Sundown Adventureland

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Sundown Adventureland
Pirate ship at Sundown Adventure Land (geograph 6433321).jpg
Pirate ship at Sundown Adventureland
Location Rampton, Nottinghamshire, England
Coordinates 53°18′14″N0°48′45″W / 53.3040°N 0.8125°W / 53.3040; -0.8125
Opened26 May 1968 (1968-05-26)
OwnerRhodes Family
SloganThe Theme Park For The Under 10's
Operating seasonFebruary – December
Website sundownadventureland.co.uk

Sundown Adventureland is a children's theme park in Rampton, Nottinghamshire, UK. It originally opened as a farmyard in 1968 and is owned by the Rhodes family. [1] As of 2020, it has over 30 rides and attractions. [2]

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Park guide

The park has several themed areas, including fantasy, Wild West, pirate and fairytale themes.

The park has a number of rides aimed at young children, as well as walkthrough attractions, most of which being interactive through pressing buttons that have visual and audio consequences. In addition, there are also has some themed outdoor play areas.

It has three main dining locations: Honey's Pumpkin Patch Café, Crash Landings and Rodeo Corral. The latter two both contain themed soft play areas.

AttractionDate opened/ClosedDescription
Giddy PiggiesA small children's round ride.
Jolly Pirate Boat Ride1992A themed boat ride. Previously named the Boozy Barrel Boat Ride.
Monkey Mayhem Driving School2018A themed children's driving ride.
The Okie Yolkie RideA teacups-style round ride.
Wild Ostrich Safari Ride2017A tracked ride.
Robin Hood's Merry AdventureA Medieval themed dark ride.
Rocky Mountain RailroadA themed train ride.
Santa's Sleigh RideA Christmas themed dark ride.
The Night Before ChristmasA second Christmas themed dark ride.
Tractor RideA children's tractor car ride.
Lollipoppet CastleA walk-through themed to sweets.
Market SquareAn interactive walk-through attraction
Singing Pet ShopAnimated walk-through.
Storybook VillageWalk-through based on fairytale houses.
Sunnydown FarmAnimated walk-through about farm animals.
Toy TownWalk-through attraction.
Shotgun CityWalk-through of western buildings
Monkey MischiefInteractive walk-through.
The Great Crazy Critter Bonanza1983-2008An animated children's show formerly in Shotgun City made by Golding Leisure featuring western animals singing country songs, no footage or photos of this show in its prime have been discovered yet. Show was replaced in 2009 by Buck & Duke with the animatronics now on display in the ice cream parlor and the fiddle playing coyote in the haunted house but relocated in 2019 to storage.
Angry Birds Activity Park2012A themed play area.
Fort ApacheA themed play area.
Crash LandingsA themed indoor play area.
Rodeo CorralA themed indoor play area.

History

Sundown Adventureland first opened in 1968 and was run in the Rhodes' back garden. [3] In its first year open, it was visited by over 2000 people. [3] Animals that could be seen during early operation included pheasants, ducks, bush babies, flying and red squirrels, budgerigars, canaries, a monkey, fox and a donkey. It was originally known as Sundown Pets Corner. [3]

Awards

In 2020 Sundown Adventureland was voted the fourth-best theme park in the UK and the 16th best in Europe, according to TripAdvisor

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References

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  2. "Rides & Attractions". Sundown Adventureland. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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