Funland (Hayling Island)
| Slogan | "The south coast's family amusement park!" |
|---|---|
| Location | Hayling Island, England |
| Coordinates | 50°47′06″N 0°59′16″W / 50.7851°N 0.9878°WCoordinates: 50°47′06″N 0°59′16″W / 50.7851°N 0.9878°W |
| Opened | 1946 |
| Rides | |
| Total | 17 |
| Roller coasters | 3 |
| Water rides | 2 |
| Website |
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Funland is an amusement park on Hayling Island, near Portsmouth, England.
The Park
The park itself contains 17 rides, An Arcade, A Wimpy Restaurant, A Kids Play Area and a pirate themed golf course. The park is a typical funfair styled park, but does contain a Dinosaur themed area.
Rides
| Name | Opened | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Extreme | 2013 | A standard Miami ride, built by Nottingham UK. |
| Beaver Creek Log Ride | Unknown | A log flume with a large drop at the end. Previously known as Wild River. |
| The Sam FM Drop | 2005 | An 100 ft drop tower formerly located at the London Trocadero. Built by Intamin |
| Cyclone | 2015 | A standard Twister ride, built by P.W.S. |
| Runaway Mine Train | 2016 | A roller coaster based on a spinning wild mouse ride, built by L & T Systems. This coaster was formerly located at Gulliver's World. |
| Super Dragon | 2008 | A small Pinfari MD31 junior coaster originally located at Drayton Manor (1984–2008). This Roller Coaster is one of the most popular attractions at Funland. It was recently referbished and repainted with a new Dinoasaur theme for the new Dinosaur area. |
| Cannibal Pots | 2003 | A teacups ride built by Technical Park. |
| Woody Roller Coaster | 2001 | A small junior coaster themed as the Wild West, built by Top Fun. |
| Dodgems | Unknown | A standard bumper car ride. It is located in the main building, where the arcade is. |
| Jurassic Safari | 2015 | A car ride with a dinosaur theme, built by Zamperla. |
| Pirates Adventure Golf | Unknown | A miniature golf course. |
| UFO Ride | 2016 | A small spinning ride themed as a UFO. |
| Snake Helter-Skelter | 2016 | A snake themed helter skelter built by Chris Randall. Originally located at Adventure Island. |
| Samba Balloon | 2008 | A Samba Balloon ride built by Zamperla. Originally located at Drayton Manor (1998–2007). |
| Frog Hopper | 2008 | A small drop tower built by Zamperla. Originally located at Drayton Manor (1998–2007). |
| Dino Falls | Unknown | A small Log Flume themed as Dinosaurs. Originally called Blizzard Falls. |
| Galleon Ride | 2015 | A pirate themed aerial carousel ride. |
| Ride on Bikes | 2016 | A bumper car styled ride. |
Removed Attractions
| Name | 2005 | 2015 | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Gold Mine | 2005 | 2015 | A Pinfari ZL42 Roller Coaster originally located in Drayton Manor. It replaced an existing Roller Coaster and was removed in 2015 after being sold to the Irish company Euroshow. The Runaway Mine Train is in its place now. |
| Tornado | 2003 | 2008? | A KMG Frisbee Ride. |
| Tornado 2 | 2008? | 2010 | An upgraded version of the Tornado Frisbee ride. It was replaced with Speed Flip in 2011. |
| Breakdancer | Unknown | 2013 | A standard Breakdance ride. It was replaced with the Extreme in 2014. |
| Trains | Unknown | 2015 | A small train ride that spins around in a circle. The train was removed in 2015, and the track was left abandoned. |
| Helter Skelter | Unknown | 2016 | A tall helter skelter ride. It was replaced by the Snake Helter Skelter in 2016, and was located in a different area. |
| Cadbury's Junior Pirate Ship | 2008 | 2008 | A Junior Pirate Ship, it replaced an existing one and was removed the same year. Originally located at Drayton Manor. |
| Whirlycopter | 2008 | A Helicopter themed wheel ride. Originally located at Drayton Manor. | |
| Toy Town Express | Unknown | 2014 | A small ride where 20 connected cars go along in a loop. |
| Red Baron Plane Ride | 2009 | 2015 | A spinning plane ride. Replaced with UFO Ride in 2015. |
| Speed Flip | 2011 | 2013 | A breakdance styled ride. |
Incidents
Woody Roller Coaster
In May 2006, A 15-year-old boy from Havant lost his leg after performing a dare to show to his friends. He escaped the safety bar of the coaster car he was sitting on, and went on the metal track, with the Coaster hitting him and being dragged along.
Extreme
On August 18, 2013, a 10-year-old boy from Waterlooville slipped on the ride, but didn't get injured as he was saved by 2 children sitting next to him. It was possible that the accident happened was that the safety bar of the ride did not close possibly.
Cyclone
On May 16, 2015, a 6-year-old girl from Gosport was hit on the head by the ride, and suffered minor injuries.
Klondike Gold Mine
On 17 September 2015, a 47 Year old Romanian workman fell 23 metres from the ride, as he was taking the coaster down for its sell out to Euroshow. Breaking his arm and leg in the process.