The History Of The American Adventure Theme Park - Documentary

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The American Adventure Theme Park opened in Ilkeston, Derbyshire in 1987 and throughout this documentary we look back through the history of what was one of the most popular theme parks in the UK. We share the story of how a theme park that was once home to millions of visitors struggled to survive and now sits empty.
We look back through the development of the park in the early years thanks to home footage captured during peoples visits. I share my fond memories of the park and visit for one final time before the bulldozers come in. We share an insight into the future plans for the site, along with looking back on our favourite memories of The American Adventure Theme Park.
This documentary wouldn't of been possible without the fantastic home video footage captured by the many visitors to the park over the years. A full list of RU-vid channels with full length videos from The American Adventure can be found in the end credits of this documentary. This footage was used under the RU-vid fair use policy for educational purposes. I'd highly recommend visiting these channels to watch the full individual videos.
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12 апр 2018

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@jackmoorhouse9368 6 лет назад

Shaun is a rare breed of regular RU-vid content creators. No click baits, just good content through the sheer love of doing it.

@ThemeParkWorldwide 6 лет назад

Thank you very much, plenty of exciting new videos similar to this to come in the near future!

@bigredvlogs1928 6 лет назад

Little Shaun is sooooo cuuttttteeeee!!!!!!

@sambee8982 6 лет назад

Well at least Shawn had a better childhood than what I did! :)

@manutdlists2442 6 лет назад

revivedfears Omg 😂😂😂😂

@Montu-pc5gp 3 года назад

so cute. also nice hat

@Sazarina91 6 лет назад

I loved American Adventure when I was a kid. Sad to see it go from seeing the items in auction to seeing the buildings demolished in pictures

@oidihkead5969 6 лет назад

OMG. My heart dropped when i seen this. My mum use to always take me here when i was young. I use to love the cowboy show. My mum is currently really ill so when i go to see her i will be sure to show her this as im sure it will brighten her day. Wow. Thankyou so much. This has made my day. Can always count on TPW to make me happy and take me back to the days i cherish most. Uk theme parks.

@ThemeParkWorldwide 6 лет назад

We're sorry to hear that she is ill but i hope the documentary cheers her up! Thanks for watching

@jackperry3034 6 лет назад

Liam Fam I hop your mum gets better soon

@mystoryman505 6 лет назад

Tell your mum I said get well soon

@alunday1991 6 лет назад

Liam Fam I hope your mum gets well soon.

@oidihkead5969 6 лет назад

Thanks guys

@themeparkenthusiast169 6 лет назад

Thoroughly enjoyed this! A documentary series on Theme Park Worldwide would be very well received! Would be brilliant to see this series extended, with parks such as Camelot!

@themeparksvisionart 6 лет назад

yes agree

@ThemeParkWorldwide 6 лет назад

Thank you, I plan to film more of these and improve the overall quality of them moving forward. It's something very new to me!

@sambee8982 3 года назад

@@ThemeParkWorldwide You should ask a television channel to show these documentary programmes; it'd be nice to show them on TV.....

@jamesgillingham3098 6 лет назад

Very proffessional Shawn, you've done a really good job of documenting what the park was like. I never visited it so it's great to have this video to see what it was all about

@MarkParnelltheoneandonly 5 лет назад

I worked at the Park in 1990 , I was a ride operator. I worked on the runway train log flume river rapids and a few of the smaller rides. This film brought back a lot of memories for me thanks

@ajs41 2 года назад

I was invited to visit the park with my primary school friends at the end of August or very beginning of September 1990 (probably a Saturday or Sunday) just before starting at secondary school. Unfortunately I turned it down at the last minute because I was anxious about starting at the new school, but everyone else did visit the park. I never got round to visiting the park before it closed. Maybe you were there at that time? Maybe it was Saturday 1st September of Sunday 2nd September 1990.

@stephenworrall9806 10 месяцев назад

Am coming to this video a little late, 5 years late. Lol I used to work on the Skycoaster ride here, 2001 till about 2005. Also met my future wife here, she used to work in the shop next door to the Skycoaster. Throughly enjoyed this walk down memory lane. Thank you and i hope your still making You Tube videos, very well presented.

@funkydude009 6 лет назад

Thanks for this Shawn, I worked here from 1997 untill 1999 and it was the greatest time ever, you have brought back some great memories. Thank you so much!

