The Abandoned History of The American Adventure Theme Park (Old Version) | Expedition Extinct

[@bacillusrex]

This park was such a feature of my earliest childhood. Seeing it flattened is an emotional experience for me.

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Me toooo such a shame :(

[@missiletoe99]

I'm deeply offended by this park's inaccurate representation of my country. Where's the endless fast food restaurants, cheap motels, Walmarts, gun ranges, and muscle cars?

[@hubertberrum6242]

missiletoe99 because it was themed to the West during the pioneer times all that stuff (but the gun ranch’s) didn’t exist

[@otaking3582]

Hubert Berrum That's the joke

[@hubertberrum6242]

Otaking Mikohani um what you mean?

[@otaking3582]

Hubert Berrum Maybe I should've worded it better (damn these Simpsons memes being implanted in my brain!), but basically I'm saying "It's obviously a joke. You don't need to try starting an argument with this guy"

[@hubertberrum6242]

Otaking Mikohani I’m not I just making a point

[@mikefitchNYC1971]

I love how you include old Amusement parks in the UK. Being in the Untied States, it is fascinating hearing about these old parks in the UK. Awesome job!

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Thank you! Yeah I like covering less well known places

[@GoldBallTV]

The weird thing is (having moved to England in 1990) there hasn’t been many (multiple big ride) theme parks built and usually all of them have their ‘day’ where they’re the must go place in the UK so when one goes its big and sad news.

[@justdontcryplease4818]

Had the best time here as a child!!! Sad sad times

[@coolycatty123]

My dad worked here as a fork lift truck driver. He spent endless amounts of days happy and loving his job there. It was excellent growing up with free tickets to the park. To this day I still own merchandise from the park, and we all wish it remained in the country. It would have been so successful by now. Lots of love to American Adventure ❤️

[@tharamanthar972]

I live a 10 min walk from here and walk my dogs around it quite often - there's literally nothing there anymore - nice to see what it looked liked at one point

[@GoldBallTV]

Aaron Beers is it still empty? They’ve literally torn every building down? It’s just concrete and grass? I take they don’t have any security there if there’s nothing to protect?

[@therealgardenhose2938]

GoldBallTV I live 10 minutes away too and your right, it’s just grass and concrete. However, there is a giant fence around it and cctv and it’s trespassing to go in there

[@JHull3878]

Used to be a good spot for fishing after it closed but now they have security there

[@beeurd]

This has actually made me feel quite sad... American Adventure was our go-to family day out when I was a kid and I have a lot of great memories of the place. Such a shame to see how little of the park remained in the end.

[@crowningchristopher8273]

One thing I have learned from KZbin: Never invest in a mall or a theme park

[@booth2710]

The theme park industry is dodgy in the UK anyway because our weather is notoriously unreliable.

[@fastfads]

But Cedar Fair is a sure bet

[@missybarbour6885]

As an American, I am fascinated

[@TheApoohneicie]

Me too. It looks like a little place near me that was called Ghost Town in the Sky (it was on top of a mountain in NC.) It had gun fights and a cowboy theme. I don’t get why someone made that in the UK.

[@TheApoohneicie]

Carrie Bridges Hello from Burnsville!

[@gamandstuff1048]

As a Brit who visited this park, please do not waste your fascination here lol. I can guarantee you it is not worth it. It was the size of 4 football (soccer) fields and was such a random mish mash of rides. It was about as exciting as the entrance of mgm, imagine how my tiny brain exploded when the year after this I was in florida, where 'theme' park meant something more than a field with some rides and stuff lol.

[@yeoboseyoitsrebel-metaloid]

*Shoots a shotgun as an eagle flys to shoulder* 'MURICA!

[@TheApoohneicie]

Gam Sansam I think it’s just that to us in the states England has a kind of cache, an elegance I guess. To think you would be at all interested in some old west gun shows and stupid Americana stuff if just odd to us.

