Pleasure Beach
About Pleasure Beach
Blackpool, United Kingdom
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Pleasure Beach, Blackpool is currently situated along the South Shore area of Blackpool, adjacent to the prom and opposite the South Pier along Ocean Boulevard and above Watson road.. The main entrance is to the left of the initial park and 78 meters from the Pleasure Beach Casino. The main car park is to the left side of the White Tower restaurant, behind Valhalla and to the right of the Grand National. The additional coach park is to the back of the park adjacent to the Pepsi Max Big One and in front of the Tango Ice Blast.
The park is currently home to over 125 rides and attractions, including 12 roller coasters, of which 4 are wooden. Over the years numerous records have been broken with regards to the roller coasters in the park. When it opened in 1994, Pepsi Max Big One was the tallest, fastest and steepest roller coaster of any park in the world. It was also substantially one of the longest, measuring 5497' foot long. Currently, the ride holds the crown as the tallest in England, measuring 213' foot above sea level. Currently Pleasure Beach is the only park in the world to operate a traditional wooden Wild Mouse coaster. The ride was built by the late staff in the park, post war and is still in complete working order. It was also the first park in Europe to introduce a fully inverting steel coaster, Irn-Bru Revolution.
Like many other areas in Blackpool, Pleasure Beach is currently undertaking major refurbishment and since 2002 has invested nearly 90 million pounds on re branding and updating. Most of the walkways have been replaced and each of the rides have been carefully maintained. Both the Grand National and Big Dipper roller coasters have in recent received new trains, and many ride removals have directed the park to open Infusion, an 8 million pound suspended looping coaster. This move also corresponded with the closure of PleasureLand Southport, sister park to Pleasure Beach which closed in 2006. Since then, the Pleasure Beach company has invested more money into the park, work of which included the opening of the 'boutique' multi-million pound restaurant, the White Tower Restaurant and the new refurbished Casino. In 2006, the park was re branded from 'Blackpool Pleasure Beach' to simply 'Pleasure Beach.' The famous trade mark 'Happy Sun' logo was removed from advertising boards and brochures and the park approached a new 'ultra modern' look, using bright colors and brash writing for the credits card. The park now also uses live models to advertise the park, with the Beaver Creek childrens amusement park still using the famous Bradley Beaver icon.
Pleasure Beach is open from February until October. Opening times vary, and each ride has its own specific opening and closing time which is usually thirty minutes after opening time and thirty minutes before the park closes. Rides may not always be operational, particular when wind turbulence is high. The park closes for its 2008 season on October 31st and re opens in February 2009, with Ride Tokens going on sale in March.
In September 2007, the Pleasure Beach was judged joint fifth best amusement park in the world (with Disneyland in California, United States) in the Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards – the self-proclaimed Oscars of the amusement industry. Pleasure Beach was the only British park to feature in any category. Pleasure Beach was also the highest ranked European park in the awards. Also, Pleasure Beach was voted second best seaside park in the world. It is currently voted as the 'UK's number one tourist attraction' by the British Tourist Board after numbers soar to nearly 6 million visitors a year, with this record un-beaten by any other tourist spot or amusement/theme park in England, Scotland, Ireland or Wales. The Grand National roller coaster made the universal list of Top 50 Wooden Roller Coasters at number 28 and the Pepsi Max Big One was in the Top 50 Steel section at 44 and came in at 9 in the Top Ten Coasters poll shown on Sky Travel.
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Nov 13, 2008
Considering the limited amount of land that the Pleasure Beach has, they sure have made the most of it. There are absolutely bundles of rides there including at least 4 rollercoasters. The theme park is located right next to the beach and on a sunny day it really is beautiful. The Pleasure Beach contains what was the largest rollcercoaster in Europe not so long ago - certainly one for thrill seekers. But there are of course numerous rides for the younger guests too, so noone will feel left out. Additionally, if this does not prove to be sufficient excitement, there is an iceskating rink within the grounds and an indoor waterpark just across the road. A guaranteed fun day or so out!
May 10, 2009
We have just returned from Blackpool Pleasure Beach after having a great weekend. The rides were fab and the new fountains a real hoot. Make the best use of your time and devote two days to your stay. We stayed over in a South Shore which was only a very short walk to the PB and they allowed us to leave our car there on our departure day.
Great Day out not to be missed
Great Day out not to be missed
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