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Title: Theme parks now gone for good.
Post by: who can tell on June 06, 2016, 08:31:54 PM

Camelot in Lancashire closed in 2012 a Knights around the table theme park never went myself. On YouTube theirs a few Urbex video's to show what it looks like now the owners want to build houses on the site but they have been refused permission. The one I remember most was American Adventure theme park near Ilkeston the Alamo shows with the shot outs and the big wheel and the log ride and getting soaked to the skin the park closed in 2007. Before my time their was 'Bell Vue' near Manchester. What are you do you recall of your day outs to these or any other closed theme park?

Title: Re: Theme parks now gone for good.
Post by: Fly on June 06, 2016, 08:45:19 PM

Remember going here as a kid  (y)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Vue_Zoological_Gardens

Never did Alton Towers or The American Adventure even though they were localish.

Title: Re: Theme parks now gone for good.
Post by: Old Cruser on June 07, 2016, 09:51:31 AM

We used to visit the American Adventure - it was a good day out for the children.

They were also pretty good accommodating daughter who is a wheelchair user, we had a different entrance and once she was on we were allowed to go round more than one as was the norm if we wanted too - it saved the struggle of getting her in/out.
I have a lovely photo of us all coming down the water shoot with daughter sat in front laughing her head off and us two behind screaming our heads off - good times.