A long-awaited new ride, originally due to launch in 2023, has finally arrived at Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach.

The parts for The Polar Express have been delivered and it is now being built at the Norfolk seaside attraction.

It is a "Musik Express" fast-paced circular ride, similar to Mulan that closed in 2019 after 20 years at the site.

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Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach posted pictures of its new arrival on Facebook and wrote: "We are so pleased and extremely proud to say that the Polar Express will be ready and operational for the 2024 season.

"It has been a long and bumpy road, due to unexpected circumstances and delays, but it will all have been worth it.

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"We cannot wait to reopen and I am sure you are all just as excited as we are."

The ride was manufactured in Italy and it was originally due to open there in 2023.

The Pleasure Beach also recently teased another new addition in 2024 on social media, with no further details known at present.