A £150m fake Caribbean beach and a theme park akin to to Disneyland are among the projects that could have changed New Brighton.
Long before the Wirral resort's Marine Point development was even planned, the “Ocean Dome” was seen as the ideal scheme to breathe new life into the seaside resort. The promises were endless – it would create up to 200 jobs and draw in more than a million visitors a year.
Based on the Mitsubishi-built Ocean Dome resort that opened in Moyazuki, Japan, in 1993, the attraction would have included a beach complete with wave machine, climate control and a retractable roof.
