Loudoun Castle
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Loudoun Castle is an established theme park set around the ruins of a 19th Century castle in Galston in the Loudoun area, South-West Scotland.
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[edit] Park Information
The park was opened in 1995 by a company based in London and has since been through the hands of showman Raymond Codona to its current owner, Henk Bembom's Parkware Ltd.
Bembom took over the park in 2002 and invested £5m during his first year there. He has has continued to bring new rides and attractions to the park every year since.
From the start, the parks mascot has been Rory the Lion, who walks around the park greeting guests and also features in Loudoun's logo.
[edit] Rides
Loudoun Castle has three roller coasters, "The Rat" which is a Maurer Söhne Wild Mouse, "Wacky Worm" - a junior coaster by I.E. Park and perhaps the star attraction, a looping Schwarzkopf Silverarrow named "Twist N' Shout".
Also in the park are various other thrill rides including the "Loggers Leap" log flume, "Black Pearl" inverting Pirate Ship, the "Captains Wheel" Enterprise ride and "The Plough", the largest Chair-O-Planes ride in the world.
The park also has various shows, including Rory and Friends, in which children can sing and play with the park mascot, a Birds of Prey display and the Big Top Theatre, which features clowns, acrobats and magic shows.
[edit] New for 2007
On the 25th of October 2006, the fansite Loudoun Castle Vaults confirmed [1] that Loudoun Castle would be installing an S&S Power Double Shot tower. The 130' tall ride is to be re-located from the defunct Pleasureland Southport
[edit] External links
- Loudoun Castle (Official Site)
- Loudoun Castle Vaults (Unofficial Site)
