Southport Pleasureland

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Southport Pleasureland
Previously known as Pleasureland
Location Southport, Merseyside, England
Coordinates 53°38′57″N3°01′01″W / 53.64918°N 3.01707°W / 53.64918; -3.01707
Opened1913
OwnerFunporium
SloganWhere Memories are Made!
Operating seasonFebruary - November
AreaSouthport, Merseyside, England
Attractions
Total24
Roller coasters1
Water rides1
Website http://southportpleasureland.com

Southport Pleasureland is an amusement park located in Southport, Merseyside, England. [1] The park originally operated from 1913 to 2006 as Pleasureland Theme Park under the ownership of the Blackpool Pleasure Beach company. [2] In 2007, the park re-opened under the ownership of Norman Wallis. [3]

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Pleasureland (1913–2006)

The original Pleasureland before closing Pleasureland, Southport.jpg
The original Pleasureland before closing

The first Pleasureland had operated since 1913 as a sister amusement park to Blackpool Pleasure Beach. [4] In 2005, the park introduced an entrance fee, which proved unpopular [5] and resulted in a severe downturn in the number of visitors. On 5 September 2006 it closed, due to a claimed lack of return on investments.

A number of rides, including the Traumatizer, were moved to the company's site at Blackpool.

Traumatizer (June 2006) Traumatizer.jpg
Traumatizer (June 2006)

The park included several historical rides such as the Cyclone wooden rollercoaster; on 14 September 2006, pictures were released onto the Internet of people dismantling the Cyclone, much to the dismay of local residents, Pleasureland fans, and coaster enthusiasts. On 18 September 2006, two protesters climbed to the top of the Cyclone in an attempt to save it. The protest lasted for three hours, after which the protesters came down over police concerns regarding the distraction they posed to passing motorists. There was a petition co-ordinated by a group of coaster enthusiasts to try and save the ride, but this effort also failed. The Cyclone was demolished on 20 November 2006. [6]

The Cyclone in June 2006 Pleasureland Southport Cyclone.jpg
The Cyclone in June 2006

One of the park's unique features was its Funhouse with traditional funhouse attractions such as the Wheel and the Social Mixer. The Funhouse continued to operate independently for several months until its closure on 31 March 2007. Soon after, the funhouse was gutted and parts taken to Blackpool; speculation exists that these will form party of a future heritage fairground museum in Blackpool. [7]

The Funhouse featured attractions no longer found at other amusement parks PleasurelandFunhouse.jpg
The Funhouse featured attractions no longer found at other amusement parks

Not much is known about the fate of many of the classic rides at Pleasureland, although some were purchased and put into storage for the Dreamland revival project in Margate.

Southport Pleasureland (2007–future)

On 31 May 2007, it was announced that Dreamstorm International were to invest £100 million at the Pleasureland site. Pleasureland was re-opened to the public on 21 July 2007 and renamed New Pleasureland. In June 2007, some of the original Pleasureland buildings were demolished, except for buildings around the perimeter. The site re-opened under new management as scheduled, with a temporary travelling fairground. Then, following a successful summer season, the park was kept open (weekends only) until November 2007, when some demolition of remaining unwanted buildings was carried out and refurbishment of other buildings completed. A Pinfari "Zyklon Loop" rollercoaster was constructed on the site where the Traumatizer once stood and was opened at the start of the 2008 season, named 'Storm'. The Traumatizer was moved to Blackpool Pleasure Beach and opened as the Infusion in 2007.

2008

The Park reopened in 2008 on 21 March. However, on 20 March, Sefton Council announced that a company called Urban Splash had been chosen to develop Southport seafront including the Pleasureland site. Here is a report from BBC News. [8] It was announced in October 2008 that New Pleasureland would return for the 2009/2010 seasons. An official opening schedule has been announced for 2009,

The Traumatizer [9] station building has been demolished. In February 2008, the site of the Cyclone Rollercoaster [10] was landscaped, and part of the old River Caves ride demolished to make room for more rides.

"Norman Returns The Pleasure" The Park re-opened for the 2008 season on 15 March and rides added for the summer months. Work has also continued on the grounds to make them look more presentable. A Big Top Circus was added during the summer weeks but was removed by its owners after only 2 weeks in the park due to the low number of people visiting New Pleasureland at the start of the summer holiday period. In Summer 2008, a new static ride was opened in the form of a swinging pirate ship. In early 2008, a new roller coaster opened. "Indy's Lost World - The Ride" is a themed indoor roller coaster, based on the latest Indiana Jones' film; Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull The roller coaster is situated inside the old Fun House building. In September 2008, it was announced that New Pleasureland will return for the 2009/2010 season. In October 2008, the park's Pinfari Roller Coaster, Storm was removed from the park and sold.

