Northern Leisure

A well-known British manufacturer of coin-operated rides was established in 1986 under the name **MH Group** (formerly known as Northern Leisure). They were also called Kiddy Rides. When it was originally established, they originally just distributed rides made by other kiddie ride businesses, including OMC Electronics, BAFCO, Amutec, Jolly Roger, and RG Mitchell, the former of which that would be owned by Northern Leisure later on. Most rides are sold with the Kiddy Rides logo. In order to create Tractor Tom, MH Leisure bought KidzStuff in 2003 (who also purchased OMC Electronics). By 2006, they acquired Fun2Learn, in which they now used Fun2Learn’s bases for their new rides. They also finished their Postman Pat and Koala Brothers rides, which were slated to be released by them. Originally, they were supposed to include the standard ABC and 123 buttons found in most of their rides. But because of the new acquisition by Northern Leisure, Northern Leisure finished the rides themselves, hence the lack of ABC and 123 buttons. Even though the Tazmobile, Jay Jay, and Snuffy lacked those buttons (the ladder of which only excluding the 123 buttons), these rides made and released by the time Fun2Learn was already independent. Due to financial difficulties (mostly caused by the recent COVID-19 pandemic), Northern Leisure filed for administration in February 2021, and it eventually closed and rebranded itself as MH leisure 2 months later. The company announced plans to release a Bluey kiddie ride in 2024.

## Rides (As Northern Leisure)

Kiddy Rides UK Ltd (formerly known as OMC Electronics and Kidzstuff) is the main kiddie rides division. A lot of well known rides have been made by Kiddy Rides.

Tractor Tom (2003)Tractor Tom: Buzz The Quad (Standard) (2005)Tractor Tom: Buzz The Quad (Video Option) (2005)Busy Buses: Colin The Country Bus (Standard) (2005)Busy Buses: Colin The Country Bus (Video) (2005)The Magic Roundabout: Train (Standard) (2005)Jay Jay the Jet Plane (NL Release) (2006) (?)Jay Jay the Jet Plane: Snuffy (NL Release) (2005)Postman Pat: The PAT 1 (Fun2Learn/Northern Leisure Hybrid) (2006)The Koala Brothers: The Tiger Moth (Fun2Learn/Northern Leisure Hybrid) (2006)Waverider (Game) (Red) (2006)Waverider (Standard) (Red) (2006)Waverider (Standard) (Yellow) (2006)Waverider (Standard) (Black) (2006)Moto Carousel (2007)Icerider (Game) (2008)Icerider (Standard) (Yellow) (2008)Icerider (Standard) (Blue) (2008)Cartoonito Karaoke: Cartoonito Karaoke Bus (2008)The Magic Roundabout: Train (Video Option) (2008)Desert Challenge Quad (Red) (2008)Desert Challenge Quad (Yellow) (2008)Big Red Bus (2009)KR Racing Motorbike (2009)Lazytown: Sportacus’ Flypod (2009)Mini Lifeboat (Modded SAM Boat) (2009)Dino Ranger (2009)Mini T-Rex (2009)Mini Triceratops (2009)KR Express (Modded SAM Steam Engine) (2009)Mini Panda (only unit; scrapped) (2000s/2010s)Dino Ranger Carousel (2009)Go Go Racer Carousel (2009)Beach Carousel (2010)Peppa Pig: Daddy Pig’s Car (Standard) (2010)Peppa Pig: Daddy Pig’s Car (Video) (2010)School Bus (Yellow) (2010s)School Bus (White) (2010s)Swing Boat (2011)Scalextric Slot Car (Red) (2011)Scalextric Slot Car (Blue) (2011)Runaway Train Carousel (2011)Farm Quad (Red) (Modded Buzz The Quad) (2011)Farm Quad (Green) (Modded Buzz The Quad) (2011)Farm Quad (Blue) (Modded Buzz The Quad) (2011)Joey JCB (Standard) (2011)Joey JCB (Video) (2011)Icerider (Video) (2012)Peppa Pig: Rocket (2012)Olly The Little White Van (2012)Sing-A-Long Bus (Modded Cartoonito Karaoke Bus) (2012)Mr. Bus (Red) (2014)Mr. Bus (Yellow) (2014)Mr. Bus (White) (2014)Mr. Bus (Jungle) (2014)Mr. Bus (WoW) (2014)Pip Ahoy!: Skipper’s Bucket (2014)Peppa Pig: Carousel (3 Seater) (2014)Peppa Pig: Carousel (2 Seater) (2014)Poppy The Cat: Poppy’s Aeroplane (2014)Afterburners (Modded Lazytown: Sportacus’ Flypod) (2015)SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patty Wagon (2016)Paw Patrol: Marshall’s Fire Truck (2016)Paw Patrol: Chase’s Patrol Cruiser (2017)Emergency Heroes: Police (2017)Emergency Heroes: Fire (Modded Olly The Little White Van) (2017)Peppa Pig: Daddy Pig’s Camper Van (2018)MKII Rally Car (Red) (2018)MKII Rally Car (Yellow) (2018)MKII Rally Car (Light Green) (2018)MKII Rally Car (Blue) (2018)MKII Police Car (2018)MKIII Rally Car (Red) (2018)TuTiTu: Helicopter (2020)
## How The Rides Turn On

* 3--- (Ride Name) Version (running)
* Good morning/afternoon/evening! It's Monday-Sunday/ 1-12-1-59 am/pm.

## Sound Effects Activated Via the Start Button

Several of the company’s rides have sound effects activated by their start button. Here are some of these sound effects.