@flufmyhamster 6 лет назад

I had many happy memories as a Kid here, even more made by the fact I lived so close (about 3 minutes away). I had to shed a tear or few while watching this. Thank you Sean for bringing back the memories!!!

@mattydeathgoon 2 месяца назад

Amazing memories from when I went on school trips.Been a kid miss the theme park so much.

@invious6640 6 лет назад

I like these. Television standard documentary!!

@ThemeParkWorldwide 6 лет назад

Thank you, this was the first one I've ever done but hope to improve them as they go on!

@jean-lucpicard5510 3 года назад

Done by Eddie the Eagle's unknown love child?

@sambee8982 3 года назад

@@ThemeParkWorldwide Perhaps you could do the same for Pleasure Island Cleethorpes too soon?

@gavinwolves2528 6 лет назад

Very well done, enjoyed this and as others have said would like to see similar docs for other closed parks. Does make me feel sad though... the 80s and 90s were amazing theme park and amusement park times!

@kelleygarthwait9346 6 лет назад

I’ve never been to the American Adventure but seeing what became of this site and seeing what it once was made me sad. It reminds me of what happened here in Florida with Boardwalk and Baseball/ Circus World. You did a good job with this documentary.

@missgemmaalouisee 6 лет назад

I may have only visited once but this place has a special place in my heart as it's the place I rode my first 'big' coaster...The Missile! Since then my love for coasters has grown and I look forward to a trip to a theme park when it comes up! To go back on what is now the wipeout is on my bucket list and I look forward fondly to the day I get to do this! 🎢

@joeeeee256 6 лет назад

Why does Shawn keep walking off?

@ThemeParkWorldwide 6 лет назад

I was trying to find some open rides!

@RERTOxCRAFT 4 года назад

How it's done on uk documentary's gives the video depth and insite

@Montu-pc5gp 3 года назад

@@ThemeParkWorldwide well.....

@tpmuk-beechhillsfinest 3 года назад

It's a UK documentary cliché. Don't ask

@davewasey1210 3 года назад

I was a maintenance Electrician at "The Park" for 10 years { 88-98 } This brings back many great memories.

@applej32 6 лет назад

I thoroughly enjoyed this! It bought back many childhood memories which I had totally forgotten. Thank you! 🙂

@uklawyer23 6 лет назад

Brings back great memories. Fantastic video TPW. Thanks for creating, wish they would redevelop a new park on the site!

@robturner4895 6 лет назад

What a brilliant video and nostalgia trip. Thanks!

@AdzRollerLC 6 лет назад

Thank you for this fantastic documentary, so many great childhood memories from this theme park.

@Chuby123 6 лет назад

So few channels provide this level of quality and originality. You sir are a credit to RU-vid and thank you for making such awesome content :)

@ThemeParkWorldwide 6 лет назад

Thank you very much

@TD3Vlogs 6 лет назад

Congratulations on an absolutely brilliant piece of work. I made many trips to that park between the late 80's and 90's and you have really stirred up some great memories and got me feeling very nostalgic. Thank you and well bloody done 👏👏👏

@XXmojoXXjojo 6 лет назад

Absolutely loved this video. I remember going to the park myself as a child . Best part of this video was your home footage !! Your were born to entertain !!

@saraelizabeth5989 6 лет назад

I LOVED this video! What a fantastic idea for content. It brought back such nostalgia, what a terrible shame we lost this amazing park. I cannot wait for the Camelot episode as well as learning about the progression of parks we still have today. Brilliant, just brilliant!

@leejones7139 4 года назад

Thanks for making this, bought some great memories back from my many visits as a child, plus it was great to learn alot of backstory that I never knew

@FairGround7Delorean 6 лет назад

This brings so many amazing memorys back it's a huge shame we have lost this park. Please more of this content

@dumbbutagirlboss4839 6 лет назад

I’ve been waiting for this ever since you announced it, I was never able to go here so this will help me get a good understanding of it, thanks for it Shawn!

@ThemeParkWorldwide 6 лет назад

Thank you for watching, I hope you understand much more about it now

@aarankirk8386 6 лет назад

Fantastic documentary. Thanks Shawn & Alex.

