Ocean Beach, Rhyl

Ocean Beach
Location	Rhyl, Wales
Website	-
Owner	Rhyl Amusements
Operating season	Easter to October
Rides	tbc total 4 roller coasters 1 water rides
Slogan	-
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Ocean Beach was a amusement park in Rhyl, North Wales which operated from 1954 until September 2, 2007.

History

Rhyl began to take off as holiday resort following the opening of its train station in 1848 and the fairground 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 ^[1]. 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Attractions

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• Water Chute 1972-2007

The world's last circular water chute

• Jet Stream 1980-2007

The only surviving ride from Belle Vue, Manchester the Jet Stream was Britain's first tubular steel roller coaster

• Pepsi Cola Loop 1989-2007

Relocated to Ffrith Beach after Ocean Beach closed

• Big Dipper 1960-1975

At the time of the closure of the park, there were also several smaller rides including waltzers, dodgems, a Ghost Train, a Giant Slide, and several juvenile rides.

Video footage

Some video footage from the defunct rides does exist on Youtube

• Jetstream video
• Pepsi Cola Loop
• Log Ride

External links and references

1. ^ End of an era for Rhyl's funfair
2. ^ Plaza hit by delays Rhyl Visitor newspaper website
3. ^ First crash in 40 years bbc.co.uk

• Rollercoaster database List of attractions
• Demolition footage Youtube
• Pictures of the last days of Ocean Beach