The forgotten theme park that's now a housing estate

While there are plenty of theme parks that have stood the test of time, there are just as many that have had to close their gates. One that shut down back in 2007 was the Western-themed American Adventures, which had first opened in 1987. In the years since its closure, former park-goers have signed petitions trying to get the park reopened. This is unlikely to materialise, with the land having since been turned into a housing estate. The theme park turned housing estate in Shipley, near Ilkeston, now has plenty of residents, some of whom even have found memories of the days when it was American Adventures. Resident Devin Leahy told the BBC : "I grew up living just over the hill - I can remember most of it, where the rides were. "One of the reasons I bought a house here was because it's the former site of American Adventure - but I was quite disappointed with the naming of the roads, and how there was no homage to the theme park." While andother resident Jordan Gosling shared: "I started coming in my early teens, 13 and 14 - we'd try and come every school holiday because it was nearby. "It's nice to know the site of a theme park which I had good memories in has been used for something." American Adventure first opened in June 1987, two years after a previous amusement park called Britannia Park had opened on the site, closing just 10 weeks later. American Adventure proved rather more popular, early attractions including the Cherokee Falls log flume, the Buffalo Stampede roller coaster, a runaway mine train ride and a pirate ship. Over the following years the park expanded with more rides and themed areas based on North American culture. While the park remained popular throughout the 90s, visitor numbers began to dwindle in the 2000s and rides began to be shut down, until the owners announced they would not be reopening following the 2007 season.