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Thrilling Adventure Island ride reopens after two-year closure and £350,000 refurb
A LEGENDARY Adventure Island ride has reopened to thill-seeking visitors after a massive £350,000 restoration.
The Time Machine ride has been described as one of the park's most high-octane attractions, stretching 38 metres into the sky.
Bosses at the Western Esplanade theme park say the ride is now "better than ever" and have thanked the team of engineers and artists behind its much-anticipated return.
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Philip Miller, Adventure Island's owner, said: 'Fantastic news for all our loyal customers — at long last, the Time Machine is back in action.
Thrill - The ride has been described as one of the park's most high-octane (Image: Adventure Island) "This ride is completely unique — originally designed and built from scratch by our talented in-house team over 12 years ago.
"It's now fully restored, thoroughly tested, and officially approved by ride inspectors — ready and waiting for you to climb aboard.
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"Huge thanks to our incredible engineering team, and a special shout-out to workshop manager Tim Sykes, who's treated this like a personal mission from day one. The team's even started calling it 'The Tim Machine' — and rightly so."
Restoration - Adventure Island staff with the newly refurbished ride (Image: Adventure Island) Adventure Island estimates that £350,000 has been spent on the expert restoration of the 38-metre ride, which is taller than the park's existing City Wheel attraction.
Following the restoration, it is now able to seat 16 thrill seekers at a time and will also be cycled as a rotating viewing tower on occasion.
