dangermows
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Greatest amusement park of all time, apparently.
Metroland
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My kids always enjoyed it.
mini-x2
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Tivoli Gardens gets that accolade for me. Proper old school, it’s the original.
CheersMarra84
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Was only the roller coaster and the wave swings that were half decent. Every other ride was shite.
0verlord44
Midfield
Aye the pirate ship and the remote control boats were amazing (no they weren't)
pillars of hercules
Striker
I took my daughter around Christmas time when she was 8. She actually thought for years that the ride she was on there went upside down when it was the room turning..
Never went, always thought it was full of Gateshead scratters so swerved it
TobySAFC123
Full Back
Paddy O'Dors
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Took the kids there once. Tried the roller coaster, then a few of the others ride. Thowt the other rides were shite so had another couple of goes on the roller coaster. Got bored, wanted to gan home.
Surreal, theme park in a shopping centre, the rides were of course very limited as it was er - indoor- kids enjoyed it when they were little and I was spared it's deterioration in the later years. Whole Metro Centre seemed sad when I was last there, entire 'streets' gone and hidden by expanding shops across them. Cinema/food section seems to be the only life left in it now.
dangermows
Striker
Great place that. Peacocks just wandering about n that. I'm also a sucker for pretty lights. Quite the contrast to Christiania too
Daffy
Striker
Part of the Magedia kingdom
Best swerved
Wild Card
Midfield
To be fair as a kid living in the north east, born in the 80's and growing up in the 90's and 00's, it was class.
Found memories as a bairn in Montezumas palace and on the rollercoaster. Then as a teen, in the arcades.
What A Waster
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Loved metroland. As a teen used to get the bus over in the school holidays, was about a fiver for an all day wrist band. Spend ages in there. McDonalds and cinema as well. About 2.50 for the pictures at the time. Used to spend full days in metroland and dip out for the cinema or McDonald's. Roller coaster is still active at a theme park down south west. The swings are on a pier somewhere south east.
Class place for meeting lassee and getting in scraps. Getting a chase of the metro centre security guards who dressed like American coppers was a frisk as well
Class place for meeting lassee and getting in scraps. Getting a chase of the metro centre security guards who dressed like American coppers was a frisk as well
The Great MES
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It was a bit short sighted getting rid of Metroland when you see the amount of empty shop units there now.
