Current Status
The latest supported position, question by question, as of July 2026.
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- Awaiting confirmation
| Question | Current finding | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Did the original ride survive? | Yes | Verified |
| Did both gondolas survive? | Yes | Verified |
| Was the shared structure rebuilt? | Yes | Verified |
| Did it operate after leaving Wicksteed? | Yes | Verified |
| Was it installed in Kosovo? | Yes | Verified |
| Was it at Lunapark Aseba? | Strongly established | Supported |
| Was it advertised for sale? | Yes | Verified |
| Is the sale listing still current? | The operator confirmed directly (24-25 July 2026) that the ride remains listed, though "sceptical in the price" | Supported |
| Is it still assembled today? | Recent imagery strongly suggests it remained assembled | Supported |
| Is it currently operating? | Yes, per direct operator contact (24-25 July 2026) with supporting video, corroborated by a recently updated Google listing | Verified |
| Can it currently be visited? | Evidence gathered so far suggests yes, as of 24 July 2026 | Supported |
| Was it stored at Rundle's? | Evidence indicates no | Supported |
| What was seen at Rundle's? | A different Pirate Ship, identity unresolved | Unresolved |
| Has the control system been modernised? | Claimed by seller and visually plausible | Supported |
| Has the modernisation been independently documented? | Not yet | Unresolved |
| Could it return to Wicksteed? | No confirmed plan | Unresolved |
This board is transcribed directly from the investigation’s findings and will be updated as enquiries with the seller and the park continue. See Sources & Methodology for how confidence levels are assigned.
Visiting today
Can the ride be visited in person? VerifiedYes. On 24-25 July 2026, an Instagram account presenting as Lunapark Aseba responded directly to a research enquiry, stating the ride “is woriking” in Mitrovica and supplying two video clips, a photo and a TikTok reference. This is corroborated by a recently updated Google listing showing current opening hours and by other recently dated footage, including some taken from neighbouring businesses that look directly onto the ride. See the Evidence Room for these items rated individually, including the important caveat that this exchange confirms the ride’s current presence and operation, not its Wicksteed origin, which rests on separate evidence.
Daylight video supplied directly by the @aseba_park Instagram account, showing a gondola swinging against the twin lattice tower structure with Mitrovica's rooftops and a minaret visible behind it.
- Date
- Supplied 24-25 July 2026; described by the account as "a video from yesterday" (recording date not independently confirmed, no creation-time metadata in the file)
- Source
- Instagram account presenting as Lunapark Aseba (@aseba_park), supplied directly to Alexandra Freeman
- Location
- Lunapark Aseba, Mitrovica, Kosovo (per the account's own statement)
- Rights
- Researcher's own collection
- Archive ref
- VID-OPDAY-01
Captions: No caption track available; footage has ambient sound only.
Research note: One of two clips supplied in direct response to a research enquiry; see the related correspondence evidence item for the full exchange and its caveats.
In the same exchange, the account confirmed the ride remains listed for sale (while describing itself as “sceptical in the price”), granted permission to use the photographs it supplied, and welcomed a possible future in-person research visit, though no specific date has yet been agreed. It also stated that the ride’s inverter, motors and structure are unchanged since acquisition and that only colours and lighting have been altered, a claim that sits in tension with an earlier sales listing describing a more substantial modernisation; see How It Worked and the Evidence Room for both accounts side by side.
The ride sits near Mitrovica’s water park, on the opposite side of the Ibar Bridge. That distinction matters locally: Mitrovica is Kosovo’s best-known divided city, split by the bridge into a Kosovo Albanian south (using the euro, speaking Albanian) and a Serbian north (Serbian dinar, flags, number plates and language). For anyone planning a research visit, crossing the bridge is generally considered the city’s defining experience, more than any single conventional sight.
The most commonly recommended vantage point is the panorama platform beside the Miner’s Monument (the Spomenik) on the northern side, a comparatively recent addition that overlooks the whole divided city.
Safety observation A separate observation from reviewing this footage: restraint use and operating procedures visible in several clips differ from what a UK visitor might expect. This is not a general claim about safety standards across Kosovo. It is specific to what the available footage shows of this ride and its current operator, and it is covered in more detail as its own item in the Evidence Room.