Funland Hayling Island is an amusement park on Hayling Island, near Portsmouth, England. Funland Hayling Island contains 18 rides, an amusement arcade, Diane’s Diner, a kids' play area and a pirate-themed golf course. The park is a typical funfair-styled park with the rides mainly being travelling rides from various independent funfair operators, with some rides sourced from other amusement parks.
History
Funland amusement park opened in 1984 on the site of a former Butlins which dated back to the 1930s. In 1977 the freehold for the land was passed from Billy Butlin to the Hill family who had been tenants on the land since the 1940s. The Hills built the park and upcycled signage from a nearby closed amusement arcade known as Funland. The modern Funland has survived three generations with the Hill family and is currently operated by Marshall Hill.
2010s
In 2016 a new roller coaster replacing the Klondike Gold Mine, which is called Runaway Mine Train, originally located at Gulliver's World as the Wild Mine Ride. In June, the park added a new Snake Helter-Skelter ride replacing the old one, and the Super Dragon returned after a refurbishment with a new dinosaur theme; Funlandosarus. After the 2016 season ended the Woody Coaster was removed from the park after many years and the Drop Tower's car was removed, leaving the rest of the ride standing but not operating. In 2017, two new rides were opened: A Tilt-A-Whirl called Neptune's Fury, which replaced the Woody Coaster, and a Mini Paratrooper ride. Both had been acquired from Pleasure Island Family Theme Park after its closure in 2016.
Rides
Rollercoasters
Flat Rides
Water Rides
Children's Rides and Attractions
Removed Attractions
Incidents
In May 2006, a 15-year-old boy from Havant lost his leg after performing a dare to show to his friends. He escaped the safety bar of the coaster car he was sitting on, and went on the metal track, with the coaster hitting him and dragging him along. On 18 August 2013, a 10-year-old boy from Waterlooville slipped off the ride, but wasn't injured in the process as he was saved by 2 children sitting next to him. The accident might have happened due to the safety bar of the ride not closing right. On 16 May 2015, a 6-year-old girl from Gosport was hit on the head by the ride, and suffered minor injuries. On 17 September 2015, a 47 year old Romanian workman fell 23 metres from the ride, as he was taking the coaster down for its sell out to Euroshow, breaking his arm and leg in the process.
