A young mum is furious after she claims a rollercoaster has been plonked just metres from her home without warning.

Leigha Cummins, 18, says Dreamland's The Magic Mouse ride is so close you could touch it with a fishing rod, and said her neighbour joked you could high five someone on the ride.

But Leigha says when she voiced her concerns about the ride being outside her flat in Eaton Place, Margate it was like her "complaining to a brick wall".

The seaside park has undergone a multi-million makeover in recent months, with The Magic Mouse built in time for its re-opening next Friday, Kent Live reports.

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"I popped out shopping one day and there was this gigantic ride right in front of my eyes. I had no idea it was going to be there", said Leigha, who lives with her son Riley, two.

"I just don't think it's fair on any of the neighbours. We don't deserve to have that without any warning.

"If you reached out from the balcony with a fishing rod you could touch it.

"My neighbour once joked you could high-five someone on the ride from the flat."

As a nightshift worker in McDonald's , Leigha is particularly worried about noise of the ride when the park opens next week.

She said: "I just don't think I'm going to be able to sleep with that ride just metres away from me.

"Last year we were compensated for the noise by having tokens for the park – but then we found out they were just for one ride.

"I'd rather have that ride moved. It's just going to be full-on noise pollution."

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Dreamland will be open from 11am to 7pm, and will run until 10pm on special occasions.

Its re-opening next Friday will run from 5pm to 11pm.

Leigha added that she complained to the park about noise last year, but was only given ride tokens as an apology.

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A Thanet District Council spokesman said: "Dreamland Margate is operated by commercial operators - Sands Heritage Limited - and not Thanet District Council. This means that the design, layout and operation of the amusement park is managed independently of us.

"The only reason our planning team would be involved is if proposed machinery was over 25 metres in height, which the Magic Mouse ride is not.

"The council does have statutory responsibilities regarding noise and if there were any complaints we would carry out an investigation."

A spokesman for the park said: “We have heard the residents’ concerns and are keen to work closely with them.

“Our rides will not operate beyond 7pm for the majority of open days. There will be some exceptions but these will be in the minority.”