[@Advemtures]

I remember going here as a kid, it’s so nostalgic seeing all this ☺️🌿

[@SuperSmiles14]

I've only just discovered this video, my heart 😭 My family used to go every year, we have so many amazing memories that we still talk about to this day! We still have so many photos 😂 Thank you for this video!

[@justdontcryplease4818]

Sarah Smiles I feel your pain 😥

[@foxracerdrew]

Visited AA so many times as a kid. From not long after it opened up to the mid 90's. My last visit was 2001, when I came back to the UK for a holiday (I'd moved to live overseas at this point) and my heart just broke seeing what it was like at the time especially after seeing the 'new' entrance. Before that, the last time I'd visited it was still the old entrance at the top of the park, I loved going in all the shops in the little shopping arcade, I don't know why, but I just loved the architecture of it all. I remember the motion master seats well too, at least the Robocop, I believe I saw the Alien one also, but cannot remember to tell the truth. I also remember when I got to go with a scout day trip when I was on international camp, the memories....of both the camp and that day to AA. Each scout group were allowed only 2 tickets, so everyone had to do the lucky hat. But I'd be passing over all the events so the others could do everything they wanted, since I was the most senior scout and stayed back often to help with our groups camp site. When we got the tickets, I wasn't given a choice, every one banded together and said I should go and have a break from tending our camp site. The other ticket went to a girl guide from our same unit, a girl I knew all to well that had a crush on me....I used to call her a klingon.....not because of Star Trek, but for the other reason :D Wow the memories. Some good times.....good times indeed. I remember the final visit back in 2001. Wasn't much to do back then, so we pretty much went around the park cleaning out the arcade claw machines and festival games. We won so many prizes, we couldn't carry them all. When it came time to go back, we found that we couldn't fit ourselves and all the plush in the car either, so we spent an hour at the gates giving away most of the plush to kids as they were leaving. The park employees loved that, they gave us some free drinks and snacks while they also helped us giving out the plush. Of course at some point, some one in management heard and came down to reprimand the employees, but we smoothed it out and explained the situation, the guy couldn't help but chuckle at our conundrum of what to put in the car.....the plush or the teens (my brother and me). Needless to say, at the end, even he ended up helping us giving away the plush after thinking it was a great thing to do, sharing some happiness with the kids on their way home. When I came back to the UK, I was hoping of visiting once more for nostalgia sake, but never got around to looking into it. It wasn't until about 2013 that I found out it no longer existed. Seeing those drone shots at the end almost had me in tears. So many great memories.

[@lucymccarthy7346]

I miss this park so much. I remember going aged 8 in 1987- then again many times. It was a thriving place. I went to a radio 1 roadshow here too. Take That were there before they got huge & did a big auction. Many treasured memories

[@MrSilentscreamz]

Sad to see this park closed. Been to most of the theme parks and I had my best memories from this one.

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Yeah same for me at the UK parks!

[@EmeraldIV]

cyrus kaan yup

[@matthewm9987]

cyrus kaan if you could go back what would you change. (Aka photos or video) your time at the park or kept the maps of the different changes

[@dcflake5645]

It's been 20 years and I still rememeber that facehugger on an Indian. Thank you so much for that picture.

[@spondoncrew]

It’s ‘darrby’ not ‘durrby’

[@scarface822]

Daniel Ryan no its derby ;)

[@ourmemories5590]

said with an e not a, hense scarface spelt it for you lol

[@ytben8878]

Init

[@scarface822]

Maks in what?

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Darbashure

[@PHLiM2Tube]

I remember my first time going to The American Adventure. Panning for gold, having a Wild West-themed photo session, and throwing up a lot shortly after riding The Missile. Speaking of The Missile, nice to see that it was relocated to one of the first ever theme parks I visited as a kid. I'd love to go to Pleasurewood Hills again after my last visit 25 or so years ago! :D

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

From what i year it may not be around too much longer so i would go sooner than later!

