Pirates could bring in loot for theme park

Skeleton Cove will have five new rides for the start of the 2011 season.

The new Skeleton Cove, a pirate-themed land is the most recent in a series of developments which have taken place over recent years.

Work began on installing the new rides in Skeleton Cove in early November after it was announced that their previous location, Loudoun Castle in Scotland, would not be re-opening for the 2011 season.

In an effort to ensure that good rides were not wasted and the public still had access to them, the team at Lightwater Valley found a new home for them and brought them back to life.

Paul Walker, operations manager commented on the new additions: “This is an exciting year for Lightwater Valley. We have been adding new elements each year for the past four years but this is by far the largest addition so far.

“With not one or two but five rides to prepare and construct and the additional replacement of ‘Whirlwind’, it has been a large undertaking for my team. We have also been working hard on the development and landscaping of the themed land ensuring that every stone is sculpted and fit for a pirate ship.”