Klondike Gold Mine was a roller coaster at

Funland Hayling Island Funland Hayling Island is an amusement park on Hayling Island, near Portsmouth, England. Funland Hayling Island contains 18 rides, an amusement arcade (as well as various independently operating arcades nearby), Diane's Diner, a kids' play ar ...

. It was previously installed at

Drayton Manor Theme Park Drayton Manor Resort is a family theme park, zoo and accommodation in the grounds of the former Drayton Manor, in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, UK. It covers , of which about are in use, and hosts about 1.5 million people each yea ...

, and transferred in 2005.

History

The ride was originally installed at

in 1984, where it was known as ''The Python''. In 1995 it was refurbished and renamed to the ''Klondike Gold Mine''. The ride was transferred to

in 2005, being replaced by G-Force at Drayton Manor, replacing a roller coaster already on site, and became one of the main rides at Funland. It was replaced by Crazy Mouse style ride called Runaway Mine Train (originally from

Gulliver's World Gulliver's World is a theme park located in Warrington, England. It consists of the themed areas Land, Gully Town, and Safari Kingdom. The park's attractions were designed for children between the ages of 2 and 13. Splash Zone and Blast Arena ar ...

). In 2015, the ride was removed from Funland and was sold to Irish company Euroshow. In late 2018, the ride was sold again to Deggeller Attractions in the United States, becoming the only traveling coaster in the country to feature a loop.

References

Roller coasters in the United Kingdom Roller coasters introduced in 1985 Hayling Island 1985 establishments in England {{amusement-ride-stub