Frontierland, Morecambe

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Frontierland Western Theme Park was a Theme park in Morecambe, Lancashire, England which operated from c1909 to 1999^[1], it was situated at Marine Road West.

The park was called 'West End Amusement Park' from c1909^[1] and later called 'Morecambe Pleasure Park' until it was transformed into a Wild West themed park and renamed as Frontierland in 1987.

In 2000 most of the rides were demolished and the former park site is now home to a Morrisons supermarket, while the rest of the land remains waste ground.

Contents 1 Rides 2 References 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Rides

• Cyclone roller coaster (Later re-named the Texas Tornado) which was designed by Harry Traver and built in 1937 for the Paris World Exposition and moved to the park in 1938^[1]
• Wild Mouse
• log flume
• Polo Tower (A Gyro Tower),
• Noah's Ark
• Ghost train
• Fun House

Although the park has closed and most of the land is now waste ground the Polo Tower and Log Flume still stand although the rides have not been operational since 2000 and have yet to be removed.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Bingham, Roger K (1990). The Lost Resort?: Flow and Ebb of Morecambe. Cicerone Press. ISBN 1-85284-071-4. 

[edit] See also

• Frontierland at Disney theme parks

[edit] External links

• BACK2FRONTierland
• Frontierland Remembered
• Photos of Frontierland in 2000 from DJ Clarks book - A Little English City