Megafobia
| Megafobia | |
|---|---|
Megafobia | |
| Oakwood Theme Park | |
| Location | Oakwood Theme Park |
| Coordinates | 51°46′51″N 4°48′20″W / 51.7807°N 4.8056°W |
| Status | Closed |
| Opening date | 30 April 1996 |
| Closing date | 3 November 2024 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Wood |
| Manufacturer | Custom Coasters International |
| Designer | John Wardley, Dennis McNulty, Larry Bill |
| Height | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Length | 2,956 ft (901 m) |
| Speed | 48 mph (77 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1:40 |
| Max vertical angle | 55° |
| G-force | 2.75 |
| Height restriction | 120 cm (3 ft 11 in) |
| Megafobia at RCDB | |
Megafobia was a wooden roller coaster located at Oakwood Theme Park in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It opened on 30 April 1996 and was built by Custom Coasters International, who wanted a ride to showcase their company's work in Europe. It was designed by John Wardley, Dennis McNulty, and Larry Bill. It operated until 3 November 2024.
Megafobia was the first major attraction to be installed at Oakwood Theme Park. It was the most recent wooden roller coaster to be built in the United Kingdom until the opening of Wicker Man at Alton Towers in 2018.
On 27 January 2023, the park announced that Megafobia would undergo a £1.5 million replacement of its track by The Gravity Group, a project that replaced around 40% of the track and re-profiled certain elements of the layout. Most notably, the first drop became steeper. The updated ride re-opened to the public on 17 July 2023.
On 4 March 2025 it was announced that Oakwood Theme Park and all its rides would be closing indefinitely, with park owner Aspro Parks citing "challenges presented by the current business environment", and a decline in financial performance "making further investment unsustainable".