 m. Island Adventure Workshop.
- The Dragon - Zierer roundabout which opened in 1995; height limit of 1 m.
- Dragon's Claw - Tivoli Spin-Out trip; 1.2 m height limit.
- Fire balls - Ferris wheel spinning wheels that opened in 2006; height limit of 1 m. Island Adventure Workshop.
- Skip Hill 2: Spooksville - This journey opens on July 15, 2017. To give us an insight into what the journey was about the Creative Adventure Island Director, Paul Clapp conducted an interview with Essex Live and said "Spooksville is not ghost trains, but a beautiful ride with a spooky feeling.There are still some characters and scenes left over from Over The Hill, then we call it 'Over the Hill 2: Spooksville', but we have deliberately given this version a more traditional feel compared to predecessor ".
- Pharaoh's Fury - Sonacase Twister which opened in 1998; height limit of 1 m.
- Zamba Ramba - Zamperla Disk-O which opened in 2004; 1.2 m height limit.
- Scorpion - Scorpion Tivoli which opened in 2001; 1.2 m height limit.
- Sk8borda - the rocking attraction that opened in 2008; height limit of 1 m. Zamperla/Adventure Island Workshop
- Sky Drop - Zamperla fall tower as high as 70Ã, ft (21m) opened in 2004; 1.2 m height limit.
- Tidal Biru Biru - a water dunk that opened in 1995; 1.2 m high altitude. Interlink.
- Tidal Wave Green - water rides located adjacent to the Blue Tidal Wave. Minimum height limit 1.2 m.
- Time Machine - a giant swing that opened in 2012; 1.2 m high altitude. Island Adventure Workshop.
- Vortex - the Tivoli Orbiter spin journey that opened in 2001; 1.2 m height limit.
- Smiles-Per-Galleon - A Pirate Ship ride located in Adventure Inside. Minimum height limit 1 m.
- Pirate Plunge - SBF Visa drop-off tower located on Adventure Inside. Minimum height limit 1 m.
Children's rides
- Adventureville - an indoor mini adventure journey, open in Summer 2016 and replace Devil's Creek.
- Choo Choo Train - take the mini train; height limit of 1 m.
- Cow Jump - ride the magic carpet that opened in 2003; height limit of 1 m. Island Adventure Workshop.
- Drop nÃ,Â' Smile - mini drop tower opened in 2001; height limit of 1 m. Island Adventure Workshop.
- Fly Jumbos - ride elephant flying; height limit of 1 m. Modern Products.
- Jumpin Jolly Rogers - the roundabout that opened in 2004; height limit of 1 m. Island Adventure Workshop.
- Jungle Express - take a mini train; height limit of 1 m. Falgas.
- Lighthouse Slip - sliding panel; height limit of 1 m. Island Adventure Workshop.
- The Magic Monster - the roundabout; height limit of 1 m. Modern Products.
- Viking Boats - boat roundabouts; height limit of 1 m. Zierer.
- Dune Buggies - a round of SBF Visa bounce located at Adventure Inside.
Other attractions
- Golf Adventure - 2 different courses are available; additional cost.
- Dodgems - car bumpers; additional cost.
- Formula 1A Karting - go kart, extra charge.
- Sea Life Adventure - not on Adventure Island but in adjacent areas.
- Mega City/Feelgoods Prize Arcades - entertainment venues.
Previous trips
Past travel lists include:
- Devils Creek Gold Mine
- American Toll Road
- Barracuda
- Beezlee Bob's Trail
- Blackbeards: All at Sea
- Blackbeards Pirate Adventure
- Fantasy Dome
- Golden Hind
- Mr Smee's Boat Ride
- Pirate Galleon
- The Raging River
- Sky Lab
- Space Chase
- On the Hill
Gallery
- Main gallery: Adventure Island on WikiCommons
References
External links
- the official Adventure Island website
- Interview with park owner, Philip Miller
- Adventure Island at ThemeParks-UK
- Adventure Island Review and Photos at T-Park
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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