Ocean Beach Amusement Park, Rhyl.
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- A photographic journey through Ocean Beach Amusement Park, Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales, It operated from 1954 - 2007. These pictures were taken during the 2006 Season and feature The wooden Log Ride, Runaway Train (out of order) Jet Stream, Pepsi - Cola Loop, Nessi, Ghost Train and many of the other rides in the Park.
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I miss this place, had so many good times here.
Great memories. Fab video.. Still watching in 2021
This is great, I spent many happy summers there in the 70s and 80s. was last there in 2005 and was sad to see it so delapidated. In it's heyday it was top. My favourite funfair and of my fave places in the world. And I've lived in Brighton, the USA, and Japan.
We used to go up Rhyl at weekends, for summit to do, it was a great fair, cheap rides too, me and my mates used to spend hrs on the dodgems, brill memories shame it's gone,
JapanJohnny2012
Had some brilliant times there , gutted its gone, great vid
the runaway mine train was the greatest, wish i could get the audio of it running, brings back so many memories.
i remember the nessi I remember the octopus ride
Nessi still exits at another fair in rhyl
Really sad to realise it's not there anymore. You've preserved Ocean Beachs' memory!!!
It certainly is sad, glad you like the video !
I used to live in rhyl so see that video reminded me of the great time I had thank you
I'm glad you enjoyed the video, very sad about the park ! :-(
Great memories
Been there since as a toddler, good times :)
Some really amazing images here that really capture the moment. So many memories. Interesting that this fair had more about it than Pleasureland Southport still has to this day. Gutted
All the jewels of Rhyl were sadly lost over the last 40 years
Used to love a good day out in Rhyl growing up!
Biggest mistake the council did was to get rid of the fun fair I loved going here with my family on the train from Bangor to have a great day out it's such a shame its gone
We only went twice once when it was great and again when it was all derelict. Such a shame.
It had lost popularity and didn’t have the footfall to justify keeping it running.
Cool video 😄😄😄
Yes although Rhyl has capitulated now there were great times to be had at that fairground and a fabulous big pub nearby called the dixielander my memories there are the 70s and 80s and we usually holidayed in Towyn or Rhyl happy times.
Remember this fair many years ago loved taking my kids here must be at least 20 years ago since I was on that fair ashame it was demolished because I think it was the main attraction in Rhyl as well as Rhyl sun center had some happy memories myself and walking back to our caravan in Sunnyvale camp
now a memory.
we went on a train day excursion from the midlands .several times . remember riding the rollercoaster- very sad
I used to go there as a kid :') The first 'rollercoaster' I ever went on was Nessi :) If they were to keep the park as it was or at least revamped it, we would have more tourism :)
I totally agree with you, it's a great shame it's gone and I have no reason to visit anymore ! :-(
Nessi still exists in Rhyl it’s in the new Rhyl fair
The old side-friction Big Dipper was my first ever coaster, other than strictly of the kiddie variety. I also first came across Jet Stream at Belle Vue. I last rode it towards the very end of its existence, & the back seat airtime had become seriously insane.
Very Nice, I never got to ride the Big Dipper, I bet it was a real treat. I think a lot of these pictures were taken the year before Ocean Beach closed and I really enjoyed Jet Stream, it did have great airtime but riding it at Belle Vue, you'll be telling me all about The Bobs next ! :-)
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The Big Dipper, though never officially known as a "family" coaster, was really nothing more. Even as a virgin coaster rider, it was fun & rickety but never thrilling. My first ever proper coaster was the Cyclone at Southport. At about 7yrs old I sh*t myself on it.
As for the Bobs at Belle Vue, I remember seeing that twisted demon of a track & being fascinated by it but I was waaaay too young to ride it. Looking back at pics & the vids right here on YT, it had TRAVER!!! written all over it.
No, by the time I first got to go on the "big rides" at BV, long prior to Jet Stream arriving, the star attractions were the Scenic Railway & - sad though it seems now - the centrepiece, which was the Water Chute. I used to have as much fun standing up close to the glass as a spectator as I did riding it.
Aaah, happy days...
Although no more than a family coaster, I'm sure the Big Dipper was a nice tick to have, as for Southport Cyclone, I've rode it many times, in fact one morning I had about a dozen goes in the back seat and I was the only one in the train.. loved it ! I only visited Belle Vue once and unfortunately, although there, the Bobs was not running but I know I would have loved it , being a massive fan of Traver. The Water Chute I managed to ride several times at it's Blackpool location but like you say ... happy days ...
Bods That isn’t/wasn’t big dipper. Big dipper is at blackpool pleasure beach.
Happy days. Sad it's not there anymore.
definitely :-(
Such a shame had some great times on here
This one best things I like about rhyl was the fun fair now its shopping centre with no fun thanks Denbighshire ending the enjoyment to evey who came to rhyl on there holidays now its not the same
So many good memories here especially the car boots behind the fun fair golden days of my youth shame to had to go
Rhyl not same without the funfair
i been looking for an old friend who worked on the little horse ride around 2004-5 her name is Annie
I think it is a different one but i went on the Nessi ride today, in Rhyl and there was the sizzler and everything...i loved it
Sad to see it gone... Has RHYL TOURISM shot them selves in the foot ?
Done more than that, they've basically cut their own throat and made Rhyl a normal town and not a tourist resort
highpeaktv They even built SC2 fake water park with no pool.
Rhyls gone so down hill lived here all my life so much has gone 💔 those were the days .
@@graham2sexy955 just like Lancaster City Council did with Morecambe. Absolutely nothing there anymore either.
I Never Got To Go, I Was Only 3 Years Old When It Closed
+BlackpoolPleasureBeachKid that's a shame ! :-(
What a mis-management of this great town. Heads will eventually roll for the desecration of a friendly and comfortable place to live. Council employees and councillors themselves are rotten to the core inasmuch as they have all destroyed this town for personal gains.
Hey it’s just a fair ground, man.
Travis tritt song his songs
great shame in my opinion ! :(
Terrible decision getting rid of it. Nothing worth going to Rhyl for. If only they have revamped Ocean Beach at least to some sort of attraction not more B&Ms 😴 🤣
That isn’t big dipper. Big dipper is at blackpool pleasure beach. So because of lying about a ride this video gets a dislike from me.
Danielle Dewitt who mentioned the big dipper?
Christian Moss This video mentioned big dipper.
Danielle Dewitt at what point? He's referring to the ride that was here. Why would he be lying? It wouldn't achieve anything
Christian Moss Big dipper is at blackpool pleasurw beach, I have been on big dipper that is how I know where it is.
Danielle Dewitt I'm fully aware where it is. I've ridden it hundreds of times. There are multiple rides with the name "big dipper" there's no reason to dislike. At what point in the video did someone mention big dipper?