The Park
Drayton Manor Theme Park is divided into 7 areas: Thomas Land, Action Park, Aerial Park, Fisherman´s Dwarf, Pirate Cove, The Zoo and Dinotrail, Farmer McColls Farm.
Main Plaza is main entrance to the park.
Thomas Land is the park´s top-notch children´s area and draws inspiration from Thomas the Tank and his friends who are quite familiar to both readers of the books and the tv-series. Until 2007, this area was called Robinson´s Land. Thomas Land has many rides and attractions that appeal to children.
Action Park does not really have any discernible theme to it apart from the number of thrill rides it has on offer - hence the name Action Park. Main attractions include: the roller coaster Shockwave, the giant gyro swing Maelstrom, the roller coaster G-Force and the river rapids ride Splash Canyon.
Aerial Park also serves as the park´s main thorough-way, flanked by rides, restaurants and stores. The rides are mostly characterized by their aerial nature - hence the name Aerial Park. Cartoon Network Street is the new name given to the part of the street where the roller coaster that opened in 2011 Ben 10 - Ultimate Mission can be found. Entrance 1 (next door to the hotel) is located here as well. Main attractions include: the drop tower Apocalypse, the mad house The Haunting, the inverted giant swing Pandemonium and aforementioned Ben 10 - Ultimate Mission.
Fisherman´s Dwarf is situated next to the lake - hence the name Fisherman´s Dwarf even though (apart from the Lighthouse) theming is not the area´s strong suit. Attractions include: the super splash Stormforce 10 and the swinging ship The Bounty.
Pirate Cove is loosely themed as a Pirate haven, with one appropriately themed ride: the dark ride Pirate Adventure and one ride that has nothing to do with pirates the adventure boat ride Excalibur.
The Zoo and Dinotrail offer respite from the amusement park rides; the 15-acre walkthrough zoo (which is open all year) has quite a few animal enclosures with over 100 different species of animals on display including tigers, meerkats, penguins, parrots, reptiles, owls etc. There is also a Discovery Museum, and then there is a walkhrough Dinosaurland with life-size models of dinosaurs to intrigue and enthral the kids.
Farmer McColls Farm is an extension of the zoo, but it specializes in domestic farm animals. There is also a Discover Thomas and Friends Exhibition, an outdoor activity area, exotic animal reserve, and Bryan´s Slot Machine Museum.
Just outside the park is Peel Plaza where guests can play Miniature Golf. It also has a Caravan and Camp site.
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Park Entrance
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Lake view
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