Location | Gulliver's Valley Resort, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England |
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Coordinates | 53°20′53″N 1°18′07″W / 53.348°N 1.302°W / 53.348; -1.302 |
Status | Operating |
Opened | 11 July 2020; 4 years ago (2020-07-11) |
Operated by | Gulliver's Theme Parks |
General manager | Craig Seedhouse |
Theme | Dinosaurs, Wild west, fantasy, pirates, motorsport, toys |
Slogan | Giant adventures are about to begin! |
Operating season | February - December |
Area | 250 acres (100 ha) |
Attractions | |
Total | 30 (as of 2022) |
Website | Official website |
Gulliver's Valley is a theme park and resort located in Rotherham, England. Construction began in 2018 at a planned cost of £37 million. The first phase, costing £7.5 million, was due to open in spring 2020 but the opening was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The park officially opened on 11 July 2020.
Gulliver's Valley has sister parks at Warrington (Gulliver's World), Matlock Bath (Gulliver's Kingdom) and Milton Keynes (Gulliver's Land).
Attractions
The park is aimed at families with children aged 2 to 13.
Gully Town- Melody Mayhem (ride)
- Children's Carousel (ride)
- Tree Top Drop (ride)
- Crazy Golf (attraction)
Dragons Lair
- Dragons Peak (climbing walls)
- Dragons Nest Quest (bouncy castle)
- Crimson Caves (attraction)
Lost World
- T-Rex Tower (water slide)
- Paragliders (swing ride)
- Lost World River Tour (boat ride)
- Jurassic Jeeps (ride)
- Gyrosaur (ride)
Toyland
- Toyland Ferris Wheel (ride)
- Lilliput Carousel (ride)
- Rockin' Tug (ride)
- Frantic Fire Trucks (ride)
- The Wriggler (rollercoaster)
- Jumbo Jetters (ride)
- Build Zone Diggers (attraction)
Smugglers Wharf
- Blackbeard's Barrels (ride)
- Crocodile Creek (ride)
- Ghostly Galleon (ride)
Western World
- Apache Falls (ride)
- Sioux City Express (ride)
- Prairie Ponies (ride)
- Rocky Ridge Railway (ride)
- Tombstone Mine (ride)
Gully's Gears
- Grand Prix Racers (rollercoaster)
- Carfari (ride)
- Dodge City Dodgems (ride)
References
- Seedhouse, Craig (February 2024). "Craig Seedhouse - Resort Director Gullivers Valley resort". LinkedIn. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- Cumber, Robert (24 April 2020). "Gulliver's Valley theme park plans change due to pandemic". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ Jones, Steve (25 June 2020). "Water slides, dinosaurs and 26 rides: Inside £37 million Gulliver's Valley theme park". Sheffield Star. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- Austen, Tom (12 May 2020). "Opening of Gulliver's Valley postponed". Roth Biz. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- Austen, Tom (29 June 2020). "Gulliver's Valley Theme Park in Rotherham announces opening date". Roth Biz. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- "Rotherham Gulliver's Valley Theme park opens". BBC News. 11 July 2020.
- Marano, Rebecca (25 June 2020). "First look inside Yorkshire's new £37 million theme park Gulliver's Valley". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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