2009

On the evening of 21 April, an arson attack took place, destroying the Lost Dinosaurs of the Sahara (River Caves) and a nearby inflatable attraction. [11] In May 2009, the original Pleasureland Wildcat coaster was bought by Norman Wallis and rebuilt in its original location. The Wildcat opened on 12 August 2009. [12]

2010

The 'Haunted Inn', the only remaining original feature of Pleasureland, was destroyed in a fire on 30 January 2010. [13] The Pleasureland main entrance building, which was built not long before the original park closed in 2006, was also demolished in February 2010. The Casablanca Entertainment complex was repainted white in June 2010 and is awaiting refurbishment.

Pleasureland Main Entrance Building in 2007 Pleasureland Main Entrance Building 2007.jpg
Pleasureland Main Entrance Building in 2007

Indy's Lost World Indoor Roller Coaster was closed early 2010. It is to be replaced with a new Indoor Ghost Train. The ride opened in July 2010.

Battlefield Live Southport has opened on the site of the old Southport Zoo, which is immediately adjacent to Pleasureland. Battlefield Live is an outdoor combat game using guns that fire infra-red beams. The site is accessed via Pleasureland and it opened in August 2010.

2011

The park opened during the Easter Holidays hosting a Monster Truck weekend. A circus was also moved onto the site for the spring season. [14] The previous weekend hosted an Urban Graffiti Art Festival. [15]

2012

The park opened in March, with a new ride called "Air" [16] and a new log flume ride was constructed on the site of the old log flume which was demolished in 2007. A new 'Events Arena' was opened in July with plans to be used as a concert venue.

2013

The park re-opened in March, with 3 new rides from Camelot Theme Park which closed in 2012.

2014

The park underwent a further rebrand for the 2014 season, with a new website, new logo, new name and new slogan - 'Where memories are made!'. The park also introduced a new electronic token system for its rides, known as the 'Fun Card'. Guests are required to purchase tokens from kiosks and are given a Fun Card with a lanyard to wear. The card can be swiped at any park ride, eliminating the need for paper tokens. Individual tokens cost £1 and all rides have a value from 1 to 4 tokens each. Stations have been allocated around the park to show guests how many tokens remain on their card to use. [17]

2015

The park opened on 28 March with The Crazy Mouse roller coaster amid many other minor additions.

2016

In October 2015, The Crazy Mouse was dismantled to make way for a new yellow looping roller coaster. Construction for the ride was completed in 2016 with the ride's name being "looping coaster". The ride is a pinfari looping coaster.

2017

Construction on looping coaster had been completed

2018

In 2018 A Ferris wheel was added but taken away later that year. Another ferris wheel got taken down too which was ‘the kingdom in the sky’ which was moved from Camelot to Pleasureland in 2013.

2019

In 2020 a go kart track next door to pleasureland closed down and sold the land to pleasureland. The fair ground demolished the race track and built a new roller coaster called crash test, a ghost train and the grand canyon was moved here as well as another few rides meant for small children (which were removed donn later. Also the magic card system was removed as well as the entrance fee which was good for most people and attracted more guests.

2020

No updates were made to the park due to the COVID-19 virus.

2021

A new pinfari family coaster known as 'The Rocket' was added. This coaster was built in 2001 and has lived in a few parks before being added to Pleasureland.

2022

A new mini golf course with a Viking theme was built by Pleasureland in the site of the former car park. Plans were also announced for a new Zamperla lightening coaster to be put at the west side of the park facing the Irish sea.

2023

A new travelling gyro swing ride was added next to frog hoppers and Remix. The parks flagship rollercoaster ‘looping coaster’ was removed and the site is now empty. The front of the park has become a viking themed area meaning that ‘Log-flume’ has been rethemed into ‘loki’s log-flume’ and ‘happy caterpillar’ has been rethemed into ‘Odin’s little dragon’ and there has been a new viking building has been built. They have also painted the Casablanca brown and that has become part of the viking area. It now houses 'Alice in Wonderland' dark ride. Midway through the season the area around the ghost train was rethemed to a steam punk area called discovery bay. Three new permanent flat rides were added for the new area called Paradox (a small indoor Miami), Enigma (a gyro-swing ride) and Ultra (a booster ride). New theming was added including shipping containers and industrial machinery.

The future

Pleasureland has announced plans to expand and alter existing areas of the park. It will be divided into different themed areas. These areas will be a racing themed area, a steampunk themed area, a pirate themed area, a viking themed area, a beach themed area and a dinosaur themed area. Two of these ares (The viking area and the steampunk area) has already been built. The majority of rides currently at the park will get removed such as the ghost train and the majority of travelling fair ground rides. Rides such as the frisbee will remain but the decorations will be changed. The building once home to The funhouse and Indie’s adventure and is now housing the ghost train will soon be home to ultimate expedition, a stem punk dark ride. The front of the building (which has stayed the same since the funhouse) will be replaced with a new design fitting the new theme. Planning permission has also submitted for a new rollercoaster at the back of the park, near the seafront. The coaster will be a Zamperla Lightning coaster and it will be the park’s biggest investment since the park reopened in 2007.

