Fantasy Island (UK amusement park)

The Odyssey

• The Odyssey opened on 23 May 2002 by Amar Dhokia and is named to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. It is a custom, steel roller coaster made by Vekoma with five inversions; loop, cobra roll, sidewinder and corkscrew. Standing at 167' (50.9m) tall, it is the third tallest coaster in the UK after The Big One and Stealth. It has a drop of 141' (42.98m) and speeds of up to 68 mph are achieved with a G-force of 4.8. The ride has one train which seats riders in twos across ten cars with a maximum number of 20 passengers. Initial plans for Jubilee Odyssey in 2001 indicated an inverted roller coaster, 290' (88.39m) in height. These plans were rejected due to complaints from local residents; limiting the construction to a maximum of 180' (54.86m). Based on the plans, Jubilee Odyssey would have been the tallest inverted roller coaster and ranked 7th tallest roller coaster in the world. A year after Jubilee Odyssey opened; the cobra roll and the horse shoe were lowered. This was intended to prevent the train stalling; as it had done numerous times within the first year. For the 2016 season it has been repainted yellow with dark grey supports.^[1]

Millennium Roller Coaster

• The Millennium Roller Coaster opened on 22 May 1999 is a steel roller coaster made by Vekoma. It was the first rollercoaster to feature an inversion at Fantasy Island. The ride is 150' tall with a loop at 100'. The ride has three inversions; loop, sidewinder, loop and a speed of 55.9 mph.^[2] Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult before boarding the ride. The minimum height requirement for this ride is 1.2m. It previously had its own token but was replaced by the Jubilee token in 2002.

• Just in time for the 2018 season Millennium has been fully refurbished with a brand new train and colour scheme. The track is now pink with lime green supports and the new train has been fitted with LED strip lights along the sides. The rumoured name change has been, according to a post on Fantasy Island's Facebook page, temporarily postponed.

The Volcano

• The Volcano is a 200 ft S&S Space Shot which has been operating at the park since 1998. In 2003, the park equipped the ride with tilting seats. However, these were removed for the 2006 season due to the tilting mechanism causing several technical problems. The minimum height required is 1.3m. The ride reaches 183 ft in the air at a high speed of 50 mph.

The Beast

• The Beast is a Mondial Top Scan. The Beast uses more power than any other attraction in the park. The minimum height requirement is 1.4m. In 2016, the ride was moved to the east side of the park, following the relocation of Fantasy Mouse.

Fantasy Mouse

Fantasy Mouse is a Reverchon Spinning coaster which arrived at the park in 2000. It has the lowest height out of the thrill rides. In 2015, the ride underwent a repaint that saw the orange track with blue supports replaced with a purple and green colour scheme. For the 2016 season, the ride was moved to the west side of the park and is now located by The Odyssey & Amazing Confusion.

"The Fantasy mouse was removed over the 2016/2017 closed season and was replaced with Mellors own Crazy mouse that was used at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland for Ice Mountain. This features a blue and white track.

The original Fantasy mouse has been brought back in 2018 to replace the Mellors blue and white ice mountain mouse as this has now been sold.

Rhombus Rocket

Rhombus Rocket is a WGH Transportation powered coaster, first opening in 1995 with the rest of the park.

In 2007 it received a major refurbishment changing the train,station and track.

Magic

New for 2018, Magic is a Huss manufactured ride consisting of twelve four-seater gondolas which rotate at a high speed creating sudden twists and spins. The four arms which the gondolas are attached to raise up and down in a wave like motion.

Frisbee

New for 2018, also manufactured by Huss is the Frisbee. This is a giant swinging pendulum where the riders are seated inwards on a rotating disk. The disk has the ability to spin at high nauseating speeds.

Absolutely Insane

Opening in April 2004, Absolutely Insane was the UK's only Sky Sling. The ride was manufactured by S&S Power and launched riders to 240ft into the air at speeds of up to 40mph. In 2007, towards the end of the season, the ride was left standing, but not operating, until the ride was removed from the park in March 2010.

The Eye on the Coast

When The Eye on the Coast opened at the park in 2004, it was Europe's tallest ferris wheel, standing at a mammoth 196 feet. Consisting of 40 gondolas, the ride could hold a total of 240 passengers a time. Unfortunately, the ride was closed after just two years and was removed in 2006.

Topsey Turvey

Topsey Turvey was a Top Spin type ride manufactured by Fabbri and was located where The Beast stands today. It opened in the park's opening year in 1995. It was purchased from Pat Evans who had toured it during the 1994 season. It was sold to travelling showman Evan Moran in 1998, and has since been exported.

G-Force Removed end of 2017 season

G-Force is a Giant Booster manufactured by Fabbri. It is the only one in the world and originally appeared in the 2002 and 2003 seasons before being traded for The Eye On The Coast, a Mondial ferris wheel. It returned in the 2016 season and was then confirmed to leave at the end of the 2017 season to make way for an exciting new attraction which is going to take its place.

Amazing Confusion - Removed End of the 2017 Season

• Amazing Confusion, the world's first Mondial Ultra Max opened in 2003, this ride acts as a smaller frisbee ride but gains momentum and ends up swinging upside down several times before doing the same in the other direction. The minimum height requirement is 1.3m and the maximum height requirement is 1.95m.