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Drayton Manor Theme Park

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Drayton Manor is a theme park resort and zoo in the grounds of the former Drayton Manor, in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, UK. [1]

80 relations: Accelerator (roller coaster), Adventure Wonderland, Amusement park, Anton Schwarzkopf, Apocalypse (Drayton Manor), Arriva, B*Witched, Bertie the Bus, Cadbury, Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network (UK & Ireland), Colin Bryan, Computer-generated imagery, Dark ride, Drayton Bassett, Drayton Manor, Earl Peel, Edward the Blue Engine, Emily (Thomas & Friends), Fabbri Group, G Force (roller coaster), G4 (band), George Bryan (British businessman), Gerstlauer, Gordon the Big Engine, Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach, Happy Feet, Harold the Helicopter, Hear'Say, Hearsay, Henry the Green Engine, HIT Entertainment, HUSS Park Attractions, Intamin, James the Red Engine, Klondike Gold Mine (roller coaster), Lichfield District Council, List of Thomas & Friends non-rail vehicles, List of Tugs characters, Log flume, Maurer AG, Meerkat, Mega Brands, Molly Badham, Narrow-gauge railway, Nigloland, OmniVision Technologies, Owl, Percy the Small Engine, Pinfari, ..., Pirate radio, Pleasure Island Family Theme Park, Resort, Reverchon Industries, Rio Grande, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Rusty the Diesel, Severn Lamb, Shockwave (Drayton Manor), Sodor (fictional island), Stand-up roller coaster, Steps (pop group), Stormforce 10, Tamworth, Staffordshire, Terence the Tractor, The Vamps (British band), Thomas & Friends, Thomas Land (Drayton Manor), Thomas the Tank Engine, Thorpe Park, Toby the Tram Engine, Tow boat ride, Trevor the Traction Engine, Twycross Zoo, Vekoma, Vera Bryan, West Midlands Fire Service, World War II, Zamperla, Zoo. Expand index (30 more) »

Accelerator (roller coaster)

Accelerator is a steel Family Boomerang roller coaster at Drayton Manor Theme Park.

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Adventure Wonderland

Adventure Wonderland is a family theme park situated in the village of Hurn, near Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

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Amusement park

An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes.

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Anton Schwarzkopf

Anton Schwarzkopf (8 July 1924 – 30 July 2001) was a German engineer of amusement rides, and founder of the Schwarzkopf Industries Company, which built numerous amusement rides and large roller coasters for both amusement parks and traveling funfairs.

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Apocalypse (Drayton Manor)

Apocalypse is a freefall tower ride located at Drayton Manor Theme Park, England.

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Arriva

Arriva is a multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom.

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B*Witched

B*Witched are an Irish girl group consisting of twin sisters Edele and Keavy Lynch, Lindsay Armaou, and Sinéad O'Carroll.

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Bertie the Bus

Bertie the Bus is a small red bus character from The Railway Series books by the Rev. W Awdry and who also appears in the spin-off children's television series Thomas & Friends (AKA Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends).

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Cadbury

Cadbury, formerly Cadbury's and Cadbury Schweppes, is a British multinational confectionery company wholly owned by Mondelez International (originally Kraft Foods) since 2010.

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Cartoon Network

Cartoon Network (abbreviated as CN since 2004) is an American basic cable and satellite television channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System.

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Cartoon Network (UK & Ireland)

Cartoon Network (commonly abbreviated as CN) is a British children's television channel.

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Colin Bryan

Colin Edward Jarrom Bryan is a British businessman who is the managing director of Drayton Manor Theme Park.

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Computer-generated imagery

Computer-generated imagery (CGI) is the application of computer graphics to create or contribute to images in art, printed media, video games, films, television programs, shorts, commercials, videos, and simulators.

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Dark ride

A dark ride or ghost train is an indoor amusement ride on which passengers aboard guided vehicles travel through specially lit scenes that typically contain animation, sound, music and special effects.

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Drayton Bassett

Drayton Bassett is a village and civil parish in the District of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.

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Drayton Manor

Drayton Manor, one of Britain's lost houses, was a British stately home at Drayton Bassett, in the District of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.

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Earl Peel

Earl Peel is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.

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Edward the Blue Engine

Edward the Blue Engine is an anthropomorphic steam locomotive from The Railway Series children's books by the Rev W. Awdry, and the related TV Series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends.

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Emily (Thomas & Friends)

Emily the Stirling Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic steam locomotive from the television series Thomas & Friends.

