| Amusement Park: | New MetroLand (1996 to 2008)
MetroLand (1988 to 1995)
|
| Address: | 39, Garden Walk
Yellow Quadrant, MetroCentre
Gateshead, Tyne & Wear NE11 9XY UK |
| Phone numbers: | +44 (191) 493 2048 Local
+44 (191) 493 2904 FAX |
| Official web site: | http://www.metroland.uk.com |
| Status: | Operated from 2/1988 to 4/20/2008 |
| Type: | Indoor FEC |
| Parks nearby: | Existing · Defunct · All · Map |
| Maps: | Google Maps (Road) · Google Maps (Satellite) · Windows Live Local (Road) · Windows Live Local (Satellite) |
| Location: | Llocated inside of the MetroCentre Shopping Complex. It was built as part of "Phase 3" of the MetroCentre development. |
| History: | The original development, together with the rest of the MetroCentre, was financed by the Church Commissioners of England, and construction work was carried out by contractors Rush & Tompkins. Construction and fitting out work in MetroLand cost approximately £20 million (€32.80 million). A further £1 million (€1.64 million) was invested by Funday Ltd. who took over the park in 1989.
In August 1996, Arlington Leisure took over the park and invested over £2 million (€3.28 million) updating and upgrading all the attractions, relaunching the site as The New MetroLand.
The park closed in early 2008 to be replaced by a new cinema as the old MetroCentre cinema was closed to make way for additional retail space. |
| |
| Past Roller Coasters (1): | Name | Type | Design | Opened | Closed |
| | New Roller Coaster | Steel | Sit Down | 2/1988 | 4/20/2008 |
