Tayto Park refunds customers after reopening cancelled

Tayto Park is refunding customers in light of having to cancel their reopening on June 18th due to government restrictions.

The theme park would have been operating on limited capacity and only accepting visitors who pre-booked their tickets online.

In their statement they said: "We were excited to reopen and welcome guests back to Tayto Park from the 18^th of June, as we believed we were entitled to do, in line with all communications from all regulatory authorities over the past few days.

The theme park was due to reopen on June 18th. (Tayto Park)

"However, on reviewing statutory regulations that were published late yesterday evening, it is with regret that Tayto Park will have to remain closed until regulations permit us to reopen. "

Ray Coyle of Tayto Park said: “We’re terribly sorry, particularly given the huge amount of excitement and support we received this morning from everyone. Myself and the entire team at Tayto Park look forward to welcoming everyone when regulations allow”.

The website for the theme park was flooded with people buying tickets and they were assured they would be refunded for their purchases.

They said: "We look forward to welcoming you back to Tayto Park in the near future. We also appreciate the immediate support we received from the media.

"We promise that Tayto Park will be worth the wait!"