Location Rhyl, Wales Total tbc Closed 2 September 2007 Roller coasters 4 | Owner Rhyl Amusements Opened 1954 Water rides 1 | |
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Similar Frontierland - Morecambe, Rhuddlan Castle, Rhyl Miniature Railway, St Asaph Cathedral, Bodelwyddan Castle | ||
Ocean beach amusement park rhyl
Ocean Beach was an amusement park in Rhyl, North Wales which operated from 1954 until September 2, 2007.
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History
Rhyl began to take off as holiday resort following the opening of its train station in 1848 and the amusement park at Marine Lake was seeing thousands of visitors annually. It relocated in 1954 and was based at the West end of the promenade.
Demise
The town and the park declined in popularity since the 1960s and there had been very little investment in new rides or attractions in its final years. It closed for the final time on 2 September 2007. Plans to build a retail and leisure complex on the site of the old Ocean Beach site, known as Ocean Plaza due to commence building in May 2009 have been delayed. As of 2015, plans for the site (now downsized and to be a retail-only park called Marina Quay) were approved.
Accidents
An accident on July 31, 2005 with five injuries, none serious, was reported as the "first accident in 40 years", suggesting the park had a very good safety record.
Video footage
Some video footage from the defunct rides does exist on YouTube