Drunkenly spin around a German beer hall in a giant barrel
Drunkenly spin around a German beer hall in a giant barrel
| Theme Park | Drayton Manor |
|---|---|
| Park Area | Aerial Park |
| Type | Spin Ride |
| Audience | Older Families and Thrillseekers |
| Opened | 2006 (replaced Cyclone) |
| Manufacturer | Intamin |
Drunken Barrels
Drunken Barrels is a tea cup ride with a difference. Taking place inside a well themed German Beer Hall, riders sit in spinning beer barrels for a drunken ride accompanied by traditional German Oom-pah music.
For the first few years of operation, the entire ride platform would raise to a steep angle as the ride was in progress, adding even more disorientation to the spinning. In recent years, however, this hasn’t happened.
The ride replaced the ill-fated Cyclone, which had to be removed from the park because of noise complaints. Obviously the park learned their lesson, making sure Drunken Barrels was enclosed in a large building to reduce the likelihood of screams being heard from outside the park.
Drunken Barrels ride building
The spinning beer barrels
Ride sign
"Cor, what a lovely pair of jugs"
