Park Guide by Ian Bell & Jake Rankine. Photos courtesy of Ben Fry. If you notice any errors or wish to comment on this park guide, please email your concern to ian@coasterforce.com
Park Information
The park's atmosphere is rather strange. It feels like a fairground in trouble in certain areas, run down and at the end of its life. You almost feel sorry for the place. Even though there are plenty of guests there, the park feels as though its struggling.
However, the park is very good value for money. It is free entry, so people who don't want to ride anything can still go and hang around. There is also a large free playground in the park. Food is priced fairly, and drinks are around £1 each. They also have the option of tokens, if you just want to ride one or two things. Wristbands are (at time of writing, July 2006) £10 for adults and £15 for children. This again is a good idea because most of the time the children will be the ones who are riding everything, and the parents won't be, as its more of a childrens park.
The staff also make an effort (their main coaster was running 3 trains all day, even with no queues) and, even when the park is busy, waiting times are low.
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Jewls1993
Posts: 475 Location: Ipswich
i think its got alot of pertentual for a eurofighter! because then i'd go, and maybe a drop tower...
Adrenline-Junkie
Posts: 4 Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
May i just say
i live just round the corner from this park, and i must admit, the amount ov deaths that this place has encounted is mad. A little girl died on the nautic jets whist everybody gets stabbed there. The ova day some man just came up and started on me. Call it a family park for young children, yea right
GaZZaRR
Posts: 0 Location:
Man this place ain't changed a bit. There weren't any height restrictions for the galleon when I last went when I was about 7. My sisters dragged me on it, there were no restraints and I nearly fell out. A few people have died on it.
oblivion180
Posts: 0 Location:
how can they call this a theam park
furie
Posts: 8605 Location: Stafford
Superb day out for a younger family. Clean, open and friendly!
paulcowper
Posts: 26 Location:
the coaster there was my first coaster, The park is great for kids, and can make a nice family day out.
weluvleeds
Posts: 2 Location:
Wicksteed park is one of the old-style British parks. Large green spaces with rides interspersed. Two effervescent coaster types-the mini ladypird and the pinfari non-looper are the only two coasters. The nautic jets are worth a go, but have a REALLY slow throughput. The shoot-the-chute is Britain's first, dating from 1913. With your wristband you get 1 FREE GO on the laser tag inside the green dome. Wicksteed, does however, possess a #1 ride-the pirate ship. The huge double pirate ship (which has a topless female figure at each end) takes riders nearly 100 feet in the air, with the boat facing vertically down. Unfortunatley, OTSRs are used on this ride. Good value, but is more of a family attraction.
POINT OF INTEREST: apart from the two coasters & go-karts, Charles Wicksteed ltd. manufactured all the rides in the park.