[@PHLiM2Tube]

That doesn't sound good... But I guess it happens now and again. :(

[@RUFU58]

I spent so many of my birthdays at this place with family and friends - good times! Always sad to see images of it now, but fondly remember the good times had there. Great vid 👍

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Thank you!

[@cmdfarsight]

Went in 89 and it was amazing. The view of the park after you came through the entrance was great. Went in the very early 2000's with my other half and step daughter and was shocked when I saw the entrance was the shady looking side gate, was even more shocked at what I saw inside.

[@Ilkestonwebdesign]

I remember the American Adventure well. Having a theme park on my doorstep was taken for granted at that young age. Looking back, it's actually amazing that it ever existed!

[@kimberleysmith818]

Ilkeston Web Design Yup, this and Alton Towers being so close took it for granted. Although went loads as a kid. My parents bought the pic of me on The Missile as my Dad is laughing and I’m sobbing 😂

[@ClarkWaynePrince]

I live about 10 minutes up the road from where the American Adventure was, have loads of memories of it as a kid, it was great having a theme park just down the road, I remember going on the Nightmare Niagara log flume tons as a kid. When I go out walking I often end up walking around where the park used to be. It’s all fenced off but you can still walk around it, this video brought back loads of memories for me!

[@SAM-zt2uy]

I always wanted to go as a kid but was never taken. as a teen I explored some of the abandoned parts and even attended one of the auctions selling off the old kit and rides.

[@ermmpoppyithink8739]

So basically the 90’s was the war of the theme parks 😂

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Yep! And many lost

[@booth2710]

it was and wit the tail end of the recession to contend with - there could only be a few survivors ..

[@Fun2654]

Kings island is a winner of the theme park war

[@jn2585]

Feel genuinely sad after watching this. I have so many happy memories from here

[@stratpluslover8391]

This park was great back in the day too bad it was run by a bunch of idiots that couldn't be arsed with it . All It needed a group of investors to come in an turn it around get rid of the crap rides and put some new rides in and bring back the American theme to the park I'm sad it's not their anymore

[@PoisonousPen]

I went with my family in 1991 and it was packed. Loads of fun and the indoor kids play area is still to this day the biggest I’ve ever seen. I wasn’t tall enough to get on The Missile (although at the time I was glad!) but it was a great day never the less. When I went back with my girlfriend at the time in 2003, it was in a sorry state to say the least. We rode Missile back to back 7 times and at one point there was only the 2 of us on it! So sad.

[@bensmith19756]

I actually visited Brittania Park its was a mess. The rain was unbelievable and barely anything was open. As a teenager this was the best theme park in the UK and was better than Alton Towers. Makes me quite emotional watching this but brings back fond memorys

[@Hannah_taylor1237]

i visited this park with school and i can remember how run down it looked still was my first real visit to a theme park

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Yeah, when did you visit?

[@Croz89]

Has there ever been a case where transitioning to a more "family friendly" model has actually worked? Alton Towers has CBeebies land, but that's just a land within a much more thrill orientated whole. I've never heard of a theme park which was previously known for thrill rides successfully abandoning the teenage and adult groups and focusing just on families with small children without it all falling apart down the line.

[@ninjaturtlemaster24]

Usually when things 'transition' to family friendly themes they dont work. Be it movies, music, novels. They usually fall apart from then on. The only way family friendly theme works is when they 'start out' as family friendly.

[@Komicklepto]

Chessington kind of did but was really a family park to begin with.

[@justdontcryplease4818]

Fakinnnn Drayton manor seem to be heading more and more towards family. They ain’t even replaced G force yet

[@RocketeerRaccoon]

Such a shame, I had some good childhood memories of this place. About the original grand entrance, when you walked in you would be greeted by singing animatronic bears which I believe were the mascots for this theme park. I think the last time I went was probably in 2000 and I went with a friend from school, still had a good time but it felt off, the grand entrance wasn't being used and looking at the rides you could easily tell that this theme park was really lagging behind in comparison to Alton Towers. RIP The American Adventure. :(

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Yeah i have such fond memories from it's earlier days also!

