Richard Bannister

This year marked my first complete calendar year in regular employment. In theory this should have made it impossible to spend more than twenty working days in parks. However, choosing to take all my overtime as additional annual leave solved that problem. Of particular note was July 26th, in which I managed (for the first and probably last time) to ride twenty one new coasters in one day!

07/01: Funderland Dublin
18/02: Leeds Valentines, Blackpool comes to Warrington
06/04: Oakwood Theme Park
08/04: Funderland Cork, Tramore Amusement Park, Spin City Carlow
09/04: Curry's Fun Park Portrush
19/04: Thorpe Park
21/04: Chessington World of Adventures
29/04: Parc du Bocasse, Festyland, Foire du Trone
30/04: Parc Saint Paul, Bagatelle, Dennlys Parc
01/05: Plopsaland De Panne, Bellewaerde Park
13/05: Wicksteed Park, Billing Aquadrome, Clacton Pier
14/05: Pleasurewood Hills, Joyland Children's Fun Park, Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach
28/05: Six Flags Great America, Kiddieland, Little Amerricka
29/05: Riverview Park and Waterworld, Mount Olympus Theme Park, Timber Falls Adventure Park
30/05: Valleyfair, Como Town, Nickelodeon Universe MN
31/05: Adventureland Iowa, Worlds of Fun
01/06: Holiday World, Beech Bend
02/06: Silver Dollar City, Celebration City
03/06: Magic Springs
04/06: Alabama Adventure, Six Flags Over Georgia
17/06: Amsterdam Dungeon, Fun Fair Boulevard, Oberhausen-Sterkrade
18/06: Efteling
15/07: Bangor Summer, Funtasia
23/07: Myrtle Beach Pavilion, Myrtle Beach Grand Prix, Family Kingdom Amusement Park
24/07: Carowinds
25/07: Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Kings Dominion
26/07: Baja Amusements, Jolly Roger At The Pier, Trimper's Rides, Jolly Roger Amusement Park, Morey's Piers, Playland's Castaway Cove, Gillian's Wonderland Pier, Steel Pier
27/07: Dorney Park, Knoebels Amusement Resort
28/07: Hersheypark
29/07: DelGrosso's Amusement Park, Lakemont Park, Dutch Wonderland, Clementon Park
30/07: Six Flags Great Adventure, Casino Pier, Funtown Pier, Jenkinson's Boardwalk, Luna Park NYC, Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park
31/07: Boomers Long Island, Adventureland New York
01/08: Bowcraft Playland, Playland Park, Quassy Amusement Park, Lake Compounce
02/08: Great Escape, Magic Forest, Seabreeze
03/08: La Ronde
04/08: Santa's Village, Fort Jefferson Fun Park, Story Land, Palace Playland, Funtown Splashtown USA, Canobie Lake Park
05/08: Six Flags New England
17/08: Walibi Sud-Ouest, Pirat Parc, Fabrikus World
18/08: Magic Park Land, OK Corral
19/08: Walibi Rhône-Alpes, Fraispertuis City
20/08: Le Pal
02/09: Funland Amusement Park, Clarence Pier, Blackgang Chine
03/09: Paultons Park, Adventure Wonderland
28/09: Tripsdrill, Stuttgart Fair
29/09: Europa Park
30/09: Europa Park
01/10: Holiday Park, Freizeitpark Klotten
02/10: Phantasialand
25/11: Aztlan Parque Urbano, Six Flags Mexico
26/11: Selva Mágica