http://uk-theme-parks.com Tue, 05 May 2009 17:39:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Formerly known as Blackpool Pleasure Beach, and set in 42 acres of land, the park was founded in 1896 by Alderman William George Bean and had just one ride. His main aim was to create an American Style Amusement Park with the basic principle "to make adults feel like children ... http://uk-theme-parks.com/uk-theme-parks-pleasure-beach-blackpool/ Adventure Island is a thriving little park, not strictly a theme park, but an adventure park. It is situated in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. A free admission fun park with a variety of attractions, although you do, of course, have to pay for the rides. Adventure Island, which used to be known as ... http://uk-theme-parks.com/uk-theme-parks-adventure-island/ Legoland Windsor Theme Park is an area of 150 acres and is located in Berkshire. The park first opened its gates as a Lego theme park in 1996 and boasts 50 rides, of which 3 are roller coasters and 6 are water rides. The theme park is built on the ... http://uk-theme-parks.com/uk-theme-parks-legoland-windsor/ Wicksteed Park, Kettering, Northamptonshire is thought to be the oldest leisure park in the United Kingdom. The park first opened its gates to the public in 1921 by Charles Wicksteed, who had first purchased the 147 acres of land in 1913 with the vision of building a model village. Today ... http://uk-theme-parks.com/uk-theme-parks-wicksteed-park/ Thorpe Park, a theme park of 500 acres and built in 1979 on the site of a gravel pit in Chertsey, Surrey is one of the UK's most popular and famous theme parks. It has held, and still holds, a number of records for its rides, which total 24, of ... http://uk-theme-parks.com/uk-theme-parks-thorpe-park/ Drayton Manor first opened its gates to the public in October 1949 as an inland pleasure resort and was originally just a normal park with tea rooms, boat rides and a pets corner. Since then it has grown substantially to become the UK's leading family run theme park and the ... http://uk-theme-parks.com/uk-theme-parks-drayton-manor/ Chessington World of Adventures is located in Surrey and is 12 miles from Central London. This theme park is split into ten themes, or lands, and also houses Chessington Zoo, (the previous name for the theme park), which is home to many animals including gorillas, tigers, lions, otters and many ... http://uk-theme-parks.com/uk-theme-parks-chessington-world-of-adventures/ Alton Towers Theme Park, Staffordshire, UK, set in over 500 acres of superbly landscaped grounds, is one of the biggest theme parks in the UK and has something for all the family. First opened in 1980, Alton Towers Theme Park started off as little more than a fairground and has now ... http://uk-theme-parks.com/uk-theme-parks-alton-towers/