2000s Coin Operated Pirates of the Caribbean Ship Kiddie Ride - Black Pearl

Filmed at Adventure Island, Southend-on-Sea on September 17th 2016. This Pirates of the Caribbean ride is made by Merkur Gaming of Germany. It was released in the first decade of the 21st century. If anybody knows an exact release year, I'd be very grateful. I didn't get to do much ride hunting this year so just filmed what I could on this one trip to Southend. Adventure Island was not the ideal venue for filming rides though. It was noisy and crowded so not only was I scared of kids jumping on the rides while I was filming (this did happen with one of the rides), but it's hard to hear the music and sound effects. The rides have also been converted from coin operation to some kind of credit card thing that you have to top up at a desk in the arcade. Oh well. I suppose it's better than nothing. I am currently working on a website about coin operated rides, particularly those made (or at least commonly distributed) in the UK during the 1950s-90s. Please visit http://www.coinoperatedrides.weebly.com! If anybody has old photos/video footage that they wouldn't mind sharing with me, please e-mail me at [email protected] or leave a comment below. I would be eternally grateful. Thank you! :)