Dreamland's Scenic Railway closes for good after more than a century

Scenics are no longer considered thrill machines but it breaks my heart when one closes. They’re every bit an important part of amusement park history.

Looks like a fun classic ride.

That looks like a ton more fun than what I was expecting.

Does it have a dude with a handbrake, like the one in Tivoli Gardens? I rode that a few years ago, and it was a bit unnerving.

Quite a bit speedier than Leap the Dips

15 mph can be terrifying when the track is buckling and sagging from lack of maintenance.

Jeff:

Does it have a dude with a handbrake, like the one in Tivoli Gardens? I rode that a few years ago, and it was a bit unnerving.

It does, yes.

There's a long history here. The ride was damaged by fire in 2008 and the original trains were destroyed. It reopened in 2015 after what was to all intents and purposes a ground up rebuild. Unfortunately a derailment in August 2024 caused track damage and it never reopened after that.

I'm saddened to see it go. It wasn't big, it wasn't fast, but it was historical.