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

Facts

Amusement Park:	Spanish City Amusement Park (1910 to 2000) Pleasure Gardens (1899 or earlier to 1909)
Address:	Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear UK
Status:	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.

Past Roller Coasters (6):	Name	Type	Design	Opened	Closed
	Bo-Bo	Steel	Sit Down	-	2000
	Corkscrew	Steel	Sit Down	1980	-
	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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