RETIRED UK RIDES

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1001 Nights - flying carpet ride located at Alton Towers

4 Man bob - Zierer family coaster, removed from Alton Towers, via Pleasure Island & Flamingoland to S.Wales

Alpine Coaster - Alpine coaster at Stoke Ski Centre until 2006

Aerial Glide - World's oldest operating suspended roller coaster until 2004

Alton Beast - Schwarzkopf Jetstar coaster formerly at Alton Towers

Alton Mouse - Unusual Vekoma built mouse coaster, now at Idlewild Park USA

AMERICAN ADVENTURE - ceased operation after the 2006 season

Apollo - Unusual Schwarzkopf ride at Dreamland, now at Loudoun Castle as The Plough

Batflyer - Protoype suspended coaster from Caripro

Beautiful Balloons - Ferris wheel ride at New Metroland

Beaver Rapids - Reverchon made flume, was at Lightwater Valley

Ben Hur - unusual ride which spent a short while at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, & Dreamland

Big Apple - Junior coaster from Pleasureland Southport

Black Hole - Dark roller coaster formerly at Alton Towers

Boneshaker - Removed from Alton Towers during 04 season

Bullet - Removed from Flamingoland during 05 season

Chaos - Removed from Pleasureland & Lightwater Valley

Condor - Removed from Pleasure Island during 06 season

Corkscrew- Retired from Alton Towers 2008

Cyclone - Razed  wooden coaster formerly at  Pleasureland September 2006

Cyclone - Enterprise ride at Drayton Manor Park, now at Thorpe Park as Zodiac

Dragon - Loudoun Castle's powered kiddie coaster

DREAMLAND - Margate's defunct amusement park, although the Scenic Railway remains

Dynamo - Removed from Alton Towers during 03 season

Enterprise - ride at Dreamland

FRONTIERLAND - Morecambe's defunct amusement park

Flying Fish - Powered roller coaster removed from Thorpe Park

Gauntlet - Pinfari looper from Camelot

G Force - Double Fabbri Booster removed from Fantasy Island

Ghost Train - Pleasureland's dark, spinning pretzel ride

Grizzly Bear - Pinfari coaster removed from Lightwater Valler, now travelling with Buwalda

Hornet's Nest - Chance Chaos ride removed from Lightwater Valley

Jammin - Spinning coaster removed from M&D's, refurbished as Mine Train at M&Ds

Jetstream - The UK's 1st tubular steel coaster, was demolished when Ocean Beach closed

King Solomon's Mines - Wild mouse coaster formerly at Frontierland & Pleasureland

Klondike Kreek - Log Flume ride removed from Flamingoland (and Drayton Manor)

Ladybird Coaster - Dreamland

Log Flume - Blackpool's log flume, 1967 - 2006

Log Flume - Southport's log flume

Log Flume - Morecambe Frontierland's log flume

Log Runner - Unusual coaster / water chute ride at Southport Pleasureland

Looping Star - Schwarzkopf ride formerly at Dreamland, now touring as Shockwave

Looping Star - Schwarzkopf looping coaster, formerly at Southport, now touring as Shockwave

Lost Dinosaurs of the Sahara - Pleasureland's river caves ride

Magnum Force - Removed from Flamingoland during 05 season

MARVELS - Amusement park & Water chute, Scarborough (The water chute's future IS NOW SAFE!!)

Mary Rose - Looping boat ride at Dreamland, now at Loudoun Castle as Black Pearl

METROLAND - Indoor theme park in Gateshead 'Metro Centre' shopping mall, closed 20th April 2008

Mistral - Pleasureland's flying machine

Missile - American Adventure's boomerang roller coaster, now at New Pleasurewood Hills as Wipeout

Monster - Blackpool Pleasure Beach's Octopus

Monster - Ocean Beach, Rhyl's polyp ride

New Beast - Schwarzkopf Jetstar coaster formerly at Alton Towers

New Roller Coaster - Metroland's Zierer family coaster

Nightmare Niagara - American Adventure's log flume

OCEAN BEACH - Defunct park as of September 2007

Octopus - Alton Towers' polyp ride

PLEASURELAND - Defunct park as of September 2006

Pepsi Loop - Pinfari looping coaster, removed when Ocean Beach closed

Rainbow - Rainbow ride formerly at Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Raging River - Flume ride at Adventure Island, removed 2006

Runaway Train - Ocean Beach, Rhyl demolish their powered family coaster September 2006

Scenic Railway - The UKs oldest wooden coaster at Dreamland

Skytrak - World's 1st flying coaster (before Stealth, AIR, and Birdmen!)

Slitherin - Lightwater Valley's Viper roller coaster, relocated to Loudoun but never opened there

Spider - Alton Towers' polyp ride

Spin Doctor - Twin Booster rides only stayed at Blackpool Pleasure beach for a couple of seasons

Stampede - Pinfari coaster formerly at Frontierland, Morecambe

Storm - Pinfari looper formerly at Camelot & Southport New Pleasureland

Stunt Flyer - Project never materialised at Fantasy Island

Swan Boats - Alton Tower's leisurely boat ride

Swashbuckling Ship - Pirate ship ride in Metroland

Texas Tornado - Wooden coaster removed from Frontierland, Morecambe

Thunder Looper - Legendary reversing shuttle coaster caused problems for Alton Towers

Tidal Wave - Pirate ship ride, originated in Blackpool, then Southport, now at M&Ds as Captains Curse

Tidal Wave - Pleasureland's pirate ship from Blackpool, now at M&Ds as Captains Curse

Toad Hole - Retired splashdown ride, formerly Devils' Cascade at Lightwater Valley

Tokaydo Express - Powered coaster from Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Top Gun - Flight trainer ride formerly at Flamingoland

Toyland Tours - Dark water ride at Alton Towers, before being refurbished into Charlie & Chocolate Factory

Traumatizer - Pleasureland's suspended looping coaster, now at Blackpool Pleasure Beach as Infusion

Tri Star - Alton Tower's flat ride which is now at New Pleasurewood Hills as Thunder Struck

Tri Star - Dreamland's flat ride which is now at New Pleasurewood Hills as Thunder Struck

Turtle Chase - Removed from Blackpool during 06 season

Vikingar - Removed from Blackpool during 06 season

Viper - Removed from Knowsley Safari Park, previously at Marvel's Scarborough

Water Chute - The UK's last remaining water chute, was demolished when Ocean Beach closed

Whip - Removed from Blackpool during 06 season

Whirling Waltzer - Formerly at New Metroland

Wildcat - Pleasureland's Pinfari coaster

Wild Mouse - Frontierland Morecambe's wooden mouse coaster

Wonderful Waveswinger - New Metroland's Zierer Waveswinger ride

Zeppelin - Dreamland's tower ride, now in storage at Leisure Lakes, near Southport