[@RocketeerRaccoon]

Yeah, I went there before in 1991, I believe when I was 5 back then, it was a lot better during it's earlier days.

[@StandupSOT]

I used to absolutely love this place when I was a kid, much more than Alton Towers (which is about 30 minutes away from me) and the huge wall with the faces on has always stuck in my mind. Brilliant video.

[@Wizgoht]

I’ve been really obsessed with themepark and ride history. Defunctland, Themeparkhidtory, and you Expedition Theme Park have been my favorite channels keep it up

[@realedvardjr]

Had never heard of this park until now. Thank you for the excellent memorial.

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

It was a good park and could of been alot more! Shame really.

[@linux_doggo]

It's crazy to think a theme park you grew to love just disappears, at a time when you don't even understand why. Luckily no theme parks I visited have closed down yet, but then again i have only been to the big ones in Europe, with no signs of closing any time soon (Walibi Holland/Belgium, Slagharen, Efteling, Europa Park etc.)

[@chelseathea7778]

this park was roughly an hour from my house as a child, and i remember going nearly every weekend in the summer, it was an amazing place and i have so many great memories, i really did feel like I was in the wild west, it was such an immersive and fun park. I wish it could of stayed the same and stayed open.

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

ME too! Could of been so much more.

[@LegardoredxX]

Damn this is sad, It's basically your childhood died when the park was destroyed. Things have to come to an end sadly x.x

[@BonkersBlake]

I’m the same as you, sooooo many fond memories and the missile was my first inversion coaster too. Thanks for answering all my questions as to what happened. Such a shame, what a fab place it once was.

[@booth2710]

From what I remember of American Adventure - and I had never been to it, was that it did not seem highly promoted or advertised through the 90's. Where as it seems to me that Alton Towers and Chessington both had quite soiled TV campains ... in fact the first I head of American Adventure was when I saw the turn off sign for it on the highway when I was on the way to Alton Towers !

[@makeupqueen9968]

I remember riding the log flume and saying "it's 10 double decker buses high" so proudly. That will always stick in my head. Also the time i got severe heat stroke and the staff of a shop took care of me by keeping me cool. Fond memories

[@ryanjones9779]

So sad, I remember this park fondly, it was my favourite as a kid, it always had an atmosphere that to this day the likes of alton towers can't seem to recreate 😢

[@teacupalice]

I always wanted to go but it was too much money when I was a kid in the 90s, it was the place to go when you were a kid in Derbyshire, I was surprised when I heard it closed.

[@ProfessorPesca]

Crikey that aerial footage is sad, so many happy days there, Nightmare Niagara was incredible for its time. Great video thank you.

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Thank you. Nightmare Niagara was the best!

[@therealgardenhose2938]

I actually live 10 minutes away from this park and there’s not much left there but the backstory around this park is really interesting

[@lauracoles5595]

Good to see the safari park get some recognition, it’s my home park!

[@podpod6000]

I went here when I was a kid I remember this place crazy it went

[@RampagingRex]

I've been following Camelot Theme Park for a few years now, but I only discovered the existence of this park within the past year. It's too bad it experienced such a decline in its final years, as it showed amazing promise in its first few years. You did an excellent job chronicling the park's history. A job well done!

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@LUFC11]

RampagingRex Productions hi

[@RampagingRex]

Well, hello!

[@mchandler15]

I delivered to a garden centre a few hundred yards down the road from here and because I turned up at 5pm they wouldn't unload me and told me to park the night in the unused entrance road for here. Had a walk around and nothing to see except piles of rumble. Woke up in the morning and a van that had been parked the other side of the road to me had been broken into and all the blokes tools stolen.

