Green Scream

Green Scream belongs to the bright seafront company of Adventure Island, set on Southend’s Western Esplanade. The park describes the ride as a spin around the edge of the park, a fitting little railway of pleasure for visitors arriving from the town and the Thames Estuary air. adventureisland.co.uk

The coaster opened in 1999, bringing a Zierer family machine to the Southend promenade at a reported cost of one million U.S. dollars. Its scale is friendly rather than fearsome: 10 metres in height, 40 km/h at full pace, and no inversions to trouble the family party. adventureisland.co.uk

Its maker was Zierer of Germany, and the ride is recorded as a steel Tivoli design. Coasterpedia lists a tyre-propelled lift and a helix among its design details, with one train of 20 cars seating 40 riders in all. coasterpedia.net

Southend lends the ride its finest setting. The town’s famous pleasure pier reaches 1.33 miles into the Thames Estuary, so the visitor finds Green Scream not in some hidden corner, but among the promenades, amusements, and long salt-water views of a proud English seaside resort. southendpier.co.uk· adventureisland.co.uk