What A Disappointment!
Posted: 04 Jul 2005, 08:02Having looked at the Save Dreamland website, I was excited when we eventually decided to take a trip to Margate! But - boy, what a disappointment! I havr read with enthuisasm this website, and thought Great! Dreamland would be open this year, and all is looking good. From the 2005 section, it looked like a lot of money has been invested in rides and attractions to bring Dreamland back to what it was like years ago!
Well - when I got there it was the usual excited feeling when I stepped off the train, and could see the towering figures of G-Force and Mega Drop. Upon entering, I was shocked to see a lot of security fencing, but thought well they are trying to keep the drunks out, so thats good. Bought out tokens, and got in, and I thought - What the hell happened?!
There was no super bob ride, there was no rie that used to be at Pleaurewood Hills (My local theme park). They have turned Dreamland into a glorified fun fair, which you have to pay admission, and a bad on at that!
Is this all pat of the master plan, to run Dreamland into the ground, so no-one turns up to it and the Margate Seafront plan can go ahead? I think there is some kind of conspiracy going on here!
To close Dreamland for good would kill Margate. For a small seaside resort - there isn't eaxctly a lot to do anyways! And to take out somethign which draws people from all over Kent, and further would kill this lovely resort.
If Great Yarmouth didn't have its Pleasure Beach, I know for a fact - I would not go there - even though its about a 20 minute drive from where I live.
So come on people, we cannot let this happen. Dreamland is part of Margate, and for it to go would be awful!
I don't see why they wouldnt accept help from people. Look at Southend, it was a dive years ago, and now its one of, if not the flagship amusement park in Essex. Let's hope someone can do the same to Dreamland!
P.S. The rides that were there were great! Although expensive, hopefully next time I visit either later this year or next they will still be there, along with some additions?[/b]
Well - when I got there it was the usual excited feeling when I stepped off the train, and could see the towering figures of G-Force and Mega Drop. Upon entering, I was shocked to see a lot of security fencing, but thought well they are trying to keep the drunks out, so thats good. Bought out tokens, and got in, and I thought - What the hell happened?!
There was no super bob ride, there was no rie that used to be at Pleaurewood Hills (My local theme park). They have turned Dreamland into a glorified fun fair, which you have to pay admission, and a bad on at that!
Is this all pat of the master plan, to run Dreamland into the ground, so no-one turns up to it and the Margate Seafront plan can go ahead? I think there is some kind of conspiracy going on here!
To close Dreamland for good would kill Margate. For a small seaside resort - there isn't eaxctly a lot to do anyways! And to take out somethign which draws people from all over Kent, and further would kill this lovely resort.
If Great Yarmouth didn't have its Pleasure Beach, I know for a fact - I would not go there - even though its about a 20 minute drive from where I live.
So come on people, we cannot let this happen. Dreamland is part of Margate, and for it to go would be awful!
I don't see why they wouldnt accept help from people. Look at Southend, it was a dive years ago, and now its one of, if not the flagship amusement park in Essex. Let's hope someone can do the same to Dreamland!
P.S. The rides that were there were great! Although expensive, hopefully next time I visit either later this year or next they will still be there, along with some additions?[/b]
Nothin really seems to be exciting nothing seems to be happening and everyone would rather go other places what they need is some wicked rides to spice it up at least get some of their rides off the concept map some of them look really gd like the storm and the wild mouse bring some of that back least urll get some more visitors 