Dreamland is planning to launch nine new rides in time for summer.

Visitors will be able to enjoy new, re-imagined versions of firm favourites from the past, including restored vintage rides and experience new thrill and coaster rides, which have been purpose built for the Kent attraction.

These include The Dreamland Drop, billed as the ultimate thrill ride.

An adrenaline fueled ‘shoot up and drop’ tower, the ride will rotate 360 degreesgiving a panoramic view of the amusement park and Margate.

Subject to planning permission, it will be custom built with Dreamland lettering running down the side of the ride and a decorative ‘D’ adorning the top, creating an iconic landmark for the park and town.

If planning permission is granted installation work is expected to start in eight to 10 weeks, with the ride anticipated to be ready for the school summer holidays.

Another, named Pendulum, echoes the dynamics and excitement of the highly popular Mary Rose, which visitors flocked to Dreamland to go on in the 1990s.

As the ride begins to swing, it also rotates getting longer and longer for a totally mind-boggling feeling as land, sea and sky fly overhead in circle after circle.

The ride’s gondola has capacity for 16 people at a time, with an innovative ‘half moon’ configuration allowing a family of four to ride in the same row side-by-side.

Another, to be named by the public, will be a modern take on the much-loved classic Enterprise ride, an open-air thrill experience that transports riders 60ft through the air at 25mph.

Seating 24 people, two per gondola, the ride will treat visitors to an awe-inspiring experience that transforms from the horizontal to the nearly vertical.

Dreamland is looking for suggestions from the public and will be launching a social media campaign to find a winner.

Another, Pinball X, is a newly re-imagined ride similar to the highly popular Magic Mouse that drew crowds to the venue last year.

A high impact coaster with family appeal, it is sure to thrill all generations and features an action-packed course of twists, turns and exciting drops. Half way through the ride, the four-passenger coaches spin and whirl with gravitational forces and inertia allowing each and every rider the chance to enjoy a different ride, time and time again.

Also planned is Air Force - an exhilarating 360 degree thrill ride replicating the experiences and sensations of an acrobatic plane flight, banking, looping and diving across the sky, creating a sense of breathtaking weightlessness.

Accommodating up to 24 riders at one time in six, four-seater aeroplanes, the action takes place up to 8m above the ground and ‘pilots’ experience accelerations of 3G, right side up and upside down as they fly high.

The visual impact of the Air Force is something not to be missed and will certainly draw attention to the ride from all visitors to the park.

Other family rides being added include Up, Up and Away which can take a whole family to the air in ‘hot-air balloons’.

Dreamland says the ride’s colourful spinning tubs and flashing lights will please even the youngest of visitors.

Meanwhile, Soaring Seagulls will be an interactive ride featuring six colourful, hang glider bikes for the whole family to ride.

The more you pedal the higher you go in this fun seaside themed ride.

Once the ride cycle begins, riders are in the driving seat as they swoop and fly their way through the sky.

Another family ride planned is Rock The Boat, which can accommodate up to 24 riders setting families on sail for an exciting adventure of rocking and whirling motions.

Finally the park wants to add The Vintage Caterpillar, described as "a beautiful heritage ride estimated to have been made in the 1920s", it harks back to Dreamland’s past and is a new take on the iconic Kiss Me Quick ride that was a popular feature at the park.

Lovingly restored by Littleboy’s Vintage Restorations, it features a descending canopy that covers riders for that ‘kiss me quick’ moment.

Steve Gotkine, chief operating officer at Dreamland, said: “The new rides will bring a wealth of new exciting experiences to the park adding to the fun festival feel that can be enjoyed everyday through our doors.

"The rides are part of our ongoing investment into Dreamland and Margate providing a wonderful venue for all generations to enjoy."