Current rides

Southport Pleasureland is split into four themed areas, consisting of rides and attractions.

Attraction keyThrill ridesFamily ridesKids ridesAttractions

Viking Landing

NameOpenedManufacturerDescription
1Loki's Log Flume2012 Reverchon
2Odin's Little Dragon Coaster2016DAL Amusement Rides
3CanoesUnknownUnknown
4Freya's Fun HouseUnknownUnknown

Pirate Cove

NameOpenedManufacturerDescription
5Ghostly Galleon2024Metallbau Emmeln
6Blackbeard's Falls2024 Pinfari
7Flying Dumbos2017Bojux
8Smuggler's TrackUnknownUnknown
9Dock Fun House2019Self-built
10SlidesUnknownZapfun
11Trampolines2009Unknown

Cartoon Boardwalk

NameOpenedManufacturerDescription
12Matterhorn2016 Reverchon
13Twister2013Emmo Kreekel
14Waltzer2011H.P. Jackson
15Dodgems2008 Reverchon
16Toy SetUnknownUnknown
17ThingymajigUnknownUnknown
18Convoy2009Unknown
19Flying Submarine2019 Zamperla

Steampunk Bay

NameOpenedManufacturerDescription
20Enigma2023DAL Amusement Rides
21Ultra2023DAL Amusement Rides
22Paradox2023Unknown
23Flying Chairs2012Unknown
24Ghost Train2013W.G.H Transportation Engineering

Notable Past Rides

OpenedClosedRide NameNotes
19372006CycloneWooden rollercoaster, opened on Good Friday 1937. Severely damaged by hurricane in January 1961, but quickly repaired and reopened in time for 1961 season. The station was damaged by fire in 1984 but was immediately rebuilt. Main structure demolished September 2006. Cars taken to Blackpool Pleasure Beach. A taller & faster clone of this ride under the same name can be found at Indias Nicco Park [18]
19782006Wild CatManufactured by Pinfari.
19982006ChaosManufactured by Chance Rides. Relocated to Lightwater Valley as "Hornets Nest".
20042006SandstormA Frank Hrubetz & Company Round Up (ride). Operated previously at Blackpool Pleasure Beach from 1969 to 2003. Relocated to Dreamland Margate (June 2007). [19]
19752006SkyrideCable cars manufactured by Ivan Bennett. Relocated to Dreamland Margate (June 2007)
20032006Abdullah's DilemmaWorkings relocated to Dreamland Margate (June 2007)
20132015OMGFabbri evolution, relocated from Camelot theme park, chorley, manufactured by Fabbri Group
19972006Tidal WaveA HUSS Park Attractions Pirate Ship (ride). Operated previously at Blackpool Pleasure Beach between 1980 and 1996. Relocated to M&D's Scotland as "Captain's Curse".
20042006Desert ConvoyAn I.E. Park children's track ride. Relocated to Knowsley Safari Park.
19992006 Traumatizer Relocated to Blackpool Pleasure Beach and renamed to 'Infusion'. [20]
20002006King Solomon's MinesOperated previously at Frontierland, Morecambe. Relocated to Dreamland Margate. [21] [22]
19822006Big AppleCurrent location unknown. Similar ride currently operates on site. Manufactured by Pinfari. [23]
20022006Lucozade Space ShotAn S&S Worldwide Double Shot (ride). Relocated to Loudoun Castle. [24]
19222009Lost Dinosaurs of the SaharaPreviously named "River Caves". Workings relocated to Dreamland Margate. Building demolished 2009 after an arson attack. Dinosaur figures and central chamber volcano relocated to Blackpool Zoo as part of the Dinosaur exhibit. [25]
19502006GallopersClassic galloping horses manufactured by Thomas Walker.
19142006CaterpillarRelocated to Dreamland Margate. [26]
19912006 Chewits Log FlumeManufactured by Arrow Dynamics. Relocated from Magic Harbour, USA. Demolished June 2007.
20062006Chair-O-PlanesOperated at New Pleasureland in 2008.
19942005Water ToboggansRemoved in 2005 and put into storage.
1960s2006Marakesh ExpressA children's track ride. Manufactured by Lang Wheels.
19552007Fun HouseRefurbished in 2000, the Fun House continued to operate after park closure but was later gutted, with rides taken to Blackpool possibly for the rumoured heritage museum as the rides where not found anywhere else.

