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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by noon » 18 May 2014, 17:03
Was browsing ebay today and found this for sale, its a classic Octopus ride. I loved this reide when I was a kid and haven't seen one in action for years. It would be great to have one at Dreamland, good white knuckle family ride. This one needs a lot of restoration but seems to be compltete including fencing and lights. What do people think??http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OCTOPUS-fair-ground-ride-spares-and-repairs-or-restoration-/121344068435?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1c40ab8b53
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by woody » 21 May 2014, 01:08
pile of scrap worth around £200
still 15 about the UK, they are slow to load and heavy on maintenance
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by vann98 » 22 May 2014, 18:02
Shame as I loved riding the Octopus at Carters but being no expert, I would say unless the funds were already there, this one is too far gone. Hopefully another can be aquired somewhere down the line as they are alot of fun.
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by aweber1us » 26 May 2014, 14:40
Sold for £1,500
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by Jim Douglas Jr. » 30 May 2014, 21:06
Maybe someone bought it to donate.
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by Alan » 07 Jun 2014, 15:12
This is back on ebay.
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by David Littleboy » 10 Jun 2014, 07:57
These rides need serious restoration and are hugely expensive to restore as well as being slow to load and difficult to operate. Probably best left where it is sadly.
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by aweber1us » 16 Jun 2014, 21:29
I like the way they look as it a lovely bit of engineering. But never got much of a buzz out of riding one. I hope Dreamland manages to find more one off rides.
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