Adventure Island: Park hosts superhero weekend event

The Southend seafront attraction hosted its popular Superhero Weekend again this year, in an effort to raise funds for Southend Hospital’s radiotherapy department.

Staff at the theme park embraced the spirit by dressing up as fan-favourite heroes and villains, entertaining young visitors across Saturday and Sunday.

Costumed fun - A cosplayer dressed as Deadpool. (Image: Adventure Island)

Assembled - Superhero cosplayers at Adventure Island (Image: Adventure Island)

James Miler, operations director at Adventure Island, said: “Celebrating Superhero Weekend for another year is truly fantastic. This event has always been a customer favourite, and we’re thrilled to see our staff fully embracing the spirit by dressing up as superheroes.

“We’re also proud to continue raising funds for Southend Hospital Charitable Foundation and their spotlight radiotherapy appeal.

Dressed up - Heroes at Adventure Island (Image: Adventure Island)

Minions - A crew dressed as characters from Despicable Me (Image: Adventure Island)

“Best of all, the event is free because we believe in providing great value and memorable experiences for everyone who visits.

Heroes - Wolverine and Deadpool (Image: Adventure Island)

“It’s a weekend we all look forward to, and we’re grateful to be part of such a meaningful cause.”

Vader - A cosplayer dressed as Darth Vader at Adventure Island (Image: Adventure Island)

Heroes - Visitors were encouraged to pose with cosplayers (Image: Adventure Island)

The radiotherapy appeal aims to raise £600,000 to fund state-of-the-art technology to better the lives of patients undergoing cancer treatment in mid and south Essex.