[@joedaman8436]

Brilliant video mate, remember going to this place about 2 years after it opened, didn't even know it was a theme park before it became American adventure?? It was a really good park in its heyday, think if it had been managed better it would have been up there with Alton Towers today..

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Thank you. Yeah i agree i loved this place back in the earlier days, just wish it didn't get mis-managed like it did.

[@jjk-9]

So sad, this was the only theme park I went to as a kid since it was so close. Many fond memories.

[@sdolman79]

I went in 93 I think, remember it well, sad how it ended up, like you said it could have become a park on par with alton towers.

[@philipjamesparsons]

I was lucky enough to go to Florida, as a child in the 80’s and 90’s. That was amazing but the American Adventure, an hour from home gave a good taste of the Florida parks. The shows were Florida good and Missile was a memorable white knuckle ride. But remember, the bigger, Alton Towers is just a short run down the road, tough competition that would have diluted revenues.

[@mikekent9488]

Thank you for making this video - brought back many memories. I can remember going there 2 or 3 times. I got sick from the Missile through motion sickness lol

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

The missile was my first big rollercoaster!

[@andymee4947]

I remember the the American adventure theme park fondly as a child even skipping school to go there fond memories

[@priismo]

I live in the town of Heanor, located right by Shipley Country Park and where The American Adventure used to be. Even my mum used to go there when she was young. It was shut down shortly after I was born. You can still see the lake, from the hilltop where Shipley Hall Ruins are currently laid out.

[@Teobi1]

I went in the late 90s with a friend. Got a photo of us on the log flume somewhere. I remember the cinema with the moving seats.

[@tylerb2438]

Went here so many times as a kid. Other than the cafe that was built into a mountain, what I remember most were the Dinosaur garbage bins that gave out a rawr when you put trash in them - When they worked that is!

[@arthuramazons2406]

I use to love American adventure and sometimes search about it this is great thank thankyou

[@Samlawson-lt5nw]

Hi mate I've been watching you're videos for months just wanted to say they are awesome . So glad to hear a British accent on theme park commentary. You do some fantastic research

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Thank you Sam!

[@funkydude009]

I worked here, it was an amazing time, the park is sadly missed. Thanks for this video

[@mikawa1314]

Twin Looper was the first inverted coaster that I ever went on. Have loved roller coasters ever since.

[@Porsmond]

It was effectively an ok park but the lack of investment defiantly killed it off, also just a note about the entrance, it was found that the foundations of the entrance were sinking and in dire need of repair, which made it unsafe for use, this is when the park had to create a temporary entrance with portacabins and then just kept it that way because they didn't want to pay for repairs, closing the whole area and entrance bit off. Kinda miss the park still, gutted about the B&M coaster because I knew of the strong rumours for that and what else was planned because there was lots more planned and it all sounded exciting, definatly makes you wonder what the park could have been like had everything happened the way it did, sad it didn't. Thanks for the memory's from this video, really enjoyed it

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Yeah, i really enjoyed this park as a kid and it is a shame it didn't grow to become something great. Thank you so much!

[@UncleFeedle]

I went there shortly after it opened in 1987. It was pretty good as I recall - very similar to Frontierland at Disney.

[@TrainerCTZ]

11:30 What a ridiculous and horrible decision. There HAS to be something that happened behind the scenes to cause them to destroy this park and it's potential. Sorry for your childhood loss mate. Come to Florida where I live and I'll take you to some real parks any day.

[@nbsliving3408]

i was only wondering what happened to it. we raced the British bmx championship there 1 year. it was awsome fun. my dad told me for years afterwards if i was at the track more i would of won instead of coming second. but we were kids had had a free pass to a theme park. what did the adults expect. it was the best meeting ever. thanks for the upload.

[@desolation91]

Great video! Bring back The American Adventure! Went here ever year for my birthday! Loved it!

