Do you remember your very first rollercoaster?
I do, and it was the Looping Star Rollercoaster, which used to live at Wonderweest World, what was a Butlins site in Ayr.
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As a child, I had been to Wonwerwest World a few times on holidays with my sister and mum and I always so remember going on the rollercoaster, something of which I nicknamed as a young boy the ‘Oh No Weeeee’.
The rollercoaster itself only had the 1 loop but was an enjoyable ride even for a young boy.
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Now of course, compared to the rollercoasters I have been on since then its no where as good as what you can get but, as a small boy to see the rollercoaster and look up to it, it felt like a big rollercoaster.
Sadly, Haven took over the Butlins site to become Craig Tara, the rides were all removed then removed in 1998, to make space for… Caravans!
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The Rollercoaster has then moved onto other places so you never know, you may have actually managed to experience this rollercoaster yourself.
- Dreamland as Looping Star
- Camelot Theme Park as Gauntlet
- Playground Varna as Roller Coaster
- Luna Park Sunny Beach as Loop Max Adrenaline
The Looping Star for me was a great start to rollercoasters and you can also say that this is where my love for rollercoasters began as I get excited when I see bigger rollercoasters to enjoy!
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Now of course, Butlins did have a number of other rides available to experience, including a small train ride, which as a young boy I loved!
Along with this there was a few land-based rides as well and it always had a great choice and was such a shame when Haven took-over that all of the rides were removed.
![Ross](https://themeparkrm.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20211010_171804-150x150.jpg)
Founder of ThemeParkRM. Spending most of his time at Thorpe Park and loves The Runaway Mine Train at Alton Towers (choo choo!)