Fantasy Island (UK amusement park)
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| Slogan | The magical world of Fantasy Island |
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| Location | Ingoldmells, Skegness, Lincolnshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°11′29″N 0°20′52″E / 53.19139°N 0.34778°ECoordinates: 53°11′29″N 0°20′52″E / 53.19139°N 0.34778°E |
| Opened | 1995 Owner: Mellors Group Events Previous owner(s): Blue Anchor Leisure, Conduit Leisure, |
| Operating season | March to October |
| Rides | |
| Total | 32 |
| Roller coasters | 5 |
| Water rides | 3 |
| Website | www.fantasyisland.co.uk |
Fantasy Island is a family amusement park in Ingoldmells on the East Coast of England. It sits in the middle of one of the biggest spreads of holiday parks in the United Kingdom. Whilst entry to the park is free, guests either pay per ride or purchase an unlimited ride wristband. The pay-per-ride option uses the I-Card System, which is as car that can be scanned to gain access to rides. This option allows credit to be added to the card to be able to ride rides in the park and other attractions too! . Rides are priced at £1.50, £2.50, or £4.00 per ride depending on the ride type.
Wristbands with an NFC Tag are sold at a cost of £22 for adults but this price depends on the season time. This code must be scanned by a reader which unlocks the turnstile at each ride platform. The design technique means that riders are unable to access the ride unless having first scanned their specially printed day-code. Each day a code is required on the wristband, meaning wristbands from previous days become invalid unless the 2 day or week ones are bought.
The Mellors group, who acquired Fantasy Island in 2016 following the park going into administration in 2014, have re-installed the a Fabbri Giant Booster flat ride for 2016, which previously operated at the park from 2002 to 2003, called G-Force.
Fantasy Mouse is a Reverchon Spinning coaster which arrived at the park in 2000. It has the lowest height out of the thrill rides. In 2015, the ride underwent a repaint that saw the orange track with blue supports replaced with a purple and green colour scheme. For the 2016 season, the ride was moved to the west side of the park and is now located by The Odyssey & Amazing Confusion. "The Fantasy mouse was removed over the 2016/2017 closed season and was replaced with Mellors own Crazy mouse that was used at Winter wonder land for ice mountain this features a blue and white track. The original fantasy mouse is been loaned to Dreamland, Margate. - FantasyIslanders.uk"
G-Force is a Giant Booster manufactured by Fabbri. It is the only one in the world and originally appeared in the 2002 and 2003 seasons before being traded for The Eye On The Coast, a Mondial ferris wheel. It returned in the first few weeks of the 2016 season and G Force is now open to the public.
Rhombus Rocket is a WGH Transportation powered coaster, first opening in 1995 with the rest of the park. In 2007 it received a major refurbishment changing the train,station and track.
Located in the market section, Glowworm is a family ride that is sure to be a hit amongst kids of all ages. Combining a unique combination of rocking and whirling motions, the Glowworm can accommodate up to 24 riders per cycle. The ride design was awarded Best New Family Ride at the 2002 IAAPA convention and actually is one of Zamperla’s best seller!
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