[@TheKafinjers]

This channel needs more exposure. Written and produced brilliantly.

[@tynaneggleston3318]

They're building a new estate on the land around where it used to be

[@Iaredantastic]

notice how things went downhill after you dropped the all 'murican theming 💪󾓦🗽

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

merica

[@stowgood]

Great video I remember this place fondly, the log flume with the giant 3rd drop was amazing. I was too young to ever go on missile or the wolf.

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Yeah the log flume was so good! The missile was my first ever rollercoaster.

[@justdontcryplease4818]

Expedition Theme Park and mine! As a child. The missile the most exciting minute of my life back then. Am so sad it’s turning to housing

[@PoseidonXIII]

I think England is the only country outside the US that would ever build an American themed amusement park!XD I guess its the equivalent of all the Renaissance fair/ medieval theming we do in America despite never having actually had castles or princes here. Reminds me a lot of what "Disney's America" park would have been. Thanks for sharing something so close to your heart!

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

I am so interested in americanand western themeing haha

[@PoseidonXIII]

That's interesting to hear! It is a pretty unique theme genre compared to other often used themes. Is it because of your connection to The American Adventure Theme park or had you always loved western themes and iconography?

[@user-ks5ff]

Going to this place as a young kid in the early 90's when it was at its peak was so exciting, being a very young child in the 80's you just didn't have all the exciting stuff kids have on demand today, back then we only had 4 channels on TV unless you had SKY TV or cable, most people didn't, so yes, old western movies would be on TV on a Sunday afternoon quite often.

[@LouiseyxAyyyyx]

I went here every school holiday as a child. Good memories here

[@Yesterzine]

My history of this place matches yours. This is somewhat depressing but it's good to know how it all shook out at least.

[@mrstarfire9336]

Went here when i was like 4 or 5 I remember the giant heads i loved the place ..Great memories ..So sad to see its gone

[@ashstuart7498]

I literally 10 min walk away from where American adventure once stood. I've been in a few times, it's so eriee walking around the old footings knowing from a kid what was there. I remember watching the fireworks every year for bonfire night to the song duarde sandstorm. I do miss the park though since that's gone the towns around have fallen into disarray due to the lack of tourism and has invited crime and low funding. It's amazing what happens when something that good disappears 😔.

[@gtthegamer7863]

The Buffalo is now at a theme park near called Twinlakes

[@nightdream18]

I‘m from Germany but I have fond memories of that park. I’ve been there with my host family during my student exchange. Sad but interesting story. Maybe you could do videos about German parks as well? I think one of the most interesting stories is that about the spreepark in Berlin. Look it up

[@kieranlynch2493]

I only live 5 min drive away from here and I remember coming here often as a young kid around 05/06, I used to have a season ticket and I always remember having such fun but looking at this and seeing what the park once was, it’s such a shame to see the potential wasted. It’s always nice getting to go on the rides at other theme parks like the buffalo stampede at Twinlakes but wish I got to visit the park in it’s heyday. Really good video mate 👍

[@heinz551]

The Runaway Mine Train was sold to Mellors Group Events in 2009 who restored and converted the ride into a traveling roller coaster. For the short time the Mellors Group toured the ride on the UK traveling fairground scene, before shipping it over to the Middle East to Fantasy Island Dubai which is operated by the Mellors Group.

[@oldturntables8215]

WOW,,I never heard of this park. Its funny to see a park in the UK themed after American culture,,but then again we do that with other countries. Bush Gardens(the old country-from back in the day) was themed after Europe.

[@cutiecookiecreme]

I'm from the US and I think that there should be a near-clone of the park for the US. Or maybe we'll see a British-themed amusement park in the US.

[@princessbella3592]

I'd buy that for a dollar!!

[@SlopedOtter]

My dad took me as a kid... good memories of this place

[@mcpowell96]

Theme Park video's is the new great trend on KZbin. And I love it.