@marchill9142 5 лет назад

Really enjoyed this, fantastic memories taking my children there. So sad it has ended. Well done Shawn, great job, love the enthusiastic commentry!!

@ward6473 2 года назад

The nostalgia! Only live 10 minutes away used to walk there as a kid and sneak in through all the holes in the fences lol all houses built on there now. So many memories! especially with my grandparents who are no longer with us. That kid inside me is still heartbroken its closed. Great video mate 👍👍

@rorysridereviews6331 6 лет назад

A bit of American Adventure nostalgia is just Magic well done Shawn for this magical video !

@calvinpollard 6 лет назад

Fantastic video, thanks Shawn/Alex. I have some great memories of this theme park. As always another brilliant production from you, Well done

@Dewydew10 6 лет назад

Great video guys! I only ever went to American Adventure once in the late 90's on a school trip, but it made a lasting impact on me with its amazing atmosphere and theming, and seeing this brought back some good memories!. Such a shame it closed :(

@Earwig999 6 лет назад

Great documentary. I remember it as Britannia Park and later as American Adventure. I even met Paul Daniels (the magician) there as he helped with the park design and special effects. It’s such a shame as it could have easily rivalled Alton Towers, if only they had been able to stick with the theming and invest in better marketing.

@Bunnymoonstone 5 лет назад

This was a great video and it brought back so many memories. I used to visit amercia adventure alot in my childhood. I remember the four faces in the wall as you walked in the park, they used to scare me 😂 I absolutely loved the log flume, buffalo ride and the huge slide in the soft play area.

@penguinw7 4 года назад

this is the only theme park documentary to make me cry

@gabriellawalker3399 6 лет назад

Ahhhhhh yes an amazing video, I love the style and the volume of information within the video, and the home videos really offered an excellent insight, once a vlogger always a vlogger hey

@Pomshka 6 лет назад

YES!! THANK YOU! I live down the road from American Adventure and even worked there! :D It's very much missed :(

@ThemeParkWorldwide 6 лет назад

It was a very special park, one that many of us loved

@madmcks9745 6 лет назад

Well wow what a documentary it was my local theme park and it brought back many happy memories and its so sad to see what remains today, special thanks for posting it THANK YOU

@utvver1847 6 лет назад

Amazing video of the old American adventure nice to see footage of how it was went there numerous times as a kid and so enjoyed it the shows and rides

@garygray198 2 года назад

Brilliant video thank you this brings back so many good memories 👍🏻

@Inkedgaydude 6 лет назад

Great Documentary, loved it. Was only looking at some pics this morning when I visited as a nipper. Awesome work

@jamiedunn338 6 лет назад

amazing video brought back a lot of memories will be missed

@chrisd2149 6 лет назад

This was great! Well researched, it bought back a lot of childhood memories

@ThemeParkWorldwide 6 лет назад

Thanks very much!

@mrskbanbury 6 лет назад

This was great. Brought back some great memories.

@connorgreen2140 6 лет назад

Absolutely brilliant mate, very informative and well put together. Hope to see more videos like this.

@chloeat6806 6 лет назад

This was fab ! Got to love a good theme park documentary made even better with the added home videos :)

@laurenw94 6 лет назад

I love this shaun ! Being from derby myself i vividly remembrr this park as a child. I always wondered what happened to it and this video about it is long overdue! Thank you for doing it!

@nataliey9125 6 лет назад

Need a Camelot one! Loved Camelot so much. Never went to American Adventure but sounds like it was great in its glory days!

@rossmacdonald7751 3 года назад

It was fantastic lots of happy memories

@denlawrence6464 4 года назад

Great documentary Shawn , so many memories of taking our children there in the early nineties, so sad it’s gone

@onefortheroad856 6 лет назад

Great video Shawn, can't wait for more like this.

@thisgirlfromderby 6 лет назад

Yay I love this! As a Derby girl, I used to go here all the time growing up. Great video!

@ThemeParkWorldwide 6 лет назад

Thanks for watching

@tphammo8319 6 лет назад

I loved this video!!! Please do more of these videos I love them! 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

@alexandereden9330 6 лет назад

So much great work put into this! Really enjoyed it. Your passion for the park really does come across. Funnily enough I only lived 50 minutes away from here yet my parents never took me as a kid, we always went to Alton Towers, Blackpool pleasure beach and Camelot.

