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Tayto Park (Irish: Páirc Tayto) is an amusement park in Ireland, originally themed based on the Irish potato crisp brand Tayto. It is located in the townland of Kilbrew, in County Meath and was founded by farmer-turned-entrepreneur Raymond Coyle (d. 2022).[3][4]

Tayto Park

Location	Kilbrew / Curraha, near Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland
Coordinates	53.545377°N 6.459375°W / 53.545377; -6.459375
Status	Operating
Opened	November 24, 2010 (2010-11-24)
Owner	Largo foods.[1]
Attendance	750,000 (2015)
Area	55 acres (22 ha)[2]
Attractions
Total	18
Roller coasters	4
Water rides	1
Website	www.taytopark.ie

History

The park opened on the 24th of November 2010. It was designed by Stewart and Sinnott Architects, landscaper Anthony Ryan and designer Milo Fitzgerald, with an €8.5 million investment from Ray Coyle, the potato farmer who established Largo Foods, and bought out the Tayto brand. The park developed 22 hectares of County Meath farmland into and includes Ireland's only wooden roller coaster, a Maxi Dance Party 360, adventure playgrounds and an exotic zoo.[5][6] It is the sixth most popular paid-for attraction in Ireland, with 750,000 visitors in 2015.[7]

In February 2022, it was announced that the park would be rebranded in 2023 after Tayto Snacks confirmed they would not be renewing their sponsorship agreement.[8] On 29 September 2022, it was announced that the park would be renamed Emerald Park from 1 January 2023.[9]

General attractions

Tayto Park has attractions for all ages, including playgrounds, mazes, vortex tunnels, a 5D cinema, zip lining, arts and crafts, magic shows and face painting.[10]

Zones

Eagle Sky Adventure Zone

Name	Picture	Additional Information
The Cú Chulainn Coaster		A wooden roller coaster, manufactured by The Gravity Group, opened on 6 June 2015.[11][12]
The Rotator		A Maxi Dance Party 360.
Air Race		Manufactured by Zamperla.
Viking Voyage		Contains 1.7 million litres of water.[13]
Endeavour
Flight School		A steel roller coaster opened in 2019.

Junior Zone

The Junior Zone features a 10-metre shot tower manufactured by Zamperla, a steam train ride,[14] a car driving experience manufactured by Nissan, a spinning roller coaster manufactured by Visa, a spinning boat non-water ride and a leaping ride manufactured by Zamperla.

The Zoo

The zoo features a collection of exotic birds, rare breeds of farm animals, ocelots, ring-tailed coatis, Amur leopards, Amur tigers, fishing cats, corsac foxesndoned, aardwolves, mountain lions and Eurasian lynx.

Incidents

A number of minor incidents have occurred within Tayto Park.

In June 2012, Helena McDonnell, a former employee who was working as a tour guide at Tayto Park, broke her ankle after she went down a 60-foot slide. The slide was not open to the public at the time but she, along with other employees, were told to try it so that they could "get a feel of it". McDonnell sued Ashbourne Visitor Centre Ltd, trading as Tayto Park, as a result of the accident. She also sued Hags Aneby AB of Sweden and Spraoi Linn Ltd, the manufacturer and supplier of the slide respectively. The case was settled out of court. Following the accident, the ride was altered in relation to how steep it was and at the turns.[15][16] In October 2016, a wooden staircase in one of the park's Halloween attractions, "House of Horrors" suddenly collapsed, injuring nine people.[17]

References

External links

• Official website

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