Drayton Manor To Welcome A 'Gold Rush' Of Olympians!
Drayton Manor Resort is offering our golden Olympians a chance to extend their recent victories in the Paris Summer Olympics 2024 with the chance to experience the park’s latest new ride for FREE!
Our great nation managed to secure 65 victories during the recent summer games with 10 to 14 of those being gold early on in the tournament.
To mark their return, Drayton Manor Resort is offering each gold medal winner the chance to continue their ‘gold rush’ with an overnight stay at their fabulous on site hotel, a free day pass to the midlands ultimate family theme park and the chance to enjoy their NEW for 2024 family thrill roller coaster – Gold Rush.
Even though not much can really compare to the thrill of participating in the world’s most prestigious athletic tournament, Drayton Manor are certainly hoping that the chance to experience their latest new ride will come somewhat close.
Gold Rush is the first ride of it’s kind to open worldwide offering riders the chance to experience TWO very different ride cycles.
The new ride, manufactured and designed by Swiss ride manufacturer Intamin offers a family thrill roller coaster experience combining both a lift hill and a launch section.
Drayton Manor’s latest new roller coaster is the first to be installed and opened at the park in 13 years with the last being Accelerator (Aka. Ben 10 the ride) in 2011. Gold Rush also makes up the star attraction of the park’s latest new Wild West themed land Frontier Falls.
Drayton Manor Resort have stated that all gold medal winners will be honoured as special guests offering them the chance to experience Gold Rush again & again.
Great Britain’s gold medal winners are;
- Equestrian (team eventing): Rosalind Canter, Laura Collett and Tom McEwen
- Mountain biking (cross country): Tom Pidcock
- Shooting (men’s trap final): Nathan Hales
- Swimming (men’s 4x200m freestyle relay final): Matt Richards, James Guy, Tom Dean and Duncan Scott
- Triathlon (men’s): Alex Yee
- Rowing (women’s quadruple sculls): Lauren Henry, Lola Anderson, Hannah Scott and Georgina Brayshaw
- Rowing (women’s lightweight double sculls): Emily Craig and Imogen Grant
- Trampoline (women’s): Bryony Page
- Equestrian (team jumping): Ben Maher, Harry Charles and Scott Brash
- Rowing (men’s eight): Sholto Carnegie, Rory Gibbs, Morgan Bolding, Jacob Dawson, Charlie Elwes, Tom Digby, James Rudkin, Tom Ford and cox Harry Brightmore
- Cycling (women’s team sprint): Emma Finucane, Sophie Capewell and Katy Marchant
- Athletics (women’s 800m): Keely Hodgkinson
- Sailing (women’s kite): Ellie Aldridge
- Sport climbing (men’s boulder and lead): Toby Roberts
Speaking about Great Britain’s recent golden victories at the Summer Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Victoria Lynn – Drayton Manor Resort’s managing director has stated;
“We’ve been so proud to see such an impressive gold streak during this exciting summer of sport!
The achievements of these athletes have been incredible to witness, and if they’re not ready for the excitement to be over, then we’ve got just the thing to get their blood pumping again.
Gold Rush has been our biggest launch of the year, so what greater privilege than to offer it to our gold medalists in celebration of their biggest year! ”
So, if you’re one of the named British golden athletes above why not reach out to Drayton Manor Resort now & continue your recent golden victory with a day at the Midlands most thrilling family theme park?
Believe us when we say, Gold Rush is a ride NOT to be missed!!