Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Location	Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
Status	Operating
Opened	1896
Owner	The Thompson Family
Area	42 acres (17 ha)
Website	http://blackpoolpleasurebeach.com/
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General view of Nickelodeon Land in 2019

Blackpool Pleasure Beach is a family-owned amusement park located along the Fylde coast in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK. The park is a privately funded business and is owned, managed and directed by the Thompson family.

History

Aerial view of the park

Starting in 2009, Blackpool Pleasure Beach introduced an admission charge for guests who had not purchased an unlimited rides wristband. Previously, the park had been free to enter.

Transportation

The park's main entrance is situated beside the Pleasure Beach stop on the Blackpool Tramway and is just over 10 minutes walk from the Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station on the National Rail network.

Roller coasters

Present (10)

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Avalanche	Mack Rides	Bobsled	June 22, 1988	Operating
Big Dipper	William Strickler	Wooden	July 1923	Operating
Big One	Arrow Dynamics	Hyper	May 28, 1994	Operating
Blue Flyer	Charles Paige	Wooden	1934	Operating
Grand National	Charles Paige	Möbius	1935	Operating
Icon	Mack Rides	Launched	May 25, 2018	Operating
Infusion	Vekoma	Inverted	May 2, 2007	Operating
Nickelodeon Streak	Charles Paige	Wooden	1933	Operating
Revolution	Arrow Dynamics	Shuttle	1979	Operating
Steeplechase	Arrow Dynamics	Triple	1977	Operating

Past (10)

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Big Apple	Pinfari	Kiddie	2003	2004	Travelling UK
Circus Clown	Pinfari	Kiddie	1987 or earlier	2008	Relocated to Southport Pleasureland
Cyclone	Pinfari	Sit-Down	1974	1987	Relocated to Frontierland Family Theme Park
Scenic Railway	L.A. Thompson Scenic Railway Company	Wooden	1907	1933	Scrapped
Space Invader 2	Zierer	Enclosed	1984	2010	Relocated to Brean Leisure Park
Switchback	UK Switchback Railways	Wooden	1891	1922	Scrapped
Tokaydo Express	Pinfari	Powered	1980	1997	Relocated to Brean Leisure Park
Velvet Coaster	William Strickler	Wooden	1909	1932	Scrapped
Virginia Reel	William Strickler	Wooden	1922	1982	Scrapped
Wild Mouse	Self-built	Wooden Wild Mouse	1958	2017	Scrapped

Attractions

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Alice In Wonderland	Arrow Dynamics	Tracked Dark Ride	April 1962
Alpine Rallye	Ihle	Junior Track Ride	1961
Avatar Airbender	Zamperla	Disk'O	May 2011
Backyardigan's Pirate Treasure	Mack Rides	Sea Storm	1999
Bikini Bottom Bus Tour	Zamperla	Junior Flying Carpet	May 2011
Eddie Stobart Convoy Ride	Zamperla	Track Ride	2002
Derby Racer	Self-built	Derby Racer	1959
Diego's Rainforest Rescue	Zamperla	Balloon Tower	May 2011
Dodgems	I.E. Park	Dodgems	2010
Dora's World Voyage	W.G.H. Transportation Engineering	Scenic Boat Ride	May 2011
Fairy World Taxi Spin	Zamperla	Jets	May 2011
Gallopers	Savage	Gallopers	1979
Ghost Train	Pretzel Company	Tracked Dark Ride	1936
Grand Prix	Arrow Dynamics	Track Ride	1960
Ice Blast	S&S Worldwide	Drop Tower	June 1997
Impossible	Self-built	Mirror Maze & Haunted Swing	2002
Krusty Krab Order Up	Moser Rides	Junior Drop Tower	2003
Pleasure Beach Express	Charles Paige & Joseph Emberton	Miniature Railway	1933
River Caves	Self-built	Scenic Boat Ride	1905
Red Arrows SkyForce	Gerstlauer	Sky Fly	May 2, 2015
Rugrats' Lost River	Self-built	Log Flume	1992
Sir Hiram Maxim's Captive Flying Machine	Sir Hiram Maxim	Flying Machine	August 1, 1904
SpongeBob's Splash Battle	Mack Rides	Twist 'n' Splash	May 2011
Thompson Carousel	H.P. Jackson	Junior Gallopers	1977
Valhalla	Intamin	Dark Boat Ride	June 2000
Wallace & Gromit's Thrill-O-Matic	Arrow Dynamics	Tracked Dark Ride	1971
Wonder Pets Big Circus Bounce	Zamperla	Jump Around	May 2011