* Horn (Only heard On: Tractor Tom, Buzz: Both Standard and Video Options, Mini Rescue Boat, Desert Challenge Quad, and Olly the Little White Van)
* Engine (Only Heard On: Colin; Both Standard And Video Options, Mini Go Kart, And Chase)
* Whistle (Only Heard On: Train; Video Option Only, And the Runaway Train Carousel)
* "Beep Beep!" (Only Heard On: Olly The Little White Van)

## Announcements

Note that the majority of NL announcements listed here are commonly voiced by Lynn Cleckner.

### ROSie V5

The ROSie control board was first originally created by OMC for later versions of their earlier designs (e.g. Postman Pat, Fireman Sam, and Rosie and Jim) and for their newer upcoming designs. The company used these boards all the way to 1997, when KidzStuff bought them out. KidzStuff began using the bases and the boards OMC had been using for their rides so that they could produce either reissues of older OMC rides, or for their own. Fast forward to 2004, when Northern Leisure bought KidzStuff so that they could manufacture their Tractor Tom kiddie ride. Once again, they used the same board and base that both OMC and KidzStuff had been using for their rides. However, Northern Leisure decided to make the last version of the ROSie board: ROSie V5. This was basically the same ROSie board, just without the ability to change the pitch of the ride’s audio. The board was only used in the company’s first four rides: Tractor Tom (as said before), Buzz the Quad, Colin the Country Bus, and Train. After the release of Train, it seems like NL decided to retire the ROSie board in favor of the KERMiT board.

#### Announcements

* “ROSie. Version 5.” (Boot-up)
* ”(Big Ben chime) Good morning/afternoon/evening! It’s (current day), (current day number), (current time)!” (Boot-up)
* ”Normal operating mode.” (Boot-up) “Hello. What’s your name? Would you like to have a go?”
* “For further information about our rides, call Northern Leisure on 0113 239 3803.”
* This ride will accept 10p, 20p, 50p, and £1 coins, in any order. Change is not given.”
* ”Children using this ride, should be supervised by a parent or guardian.”
* “(Attract Mode) Go on, have a go!”
* “Thank you!”
* ”Please insert a further (2-digit number)p!”
* ”Turn the start key to start the ride!” (Tractor Tom V1 Only)
* ”(Tractor Tom’s Engine) Hold tight, here we go!” (Tractor Tom V1 Only)
* ”Press the start button, on the dashboard, to start the ride!”
* ”The ride is about to begin… five, four, three, two, one!” (Auto start announcement; only used if the start button hasn’t been pressed yet after the needed amount of coins has been inserted)
* ”Don’t forget you have (number of rides) left!”
* “Don’t forget you have more rides left!” (RARE)
* ”Hope to see you again soon. Have a nice day!”

### KERMiT

After the release of Train, the company decided to switch from using ROSie boards to their new KERMiT board design, officially retiring the board after just half a decade. This new board features some of the same announcements as the ROSie, although there are also more new announcements added. This became the standard board used in all of NL’s newer designs until they became defunct.

* “ROSie. Version 5.” (Boot-up)
* ”(Big Ben chime) Good morning/afternoon/evening! It’s (current day), (current day number), (current time)!” (Boot-up)
* ”Normal operating mode.” (Boot-up)
* “Hello. Would you like to have a go? Go on, try it!”
* “For further information about our rides, call Northern Leisure on 0113 239 3803.
* “Look out for other rides from Northern Leisure.”
* This ride will accept 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2 coins, in any order. Change is not given.”
* “Go on, have a go!”
* “Children using this ride, should be supervised by a parent or guardian.”
* “Thank You!”
* “Please insert more coins!”
* “Touch a Cartoonito to select a song & sing along!” (Cartoonito Karaoke Bus Only)
* “Press the Start Button to Start the ride!”
* “Come on, get up and move with me! Kick the go button to start!” (LazyTown Flypod Only)
* “Prepare for takeoff! Press the start button!” (Peppa Pig Rocket Only)
* “To choose which video you’d like to see, just touch a picture of Joey with your finger!” (Joey JCB Video Option Only)
* “Just touch the screen with your finger!” (Singalong Bus Only)
* “The ride is about to begin....five, four, three, two, one!” (Only when you don't press Start for several seconds after coin insertion. Even on Video Option Rides.)
* “Are you ready? Hold tight, here we go!”
* “Is everybody ready? Ready! (Starts engine) Then let’s go! (Honks horn)” (Peppa Pig Car and 2/3 Seater Carousels Only)
* Hold on tight, we have liftoff! (deep voice) 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… blastoff! (whooshing)” (Peppa Pig Rocket Only)
* “It's Cartoonito Karaoke!” (Cartoonito Karaoke Bus Only)
* “Press a button on the LazyTown radio to select a song!” (LazyTown Flypod Only)
* “Don't forget you have more rides left!”
* “Hope to see you again soon. Have a nice day!”
* “Thanks for visiting LazyTown, come back soon!” (LazyTown Flypod Inly)
* “See you later! See you later!” (Peppa Pig Car Only)
* “Thanks for riding with us, come back soon!” (Peppa Pig Rocket Only)
* “That was fun, wasn’t it Daddy? See you later! See you later!” (2/3 Seater Peppa Pig Carousels Only)
* “Thanks for flying with me, come back soon!” (TuTiTu Helicopter Only; voiced by fellow kiddie ride YouTuber Amber The Fangirl)

## Motors And Bases

* Base 3.0: After the purchase of KidzStuff, Northern Leisure upgraded the base again to add legs on the back and front of the ride.
* New Base: After the purchase of Fun2Learn. Northern Leisure decided to use the Fun2Learn base for new rides.

## Logos

OMC Electronics (1991-1997)Kidzstuff (199?-2004)Kidzstuff (Alt Logo)Older Logo (1997-2004)Northern Leisure (Alt Logo)Old Logo (2004-2021)