There's an evening fairground in town and it got me thinking about how I was always drawn to the rockets and spaceships when I was a kid. If there was a supercar or a Thunderbird 1 on a carousel then I'd be in it!
Beyond the funfairs there were always coin-operated rockets to be boarded allover the place: in town, at petrol stations, outside shops and of course Blackpool Pleasure Beach. I recall there were always some along the coast's piers as well. They were everywhere!
Wondering if there are any space rocket rides or coin-operated spaceships at fairs or town centres anymore I thought I'd ask you readers if you have any nearby or whether you enjoyed getting in or on them as a kid too?
Wondering if there are any space rocket rides or coin-operated spaceships at fairs or town centres anymore I thought I'd ask you readers if you have any nearby or whether you enjoyed getting in or on them as a kid too?
I'm with you on that, Woodsy. Rockets and spaceships were always my first choice. There was also a popular full size coin operated Dalek ride for kids , made by Edwin Hall & Co, back in the 60s :)
ReplyDeleteThat dalek ride sounds cool Tone. Wonder if they are still around, maybe even for sale? What did the ride do?
DeleteI went to an auction of tv related stuff in London in the early 90's. One of those dalek rides sold then for quite a lot.
DeleteI found this amazing link all about the Edwin Hall Dalek, Woodsy & Kevin.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.projectdalek.co.uk/files/eggstras/edwinhall.html
that's a superb site Tone. I love the black and white pics they have of kids sat in the Dalek ride. Appealing to ex-employees of Edwin Hall to get in touch is a great idea!
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