Gulliver's Land
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Gulliver's Land is a children's theme park just inside Milton Keynes
, England
. It opened in 1999 and is the third park to be opened by Gulliver's. The other two parks are Gulliver's World
and Gulliver's Kingdom
. The park is pretty small and is centred around the Lilliput
Land Castle. The park is split into seven sections these are Lilliput Land, Adventure Land, Toy Land, Discovery Bay, Junior Discovery Cove, Main Square and The Central Hub. The Park caters for children under 10 years of age.
In 2007, Gulliver's Eco-Park opened next door. In 2009, Eco-Park was updated and rebranded as Gulliver's Dinosaur and Farm Park.
In 2009, Gulliver's announced that a campsite would be created close to Gulliver's Land. Officially opened in the 2010 Easter holidays, the 90-pitch site is run by the Camping and Caravanning Club and is open to members and non-members.
Gulliver's announced a partnership with Nick Jr in 2009 which saw popular pre-school characters Dora the Explorer and Diego from Go, Diego, Go appear at all Gulliver's theme park sites. Dora and Diego set a series of challenges for children to complete as they walk around the park, with a prize to be claimed for successfully finishing all the tasks. The characters also appear daily for photo opportunities with families.
In early 2010, Gulliver's and Nick Jr announced that the partnership would continue throughout 2010.
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It opened in 1999 and is the third park to be opened by Gulliver's. The other two parks are Gulliver's World
Gulliver's World
Gulliver's World is a theme park located to the west of Warrington in England. It is set in a forest and includes a man-made lake near Old Hall and Callands. The theme park has a large wooden roller coaster, The Antelope. Opened in 1989, the theme park has a number of small rides and is mainly a...
and Gulliver's Kingdom
Gulliver's Kingdom
Gulliver's Kingdom is an amusement park aimed at children aged 3 to 13 in the Derbyshire town of Matlock Bath, England. Founded in 1978 by Ray Phillips, it is still owned by the Phillips family and now has sister theme parks; Gulliver's World in Warrington and Gulliver's Land in Milton Keynes,...
. The park is pretty small and is centred around the Lilliput
Lilliput and Blefuscu
Lilliput and Blefuscu are two fictional island nations that appear in the first part of the 1726 novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. The two islands are neighbors in the South Indian Ocean, separated by a channel eight hundred yards wide. Both are inhabited by tiny people who are about...
Land Castle. The park is split into seven sections these are Lilliput Land, Adventure Land, Toy Land, Discovery Bay, Junior Discovery Cove, Main Square and The Central Hub. The Park caters for children under 10 years of age.
In 2007, Gulliver's Eco-Park opened next door. In 2009, Eco-Park was updated and rebranded as Gulliver's Dinosaur and Farm Park.
In 2009, Gulliver's announced that a campsite would be created close to Gulliver's Land. Officially opened in the 2010 Easter holidays, the 90-pitch site is run by the Camping and Caravanning Club and is open to members and non-members.
Gulliver's announced a partnership with Nick Jr in 2009 which saw popular pre-school characters Dora the Explorer and Diego from Go, Diego, Go appear at all Gulliver's theme park sites. Dora and Diego set a series of challenges for children to complete as they walk around the park, with a prize to be claimed for successfully finishing all the tasks. The characters also appear daily for photo opportunities with families.
In early 2010, Gulliver's and Nick Jr announced that the partnership would continue throughout 2010.
Current attractions
- The Python Roller Coaster
- Log Flume
- The Runaway Train Coaster
- Magical Journeys of Gulliver
Incident
- In 2006 a 56-year-old man performing safety checks on the train was killed when his head hit one of the tunnels around the track.