The funfair's most spectacular ride was a roller coaster called "The Big Dipper", which opened in 1951. It was of wooden construction and suffered a major fire in 1970. It was closed after five children were killed and 13 injured in an accident on 30 May 1972 when one of the trains became detached from the haulage rope, rolling back to the station (the anti-rollback mechanism having failed) and colliding with the other train. The lack of a main attraction led to the decline in the popularity of the funfair and its eventual closure in 1974.