Dreamland Rides

The Save Dreamland Campaign was launched by Joyland Books in January 2003 and is now supported by several thousand people. This is the place to discuss all aspects of saving Margate's famous amusement park and its iconic , Grade II listed Scenic Railway, Britain's oldest roller coaster.

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Dreamland Rides

Postby micktee » 10 May 2005, 21:55

Keeping you up to date
The Ghost Train [Horror House] now taken down. Twist & Waltzer now built up. Other rides still on transport. I do have concerns of a paid admission. Margate does not have that drunken image now with day trippers. Yes you always going to get the one or two, but families love to look and then spend.
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Postby Ian » 11 May 2005, 07:26

Went by this morning (Weds 11th) and there is also a boster style ride up too. A few other bits and bobs on trailers that I cannot identify at the mo!

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Postby RowBot » 11 May 2005, 10:03

pics, we need some pics
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Postby Nick » 11 May 2005, 21:09

If anybody has any pics, please email them to me: info@joylandbooks.com and I will put them up on the website.

I would be especially interested in pics of the park on its opening weekend as I would like to put up a page about Dreamland 2005 to help promote the new season.

Also if anybody has any promotional leaflets or posters they could send me for the new season, I can get all that onto the site as well.

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Re: Dreamland Rides

Postby Bob » 14 May 2005, 18:29

micktee wrote:Keeping you up to date
The Ghost Train [Horror House] now taken down. Twist & Waltzer now built up. Other rides still on transport. I do have concerns of a paid admission. Margate does not have that drunken image now with day trippers. Yes you always going to get the one or two, but families love to look and then spend.


They seriously need to review the plan for charging £10 admission people will just not pay it. They could just sell tokens inside the park for the rides in say multiples of £5 with a minimum of £5.

They need to get people into the park and not get them just turning around and going when they find they have to pay £10 just to go in to see whats there.
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Postby Nick » 14 May 2005, 21:10

The charge is a worry. I have other concerns about this new season, which I will explain when I get a spare moment.

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