Paddington Bear

The Paddington Bear Taxi was released by Jolly Roger Amusement Rides in 1999, and was sold in both black and red.  The ride features a model of Paddington Bear sitting in the passenger seat.  His case (with marmalade sandwich on top, of course!) sits behind the seats.


2000 Jolly Roger Catalogue

"Come and drive Paddington to the station in this traditional London taxi cab as he goes on his travels.  The ride features flashing lights, sound effects and an attract mode." - Jolly Roger Catalogue, 2000.


Safeways, Wembley, April 1999

According to the 2000 Jolly Roger catalogue, the ride measured 60" x 34" x 57".


Carnivale Amusements, Chapel St Leonards, June 2017

Pink Panther Train

One of three Pink Panther kiddie rides made by Jolly Roger Amusement Rides, this train was released in 1999.  The engine is green with yellow and red accents.  The Pink Panther lies across the top of the engine while Inspector Clouseau is spreadeagled across the front!


2000 Jolly Roger Catalogue

The ride played the classic Pink Panther theme tune as well as playing engine sounds when in motion.  According to a Jolly Roger catalogue, it measured 61" x 32" x 63".


Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach Gardens, April 2017

The mould for the engine itself was also used for another Jolly Roger ride; the Santa Fe Train.

Totally Garfield

The second Garfield ride manufactured by Jolly Roger Amusement Rides, this one was released in 1999.  While the earlier ride allowed children to ride with Garfield in his car, this ride has the rider sitting inside Garfield himself.


2000 Jolly Roger Catalogue

According to Jolly Roger catalogues, the ride measured 66" x 40" x 64" and, as of 2002, cost £2995.00 to purchase.


Savoy Amusements, Rhyl, May 2017

Surf Skimmer

This sweet little orange and blue boat was released as part of RG Mitchell's "Classic Rides" range in the mid-1990s.  It uses a mould produced by Spilsby Amusement Machines in the 1980s.


2000 RG Mitchell Catalogue

"Try stopping children boarding this floating fun palace.  Children will squeal with delight as it slices through the foaming surf." - 2000 RG Mitchell catalogue.


Many thanks to Annabelle for filming this ride for us!

Sadly, it never seemed to become as popular as some of Mitchell's other small rides, and I only ever saw a handful of them before they were discontinued in the early 2000s.

Steady Eddie

 Manufactured by RG Mitchell, this two-seater Eddie Stobart lorry was released in 1999.  Interactive features included a "rolling road" display screen and four push buttons for road safety sound effects.


2002 RG Mitchell Catalogue

Sadly, this ride never seemed to gain the same popularity as some of Mitchell's other rides and I only ever saw a handful of them.


The Mirage Amusements, Hemsby, April 2017

The ride measured 65" x 29" x 49" and weighed 308lbs.  It cost £2,895.00 to purchase as of the 2001 price list.

Fireman Sam

RG Mitchell of Skegness acquired the rights to Fireman Sam in the late 1990s, and launched this new, improved version of OMC's earlier model at the ATEI in January 1999.  The most notable visible difference at first glance is that Penny now sits behind the child rider, where Station Officer Steele once sat on the OMC version.

2000 RG Mitchell Catalogue

The ride measured 58" x 28" x 52" and, as of the 2001 price list, cost £2,495.00 to purchase.

Asda, Colindale, February 2017.  Unfortunately, this unit had a rather noisy motor which made it very hard to record the ride's audio.  As you can hear, the sound kind of dips in and out on this video.  I tried my best but, if given another chance to film, I probably wouldn't place my audio recorder on the floor of the ride!

Dankorp Pty

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