Spanish City Amusement Park (Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, England, UK)

Facts

Amusement Park:	Spanish City Amusement Park (1910 to present) Pleasure Gardens (1899 or earlier to 1909)
Location:	Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, England, UK
Status:	Defunct Operated from 1899 or earlier to 2000
History:	Designed by Robert Burns Dick who was also the architect for Newcastle's Laing Art Gallery. The domed Empress Ballroom served as the entrance to the park and considered a trade mark of the town. The ballroom is the only remains of Spanish City today.
Defunct Roller Coasters (6):	Name	Type	Design	Opened	Closed
	Bo-Bo	Steel	Sit Down		2000
	Corkscrew	Steel	Sit Down	1980 - 1981	1980 - 1982
	Cyclone	Steel	Sit Down	1991 or earlier	2000
	Figure Eight Railway	Wood	Sit Down	4/12/1909	1975
	Social Whirl	Wood	Sit Down	1899 or earlier	1910
	Virginia Reel	Wood	Sit Down	1925	1950s

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