I think to they block up the main door and the former exit there is a good chance they gonna use the building again and it may not be in 2022 but the looping group know they can’t afford to spend over 5 million on a new coaster and looking at there other parks they brought in 2nd hand and themed them up. They also got a good history in bringing former attractions back to life, re-theming existing rides and reusing buildings.
Pirate Adventure
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It’s by the side of Emily play area. There a long exit path but having the kids with me not had a chance to go all the way down to the end.
They started to paint the exit area and I forgot how far u had to walk from the exiting the building as I walked to round the 1st corner and surprised it went even further round.
I wanted to go to the end but had my 9 year old daughter who in the pic above and my 2 young old son and it would have looked Weird me leaving them by the exit to go down a area out of bounds by guests. Opposite the exit would be the back of the Thomas shop and you use to exit into children’s corner.
The best I found of the former exit was in this video
Go to roughly 20 mins in
The best I found of the former exit was in this video
the park looks so different back then to what it does now
I went to Drayton Manor roughly just before the pirate adventure was build and it was mainly for the Zoo and farm with the amusement park you had wristbands or tickets.
All the rides expect the log flume were fun fair rides but for the parks 40th birthday they decided to built there 1st full themed ride in Pirate adventure and I remember it always had a queue outside it’s entrance. With the money it made from its opening 2 seasons they themed the Ghost train and the Dodgems, Added the themed restaurant next door and the Jolly Buccaneer with the Jolly Roger and the pirate raft ride then think that’s when it started to go down hill as the Jolly Roger was removed and now it’s at Alton towers, ghost train became Emily play area and the left side of the pirate adventure was changed forever with the cars ride having a new indoor area, Thomas shop taking over the former exit and Winston using part of the building.
All the rides expect the log flume were fun fair rides but for the parks 40th birthday they decided to built there 1st full themed ride in Pirate adventure and I remember it always had a queue outside it’s entrance. With the money it made from its opening 2 seasons they themed the Ghost train and the Dodgems, Added the themed restaurant next door and the Jolly Buccaneer with the Jolly Roger and the pirate raft ride then think that’s when it started to go down hill as the Jolly Roger was removed and now it’s at Alton towers, ghost train became Emily play area and the left side of the pirate adventure was changed forever with the cars ride having a new indoor area, Thomas shop taking over the former exit and Winston using part of the building.
So they cleared it all at the end as the last time I went down there it was a black double doors with old soft play stuff blocking the doors.
Not a lot of on around the building today but there is a lot of skips round the side of the building lake side.
Ciaran
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If Drayton ever announce they are bringing Pirate Adventure back then maybe Drayton Talk willI know we're only less than 24 hours from this forum closingso thought I'd make one final last plea to see Pirate Adventure return!
I was happy as without this forum I wouldn’t have been able to buy stuff from the ride at the auction. I hope after the Viking project opening this year and the coaster next year I hope 2024 will see the return of the building as it has been missed.
They currently repairing it
They had the shutters round the side open
There was skips round the side so they could have plans to use the building again but there’s other areas that need sorting 1st but with the building been seen from every area of the park and the rides surrounding it. I do think it will be pirate themed.
They had the shutters round the side open
There was skips round the side so they could have plans to use the building again but there’s other areas that need sorting 1st but with the building been seen from every area of the park and the rides surrounding it. I do think it will be pirate themed.
I would love nothing more than for them to bring back Pirate Adventure. I wouldn’t expect an exact copy of the original of course. But that building has been sat doing nothing for far too long. It’s a waste of potential, and the park could do with another dark ride.
Absolutely. Pirate Adventure was part of Drayton's soul (and let's be honest, still is)
Honestly, I'd rather it just be left there if they have no serious plans for bringing it back, or turning it in to a ride with equal size and scale.
Better that it sits there for the years to come as a monument to what Drayton has achieved.
But it would be nice to cut the vines at the entrance, given that it's so overgrown. Not for any major reason, just to tidy the space up.