Barry Island Rides for Sale

[Vince, Charlie and Sam]

30k for the Waltzer, £109k for the Viper...it's tempting!

[Jim Douglas Jr.]

That's not chump change, unfortunately.

[Vince, Charlie and Sam]

No, but it's not unaffordable either, I believe the Dreamland Wild Mouse was on sale at about £600,000 which makes the Viper look good value. A Waltzer is fairly essential for the new Dreamland, although the paint scheme on this one is fairly horrible.

I would think about taking a concession at Dreamland if that is what comes to pass.

[Jim Douglas Jr.]

We have the same ride here called the "Tilt-a-Whirl."

Someone even makes all the replacement light up panels for the groovy classic artwork probably circa 1940s.



Here's a really old one circa 1930s nestled in a rollercoaster turnaround.

[woody]

No, but it's not unaffordable either, I believe the Dreamland Wild Mouse was on sale at about £600,000 which makes the Viper look good value. A Waltzer is fairly essential for the new Dreamland, although the paint scheme on this one is fairly horrible.

I would think about taking a concession at Dreamland if that is what comes to pass.

the waltzer has a good history behind it,but you would be looking at 50-100k to bring it back up to spec. look at it as a template

cheers

[aweber1us]

I think that Butlins had at least three Tilt a Whirls. I saw some photos a while back of one in Butlins Mosney that had just been left to rust away.It also had a four cage Tempest sitting at its side which you do longer see.

[Vince, Charlie and Sam]

This is what a British Waltzer car should look like...

[Vince, Charlie and Sam]

the waltzer has a good history behind it,but you would be looking at 50-100k to bring it back up to spec.

Surely not. I doubt that any Waltzer with a current ADIPS certificate could possibly need more than £5000 spending on it to pass next year's test and even the poorest cosmetics could be remedied for not much more.

[aweber1us]

To View pictures of a Bulinns Tilt a Whirl, first go to Butlins Memories.http://www.butlinsmemories.com/ Click on Mosney then on photos and then on assorted images.

[woody]

the waltzer has a good history behind it,but you would be looking at 50-100k to bring it back up to spec.

Surely not. I doubt that any Waltzer with a current could possibly need more than £5000 spending on it to pass next year's test and even the poorest cosmetics could be remedied for not much more.

it has not got a ADIPS certificate contact someone like rundles for a quote

[Vince, Charlie and Sam]

Admittedly from 2006, but I found this on sale at £25,000.

50 ft dia British Waltzer fairground ride. Built by Maxwell. Complete with ten cars, running lights on the rafters,top tilt, music system. Featuring some excellent air-brush artwork. Trailer mounted centre. Tested until middle of April 2007. 110v dc motor and starter, includes transformer/rectifier. Steel trams. Can be seen dismantled in storage only by prior arrangement. Has been open this year until 8th October and is in fine running condition. Would suit Amusement/Theme park. Operator training available.

Just a quick footnote, Dave is probably the person to know this, but what does "steel trams" refer to? Is it the circular running track beneath the cars, or the cars themselves?

[woody]

the trams are the track that the wheels under the platforms run on

[dave771]

As Woody has said, Trams are the tracks that the platform wheels run on and make up a circular track around the ride. The cars run on platform rings which are part of every other moving platform.

[Vince, Charlie and Sam]

Out of curiosity- I've always loved Waltzers- what would need to be replaced on this ride? I had assumed the motor would be the most expensive part to replace and I imagined it would probably have a 25 kw motor but they are only around £3500.

I suppose the main bearing and the car bearings would need to be replaced too, and probably some wood, but what else would you need to do to a ride such as this to get it an ADIPS certificate?

[woody]

with both the ark and the waltzer still around from dreamland would they not be better for the site?