A UK theme park forced to close in 2023 has revealed plans to reopen as an adventure park.
Adventure Wonderland opened in in 1992, with rides and rollercoasters based on Alice in Wonderland.
Right bythe park was forced to close all of its outdoor rides back in 2023 due to “rising costs”.
The indoor attractions including the closed the following year.
The theme park said at the time of the closure: “The current trading climate and steep increase in key costs across the board is not conducive to the existing theme park model.”
However, they also said they had “exciting plans” for a simpler attraction.
And the new plans that have been submitted will see the theme park become a smaller adventure .
This includes a new outdoor space with play zones and splash parks, as well as “sensory gardens”.
Rides will include a maze, go-karting track and mini golfing.
A cafe and shop will reopen, which are part of the education facility on-site.
Little-else is known about the new attraction although it hopes to open later this year.
Most of the closed building are being repurposed, rather than rebuilt so is unlikely to take years to renovate.
The planning application statement says: “The aim of this proposal is to create a site which is better adapted for use by the occupants of Merritown, Discovery Village and Diverse Abilities.
“All of these tenants want to create sustainable spaces which focus on creative outdoor spaces which are stimulating environments with outdoor play, sensory gardens, water play, and utilise the existing external spaces and buildings on site.”;
First opened as a pick your own fruit farm, Adventure Wonderland became a full theme park in the 90s.
The theme came from the main character Alice, who was thought to have been inspired by a woman who lived nearby in Lyndhurst.
Along with the addition of rollercoasters, a new £1million indoor play attraction called Wild Thing opened in 2005, its first indoor area.
With rides including a rollercoaster, tea cups and log flume, the park welcomed as many as 180,000 people a year before its closure.
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