The original building was initially used for Indy's Lost Adventure, then “Ghost Train, and now houses “Port of Discovery”.

19922006Viking BoatsRelocated to Lightwater Valley.
19922006Safari BugsOwned by Caddick Engineering. Location now unknown
19132004 or 2005Sultan's TowersHelter Skelter. Destroyed 2004 or 2005.
19992006Flying CamelsManufactured by I.E. Park. Operated previously as "Flying Elephants" at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Relocated to Lightwater Valley.
19972006MistralA Bisch Rocco flying scooters ride. Relocated to Dreamland Margate. [27]
20062006Big WheelTemporary ride before closure. Relocated to Dreamland Margate
19311996Ghost TrainThe park's original ghost train ride. Removed at the end of the 1996 season, and "Journey Into Space" dark ride was converted into a new ghost train. [28]
19972006TagadaAn Eli Bridge Company Twist (ride). Operated previously at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Similar ride currently operates on site.
19852002HimalayaA Reverchon Industries Matterhorn (ride).
19492010Haunted InnThe Haunted Inn (formerly the "Crazy Cottage") was the last remaining part of the old Pleasureland, but was burnt down on 30 January 2010.
19702000"Astroslide"Sold, now in Tatsminda Park Georgia (Replaced by dodgems)
19301977"Noah's Ark"Destroyed by fire in September 1977. Built by William Strickler.
19542003"Waltzer"Numerous Waltzer rides have been on site since 1950s
19761990s"Ski Jump"A Mack Rides manufactured flying coaster ride. Owned by the Silcock family.
19782006"Ghost Train"A dark ride with spinning cars, originally called "Journey Into Space". Was transformed into a more traditional ghost train attraction following the scrapping of the park's original 1930s ghost train. [29]
19572002"Hurricane Jets"Lang Wheels manufactured jets ride. Owned by Helters Ltd. until 1977 when ownership passed to Herbert Silcock (New Modern Products 'jets' fitted to the ride at this time)
19881992"Rok 'N' Rol"An Allan Herschell Company looper ride. Operated previously at Frontierland, Morecambe.
19761982"Cresta Run"A forerunner to the "Himalaya". Built and operated by the Jackson family.
19551960"Moonrocket"A traditional Lakin/Maxwell moonrocket ride.
19381955"Octopus"A Lusse Octopus (ride). Relocated to Ocean Beach, Rhyl.
19731996"Paratrooper"An Ivan Bennett lifting paratrooper, operated by the Silcock family.
19831983"Viking"The park's first Pirate Ship (ride), manufactured by Zierer. Relocated to Coney Beach Pleasure Park.
19861987"Hanseatic"The park's second Pirate Ship (ride), manufactured by HUSS Park Attractions. Originally owned by Bremen based travelling showman Rudolf Robrahn, then operated at Dreamland Margate.
19851987"Looping Star"An Anton Schwarzkopf looping star rollercoaster. Operated by Jan DeKoning. [30]
19831984"Mad Mouse"A wooden wild mouse rollercoaster. Previously operated at Manning's Amusement Park, Felixstowe.
19831993"Meteorite"A Sam Ward manufactured Round Up (ride). Operated by the Silcock family.
19771980"Scat"A scat ride manufactured by Fairplace. Relocated to Frontierland, Morecambe.
1950s2006"Black Hole"A traditional swirl/skid ride, built and originally operated by the Jackson family. Converted into a dark ride.
19871997"Satellite"A Chance Rides trabant/satellite ride. Located just in front of the "Cyclone".
19741983"Tri-Star"The UK's first Troika (ride). Built by Ivan Bennett and operated by the Silcock family. Relocated to Spanish City, Whitley Bay.
19832000s"Log Runner"An Ivan Bennett manufactured steel circular water chute. Previously operated at Alton Towers.
19711991"Speedway"A traditional ark/speedway ride manufactured by Maxwell. Relocated to Marvels Amusement Park, Scarborough and converted to a Waltzer.
19942009"Moroccan Golf"

Incidents

In 2000, body of murder victim Lindsey Wilson was found at the Pleasureland. [31] She had been decapitated and dismembered by her husband Mitchell Quy, and had her body parts hidden near a roller coaster. [32]

While under the ownership of the Thompson family, two incidents occurred on the Sky-Ride attraction: In April 2004, four people were stranded on the ride due to an electrical fault, while in August 2004, a 59-year-old employee was killed after he became trapped while performing maintenance on the ride. In 2007 the park was fined £95,000 for breaching health and safety laws and was also ordered to pay £50,000 in costs.

The park was a key location in Helen Blakeman's 2003 television film Pleasureland , shown as part of Channel 4's Adult at 14 season .

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