[@motherbearvlogs1724]

The yellow double loop coaster was my first coaster, I live about 20 minutes from where this used to be so I used to go there a lot as a kid, sad that it's not longer there

[@revparsons3tl]

Sad used to love going to that theme park

[@AWasteOfSpace-sz2os]

After watching a couple of these expedition extinct on local UK parks it seems as if that vekoma boomerang has been passed around to every single one of them.

[@shayZero]

Brittania Park's plans sound like something Alan Partridge would pitch. Utterly naff. I'm so upset it never opened, we don't have footage to laugh at

[@brandonmartin-moore5302]

I went there a few times as a kid, right up until the time it finally closed.

[@channelfadge7438]

loved this place as a kid. I dont think they completely dropped the cowboys and indians theme, because I went after the Nightmare Niagra rebranding and there was still cowboy stunt shows and a native american area where you could toast bits of bread on a stick over a fire...for some reason

[@MGTrainingUK]

Main entrance closed as it was subsiding

[@HMSVanguard46]

I believe the whell is in flamingo land as i recognise it

[@mysty042]

There was a Themed Park near Rockford, IL in the 1980s called Shireland. it was themed around Clydesdale horses.

[@007johndog007]

The audio "punch in" or edit 3:12 mark is beyond hilarious! It reminds me of bad dubbed 60's movie! That being said I love all of your videos!

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

You are right. This was one of my first ever videos and when editing I realised I said the wrong name letter order and I had to try fix it. Looking back now yeah it’s not good haha

[@007johndog007]

@@ExpeditionThemePark Its all good man! We all started somewhere! Peace be with you my brother!

[@IainBaker]

One of the major issues American Adventure had (other than the entrance subsiding so needing to be closed) is the limitations on what could be done. The lake couldn't be touched, there was very limited room for expansion... Add in the lack of investment and loss of direction (and theming) mentioned in the video and it was destined to fail. Oh, and Motion Master did not replace the indoor play area - the play area and arcade games/sideshow games stayed, Motion Master just took over the end of the building.

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Yeah it’s a shame really, I really did enjoy the park when I was younger. Thank you yeah, same building and I thought it replaced a good Portion of it.

[@LUFC11]

Expedition Theme Park hi

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Hi

[@LUFC11]

I got a idea

[@LUFC11]

My name is Harvey hipkiss and I go to Alton towers

[@BoostBlix]

As an American this looks amazing and wish I could’ve gone

[@gaz11h]

being local to the American Adventure knew it well, great video

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Thank you!

[@peskybee22]

7:15 "taken by Thorpe Park's loggers leap in 1989" - cut to 2018 *cough* not anymoreee 😞🤔

[@twistedcheese1]

You should do one for Southport pleasureland!! It was fantastic, it then had a sad death and then it was resurrected! It will hopefully get a new coaster soon!

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Great idea! I will put it on the list.

[@anthonymcdonnell6615]

that's Because of Amanda Thompson owner of Blackpool Pleasure Beach wanted it dead and now she has demolished the Wild Mouse at Blackpool

[@twistedcheese1]

Anthony Mcdonnell it closed because it was insurance and H&S nightmare

[@anthonymcdonnell6615]

I had been on the cyclone many times with my late dad, my late grand father and grandmother my mum's perents went on it in 1937 when the cyclone opened

[@ecologist_to_be]

There was subsidence at the old entrance due the mining that used to be done on the land. That is what I learned during my class on subsidence. That is why it had to be shut for safety. lol

[@madisontaylor17]

My thing is how can you just abandon a theme park

[@nathanellis4042]

I used to live practically next to the American adventure until I was 11 years old. Had many fun days there as a kid and its a shame the state it ended up in, a few years ago I had a walk around the park and it was a mess they left the place in. it could have been grand but instead if went to ruin.

[@chrisbaete5842]

Great video full of facts and details I didn't know. Nice to see a full start to finish video.

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it.