Drayton Manor Theme Park
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| Slogan | "Total value family entertainment" |
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| Location | Fazeley, England |
| Coordinates | 52°36′39″N 1°42′48″W / 52.61083°N 1.71333°WCoordinates: 52°36′39″N 1°42′48″W / 52.61083°N 1.71333°W |
| Owner | Colin Bryan (Manager) |
| Opened | 16 October 1949 |
| Previous names |
Drayton Manor Park Drayton Manor Family Theme Park |
| Operating season |
Theme park: mid March to early November (regular); late November to January (Drayton's Magical Christmas); selected days in February (February Half Term) and in March (Thomas Weekends) Zoo: All year round |
| Area | 280 acres (110 ha) |
| Rides | |
| Total | 40 |
| Roller coasters | 5 |
| Water rides | 3 (one under maintenance) |
| Website | www |
Drayton Manor Park
Theme park: mid March to early November (regular); late November to January (Drayton's Magical Christmas); selected days in February (February Half Term) and in March (Thomas Weekends)
Drayton Manor is a theme park resort, and zoo in the grounds of the former Drayton Manor, in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, UK.
The park covers 280 acres (110 ha) of which about 113 acres are in use, and hosts about 1.5 million people each year. Rides at the park include The Shockwave, Europe's only stand up coaster, and Apocalypse, a five-sided drop tower. The park's maximum daily capacity is 15,000 guests, which is set with guest experience and traffic congestion in mind.
The land on which the theme park was built belonged to the Peel family, but the mansion (built in 1835) had been reduced to ruins in 1926. The British Army requisitioned it as a training post during World War II. After the war, entrepreneurs George and Vera Bryan borrowed £6,000 and bought the land (and the 17 huts that the army had constructed during their stay). They opened a small amusement park with just a handful of children's rides in 1949. In 1954 Mrs Molly Badham (who later opened the nearby Twycross Zoo) joined forces with the Bryans and opened a small zoo to complement the fun park. The amusement park grew slowly in the 1950s, '60s and '70s but in the late '80s the park began to install bigger and more thrilling rides to attract customers from all over the United Kingdom. Drayton Manor Theme Park is today the fifth most popular theme park in the UK and still managed by Colin Bryan
Drayton Manor Theme Park is divided into 7 areas: Thomas Land, Action Park, Aerial Park, Fisherman's Wharf, Pirate Cove, The Zoo and Dinotrail, Farmer McColl's Farm.
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