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Fabbri Group

Fabbri Group is an Italian amusement rides manufacturer based in Calto.

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G Force (roller coaster)

G Force is a roller coaster at Drayton Manor Theme Park, Tamworth, England.

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G4 (band)

G4 are a four-piece British vocal troupe who first came to prominence when they finished second in Series 1 of The X Factor in 2004, and are known for their operatic delivery of modern pop songs.

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George Bryan (British businessman)

George Herbert Hamilton Bryan OBE (9 April 1921 - 20 September 2013) was a British businessman who was the managing director of Drayton Manor Theme Park.

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Gerstlauer

Gerstlauer Amusement Rides GmbH is a German manufacturer of stationary and transportable amusement rides and roller coasters, located in Münsterhausen, Germany.

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Gordon the Big Engine

Gordon the Big Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic tender locomotive in The Railway Series books by Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and is one of the central characters in the television series Thomas and Friends, which is based on the books.

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Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach

The Pleasure Beach Great Yarmouth is a historic free entry pleasure park located in the seaside resort town of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on the English east coast.

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Happy Feet

Happy Feet is a 2006 Australian-American computer-animated musical family comedy film directed, produced, and co-written by George Miller.

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Harold the Helicopter

Harold the Helicopter is a rescue helicopter in the Railway Series books by the Rev. W. Awdry and Christopher Awdry and the television series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.

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Hear'Say

Hear'Say were a British pop group.

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Hearsay

Hearsay evidence is "an out-of-court statement offered to prove the truth of matter asserted".

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Henry the Green Engine

Henry the Green Engine is an anthropomorphic 4-6-0 steam locomotive from The Railway Series books written by the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry, and the spin-off children's television series, Thomas & Friends.

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HIT Entertainment

HIT Entertainment Ltd. (styled "HiT") is a British–American entertainment company owned by Mattel and originally established in 1982 as Henson International Television (formerly styled "hit!").

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HUSS Park Attractions

HUSS Park Attractions (legal name: Huss Park Attractions GmbH) is a company that specializes in developing and manufacturing amusement rides at a factory in Budapest, Hungary.

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Intamin

Intamin Worldwide is a designing and manufacturing company in Wollerau, Switzerland.

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James the Red Engine

James the Red Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic tender locomotive from The Railway Series children's books by the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry, and the spin-off TV series Thomas & Friends.

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Klondike Gold Mine (roller coaster)

Klondike Gold Mine was a roller coaster at Funland (Hayling Island) that originally opened at Drayton Manor theme park in 1984 as The Python, until its refurbishment and name change in 1995.

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Lichfield District Council

Lichfield District Council is a non metropolitan district council, which covers the district of Lichfield in Staffordshire, England.

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List of Thomas & Friends non-rail vehicles

The television series Thomas & Friends and the original Railway Series books are well known for its anthropomorphic railway engines.

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List of Tugs characters

Tugs is a 1988 British children's television series created by the producers of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, Robert D. Cardona and David Mitton, features two groups of anthropomorphized tugboat fleets: the Star Fleet and the Z-Stacks.

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Log flume

A log flume is a flume specifically constructed to transport lumber and logs down mountainous terrain to a sawmill by using flowing water.

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Maurer AG

Maurer AG is a steel construction company and roller coaster manufacturer.

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Meerkat

The meerkat or suricate (Suricata suricatta) is a small carnivoran belonging to the mongoose family (Herpestidae).

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Mega Brands

Mega Brands Inc., formerly known as Mega Bloks Inc., is a Canadian children's toy company currently owned by Mattel.

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Molly Badham

Molly Winifred Badham MBE (18 May 1914 – 19 October 2007) was a co-founder of Twycross Zoo.

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Narrow-gauge railway

A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than the standard.

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Nigloland

Nigloland is a amusement park located in Dolancourt in the French county l'Aube.

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OmniVision Technologies

OmniVision Technologies Inc. is a corporation that designs and develops advanced digital imaging technologies and products for use in mobile phones, notebooks, netbooks and webcams, security and surveillance cameras, entertainment, digital still and video cameras, automotive and medical imaging systems.

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Owl

Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes, which includes about 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers adapted for silent flight.

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Percy the Small Engine

Percy the Small Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic steam tank engine from The Railway Series of children's books written by the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry.

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Pinfari

F.lli Pinfari S.r.l was an Italian ride manufacturing company based in Suzzara, Italy.

