DREAMLAND in Margate is introducing all-day wristbands, giving families endless access to rides for the first time ever.
The seaside theme park first opened in 1920 and is home to the oldest surviving wooden roller coaster in the UK.
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Located in trendy Margate, the seaside amusement park is getting ready to reopen for its summer season next month.
For its 2025 season, Dreamland is introducing all-day wristbands that give park-goers endless access to the park’s rides.
Park-goers can either purchase a Mega ride wristband for £24.99, which covers entry to all theme park rides.
Meanwhile, for younger visitors a Tiny Tots wristband will also be new for 2025.
Costing £12.99, it will give younger park-goers endless access to the theme park’s smaller rides.
Visitors who don’t want to go on every ride can still purchase Standard Ride Tokens.
Standard Ride Tokens are £3 each or a bundle of 20 can be purchased for £40, with each ride requiring one token.
This means Mega Ride and Tiny Tots wristbands would cost a family of four, with two young children, £75.96.
The unlimited wristbands work out cheaper than if a family of four each rode ten rides at the amusement park, which would cost £80.
Dreamland is free to enter, making it ideal for those family members who aren’t after stomach-churning or adrenaline-inducing rides.
The 105-year-old theme park is home to up to 20 rides, including the Scenic Railway, which is one of the oldest wooden rollercoasters in the UK.
Other rides include the Big Wheel – a huge Ferris Wheel with views overlooking the coastline.
There’s also a vintage carousel called Gallopers, dodgems and a waltzer.
Adrenaline-inducing rides at Dreamland include Pendulum, Air Force and Turbo.
Other attractions include a Helter Skelter, a mirror maze and spinning tea cups.
There’s also the Roller Room that’s going to feature a series of incredible new Free Roam VR Games for the very first time, with games costing £15 per person.
Free screenings of films and vintage cartoons will also be taking place on the Scenic Stage Screen throughout 2025.
Musicians like The Libertines, Supergrass, The Sex Pistols ft. Frank Carter and Maribou State are slated to perform on the Scenic Stage at Dreamland throughout the year.
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Boss of Dreamland, Eddie Kemsley, said: “What a jam-packed season we’ve got planned for 2025 – which is only fitting for our 105th Birthday and 10yr anniversary of reopening.
“We can’t wait to welcome everyone back to enjoy the season with us, from incredible music events to traditional seaside fun with rides, food, ice cream and seagulls – it’s going to be great.”
Dreamland will reopen on April 5 for the Easter Holidays.
After April 21, the seaside amusement park will open during the weekends and school holidays until the summer season.
Dreamland has been praised by visitors in online reviews, with one person writing: “We really enjoyed some traditional rides such as the dodgems and the big wheel, along with the ghost train.”
What’s it like to visit Dreamland?
THE Sun’s Deputy Travel editor Kara Godfrey recently visited Dreamland, here’s what she thought…
Free to enter, Dreamland is home to the oldest rollercoaster in the UK, the wooden Scenic Railway.
I expected the Grade-II listed ride to be a relaxing affair, although was proved wrong as it flew across the rails at speed, only stopping thanks to the human brakeman in the middle.
Rock ‘n’ Roller is the newest rollercoaster, with speeds up to 35mph as it whizzes around the twists and turns.
The park happened to be quiet when I visited so may have been given a cheeky go-around for free.
Dreamland has also opened a new Crazy Golf, with nine holes each in the shape of the letters of the park’s name, as well as the new Margate Express, a tiny train ride for younger guests.
But many of the park favorites have returned this year including the Big Wheel – for the best views of the beach – as well as the Dodgems, Whirl Around and Waltzers.
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