Urbex: American Adventure Theme Park: Past and Present

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13 жыл бұрын

A trip down memory lane as we look around the site of the former American Adventure theme park. The park opened in 1987 but closed in 2006 due to poor sales. Thanks to Paul Beesley who very kindley let me use some of his photo's that he took of the park a few years back when it was still open. Please visit his excellent website at www.ridemad.com

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@leesayer1856 9 жыл бұрын

That was the best theme park I went to in 1989. Will be sadly missed.

@sfullernj Жыл бұрын

Did you go to other theme parks that year?

@standard931 10 жыл бұрын

What a sad transformation. I remember a family day out here. Sad times

@Realm-of-Horror 11 жыл бұрын

Visited the site last year (2012), was very sad to see everything had been demolished. Had some very happy memories visiting the place with my then girlfriend during the 1990s. What a sad end to what was once such a great theme park.

@spear913 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I enjoyed this. I'm from the US and had no idea they ever made a theme park like this in the UK. Not surprised sales weren't good.

@sfullernj Жыл бұрын

Because it was based on America?

@markgadsby4870 10 жыл бұрын

amazing place have some brilliant memories a lot cheaper than alton towers the kids loved it when they were younger what a shame

@mantamanv8 8 жыл бұрын

went for a walk around there today , did so 6 months ago and the change in the last few months is alot , all trees look like they are getting chopped down , did not get in grounds , would love to go in grounds though , should get a few folk together and meat up for a detailed look with an old map

@mschrissi100 10 жыл бұрын

Just found out this place is now closed :( so sad because i visited a few times, last time was 2005 and there was loads of problems with certain rides not working properly due to rainfall. Shame that some of the rides couldnt be save & go to some of the smaller theme parks.

@ShokaLion 10 жыл бұрын

By 2005 the park really was on its last legs. The fact was by then they'd had to close some of the main attractions mainly due to lack of maintenance, the Missile, Nightmare Niagra, and the Runaway Mine Train, three of the main attractions the place had. The place was pretty much just allowed to fester. I mean think about it, after the twin looper appeared, in what, 1995 ish, what big exciting rides appeared at American Adventure? Not many really that I can think of. I went in 2005 and the place was just dead. You could walk onto nearly any ride. A shame really because in the early 90s it was a great little park. Lovely setting.

@cmdfarsight 10 жыл бұрын

This place had perhaps the best log flume I've ever been on. Sorry it closed but really when you get to the stage that you have to pay to go in the park and then pay to go on its biggest attractions (jcb diggers and the reverse bungie thing) then it's time to go.

@giggidygoo17 9 жыл бұрын

***** biggest log flume in england

@Augenauf2010 13 жыл бұрын

Hi Mate, yeah the site is pretty much a nature reserve now with people walking around and fishing, the postcode is DE7 5SX

@cjdone 10 жыл бұрын

came to this by 1st looking at the abandoned by Disney stuff on goggle but then started to think about this place from say 90 to about 94 I worked for my local YMCA providing school holiday care for children and one of out regular days out was American adventure as we where based in the east of england it was a fair bit closer than alton towers and it seemed to be alot better spaced out and the q times for rides where never as bad at all

@spinksy173 9 жыл бұрын

Actually quite sad watching this - I went to the American Adventure Park when I was at high school around 1997/1998 and loved it (was around 13 at the time). Thought recently about taking my kids there acouple of years ago and had no idea it had closed and was/is now derelict. Very sad. thanks for the video though

@sfullernj Жыл бұрын

High school?

@crazychris19731 12 жыл бұрын

Awwwww, this video is so sad to see. I worked in retail in 1995 full time and on the rides in 1995, before I had to get a nasty booring job driving a truck. I have some of the best memories even while earning £3.00 an hour. I take my kids to wheelgate and twin lakes and butlins at skeg and I have seen a few people who worked on the rides and maintenance. Id love to see the site before its redeveloped. . .so sad :(

@wheeelierocker 13 жыл бұрын

What a shame, sad to see it now, the missile was my very first roller coaster ride.

@flipvideodemo 13 жыл бұрын

Plans have been put forward for a retail and office park to be built on the site (June 2011) Sad, sad sad :(

@TheRobbieWalker1 11 жыл бұрын

You'll be suprised, it did last 20 years, it closed because it shutdown half the park with promise of refurbishment and then sold the rides

@madhead1984 10 жыл бұрын

Went here yesterday to look around and everything is completely flattened, the only thing left is the entrance sign in the lower carpark, none of the buildings in this vid are there anymore :-(

@zoe._.roblox4285 9 жыл бұрын

the best theme park closest to nottingham

@82coxy 8 жыл бұрын

When I last went to The American Adventure they hade Starwars on the 3D cinema, not sure what year it was though. My first time there it was Aliens the movie on the cinema.

@Augenauf2010 13 жыл бұрын

about 2 years ago, its pretty much a nature reserve now

@ITBA1234 12 жыл бұрын

ive sat in that rapid car you were talking about at the start of the video :D:D:D:D me n my m8 went in the lake with it lol

@TheRobbieWalker1 11 жыл бұрын

Someone i know went and retrieved the surfboard and made on last day out of the American Adventure

@sarahcbr 13 жыл бұрын

dont know about anyone else but this just makes me feel incredably sad......:( only went there the once in about 92 - 93 .........glad i went when it was at its best.........and not one some stupid person or people decided to make it a kids park and not develope the white knuckle theme which was so good

@TheRobbieWalker1 11 жыл бұрын

Yep, pretty much

@Augenauf2010 13 жыл бұрын

Yeah agree with you there, it was quite sad what happened to it, hope alton towers doesnt go the same way, but if it does what an explore that will be!!!

@brickhead48 12 жыл бұрын

good vid mate

@RetroRedDog 12 жыл бұрын

i went here many ''MANY'' times in the 90's! was a big part of my life and i have alot of undevelop films of this place. does anyone know where all the rides went to? i know you said pleasurewood hills for misile but where did the rest go?

@KhloeMai 11 жыл бұрын

Is it a pretty much walk straight in thing now? I remember trying to go a few years back to find that there was in fact a security man and his dog.

@mightyicedude 11 жыл бұрын

the buffalo ride went to twin lakes

@BredonUrieLovesJade 10 жыл бұрын

I went here 3 times and all those times it had problems with the rides so no one could get in

@silentwars666 10 жыл бұрын

How did you get onto the site? Fancy a look around myself but it all appears to be fenced off :(

@PeterWhetstone 11 жыл бұрын

where's the best place to get in it from?

@paultaylor8548 10 жыл бұрын

How did you get in there?

@CarpeNoctum95 9 жыл бұрын

Paul Taylor There's a break in the fence just past the old entrance that didn't get used, there's a lot less to see now though, its all over grown and all the buildings are rubble. I went last Saturday.

@Augenauf2010 11 жыл бұрын

Lol i hadnt noticed that

@booth2710 7 жыл бұрын

- and all those jobs that go with it ...

@ladylilith06 12 жыл бұрын

what poor misile saved then drownd and left to rot at new orleans 6 flags rip misile rip

@WATERFALL321 13 жыл бұрын

good video but why did u lable them kids who seemed to b hanging out and not causing any troule as chavs? people could possibly lable u for wearing a carling tshirt

@sfullernj Жыл бұрын

Shut up chav

@madhead1984 10 жыл бұрын

Went here yesterday to look around and everything is completely flattened, the only thing left is the entrance sign in the lower carpark, none of the buildings in this vid are there anymore :-(