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Alpine Dodgems	A.P.E.	Dodgems	2000	2006	Travelling Malaysia
Ben Hur	HUSS	Ben Hur	1983	1988	Relocated to American Adventure Theme Park
Big Wheel	Eli Bridge Company	Ferris Wheel	1936	1984	Unknown
Big Wheel	Eli Bridge Company	Ferris Wheel	1938	1984	Unknown
Black Hole	H.P. Jackson	Waltzer	1987	2005	Scrapped
Bling	Zierer	Star Shape	June 2004	2011	Relocated to Skyline Park
Boats	Self-built	Roundabout	1931	2010	Scrapped
Bobslay	Sobema	Superbob	1982	1982	Relocated to Coney Beach Pleasure Park
Bridgestone Go-Karts	Formula K	Go-Karts	1996	2016	Scrapped
Cableway	Von Roll	Cablecars	1960	2000	Scrapped
Calypso	Lang Wheels	Calypso	1965	1981	Scrapped
Carousel	George W. Long	Gallopers	1896	1911	Unknown
Caterpillar	Unknown	Caterpillar	1927	1930	Unknown
Caterpillar	Unknown	Caterpillar	1976	1979	Relocated to Morecambe Pleasure Beach
Dive Bomber	Eyerly Aircraft Company	Roll-O-Plane	1939	1960	Relocated to Morecambe Pleasure Beach
Drench Falls	Arrow Dynamics	Log Flume	1967	2006	Scrapped
Ellie's Garden Caterpillar	Allan Herschell Company	Happy Caterpillar	1960	2008	Scrapped
Fliegender Teppich	Zierer	Flying Carpet	1982	1984	Travelling Belgium
Flying Elephants	I.E. Park	Jets	Unknown	1998	Relocated to Pleasureland Southport
Ghost Train	Pretzel Company	Tracked Dark Ride	1930	1935	Scrapped
Giant Slide	Unknown	Giant Slide	c.1970	1996	Scrapped
Grand Prix	Schwarzkopf	Bayern Kurve	1980	1982	Unknown
Greatest Show On Earth	Self-built	Tracked Dark Ride	1978	1997	Scrapped
Griffin's Magic Dragon	W.F. Mangels	Junior Whip	1927	2008	Scrapped
Helicopters	Allan Herschell Company	Junior Jets	1960	2010	Scrapped
Helter Skelter	World's Manufacturing Company	Helter Skelter	1905	Unknown	Unknown
Hurricane Jets	Lang Wheels	Jets	1957	1976	Relocated to Manning's Amusement Park
Lunar Carousel	H.P. Jackson	Roundabout	1981	2010	Scrapped
Magic Mountain	Self-built	Tracked Dark Ride	1932	2010	Scrapped
Mangnus' Mini Dodgems	Sartori	Junior Dodgems	1977	2010	Scrapped
Millennium Bug	Hrubetz	Round-Up	1969	2003	Relocated to Pleasureland Southport
Monorail	Maschinenfabrik Habegger	Monorail	1966	2012	Scrapped
Monster	Eyerly Aircraft Company	Polyp	1968	1995	Sold (not used) - scrapped
Monster	Eli Bridge Company	Twist	1981	1996	Relocated to Pleasureland Southport
Moonrocket	R.J. Lakin / Maxwell	Moonrocket	June 1950	1954	Relocated to Pleasureland Southport
Noah's Ark	William Strickler	Fun House	1922	2008	SBNO - Boat is used for main entrance theming
Octopus	Lusse	Octopus	1939	1956	Travelling UK
Orbiter	Tivoli Manufacturing	Orbiter	1977	1983	Travelling UK
Paratrooper	AMECO	Upright Paratrooper	July 1960	1971	Travelling UK
Phantom Chase	Reverchon	Matterhorn	March 1982	1988	Relocated to Butlin's Minehead
Rainbow	HUSS	Rainbow	1987	1990	Relocated to Pleasureland Southport
Rainbow Wheel	Unknown	Rainbow Wheel	1912	1935	Scrapped
Ranger	HUSS	Ranger	1983	1986	Unknown
Rock-O-Plane	Eyerly Aircraft Company	Rock-O-Plane	1981	1983	Relocated to Pleasureland Southport
Safari Ride	Hampton	Roundabout	1973	2002	Relocated to Pleasureland Southport
Satellite	Turnagain	Trabant	1978	1980	Travelling UK
Scat	Fairplace	Scat	1978	1980	Relocated to Morecambe Pleasure Beach
Sidewinder	Eyerly Aircraft Company	Roll-O-Plane	August 1981	1983	Relocated to Codona's Amusement Park
Ski Jump	Mack Rides	Flying Coaster	1965	1971	Relocated to Blackpool Central Station
Sky Wheels	Samuel Butler	Sky Wheels	1953	1964	Relocated to Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach
Skydiver	Harry Steer Engineering	Lifting Paratrooper	1981	1983	To Harry Steer Engineering
Space Tower	Intamin	Observation Tower	May 1975	1993	Relocated to Frontierland Family Theme Park
Spin Doctor	Fabbri	Booster	August 2002	2006	Exported United Arab Emirates
Spin Doctor	Fabbri	Booster	August 2002	2006	Relocated to Luna Park Sunny Beach
Starship Enteprise	HUSS	Enterprise	April 1980	1986	Relocated to Flamingo Land
Superbowl	Lusse Bros.	Dodgems	1929	2009	Scrapped / cars to Dodgems
Tetley Tea Cup Ride	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	Crazy Daisy	1962	2016	Scrapped
Tidal Wave	HUSS	Pirate Ship	March 1980	1996	Relocated to Pleasureland Southport
Tom Sawyer Raft Ride	Intamin	Tow Boat Ride	1973	1992	Scrapped
Trauma Towers	Soriani & Moser	Tagada	1987	2009	Travelling UK
Turtle Chase	Traver Engineering Company	Tumble Bug	1935	2004	Scrapped
Vikingar	Leslie Joseph	Water Chute	September 1979	2003	Scrapped
Vintage Cars	Unknown	Track Ride	1980	2001	Scrapped
Whip	W.F. Mangels	Whip	1921	2000s	Stored - scrapped