The Swan Boat Ride was installed for the 1987 season
in the Ingestre Lake, which had previous held the Splash Cats. Manufactured by Intamin,
the ride worked with a series of pulleys: each swan was pulled along by a cable
and every time the swan accessed another pulley the direction of the swan would change. The swan moved very slowly, so it was an ideal ride for couples or if you just wanted a break from the crowds to relax, the ride lasted for approximately 6 minutes.
Despite its
Iconic status at the Towers (having featured heavily in advertising
for the park) the Swans were never the most popular ride. Eventually
this fact caught up with it, and it was removed at the end of 2003
due to its consistently low popularity with visitors.
It was
replaced by the pay per play Splash Kart Challenge.
