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| Location | Gulliver's Land Resort, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England |
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| Coordinates | 52°03′04″N 0°43′49″W / 52.05111°N 0.73028°W |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Slogan | Giant Adventures for Families |
| Operating season | February–December |
| Website | https://www.gulliverslandresort.co.uk |
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Gulliver's Land is a children's theme park in 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 has been designed especially for families. The Adventurers Village is now part of the resort, providing themed accommodation and short break packages. Gulliver's Land resort includes Splash Zone, Blast Arena, The SFEAR and Dinosaur and Farm Park.
Gulliver's Land features a number of classic theme park rides, attractions and shows for children aged 2 to 13. A JCB Zone was introduced in 2017, launched in partnership with JCB. The themed area gives children the opportunity to experience JCB themed rides and attractions.
Gulliver's Land is typically open from February until December.
Gulliver's Land Resort
The theme park has expanded over the years and now includes a selection of accommodation at the nearby Adventurers Village Resort. Accommodation types include cabins, lodges, dens and glamping tents. Accessible accommodation is now available, with the resort offering accessible lodges and tents. Short break packages include entry to the main theme park, splash zone and dinosaur and farm park.
Adventurers Village accommodation types
- Lost World Cabins
- Dino Dens
- Safari Glamping Tents
- Wild West Lodges
- Beach Dens
- Deluxe Dino Dens
- JCB Dens (From 2017)
Dinosaur and Farm Park
Dinosaur and Farm Park is located next to the main theme park. This is a standalone attraction and notable for its collection of animatronic dinosaurs of various sizes. Voted one of the best dinosaur attractions in the UK[citation needed], Dinosaur and Farm Park is split into two sections. The Farm Park area has farmyard animals alongside interactive farmyard attractions.
Blast Arena
Blast Arena at Gulliver's Land is one of three official Blast Arenas operated by Gulliver's. The other two are located at Warrington, Cheshire and Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. Blast Arena goggles, vest and blaster are provided to each participant. Blast Arena is suitable for children aged 6 and over. The attraction is completely indoors, with the option of a birthday party package.
The Blast Arena centre is located within Dinosaur and Farm Park, close to Splash Zone and The SFEAR.
Splash Zone
One of the first standalone attractions at Gulliver's Land, Splash Zone is a water playground situated indoors. There is no standing water; the splash area consists of water play elements such as cannons, sprays and a giant tipping bucket.
Additional watersides
In Summer 2017 the Splash Zone attraction launched 3 new waterslides. Targeted towards older children, the slides have a height restriction of 1.0 metre (3 ft 3 in).
Theme Park Rides
| Name | Height restriction* | Child to Adult Ratio | Notes | Image |
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| Main Street | ||||
| Carousel | Ride Alone: Over 90 centimetres (3.0 feet) | 2 | Child to adult ratio depends on chosen seat. | |
| JCB Zone | ||||
| Crazy Mouse | With Adult: Over 90 cm
Ride Alone: Over 120 centimetres (3.9 feet) |
1 | ||
| Crazy Crane | With Adult: Over 120 cm
Ride Alone: Over 130 centimetres (4.3 feet) |
2 | ||
| Dodgems | With Adult: Over 90 cm
Ride Alone: Over 140 centimetres (4.6 feet) |
1 | ||
| Lilliput Land | ||||
| Giant Tea Cups | Ride Alone: Over 120 cm | 4 | ||
| Tiny Tots Play Area | Under 100 centimetres (3.3 feet) | N/A | ||
| Cycle Monorail | With Adult: Over 90 cm
Ride Alone: Over 140 cm |
1 | No open toed shoes allowed. | |
| Veteran Cars | With Adult: Under 120 cm
Ride Alone: Over 120 cm |
3 | ||
| Lilliput Castle | ||||
| Dragon Siege | With Adult: Over 120 cm
Ride Alone: Over 150 centimetres (4.9 feet), under 190 cm |
2 | ||
| Gully's Jousting Castles | With Adult:
(Slow cycle:: Over 90 cm (Fast cycle): Over 110 centimetres (3.6 feet) Ride Alone: Over 120 cm |
1 | ||
| Gulliver's Travels | Ride Alone: Over 120 cm | 1 | ||
| Discovery Bay | ||||
| Rio Bravo | Ride Alone: Over 90 cm | 5 | ||
| Crazy Barrels | Ride Alone: Over 120 cm | 4 | ||
| Silvermine | Ride Alone: Over 120 cm | 1 | ||
| Runaway Train | With Adult: Over 90 cm
Ride Alone: Over 120 cm |
1 | ||
| Log Flume | With Adult: Over 90 cm
Ride Alone: Over 120 cm |
3 | ||
| Adventure Land | ||||
| Flying Raft | With Adult: Over 90 cm
Ride Alone: Over 120 cm |
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| Jungle River | Ride Alone: Over 120 cm | 3 | ||
| The Buccaneer | With Adult: Over 90 cm
Ride Alone: Over 120 cm |
4 | ||
| Tree Top Swings | With Adult: Over 90 cm
Ride Alone: Over 120 cm |
1 | ||
| Jungle Falls | With Adult: Over 90 cm
Ride Alone: Over 120 cm |
2 | ||
| Twist n Joust | With Adult: Over 90 cm
Ride Alone: Over 120 cm |
3 | ||
| Western World | ||||
| Whirlwind | Ride Alone: Over 120 cm | 3 | Not open until 11:30 | |
| Flying Texan Boots | Ride Alone: Over 120 cm | 1 | Not open until 11:30 | |
| Deputy Drop Down | Between 90 cm and 150 cm | N/A | Not open until 11:30 | |
| Pony Express | Between 90 cm and 150 cm | N/A | Not open until 11:30 | |
*On rides with no minimum height restriction, children must be able to sit in an upright position unaided.