American Adventure Theme Park in 1990
l would like to thank a freind of mine Gordon Clinton-Lindop for allowing me to use these photographs of American adventure.
They were taken during the 1990 season and I know from comments to the site and emails its a park allot of people have missed.
I only got to visit the park once during its operation and that was the year before it closed.
The Vekoma boomerang coaster featured on the left hand side was once classed as Britains best coaster after it opened in 1989.
For anyone that have never been to American Adventure theme park, it was built on the site of an old open cast coal mine and centered around a huge lake in the middle of the park. Some people believe the demise of the park came in 2005 when they re-themed the park as a family park and got rid of the white knuckle rides including the Vekoma Boomerang coaster they named “the missile’.
Bottom of the first hill, beginning the slow pull back.
Buffalo ride.
I’m guessing this photograph was taken from the wheel. In the distance the log ride and balloons (far left)
Helter Skelter.
A view across the huge lake.
Thanks again to Gordon Clinton-Lindop for the use of the photographs.
To see my previous trip report from American Adventure click here.
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Thanks for reading.
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Comment by Jimmy Mac on 16 October 2008:
I remember I went the first year Nightmare Niagara opened but it wasn’t running that day – gutted! I never did get back.
Didn’t they have some Granada Studios type ride at some point as well?
Comment by Admin on 17 October 2008:
Hi Jimmy Mac,
Yes they had the motion master ride from the studios tour, im sure the studios ran it as an alien themed attraction.
Cheers
Comment by Rob Morgan on 15 December 2008:
The Missile lives on at Pleasure Wood Hills, the ride has had a complete refurb and is now called “Wipeout” – the park also features a rare Schwakopf “Jumbo V” coaster which is quite a rarity – its not dis-similar to a Jet Star really.
Granada Studio’s also had another ride – a coaster called “Skytrack” – My friend runs an engineering company in Salford and they did a lot of work on Skytrack for them – I think it was a sort of mini “flying coaster” – I have no idea where it went once the tours closed though.
Comment by Dave Grainger on 20 August 2009:
I worked at the American Adventure for 4 years (1990-1993) if anyone has any questions I will do my best to answer them. also if any else who worked there would like to get in touch feel free.
Comment by Helen on 21 September 2009:
I went there once or twice, I don’t remember much about it aside from The Missile, but it was a long time ago.
Comment by Liam on 10 January 2010:
Haha good times i had there when i was a kid, im 20 now. but i live 30mins from the site so used to get season pass and spend summer there with mates chilling on rides..good memories; 10 of us in park..us being 8! LOL.