Popular beachfront theme park forced to close twice a week
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A SEASIDE town theme park has revealed they are being forced to close twice a week.
Fantasy Island first opened in Ingoldmells near Skegness in 1995.
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Fantasy Island theme park is to close two days a week
While the theme park is open every day during the summer season, they have confirmed this won't be the case for the rest of the year.
Outside of summer, the theme park is now going to close on Mondays and Tuesdays.
A spokesperson for Fantasy Island told local media: "Whilst our rides remain open every day during the summer, we have made the decision to restrict our opening outside of this peak period."
The theme park cited increased wage costs as well as an increase in electricy prices.
They added: "This, coupled with growing caution in consumer spending, makes it increasingly difficult to operate sustainably outside peak periods."
This means the theme park will only be open from Wednesday to Sunday instead.
According to the website, the new changes will affect the months of April, May, June and September.
The park is only open for limited days in October and March, with the park closed from December to February.
Many seaside towns only open many of their attractions on reduced hours outside of the peak season.
Until then, the theme park is open seven days a week, which also includes "Europe's biggest seven-day market" with 320 stalls.
Inside the UK theme park that is free to visit with terrifying rollercoasters and the largest seven-day market in Europe
It has a number of rollercoasters include The Odyssey, The Millennium and the smaller Rhombus Rocket.
To cool off, there are water rides including a log flume and river rapids.
You can even spend the night, with the Fantasy Island Holiday Park included wristbands and discounts for the theme park.
Despite opening 30 years ago, the theme park went into administration back in 2014.
It then reopened in 2021 after being bought out, and has remained open since then.
Here are five other coastal theme parks in the UK.
And here is a seaside theme park that is opening a new log flume ride this year.
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