@brothermoto1964 4 года назад

well done for putting this together - very fond memories of taking my three daughters there in the 90's

@ItsMikey1994 6 лет назад

Haha that’s brilliant! Even loved explaining and talking about the rides back in 2005. Great video! Looks like a lot of work was put into it.

@sethoakey4807 3 года назад

This used to be one of my favourite parks, always thought it had so much potential. This is a really good video, well put together.

@staffordshireparanormal 2 года назад

Fantastic documentary, I visited the theme park a few times between 94 & 96 as a child and remember the missile, wild west shoot outs and water rides well. Your documentary captured the the history of the American Adventure so well, great work 👍

@videomentaryproductionschannel 4 года назад

What a brilliant video, nice history about the park, and fact you were about to show so much footage of the park and of cause you yourself heaving great days out there, when you were kid, well made film, feel sad that's it gone even though before watching this video did not know it exited, thanks for great and interesting video

@themeparksvisionart 6 лет назад

Amazing video flash back memories, I remember one ride like 4D cinema dark ride Alien the ride with chair move 25:36 from 1995

@mikebailey7344 6 лет назад

I wish there was some video footage of the motion master with the roller coaster space theme one

@rustyrebel4279 6 лет назад

You should definitely do more of these style videos. I'd never heard of American adventure before watching your videos and it's great to get to know more about the park keep it up great stuff

@onlyrealone2206 2 года назад

Miss this place so much all I think about is fun and my grandad I was gutted when it closed I still look bk now at videos...Great vid Sean

@Veryrandomchannel10 6 лет назад

Excellent video. Brought back some nice memories but also sad to see the park like that.

@HANDO2001 6 лет назад

This is excellent Shawn! Really professional! Definitely consider making more documentaries like this.

@GMajorVideoz 6 лет назад

Proper enjoyed watching this. Love to see more!

@jackknueve4645 6 лет назад

Absolutely amazing documentary. It's easy to tell so much effort went into this. Great job!

@ThemeParkWorldwide 6 лет назад

It sure did, thank you very much for watching!

@sonic7600 5 лет назад

Great documentary, it brought back a memory of visiting the park in the mid 80s and seeing the stunt show. Can't believe it's gone and I will now not be able to take my 2 boys to see it.

@thomasshaw9282 3 года назад

thank you greatly for all the info. amazing job mate.

@mytemporaryaccount1 4 года назад

This is a great documentary, thank you for making it. I have ver fond memories of the American Adventure, it’s a shame it’s gone!

@ThemeParkWorldwide 4 года назад

Thank you!

@WeLoveJonasXxX 6 лет назад

I remember coming here as a child with my brother and sister. Watching the old archive footage brings back old memories of such fun time spent as a child in theme parks such as this. Always such a shame when places of such meaning and fondness to people closes.

@buddybonus10 6 лет назад

Shawn this is a beautiful representation of the park. I live in Codnor and this was my local park. You do great work and research for these videos. Thankyou

@lewisrobertson5351 6 лет назад

I never got to visit this park and I must say it look like a very picturesque park and I found your video very interesting and can't wait to see more historic videos. Great job Shawn.

@robwilkinson11 Месяц назад

One of my favourite RU-vid videos. Thanks Shawn

@rich1969411 6 лет назад

Thanks for this excellent nostalgic trip back to a park that I like you visited on many many occasions. I have memories of going there as a teenager and later on taking my own children before it closed. I think at the time we were just waiting for it to reopen under new management which unfortunately it never did. Brilliant location in the heart of the country, easy to get to just off M1 and fantastic theming and shows the like of we still dont see any more in this country. RIP American Adventure. Gone but not forgotten

@ThemeParkWorldwide 6 лет назад

Thank you very much for watching and sharing your thoughts on the park

@karlptravis6961 6 лет назад

Shawn, this is a really good first documentary! It was well paced, informative and with an added personal touch. I never had the chance to visit the American Adventure, but it looked like a really good theme park given what had gone before it in the UK. Look forward to seeing other documentaries. Keep up the good work!

@noaahhh_g 6 лет назад

Video is amazing! Would love to see more like this about defunct rides and theme parks, or current theme parks like Alton towers and a ride timeline!! Great video and must be one of my favourites on the channel! ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@TheNeofierer 6 лет назад

Enjoyed this, Looking forward to more.

