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 Groveland.

4 Man bob - Same coaster as above, seen here constructed but never opened at Loudoun Castle.

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 at Alton Towers, 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.

Barnstormer - S&S tower ride at Loudoun Castle.

BARRY ISLAND - ceased operation after the 2009 season.

Batflyer - Protoype suspended coaster from Caripro at Lightwater Valley.

Beastie - Junior coaster formerly operating at Alton Towers.

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.

Black Pearl - Weber Traumboot (looping ship) at Loudoun Castle, now at Lightwater Valley as Black Pearl.

Boneshaker - Removed from Alton Towers during 04 season.

Bullet - Removed from Flamingoland during 05 season.

Captains Wheel - Enterprise ride at Loudoun Castle.

Carousel - Unusual carousel at Loudoun Castle.

Chaos - Removed from Pleasureland Southport & Lightwater Valley.

Condor - Removed from Pleasure Island during 06 season.

Corkscrew- Retired from Alton Towers 2008.

Crazy Mouse - Wild Mouse ride formerly at Bridlington.

Cyclone - Razed  wooden coaster formerly at Pleasureland Southport, demolished 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.

Drunken Barrels - Water ride at Loudoun Castle.

Dynamo - Removed from Alton Towers during 03 season.

Enterprise - ride at Dreamland.

Evolution - ride at Barry Island.

FRONTIERLAND - Morecambe's defunct amusement park.

Gauntlet - Pinfari looper from Camelot.

G Force - Double Fabbri Booster removed from Fantasy Island.

Ghost Train - Pleasureland Southport's dark, spinning pretzel ride.

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

Haunted Mine / jungle Ride - John Wardley's 1st ride at Barry Island.

HMS Flora McDougal - Pirate Ship ride from Loudoun Castle, now at Lightwater Valley as Flying Cutlass.

Hornet's Nest - Chance Chaos ride formerly at Pleasureland Southport, removed from Lightwater Valley.

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

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

Jungle Coaster - Wild mouse coaster formerly at Legoland Windsor.

Jungle River - Reverchon flume ride removed from Bridlington.

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

Klondike Kreek - Log Flume ride at Flamingoland, made with parts from Drayton Manor Park's flume ride.

Ladybird Coaster - Junior coaster from Zierer, formerly at Dreamland, now at Lightwater Valley.

Log Flume - Barry Island's log flume.

Log Flume - Blackpool Pleasure Beach's log flume, 1967 - 2006.

Log Flume - Pleasureland Southport's log flume.

Log Flume - Morecambe Frontierland's log flume.

Logger's Leap - Log flume ride at Loudoun Castle.

Log Runner - Unusual coaster / water chute ride at Alton Towers & Southport Pleasureland.

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

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

Lost Dinosaurs of the Sahara - Pleasureland Southport river caves ride.

LOUDOUN CASTLE - Amusement Park.

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, briefly at Alton Towers, Pleasure Island, & Loudoun Castle as Black Pearl.

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

Megablitz - Coaster formerly at Coney Beach, Porthcawl.

Mexican Hat - Lightwater Valley's Trabant.

Milk Churn - Round - Up ride at Loudoun Castle.

Mistral - Pleasureland Southport's flying machine.

Missile - American Adventure's boomerang roller coaster, now at 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.

Octopus - Lightwater Valley's polyp ride.

Pirate Cove - Loudoun Castle's pirate themed ride area.

PLEASURELAND - Defunct park as of September 2006.

The Plough - Formerly Schwarzkopf Apollo, converted to a chair-o-plane, seen here at Loudoun Castle.

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.

The Rat - Wild mouse coaster at Loudoun Castle.

Rodeo Rider - Unusual 'twister' ride at Loudoun Castle.

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

Scenic Railway - The UKs oldest wooden coaster at Dreamland.

Sea Ray - Barry Island's pirate ship.

Skytrak - World's 1st flying coaster at Granada Studio Tours, Manchester.

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

Space Invader - Dark roller coaster formerly at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

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.

Stormbreaker - Huss breakdance ride at Loudoun Castle, now at Lightwater Valley as Powder Kegs.

Stunt Flyer - Project never materialised at Fantasy Island.

Swan Boats - Alton Towers' leisurely boat ride.

Swashbuckling Ship - Pirate ship ride in Metroland.

Texas Tornado - Wooden coaster removed from Frontierland, Morecambe.

Thunder Looper - Schwarzkopf reversing shuttle coaster at Alton Towers.

Tidal Wave - Pirate ship ride from Blackpool Pleasure Beach, then Pleasureland Southport, now at M&D's as Captains Curse.

Tidal Wave - Pleasureland Southport's pirate ship from Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 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 Southport's suspended looping coaster, now at Blackpool Pleasure Beach as Infusion.

Trauma Towers - Blackpool Pleasure Beach's former Tagada ride.

Tri Star - Alton Towers' flat ride which is now at Pleasurewood Hills as Thunder Struck.

Tri Star - Dreamland's flat ride which spent time at Alton Towers, now at Pleasurewood Hills as Thunder Struck.

Tri Star - Huss tri-star at Loudoun Castle.

Turtle Chase - Removed from Blackpool during 06 season.

Twist & Shout - Loudoun Castle's Schwarzkopf looping coaster.

Vikingar - Removed from Blackpool Pleasure Beach during 06 season.

Viper - Pinfari coaster at Barry Island.

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

Wacky Worm - Pinfari Big Apple coaster at Loudoun Castle.

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

The Wave - Lightwater Valley's retired pirate ship.

Whip - Removed from Blackpool Pleasure Beach during 06 season.

Whirling Waltzer - Formerly at Metroland.

Wildcat - Pleasureland Southport's Pinfari coaster.

Wild Mouse - Frontierland Morecambe's wooden mouse coaster.

Wonderful Waveswinger - Metroland's Zierer Waveswinger ride.

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