RECORD NUMBERS FLOCK TO FOLLY FARM
Visitors flocked to Folly Farm in their thousands this Easter weekend to try out The Pembrokeshire Wheel and meet Peppa Pig
Photo: Peppa Pig and George wowed the crowds in front of Folly Farm's new ride The Pembrokeshire Wheel
25 April 2011, Folly Farm, Kilgetty, Pembrokeshire: Folly Farm has celebrated a record breaking weekend, smashing two of its visitor attendance records. The Easter weekend was the highest ever since the park opened in 1988, up 124% on last year and up 24% on the previous highest in 2009 when the giraffes arrived. The all time record for number of visitors in one day was also smashed by 32% on Good Friday with close to 7500 visitors enjoying the bank holiday sunshine.
Chris Ebsworth, Managing Director at Folly Farm, enthused; "It's been an amazing weekend, the park was busy but the atmosphere was fantastic. A huge thanks must go to all our staff for coping so well to make sure visitors had the quality of experience they are used to.
"We have worked hard this Winter to keep the park looking its best and we have continued with an aggressive investment plan to keep the park fresh and exciting for our loyal return visitors and locals"
He continued; "Numbers were certainly boosted by the fantastic weather and a late Easter but I also think we worked hard to market our Easter offerings with our updated Folly Interactive exhibit, the appearance from Peppa Pig, and our new ride The Pembrokeshire Wheel which was ridden by 30% of our visitors over the weekend."
The arrival of a baby zebra foal ahead of the weekend was also a nice unplanned attraction for the thousands of visitors.
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For press enquiries please contact:
Zoë Wright
PR and Marketing Manager
01834 815032
zoe@folly-farm.co.uk
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