@smashygodzilla3213 6 лет назад

Remember going to brittania park,used to go to American adventure every other weekend, brilliant video.remember taking my son there not long before it closed.such a shame

@derelictCHEESEBURGER 6 лет назад

Really enjoyed that , was sad visiting back to the park over the years Hope something nice does become of the site , its lovely

@stuartblyth2145 5 лет назад

I have so many happy memories of The American Adventure. Thank you so much for this video, it made me cry! 😢 Keep up the great work 👍

@ThemeParkWorldwide 5 лет назад

Thank you for watching

@madmangaming6362 6 лет назад

Amazing video pal I went there many times when I was young I really miss that park so much

@gazza6359 6 лет назад

Thanks for a incredibly detailed insight to the American adventure some great archive footage looking forward to some more keep it up!!

@ThemeParkWorldwide 6 лет назад

Thank you for watching

@VixOfAllTrades 5 лет назад

Brilliant video. Amazing effort. Thank you

@jonathandaykin3067 3 месяца назад

I went there in the 80's when I was a kid. To me, it was a dream come true. I enjoyed this documentary, I remember telling my wife n kids about the place. Sadly though, it is now just a distant memory but a treasured one. Great work , mate. Very interesting film

@davidjones797 6 лет назад

Really enjoyed that documentary mate more of this please

@UKThemeParks 6 лет назад

This was a park I never got to visit and this video really caught the atmosphere of the place i'm upset I never got to visit. Your best work to date thanks for sharing.

@ThemeParkWorldwide 6 лет назад

Thank you very much

@reactionlive8017 6 лет назад

Really enjoyed this video, hoping you might do more. Really interesting. Thanks.

@nikki827827 11 месяцев назад

Can’t believe I’ve only just found this video after following you guys for ages ! It’s had me in tears I have so many memories here ❤ Thank you for this it’s made my day 😊

@ThemeParkWorldwide 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@MyNameIsMrPlow 6 лет назад

I love that even when you were a kid you can still see the youtube vlogger style coming out of you!

@angelakinsella5439 6 лет назад

thank you so much for this upload i welled up its so sad

@Uniqetz 6 лет назад

Nice to know about the history of a Uk park

@benjaminchadwick4002 Год назад

I grew up in Bakewell and used to go frequently to the AA. I'll never forget the excitement of entering the park and seeing the missile across the water. I probably last visited in 2000. I moved to Suffolk 7 years ago and last weekend, went to Pleasurewood Hills for the first time (knowing nothing about it). It brought a tear of happiness to my eye when I realised that the missile was now there. I rode it again, for the first time in almost 25 years. What a thrill. Loved this video. Thanks for putting it together. Remember the park so well.

@emmad4845 Год назад

Loved the video, it was great to see this park again, fab memories of going there. It was also cool to see you doing your videos at a young age! 😊

@emmalou198824 6 лет назад

Brilliant video of a theme which wad really close to me as a kid. It was the first time i experienced a theme park. Was really sad when it closed.

@emmalou198824 6 лет назад

Because of watching your videos and coaster crazy videos i wasn't so nervous about going on my first ever roller coaster last wednesday, and i loved it

@tracybates2285 6 лет назад

Fantastic look back. Well done Shaun

@Aj_pinky 6 лет назад

Amazing video, I hope to see many more in the future 😊

@BVH-tje 6 лет назад

A new and more professional type of content! There is a long way to go but it's good you are trying new things.

@ThemeParkWorldwide 6 лет назад

Thanks for watching, I plan to film more of these and improve the overall production quality moving forward. It's something very new to me and something I want to do more of!

@kieransphysique 6 лет назад

Wow, very well put together video. I loved this! If I didn't know you were a youtuber I would think this is a proper tv program from the themed music to the old video clips, really good job on this one Shawn. Excited to see more!

@ThemeParkWorldwide 6 лет назад

Thank you very much!

@cheryleann6394 6 лет назад

Shawn, great job! Thumbs up for Alex behind the camera as well. Hope to see more of this from time to time in the future. It's a lot of work and a labour of love for you I'm sure.

@ThemeParkWorldwide 6 лет назад

Thank you, it was a huge job to put together but well worth it