Rose Island (Carwardine Parks)

Rose Island is an amusement park located in. It is operated by Carwardine Parks, who lease the land from the government. It is the smallest park in the Carwardine Parks chain, with only 4 roller coasters and having no real kiddie coaster until 2023.

It opened in 1981 and was built on the site of.

History
The park opened in 1981.

In 1984, Rose Island Drop was added.

In 2000, Mario’s Super Coaster and several kiddie rides were added.

In 2004, Toad Patrol: Scramble! was added.

In 2023, The Loud Coaster was added, making it the first kiddie coaster added in the park’s history.

Roller coasters

 * The Loud Coaster (2023; a Zamperla Family Gravity 80STD coaster)
 * Mario's Super Coaster (2000; a B&M floorless coaster)
 * Rose-Er Coaster (1981; a S.D.C. Galaxi roller coaster)
 * Toad Patrol: Scramble! (2004; a Vekoma Suspended Looping Coaster)

Flat rides

 * America's Craziest Ride (2022; A Technical Park "Vertigo")
 * Balloon Race (2009; relocated from Screamin' Safari)
 * Bart's Skateboard (2022; a Zamperla Disk'O Coaster)
 * Breakdance (1995; a HUSS Breakdance ride relocated from Philly's Drive-In Theater Park)
 * Bumper Buggies (1981; Soli Bumper cars)
 * Calypso (1981; A Mack Calypso ride)
 * Carousel (1981; A 44-Foot Fabricon carousel)
 * Carwardine River Rapids (1990; An Intamin River Rapids ride)
 * Pirate Ship (1981; An Intamin pirate ship)
 * Rose Island Drop (2021; An S&S Spin Drop that's 120ft high, formerly known as “The New Rose Island Drop” for the 2021 season only)
 * Rose Island Wheel (1981; A Chance Ferris Wheel)
 * Round Up (1981; A Hrubetz Round Up)
 * Scrambler (1981; An Eli Scrambler)
 * Terrornado (2001; A Wisdom Tornado)
 * Twister (1981; A Zierer Wave Swinger)
 * Zipper (1981; A Chance Zipper, one of the few permanent installations of the ride, updated to its modern version in 2017)

Kiddie rides

 * 4x4s (1981; A Hampton Rides umbrella ride with sports cars and dune buggies)
 * Garfield’s Pounce Bounce (2006; A Zamperla Jump Around ride)
 * Junior Round Up (1981; An Arrow Dynamics custom-built guided track ride with small hills, often considered a roller coaster by many, but not a true roller coaster)
 * Kiddie Wheel (1981; A San Antonio Roller Works kiddie Ferris wheel)
 * Little Sailors (1981; A Theel Brothers Manufacturing carousel-style ride with boats submerged in a shallow pool of water)
 * Mini 500 (2000; A Zamperla Speedway ride themed to the Indy 500)
 * Rosie's Railroad (2000; A Zamperla Rio Grande train ride)
 * Rosie’s Riverboat (2005; A Zamperla Rockin’ Tug ride themed to a riverboat)
 * Sky Fighters (1981; An Allan Herschell Sky Fighters ride)

Roller coasters

 * Looping Star (1981-2003; a Schwarzkopf Looping Star coaster, sold to the European traveling fair circuit, replaced with Toad Patrol: Scramble!)

Flat rides

 * Exodus (1990s-2021; a Wisdom Rides Gravitron ride, scrapped and replaced with America's Craziest Ride)
 * Rose Island Drop (1984-2018; an Intamin 1st Generation Freefall ride, scrapped and replaced with an updated drop tower with the same name)

Trivia

 * Mario's Super Coaster is the most expensive investment in the park's history, which isn't saying much, at $12 million.