Loudoun Castle
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Loudoun Castle is a popular theme park set around the ruins of a 19th Century castle Galston, in the Loudoun area of Southwest 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 continued to bring new rides and attractions to the park every year since, including an additional £2m being invested in his second year of ownership.
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;
- Twist N' Shout - a classic looping Schwarzkopf Silverarrow
- The Rat - a Maurer Söhne Wild Mouse
- Wacky Worm - a junior coaster by I.E. Park
Also in the park are various thrill rides including;
- Loggers Leap - Loudoun's original log flume
- Black Pearl - an inverting Pirate Ship
- The Captains Wheel - an Enterprise ride
- The Plough - the largest Chair-O-Planes ride in the world
- The Crow's Nest - a HUSS Troika
- The Milk Churn - a HUSS Round-Up ride
- HMS Flora McDougal - a HUSS Swinging Ship ride
The park also has many gentler rides as well as several 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 140' tall ride is to be re-located from the defunct Pleasureland Southport. Photos of the ride's arrival have since been posted on the site.
On the 14th of December 2006, Loudoun Castle Vaults reported that the tower will be located in the Dougal McDougal's Farm area of the park and will be called "Barnstormer". [2]
Twist N' Shout's trains have also been given a "mine train" theme for the new season. Several other rides have received face-lifts during the Winter.
[edit] External links
- Loudoun Castle (Official Site)
- Loudoun Castle Vaults (Unofficial Site)
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