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Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Theme & amusement parks ·Blackpool ·Closed
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About

Blackpool Pleasure Beach, renamed Pleasure Beach Resort in February 2024, is an amusement park at 525 Ocean Boulevard on Blackpool’s South Shore promenade.

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Blackpool Pleasure Beach — Colourful park buildings beneath the looping roller coaster track Steve Daniels · CC BY-SA 2.0 · edited
Blackpool Pleasure Beach — Colourful park buildings beneath the looping roller coaster trackBlackpool Pleasure Beach — Roller coaster rising above the park buildings and entrance areaBlackpool Pleasure Beach — Wooden coaster tracks and park rides seen from aboveBlackpool Pleasure Beach — Themed water ride with rocky scenery and carved figuresBlackpool Pleasure Beach — Alice ride with themed figures and castle-like sceneryBlackpool Pleasure Beach — Alice's Wonderland ride scene with playful figures and flowersBlackpool Pleasure Beach — Alice ride interior with oversized figures and themed furnishingsBlackpool Pleasure Beach — Ice-themed ride scene with hanging formations above the water

What's on here

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Why go

  • The world’s last Steeplechase roller coaster.
  • Four wooden coasters—the largest collection at any UK park: Big Dipper, Blue Flyer, Grand National and Nickelodeon Streak.
  • Sir Hiram Maxim’s Captive Flying Machine, Europe’s oldest amusement ride, opened in 1904.
  • Grand National, one of only two wooden Möbius loop coasters still operating.
  • The Big One was the world’s tallest and steepest roller coaster when it opened in 1994.

Opening hours

Today10:00 – 17:00Show all
Monday10:00 – 17:00
Tuesday10:00 – 17:00
Wednesday10:00 – 17:00
Thursday10:00 – 17:00
Friday10:00 – 17:00
Saturday10:00 – 17:00
Sunday10:00 – 17:00

Rides and age limits

River Caves of the World
Water ride that opened in 1905 and is still operating.
Infusion
Relocated from Southport, where it ran as Traumatizer.
Valhalla
Indoor log flume opened in 2000; the park’s most expensive ride when built.
Icon
Multi-launch coaster made by Germany’s Mack Rides; opened in 2018.
Wallace & Gromit’s Thrill-O-Matic
Dark ride created with Aardman Animations by refurbishing The Gold Mine.
Launch Pad
Ice Blast was rethemed as Launch Pad and reopened in 2025.

Know before you go

  • Buy tickets through the park’s website.
  • Check the park’s opening calendar for your visit date.

With kids

  • Nickelodeon Land is the UK’s only area of its kind and opened in 2011.
  • It replaced Beaver Creek in a £10 million redevelopment.

Tips for your visit

  • For the ticket centre, head to the ground floor of the Casino Building.
  • Blackpool Pleasure Beach railway station is beside the Big Blue Hotel at the south end of Ocean Boulevard.

Don't miss

  • Adventure GolfA 12-hole course on the former Flagstaff Gardens site along the promenade.Along the promenade
  • Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!A two-floor oddities museum on Ocean Boulevard.Ocean Boulevard
  • Pasaje Del TerrorAn interactive horror maze beside the park entrance at the north end of Ocean Boulevard.Beside the park entrance, north end of Ocean Boulevard

Entrances

  • South entranceMarked by the Art Deco White Tower.South entrance

Facilities

  • Food and drink Menus include Beach Burger, Big Pizza Kitchen, FY4 Fish & Chips and Donut Café.

Shorts

History

The park began as a Victorian funfair and added permanent buildings in the 1930s.

  1. 1896A. W. G. Bean and John Outhwaite founded the park.
  2. 1903Bean and Outhwaite bought 30 acres of the Watson Estate to expand the park.
  3. 1907The Scenic Railway opened, and the park became known as Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
  4. 1923The park moved to its present promenade site and opened John A. Miller’s Big Dipper.
  5. 1930Ghost Train opened and gave this type of ride its name.
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  1. Second World WarThe park remained open throughout the war.
  2. 2004Amanda Thompson took over the business after her father’s death.

How to get there

  • CarFrom the M6, take junction 32 onto the M55, then follow signs for Blackpool and South Shore.
  • ParkingCar parks are on Balmoral Road, Bond Street and Ocean Boulevard.
  • On footThe park is about 3.5 km from Blackpool North station.

Accessibility

  • Access details Contact the park for details of step-free access, lifts and accessible toilets.
  • Parking Disabled guest parking is available in all three park car parks.

Sources: Blackpool Pleasure Beach - Wikipedia · Blackpool - Wikivoyage (see) · Pleasure Beach Resort · Opening Times & Prices - Pleasure Beach Resort · Getting Here & Parking - Pleasure Beach Resort · Beach Burger - Menu - Pleasure Beach Resort · BBQ - Menu - Pleasure Beach Resort · Pleasure Beach Resort - Wikipedia · Blackpool Pleasure Beach: booking (its own site) · Blackpool Pleasure Beach: tickets (its own site) · Blackpool Pleasure Beach: menu (its own site) · Blackpool Pleasure Beach: menu (its own site) · checked 6 Oct 2026

Where
525 Ocean Boulevard, Blackpool

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Questions and answers

Did Walt Disney visit Blackpool Pleasure Beach?

Yes. The park was among those that inspired Disneyland in Anaheim.

What is Revolution’s historical distinction at Blackpool Pleasure Beach?

It was Europe’s first inverting steel coaster.

What structure did the 1933 Roller Coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach reuse?

It reused the structure of the closed Velvet Coaster.

Which music video was filmed at Blackpool Pleasure Beach?

Simply Red’s “Fairground,” released in 1995.

What happened to Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s former Space Invader 2 building?

It became a pizzeria.

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