The ride was originally installed at Drayton Manor Theme Park in 1984, In 1995 it was refurbished and renamed to the Klondike Gold Mine.
In 2005, the attraction was moved to Hayling Island’s Funland.
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An escaped mine cart rattling precariously round its rusting track – you were on the back.
Inspired by the movies, the Klondike Old Mine ride was an edge of the seat, white-knuckle coaster.
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It flinged passengers through a series of loops and spins at break neck speeds – wasn’t for the faint hearted.