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Pirate radio

Pirate radio or a pirate radio station is a radio station that broadcasts without a valid license.

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Pleasure Island Family Theme Park

Pleasure Island Family Theme Park was a theme park in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England.

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Resort

A resort (North American English) is an isolated place, self-contained commercial establishment that tries to provide most of a vacationer's wants, such as food, drink, lodging, sports, entertainment, and shopping, on the premises.

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Reverchon Industries

Reverchon Industries was a developer, designer and manufacturer of amusement park attractions that were sold all over the world.

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Rio Grande

The Rio Grande (or; Río Bravo del Norte, or simply Río Bravo) is one of the principal rivers in the southwest United States and northern Mexico (the other being the Colorado River).

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Royal National Lifeboat Institution

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the largest charity that saves lives at sea around the coasts of the UK, the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man as well as on some inland waterways.

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Rusty the Diesel

Rusty the Diesel is a fictional narrow gauge diesel locomotive in Wilbert Awdry's Railway Series books and in the accompanying television series Thomas & Friends.

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Severn Lamb

Severn Lamb, sometimes known as Severn-Lamb, are manufacturers of various forms of transport systems and equipment, principally aimed at the leisure market.

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Shockwave (Drayton Manor)

The Shockwave (Originally The 7up Shockwave & npower Shockwave) is the worlds only Intamin stand-up roller coaster located at Drayton Manor Theme Park at Drayton Bassett in the United Kingdom.

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Sodor (fictional island)

Sodor is a fictional island located in the Irish Sea, just off the English mainland near Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria.

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Stand-up roller coaster

A stand-up roller coaster is a roller coaster designed to have the passengers stand through the course of the ride.

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Steps (pop group)

Steps are a British dance-pop group consisting of Lee Latchford-Evans, Claire Richards, Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer and Ian "H" Watkins.

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Stormforce 10

Stormforce 10 is a ride that recreates the story of a lifeboat rescue, launched in association with the RNLI.

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Tamworth, Staffordshire

Tamworth is a large market town in Staffordshire, England, northeast of Birmingham and northwest of London.

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Terence the Tractor

Terence the Tractor is a fictional anthropomorphic crawler tractor from the children's book series The Railway Series by the Rev. W. Awdry, and the spin-off TV series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.

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The Vamps (British band)

The Vamps are a British pop rock band consisting of Brad Simpson (lead vocals and guitar), James McVey (lead guitar and vocals), Connor Ball (bass guitar and vocals) and Tristan Evans (drums and vocals).

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Thomas & Friends

Thomas & Friends (originally known as Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends or Thomas the Tank Engine; also known as Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! in the twenty-second season) is a British children's television series.

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Thomas Land (Drayton Manor)

Thomas Land is a themed area at Drayton Manor Theme Park in Staffordshire, England, based on the children's television series Thomas and Friends.

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Thomas the Tank Engine

Thomas the Tank Engine is a fictional steam locomotive in The Railway Series books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher.

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Thorpe Park

Thorpe Park is a theme park located between the towns of Chertsey and Staines-upon-Thames in Surrey and Greater London.

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Toby the Tram Engine

Toby the Tram Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic tram engine in The Railway Series by the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry and his son, Christopher; he also appears in the spin-off television series Thomas & Friends.

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Tow boat ride

A tow boat ride is a water ride constructed on a body of water.

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Trevor the Traction Engine

Trevor the Traction Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic character from The Railway Series children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry, and the spin-off television series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends.

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Twycross Zoo

Twycross Zoo is a medium to large zoo near Norton Juxta Twycross, Leicestershire.

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Vekoma

Vekoma Rides Manufacturing is a Dutch amusement ride manufacturer.

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Vera Bryan

Vera Florence Alice Bryan (9 June 1917 - 16 October 2013) was a British businessperson who was the co-founder and a director of Drayton Manor Theme Park.

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West Midlands Fire Service

West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) is one of the largest fire and rescue service in the UK & only one of three fire services in which all stations are full-time (the others being London Fire Brigade and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service), delivering emergency services to 2.83 million residents across seven local authority areas in the county of the West Midlands in England.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Zamperla

Antonio Zamperla S.p.A. is an Italian design and manufacturing company founded in 1966.

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Zoo

A zoo (short for zoological garden or zoological park and also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which all animals are housed within enclosures, displayed to the public, and in which they may also breed.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drayton_Manor_Theme_Park

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