Sandy

Sandy the Donkey was part of RG Mitchell's original wooden animal range, released around 1960.  As with all of Mitchell's early rides, she had a Muffin the Mule-style "string puppet" appearance, with her legs and head being made of separate flat wooden pieces which were then assembled to complete the animal.


RG Mitchell Stand, Amusement Trade Exhibition - The Coin Slot, February 1975

Sandy was one of the last Mitchell animal rides to be recreated in fibreglass, with this updated version being released in the early 1970s.  She was the only fibreglass Mitchell animal to retain some of the original string puppet shape from her earlier wooden counterpart.  The same mould was also used for the less commonly seen Candy the Zebra.


The Countryman, Ingoldmells, August 2023

Sandy II came in a variety of colours over the years. The earliest appear to have been brown but, by the 1990s, she was far more commonly seen in grey with white spots.