Pleasurewood Hills, the Glossary
Pleasurewood Hills is a theme park on a site between Corton and Gunton, near Lowestoft, Suffolk.[1]
Table of Contents
26 relations: Afterburner, Amusement park, Anton Schwarzkopf, Bumper cars, Cannonball Express (roller coaster), Chairlift, Corton, Suffolk, Crinkley Bottom, Drop tower, Fabbri Group, Flamingo Land Resort, Fleggburgh, Gunton, Suffolk, HUSS Park Attractions, Lowestoft, Maurer AG, Mr Blobby, Noel Edmonds, Reverchon Industries, Swing ride, The American Adventure Theme Park, Vekoma, Walibi Holland, Wild mouse, Wipeout (roller coaster), Zierer.
- Amusement parks opened in 1983
- Compagnie des Alpes
- Tourist attractions in Suffolk
Afterburner
An afterburner (or reheat in British English) is an additional combustion component used on some jet engines, mostly those on military supersonic aircraft.
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Amusement park
An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes.
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Anton Schwarzkopf
Anton Schwarzkopf (8 July 1924 – 30 July 2001) was a German engineer who founded Schwarzkopf Industries GmbH, a German manufacturer of roller coasters and other amusement rides that were sold to amusement parks and travelling funfairs around the world.
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Bumper cars
Bumper cars or dodgems are the generic names for a type of flat amusement ride consisting of multiple small electrically powered cars which draw power from the floor or ceiling, and which are turned on and off remotely by an operator.
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Cannonball Express (roller coaster)
Cannonball Express is a roller coaster located at Pleasurewood Hills, Corton, near Lowestoft, Suffolk. Pleasurewood Hills and Cannonball Express (roller coaster) are Tourist attractions in Suffolk.
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Chairlift
An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel wire rope loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers, carrying a series of chairs.
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Corton, Suffolk
Corton is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk.
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Crinkley Bottom
Crinkley Bottom, also popularly referred to as Blobbyland, was the operating title for a series of British theme parks operating in the 1990s.
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Drop tower
A drop tower or big drop is a type of amusement park ride incorporating a central structure or tower.
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Fabbri Group
Fabbri Group is an Italian amusement rides manufacturer based in Calto, Italy.
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Flamingo Land Resort
Flamingo Land is a theme park, zoo, and resort located in Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire, England. Pleasurewood Hills and Flamingo Land Resort are amusement parks in England and operating amusement parks.
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Fleggburgh
Burgh St Margaret, also known as Fleggburgh, is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
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Gunton, Suffolk
Gunton is a suburb of Lowestoft, in the East Suffolk district, in the English county of Suffolk.
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HUSS Park Attractions
HUSS Park Attractions (legal name: Huss Park Attractions GmbH) is a company that specializes in developing and manufacturing amusement rides at a factory in Budapest, Hungary.
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Lowestoft
Lowestoft is a coastal town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England.
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Maurer AG
Maurer AG, formerly known as Maurer Söhne GmbH & Co.
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Mr Blobby
Mr Blobby is a character originally featured on the British Saturday night variety show Noel's House Party, broadcast on BBC One.
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Noel Edmonds
Noel Ernest Edmonds (born 22 December 1948) is an English television presenter, radio DJ, writer, producer, and businessman.
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Reverchon Industries
Reverchon Industries is a developer, designer and manufacturer of amusement park attractions that were sold all over the world.
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Swing ride
The swing ride or chair swing ride (sometimes called a swing carousel, wave swinger, yo-yo, waver swinger, Chair-O-Planes, Dodo or swinger) is an amusement ride that is a variation on the carousel in which the seats are suspended from the rotating top of the carousel.
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The American Adventure Theme Park
The American Adventure was a theme park in Derbyshire, England, near Nottingham and Derby on the edge of Heanor.
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Vekoma
Vekoma Rides Manufacturing is a Dutch amusement ride manufacturer.
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Walibi Holland
Walibi Holland (previously called Flevohof, Walibi Flevo, Six Flags Holland and Walibi World) is a theme park in Biddinghuizen, Netherlands. Pleasurewood Hills and Walibi Holland are Compagnie des Alpes.
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Wild mouse
A wild mouse is a type of roller coaster consisting of single or spinning cars traversing a tight-winding track with an emphasis on sharp, unbanked turns.
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Wipeout (roller coaster)
Wipeout (formerly Coca-Cola Roller and Missile) is a roller coaster located at Pleasurewood Hills theme park in Lowestoft, England.
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Zierer
Zierer Karussell- und Spezialmaschinenbau GmbH & Co.
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See also
Amusement parks opened in 1983
- Alpine Slide at Magic Mountain
- Camelot Theme Park
- Dennlys Parc
- Galaxyland
- Old Indiana Fun Park
- Paultons Park
- Pleasurewood Hills
- Tokyo Disney Resort
- Tokyo Disneyland
Compagnie des Alpes
- Bellewaerde
- Compagnie des Alpes
- France Miniature
- Futuroscope
- Great Aquarium Saint-Malo
- Le Bioscope
- Parc Astérix
- Planète Sauvage (zoological park)
- Pleasurewood Hills
- Walibi Belgium
- Walibi Holland
- Walibi Rhône-Alpes
Tourist attractions in Suffolk
- Africa Alive!
- Aldeburgh Beach Lookout
- Alton Water
- Beccles bell tower
- Bungay Castle
- Cannonball Express (roller coaster)
- Clare Castle
- Claremont Pier
- Dunwich Heath
- Eastbridge Windpump
- Orford Castle
- Orford Ness
- Pin Mill
- Pleasurewood Hills
- Rendlesham Forest
- Snape Maltings Concert Hall
- Southwold Pier
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral
- Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape
- Suffolk Broads
- Suffolk Coast Path
- The Broads
- The Red House, Aldeburgh
- Valley Ridge (Winter sports resort)