Klondike Gold Mine

Klondike Gold Mine
Funland Hayling Island
Coordinates	50°47′3.85″N 0°59′14.54″W
Status	Removed
Opening date	2005 (2005)
Closing date	September 6, 2015 (2015-09-06)
Drayton Manor
Coordinates	52.609°N 1.713°W / 52.609; -1.713
Status	Removed
Opening date	1995 (1995)
Closing date	2004 (2004)
General statistics
Type	Steel
Manufacturer	Pinfari
Designer	Pinfari
Model	ZL42
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	11 m (36 ft)
Length	365 m (1,198 ft)
Speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Inversions	1
Klondike Gold Mine at RCDB

Klondike Gold Mine was a steel roller coaster at Funland Hayling Island. It was previously installed at Drayton Manor Theme Park, and transferred in 2005.

History

Klondike Gold Mine opened in 1995 at Drayton Manor Theme Park as a replacement for The Python, a roller coaster of the same model which operated from 1985 to 1994. Klondike Gold Mine was manufactured by Pinfari, and installed and themed at a cost of £750,000 (equivalent to £1,541,934 in 2025). The ride was themed to the American gold rush featuring trains modeled after minecarts.

The ride was transferred to Funland Hayling Island in 2005, being replaced by G-Force at Drayton Manor, replacing a roller coaster already on site, and became one of the main rides at Funland. It was replaced by Crazy Mouse style ride called Runaway Mine Train (originally from Gulliver's World).

In 2015, the ride was removed from Funland and was sold to Irish company Euroshow. In late 2018, the ride was sold again to Deggeller Attractions in the United States, becoming the only traveling coaster in the country to feature a loop.