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Drayton Manor Timeline


1964 - Chairlift opened.

1971 - Rio Grande Train opened.

1976 - Jungle Cruise & Dinosaur Land opened.

1981 - Log Flume & Jumbo Jet Coaster opened.

1982 - Pirate Ship & Paratower opened & wrist bands introduced.

1983 - Jumbo Jet Removed.

1984 - Python Looping Coaster & Mini Dragon opened.

1985 - Cine 180, Giant Slide & Octopus opened.

1986 - Red Baron, Combat Star, Ladybirds, Junior Pirate Ship, Junior Carousel, Toy Ride, Big Wheel  & Dodgems opened. Log Flume increased to three drops.

1987 - Balloon Race & Buffalo Mountain Coaster opened.

1988 - Coffee Cups opened.

1989 - Skyflyer opened.

1990 - Pirate Adventure Opened & Ghost Train re-themed The Crypt.

1992 - Jolly Buccaneer Opened & Dodgems re-themed.

1993 - Splash Canyon Rapids & Waltzer Opened.

1994 - Shockwave Opened, Coffee Cups re-themed Tea Cups,Waltzer re-themed Black Revolver & Pirate Ship relocated to Children's Corner.

1995 - Python re-themed Klondike Gold Mine.

1996 - The Haunting Opened.

1997 - Mini Dragon renamed Super Dragon.

1998 - Sombrero replaces paratower. Red Baron, Balloon Race, Combat Star & Octopus Removed. Pirate Raft Ride, Frog Hopper, Crazy Bus & Flying Jumbos Opened.

1999 - Stormforce 10 replaces Klondike Creek (Log Flume) & Rio Grande Train renamed Polperro Express Railway.

2000 - Apocalypse & Golden Nuggets Wild West Shootout Opened. Dinosaur Land refurbished.

2001 - The Crypt Removed & Whirly Copter Wheel Opened. Children's Corner renamed Robinsons Land.

2002 - Maelstrom Opened & Jungle Cruise Removed.

2003 - Excalibur & Cyclone Opened. Pirate Ship, Giant Slide & Cine 180 removed.

2004 - Skyflyer Removed & Jolly Roger Opened.

2005 - Klondike Gold Mine & Tea Cups removed. G-Force Opened & Pandemonium Opened.

2006 - Cyclone replaced by Drunken Barrels.

 




 

    

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