| |
| Location |  |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | 1893 |
| Owner | Peter Sedgwick |
| Previous names | Victoria Pier |
| Website | http://blackpoolpiers.co.uk/piers/south-pier |
South Pier is a pleasure pier featuring a number of amusement rides located in Blackpool, England, UK. This is one of three piers in the town, and is the most ride intensive of the three. It is situated close to Blackpool Pleasure Beach and the Sandcastle waterpark. The pier is served by the Blackpool Tramway and is approximately 0.8 km (0.5 miles) walk from Blackpool South railway station.
History
The pier originally opened as Victoria Pier on Good Friday, 1893.[1] It was owned by notable attraction operator Trusthouse Forte (later First Leisure, then Leisure Parcs) throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. This company also operated Blackpool's other two piers, plus amusement parks such as Ocean Beach Fun Fair in Rhyl and Belle Vue in Manchester. The pier's current owner Peter Sedgwick purchased it along with Central Pier for a combined £8 million in 2015.[2]
A few individual attractions began to appear on the pier during the 1970s and 1980s, including an Giant Slide, however it was during the 1990s that the pier started to feature the type of rides present there today.[3]
Roller coasters
Present
| Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crazy Coaster | Reverchon | Spinning Wild Mouse |
2018 | Operating |
Past
| Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Closed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crazy Mouse | Reverchon | Spinning Wild Mouse |
May 1998 | 2009 | Travelling Germany |
| Happy Caterpiller | Pinfari | Family | 2017 | 2017 | Relocated to Clarence Pier |
Attractions
Operating
| Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Break Dance | Sobema | Breakdance | 1997 |
| Cliffhanger | Eagle (G.E.T.) Fabrications | Miami | 2022 |
| Dodgems | I.E. Park | Dodgems | 1997 |
| Gallopers | Savage | Carousel | 2018 |
| Hell Raiser | Maxwell | Waltzer | 2008 |
| Mini Miami | Danum UK | Junior Miami | 2008 |
| Pirate Adventure | Reverchon | Log Flume | 2010 |
| Rock & Roll | Bertazzon | Superbob/Musik Express | 2023 |
| Sky Screamer | Unknown | Reverse Bungee | 1999 |
| Skycoaster | Montic | Skycoaster | 1996 |
Closed
| Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Closed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astroglide | H.P. Jackson | Giant Slide | 1970s | c.1990s | Unknown |
| Ghost Train | William Belson | Tracked Dark Ride | 2008 | 2011 | Travelling UK |
| Ghost Train | William Belson | Tracked Dark Ride | 2012 | 2013 | Travelling UK |
| Hard Rock | Nottingham UK | Miami | 1996 | 2021 | Travelling UK |
| Mega Dance | Sobema | Breakdance | 1996 | 1997 | Relocated to Ocean Beach Fun Fair |
| Octopus | A.R.M. | Polyp | 1995 | 1996 | Travelling Belgium |
| Roller Bob | Sobema | Superbob | 1998 | 2007 | Relocated to Southport Pleasureland |
| Sedgwick's Sizzler | PWS Rides | Twist | 2008 | 2017 | Travelling UK |
| Viking | Helmut Hauser | Pirate Ship | 1995 | 1997 | Relocated to Loudoun Castle |
| Virtual Explorer | Flight Avionics | Simulator | Unknown | 2004 | Unknown |
| Waltzer | Maxwell | Waltzer | 2001 | 2007 | Relocated to Blackpool Central Pier |