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GREAT FAMILY FUN MIRROR DAYS OUT, Tuesday, March 2, 1999 PAGE 11 day out for you all: Drayton Manor GREAT FAMILY FUN 4 i CELEBRATE 1 A i 4 1 Afp ..,1, N't I it, 0 e. i r. THRILL A. 1 1 II .00,. -1 11 (' OU'LL need more -111 itai i i it: A than a day to pack Wirw it in all of the excite- 'F.

ment offered offered at Drayton -ir 4 ik day' 6 4 There are more than 100 Irr 7 1 '-f i i 2 a a a attractions parkland.ion ss 7 4 2 lf 4 1 114 di The family-owned park, rip mt4.4r just north of Birming- 5 i 4 'l i Ik 4: Ali ham, is ranked among the 111114 "A 4 4 i. 3 UK's top five theme -416 1 'AI A parks. ii Apir it- -4 I 4 ''s i i 40 It first opened its doors in 1949 and now draws in r-. 4 more than a million vis- STORMFORCE FUN FACTS I 0, 1 4 tt, Ate i 4 i I To' I 1 -w itors each year. Drayton Manor has 1 STORMFORCE 10 is the 6 Two of the themed come a long way from the UK's first reverse chute lifeboats will be named by early days when it ran water coaster.

It has the members of the RNLI's just a few children's rides first 180 degree platform junior membership club, and sailed boats on the to send boats backwards Storm Force. ill ir i former manor lake. down a 9 metre drop. fir lit 1 7 Lucky winners of the As part of their 50th 2lt is the first ride in the boat-naming competition Isl i am birthday celebrations, world to be associated will get a VIP visit to 4.4t'. 11444.

4 4 '7 4lllr .0 4 iM 40 i 1 5 4 I A e. 4 0 7l this year the park with a registered charity, Drayton Manor Park. launches STORMFORCE the Royal National 10 its most exciting Lifeboat Institution. il 1 adventure ride ever. Rescue This £3 million white-8: Construction of STORMFORCE 10 used channel maximumk STORMFORCE ts owa ti ethhra 40mphas a concrete ete cubic and metres 4 0 kilos 4 water, wet-knuckle ride ride duration of 4 minutes.

i 4 a i 1 1 is the closest you can get to a real RNLI lifeboat rescue and it's the only water ride in the country with an amazing back- wards drop. of reinforced bar. 9: Its costing 3 million to build, the biggest invest- 4 pip ORMFORCE 10 holds ment at Drayton Manor. 375 cubic metres of water. Water flows along a 1.65 5 Its optimum capacity 10: STORMFORCE 10 is part of the owner family's celebrations of 50 years of theme park operation on 4e, 0 4 I.

4 i Stroll down the new will be 1,500 passengers the site of Sir Robert -4. 40 41 Fisherman's Wharf to dis- per hour. Peel's estate. cover and experience the drama, the waves and the the RNLI the first time neither a coaster nor a Drayton full force of the storm as a major national charity ghost train but the walls Sifif ii, it you're launched out onto and a theme park attrac- and floor shake, the ceil- manor the seas off a cosy Cor- tion have teamed up so ings shudder and it has nish fishing village. closely.

been described as "the 4 The ride reaches speeds So ride it out it's scariest place under one I''' ltt '4, of 40mph and plunges opening this year, spe- roof'. 4 down three spectacular cially to coincide with The Haunting, which drops along its route. the RNLI's 175th anniver- opened in 1996, is the first 1 'l4 And in recreating this sary celebrations. public participation ride YELLOW PERIL: You'll love the thrilling Shockwave, Europe's only stand-up roller-coaster dramatic sea rescue mis- Get ready for another of its kind in any theme sion STORMFORCE 10 breath-taking ride when park in the UK. will help to raise funds for you climb aboard Shock- Forty people at a time wave, which has been become immersed in a 4: labelled "the best stand- mind blowing experience up roller-coaster in the which lasts for eight vl-- 's HOW TO GET THERE minutes.

..40.3.4. DRAYTON Manor is the time you visit us. As A 36 TOI4IIVONTI4 Shockwave, Europe's a pids 4 only stand-up roller- near Tamworth, 4453 1 Staffordshire on the NORMAL .4 4 A 5 42 coaster, was introduced Another water ride is 1- A 4091, close to junc- ADMISSION PRICES: 0 t0w 4 04, 2 as Drayton Manor's sig- Spl as an on an exc it- -11 1 tions 9 and 10 of the There is a small nature ride during the ing white-water attrac- Year of the Roller-coaster tion which, as well as 42. admission fee which A. By National gets you into the us.

cam. 14117 in 1994. whirls and rapids, fea- It is still the sensation tures waves and fog. iii" I. 1 44 Express coach to park.

6 i Birmingham (0990 You then buy a 4.5 01110111101411 41 of the age with over 1 mil- Fun seekers are carried 'rti 808080), then the wristband which enti- lion guests daring to ride along the massive 475 o'' 7 7 Arriva bus company ties you to unlimited oraimpop 41 1 it each year. ride on 21 circular boats. (0345 056005) takes rides all day long. arAlinege MOMOIMMIPIN This £4.2 million white- For gentler rides you 1 ii, you right to the door. Nl4O A' knuckle ride of a lifetime can try the Pirate Adven- -1 By rail: Nearest Sta- ADMISSION FEES As takes standing passen- ture or visit Children's 1 'i 1 tion, Tamworth.

Vir- To Park, Nature Trail, 4l 3 040,21 0 CONDOM gers up to a dizzy height Corner where there's a I 4 4 -T s' 3- gin (0345 484950). Zoo, Museums, and of 120 feet, then subjects Junior Pirate Ship, Crazy l. WRISTBAND FEES and helper: £5 each 't i 4 -A Farm: For unlimited rides. Child under 90cm: them to nearly four times Bus, Junior Carousel and 4 l'l 4 INFORMATION LINE Adult: (14 or over) £3 the force of gravity in a Vintage Cars. Adult: (14 or over) £ll FREE 4 For further informa- Child: (4-13) £2 series of loops, cork- There is also a zoo, tion call 01827 287979 Grandee: (over 60) Child: (90cm to 13 Or use pay as you screws and turns.

farm, nature trail, muse- (24-hour line). £2 years) £8 ride tickets at 70p For a really creepy, urns, dinosaurland and OPSW I TIMES Daily Wheelchair visitor: Grandee: (over 60) each. One, two or blood-chilling experience garden centre. from 10.30 am, to 5,6, £2 £5 three tickets for most try The Haunting the or 7pm depending on Child under 4: FREE Wheelchair visitor rides. ton Manor's spooky Roller-coaster Club of GATES OF FEAR: Try The Haunting £1 million attraction? It is Great Britain.

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8: Construction of STORMFORCE 10 used 3 STORMFORCE 10 has a 1,500 cubic metres of maximum speed of 40mph concrete and 40,000 kilos (35 knots). The water of reinforced bar. channel is 500 with a ride duration of 4 minutes. 9: It's costing £3 million to build, the biggest invest- -4 STORMFORCE 10 holds ment at Drayton Manor. 375 cubic metres of water.

10: STORMFORCE 10 is Water flows along a 1.65 pipe. part of the owner family's celebrations of 50 years of 5 Its optimum capacity theme park operation on will be 1,500 passengers the site of Sir Robert per hour. Peel's estate. 1. If, 'ii.

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