With around three weeks to go until the Dreamland amusement park in Margate, Kent, UK, reopens, photos have emerged that suggest there is still a lot of work to be done if the project is to be ready in time.
Source: KentOnline
Source: KentOnline
Images published by KentOnline show that the majority of rides have been installed but that there remains a significant amount of work to be completed.
Designer Wayne Hemingway was quoted as saying that “about 15 per cent” of the planned phases will be ready by opening.
“This is Thanet’s community project, there was a fight to get it open and we need to fight to continue supporting Dreamland,” said Hemingway.
“What you see here today is just the start and not the finished article.”
Project director Eddie Kemsley told KentOnline: “The external amusements, with all rides, the roller disco and the children’s soft play area, will all be 100 per cent ready by June 19.”
He added: “Dreamland will feel like a permanent festival all year round with a re-entry system with people going in and out throughout the day, visiting the shops, going to the beach and coming back at their pleasure.
“There will be classic amusement park acoustics and even artificial scenting so visitors can soak up the atmosphere.”
The three phases of the project are scheduled to be completed in the next year, with the final part of phase three to include the opening of a cinema in 2016.
