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 Ben Cooper
 
Location: Scotland
 |  |  | Abandoned Theme Park, Scotland
< on 1/31/2011 10:59 PM >
|  | | | I'm a family man and it was Sunday afternoon, so of course a trip to a theme park was in order. Though I forgot the kid, and the place closed last year - so double fail 
The theme park opened in the grounds of 19th Century Loudoun castle in 1995, and had three roller coasters plus a bunch of other rides. It's location probably did for it, though - it's not especially near anywhere and there's a theme park closer to Glasgow.
This ride had not even been finished:
For the first time ever exploring anywhere, someone was absolutely delighted to see me - this little fella was all on his own, he seemed to have lots of food, but he really wanted a scratch behind the ears.
There was a pretty lame figure-8 flume ride:
A few years ago, a worker was killed on this ride - a rollercoaster got stuck, and he climbed up to give it a push...
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DanWhitham
   
Location: Providence, RI.
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Abandoned Theme Park, Scotland
<Reply # 1 on 1/31/2011 11:20 PM >
| | | | This is all great!
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TurboZutek
   
King Dick
Location: Scotland
Gender: Male
Giant octo-penised rapephant
| |  | | Re: Abandoned Theme Park, Scotland
<Reply # 2 on 1/31/2011 11:47 PM >
| | | | This was possibly the worst theme park in the World. So beloved was it to the people of Scotland, that in the room of 24 people right now, not one person had even realised it closed!!
Chris...
We all had ostriches. My dad had an ostrich farm! I remember one day someone came in and said the high altitude bombing of Kosovo had been a limited success, so we all went out and celebrated… by killing an ostrich and boiling it in kiwi fruit. |
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Price
Location: Houston,TX
Gender: Male
Urbex: Keeping record of things most people have forgotten.
| | Re: Abandoned Theme Park, Scotland
<Reply # 3 on 1/31/2011 11:53 PM >
| | | | looks like it hasn't even opened yet
“It still amazes me how many millions goes to discovering another star in the galaxies when, for all we know, we are still sitting on top of another undiscovered world beneath our feet.”
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Ben Cooper
Location: Scotland
| | | Re: Abandoned Theme Park, Scotland
<Reply # 4 on 2/1/2011 9:54 PM >
| | | | Posted by TurboZutek
This was possibly the worst theme park in the World...
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I never went when it was open, but I actually really like little cheesy theme parks like this
http://www.transientplaces.co.uk |
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TurboZutek
King Dick
Location: Scotland
Gender: Male
Giant octo-penised rapephant
| | | | Re: Abandoned Theme Park, Scotland
<Reply # 5 on 2/1/2011 10:58 PM >
| | | | Posted by Ben Cooper
I never went when it was open, but I actually really like little cheesy theme parks like this
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I 100% agree with you - and I think this would be a very nice theme park, except if you went with their advertising campaign you'd think it was the park to rival Disneyland Florida. They talked it up, eh, a bit!!
Chris...
We all had ostriches. My dad had an ostrich farm! I remember one day someone came in and said the high altitude bombing of Kosovo had been a limited success, so we all went out and celebrated… by killing an ostrich and boiling it in kiwi fruit. |
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decrepitude
Location: Norcal
Gender: Male
| | Re: Abandoned Theme Park, Scotland
<Reply # 6 on 2/3/2011 5:51 AM >
| | | | Nice find, great pictures.
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Ben Cooper
Location: Scotland
| | | Re: Abandoned Theme Park, Scotland
<Reply # 7 on 2/3/2011 10:42 PM >
| | | | Posted by TurboZutekI 100% agree with you - and I think this would be a very nice theme park, except if you went with their advertising campaign you'd think it was the park to rival Disneyland Florida. They talked it up, eh, a bit!!
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Just a bit - that cartoon lion was a feature of most kids tv memories I'm sure...
http://www.transientplaces.co.uk |
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Elle
Location: Dartmouth, NS
Gender: Female
| | Re: Abandoned Theme Park, Scotland
<Reply # 8 on 2/9/2011 10:18 PM >
| | | | We seriously need places like this in Nova Scotia. I'mma fly out there, for sure.. you guys have more fun stuff to check out!
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TurboZutek
King Dick
Location: Scotland
Gender: Male
Giant octo-penised rapephant
| | | | Re: Abandoned Theme Park, Scotland
<Reply # 9 on 2/9/2011 10:43 PM >
| | | | Posted by Elle
We seriously need places like this in Nova Scotia. I'mma fly out there, for sure.. you guys have more fun stuff to check out!
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A quick trip to P.E.I will nail you loads of abandoned amusement park goodness! In actual fact, the first abandoned amusement park I ever saw was in Canada.
Something to think about before heading out here! 
Chris...
We all had ostriches. My dad had an ostrich farm! I remember one day someone came in and said the high altitude bombing of Kosovo had been a limited success, so we all went out and celebrated… by killing an ostrich and boiling it in kiwi fruit. |
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BrickMan
Location: NorthEast-England
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Abandoned Theme Park, Scotland
<Reply # 10 on 2/10/2011 10:19 PM >
| | | | ah ha, this ain't by any chance kinda south west of glasgow, over the hill as it were?
Speed & I spotted roller coasters early last year from main road but being filthy and tired and with a 9hr drive ahead skirted past it.
Reminds me VERY MUCH of american adventure land (and a few that are still open!), in the way that each 'ride' is just an auction bought thing dumped on a slab of badly cast concrete with some temp barriers around it. As a kid I can imagine it being great, but to everyone else, a bit yurk.
Go.. IN.. turbines...
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summershine
Location: Willimantic
Gender: Female
| | Re: Abandoned Theme Park, Scotland
<Reply # 12 on 2/23/2011 6:07 AM >
| | | | Aw the goat is too cute haha. This place looks like its in nice shape. Awesome pics.
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Durdan
Location: Ybor City, FL
Gender: Male
| |  | | Re: Abandoned Theme Park, Scotland
<Reply # 13 on 2/23/2011 2:22 PM >
| | | | that poor goat! i wouldve taken him home with me.....
....for a proper shag
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K.Lagan
Location: France & Switzerland
Gender: Male
| | Re: Abandoned Theme Park, Scotland
<Reply # 14 on 3/13/2011 11:30 PM >
| | | | Great shots, I would love to find an abandoned theme park around where I live ...
Thanks for sharing!
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KingBowser
Soul Coughing!
| | Re: Abandoned Theme Park, Scotland
<Reply # 15 on 3/14/2011 12:08 AM >
| | | | That is in really good condition...
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