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  1. May 31, 2020 · This local theme park broke hearts across East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire when it closed its gates in 2016 after 23 years of operating. Once home to Cleethorpes Zoo, Pleasure Island launched ...

  2. Oct 7, 2019 · Many of Britain's abandoned theme parks and attractions still lie in a state of disrepair years after closing their doors. While a recent UK tourism boom has seen British theme parks thriving once ...

  3. Mar 7, 2018 · The fun stopped here: England's derelict theme parks. 6 March 2018. Alamy. The Camelot theme park, near Chorley in Lancashire, was based on Arthurian legend. Incredibly expensive to run, and under ...

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    • Dreamland (Margate) Rides first appeared on the Dreamland site in Margate as far back as 1880, but it really took off when the Scenic Railway roller coaster was installed in 1920.
    • Blobbyland (Somerset) At the height of his fame in the late 1990s, Mr Blobby attracted almost 17 million viewers to the Noel's House Party television show, hosted by Noel Edmonds.
    • American Adventure. The American Adventure boasted a variety of rides, as well as shows featuring cowboys and Native Americans. It became one of the most popular theme parks in the country, hosting attractions such as the towering Missile roller coaster.
    • Frontierland Western Theme Park (Morecambe) West End Amusement Park operated under a number of different names following its opening day in 1909. With the 1980s boom in theme park construction in the UK, though, it was given a new lease of life as Frontierland Western Theme Park in 1987.
  4. Mar 7, 2018 · Take a look around some of England's abandoned theme parks. Noel Jenkins Mr Blobby's house at largely forgotten theme park Blobby Land at Cricket St Thomas was called Dunblobbin.

  5. Oct 31, 2020 · The iconic theme park closed at the end of 2016 after 23 years due to a gradual fall in visitor numbers. The rides and fixtures were sold off under auction in 2018, leaving behind little of what ...

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  7. Nov 14, 2023 · Pripyat, Ukraine. The most well-known abandoned theme park of all, Pripyat in Ukraine, was scheduled to open for May Day celebrations on 1 May 1986; Chornobyl happened on 26 April. It’s hard to ...

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