Living just a few minutes drive away, @SpiderMonkey and I decided not to leave this one too long. The place is still pretty clean, just a few leaves around the place now. I'm not sure what the future will hold, maybe it will stay and get overgrown for a bit, who knows...
Opening on the 27th May 1993, Pleasure Island was a theme park in Cleethorpes featuring 47 rides including roller coasters amongst the thrill rides and numerous smaller rides for younger visitors.
Work began in the 1980s to build the site on the site of a former zoo by the owners of Pleasurewood Hills park near Lowestoft, and the new site in Cleethorpes was set to have the same name. The company went into receivership in the early 1990s and construction was halted. The site was then sold to Robert Gibb, the owner of Flamingo Land in North Yorkshire. Construction resumed and was completed in 1992, opening the following year.
View over the park from the top of the roller coaster
In 2010 Flamingo Land and Pleasure Island were separated into two independent companies, with Robert Gibb retaining Flamingo Land and his sisters Vicky Gibb and Melanie Wood (formerly Gibb) taking control of Pleasure Island. Unexpectedly, the park was temporarily closed in 2010 while negotiations took place, staff and visitors were turned away at the front gate.
A petting zoo was added in 2013, along with a tractor ride replacing an old monorail. In 2016 it was announced the park would be closing at the end of the season, and only the McCormack’s bar would be reopening in 2017.
On arriving at the park, visitors were greeted with an Old England themed entrance area with pay booths
Making your way, you start to move through the different areas. First up was Morocco...
Gravitron Ride
The Galleon Pirate Ship
Then on to the dodgems....
Tucked away in the corner of the park were the sea lions. The pool was still full of water and I'm not sure whether the inhabitants had been re-homed yet...
Continuing around the park we find a few more rides...
And a quick stop off at the Astra Slide gives a nice view over the areas we've just looked around
Heading into White Knuckle Valley, first we find the Terror Rack...
And then come across the main attraction, the Boomerang roller coaster
The view from the top was pretty spectacular!
Continuing on, we find the Pendulus ride
Kids slider and Paratower
And the Mini Mine Train
Finally, we look at the Carousel ride, which is a really old traditional carousel. My favourite!
Opening on the 27th May 1993, Pleasure Island was a theme park in Cleethorpes featuring 47 rides including roller coasters amongst the thrill rides and numerous smaller rides for younger visitors.
Work began in the 1980s to build the site on the site of a former zoo by the owners of Pleasurewood Hills park near Lowestoft, and the new site in Cleethorpes was set to have the same name. The company went into receivership in the early 1990s and construction was halted. The site was then sold to Robert Gibb, the owner of Flamingo Land in North Yorkshire. Construction resumed and was completed in 1992, opening the following year.
View over the park from the top of the roller coaster
In 2010 Flamingo Land and Pleasure Island were separated into two independent companies, with Robert Gibb retaining Flamingo Land and his sisters Vicky Gibb and Melanie Wood (formerly Gibb) taking control of Pleasure Island. Unexpectedly, the park was temporarily closed in 2010 while negotiations took place, staff and visitors were turned away at the front gate.
A petting zoo was added in 2013, along with a tractor ride replacing an old monorail. In 2016 it was announced the park would be closing at the end of the season, and only the McCormack’s bar would be reopening in 2017.
On arriving at the park, visitors were greeted with an Old England themed entrance area with pay booths
Making your way, you start to move through the different areas. First up was Morocco...
Gravitron Ride
The Galleon Pirate Ship
Then on to the dodgems....
Tucked away in the corner of the park were the sea lions. The pool was still full of water and I'm not sure whether the inhabitants had been re-homed yet...
Continuing around the park we find a few more rides...
And a quick stop off at the Astra Slide gives a nice view over the areas we've just looked around
Heading into White Knuckle Valley, first we find the Terror Rack...
And then come across the main attraction, the Boomerang roller coaster
The view from the top was pretty spectacular!
Continuing on, we find the Pendulus ride
Kids slider and Paratower
And the Mini Mine Train
Finally, we look at the Carousel ride, which is a really old traditional carousel. My favourite!
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