Blackpool Pleasure Beach — Attraction in Great Britain

Would of been 2 stars but you can thank a couple of your employees on the rides that's pushed it to 3 stars.

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Eticket = scam.

Booking 2 weeks in advanced to save £15 for a ticket (good luck guessing the weather because if it rains you know they shut off the rides).. Charging people who just want to watch £25 to get in is a scam. I know you are not forced to buy it but its definitely a cash grab. Nothing like it was 10 years ago.

Speedy pass = Even bigger scam.

Signs are well hidden for the speedy pass buyers so you end up queueing anyways.. To find them go away from the main entrance to the ride and look for an A4 size sign that's hard to read in stupid places(White writing on a sun bleached blue plasic A4 kinda ahh sign). Then once you find the speedy entrance they can deny you the position in the queue because you didn't book the position. You need to load up the app and actually book your spot in advanced before you go on the ride.. Hard to understand as the app looks like it was made by a kid learning to code HTML.. Have fun wasting £30 for a speedy or £50 for the vip version (cuts queuing time by 90%)

Food = Standard, overpriced

Burger Stand near Infusion was alright (sarcasm) £8 for a burnt coal tasting burger, the salad on the burger was a big green leafand half a tomato. £6 for small chips in a plastic bucket (a King sized Pot noodle container) and a flat spade.. was more like a spoon than a fork. Seagulls were nice to look at, saw one rob a guys chip. Hotdogs are long and can come with chips but without the bucket ( cheese is available, grated and unmelted )

Drinks were reasonably priced. Managed to get a small bottle of pop for £2.50 Can't remember which shop, I'm sorry.

My overview

Nothing but a cash grab business. You'll have more fun using that hundreds of pounds and booking a relaxing weekend away for a family of 4 or for couples then book a weekend holiday to Spain. The amount you'll be spending at blackpool would be well over what you'd spend for either options.. unless you're gonna book it 2 weeks in advanced and absolutely tank the heat, standing all day, waiting hours for a 2 minute ride, want dry mouth all day and go hungry after you've been there 4 hours then I salute your efficiency. You must be an absolute unit 🫡

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Entrance has no bins so if you have any food or water with you then I suggest to eat it before you get there otherwise you're not getting through security.

Get a map of the theme park. It's badly designed and you can easily get turned around. Hardly any signs, no sense of direction. Some ride entrances look like an area of the park which you would think is a staff only area. Ropes and sticks..

Lots of food stalls and drink stands instead of the many mini games they used to have. The one I came across was throwing the ball off the backboard into the bucket. It was £3 for 1 ball or £10 for 4. No one was playing it. I was there for 5 hours and only saw 3 of the really big teddy's being carried around.

Food quality is below average. *Overpriced / extremely overpriced Drinks *slightly overpriced / overpriced

Some small rides are shut and blocked off.

Human game stalls are way overpriced. Not recommended.

Automated game stalls £3. Not recommended (some are faulty)

Lockers so you can put stuff in before you enter the park. It was £8 for a small locker and £15 for a big one. Small locker is about the size of a shoebox. Can only pay with contactless as it...

I have been coming to Blackpool since i was a baby. Apparently i even took my first steps here but I'm not entirely sure of the truth of that story! The Pleasure Beach is the heart of the town and is now a perfect mix of old and new with the addition of 'icon' All of the park is situated in such a "small" area that all of the roller coasters weave under each other. This is fantastic because it means you get to see other riders and other rides up close as you wait and it's only a short walk (if any!) between rides. The park also offers a fast track option for £25 or £50 per person. The £25 option is a bookable fast track where you can pre book your ride and walk on at a specific time. The £50 option is the VIP option where you do not have to book a time and just walk on whenever you like. There are lockers available at various parts of the park. Ranging in size and price, anywhere up to £5 for the day. Lots of places to eat all about the park. Including fresh fish (prawns, cockles etc), buckets of chips, burger king, fairground treats and fried chicken. Eating spaces too, picnic tables, benches and bar areas. A whole host of fairground games where you can win large soft toys. I never partake in these games but lots of people do. You always see a lot of people walking around with gigantic pugs and 7 foot bananas. Park entry was around £30 per person if you booked online in advance and £42 on the gate. If you book online you get to choose optional extras like all you can drink drinks for £6 (advisable!) - we chose this option but chose it for one person and shared. Saved us a bunch! And we got a free cup! -, shows and parking. Parking at the Pleasure Beach car park is £18 at the gate. Not sure of how much it is if you pay online in advance. Think it was £12 but you may have to check! Toilets are plentiful at the park and everytime we frequented them there was always a member of staff cleaning. Security checks are carried out on arrival with metal detectors and bag checks. Everyone is pleasant and professional. Nickelodeon land is primarily the childrens part of the park but adults can have a blast too. The "streak" is not for the faint hearted! (I think i left a rib on there!) You can leave the park and re enter if you wish. We had to go back to the car for something and it was easy enough to go through and come back. They just had to scan our tickets which were stored on our phones. This is their new way of having tickets instead of wristbands. I did see people with wristbands but 95% of people were using the app on their phones. It is advisable to make a group on the app if you have more than one ticket as you can scan once rather than twice or three (however many are in the group). Free maps are available of the park at the shop under the rockets. Your free drink refills are available ONLY from the cafe under the rockets, opposite the grass (grand national). Valhalla was under refurbishment when we visited today (22/07/2022) and looked like it would be out of action for a long while.

Rides to note! ;

TheGrand National The big one Icon The Big Dipper The Nickelodeon...

We booked online, there’s loads of choices for some type of discount, whether it be booking in advance, using Tesco Clubcard vouchers, (you get 3 times the value of your Clubcard vouchers towards entry to Blackpool Pleasure Beach), or even via 10% off due to who you work for, (BPB has a list of companies who they offer 10% discount for, Google it and you will see the list and links for discounted entry). We chose to book using Tesco Clubcard vouchers, which was really straightforward. We visited on a day that felt like many storms and it rained for hours, (BPB no longer offer the rainy day money back guarantee), however all the rides were on, (except those stated at the time of booking due to re-tracking). Queues were non-existent, most rides were straight on. If you pre-book, you will be required to upload a photo. You’ll receive an e-ticket with a QR code, you will be required to use your smartphone to get on all rides, (you scan your QR code for entry to the park and rides). You can get a wristband if you are having issues with your phone…you’ll need to speak to guest services at the time of your visit. In my party there were 2 adults and 2 children. The park caters for everyone, from the extreme thrill rides to the quality family/children’s rides. The hi-lights for me were: Revolution, it was really windy climbing those steps, it was a ride in itself…but also the ride for me was immense. I’ll mention the staff towards the end. The other ride was Wallace & Gromit’s Thrill-O-Matic, this is a quality family ride that’s definitely worth a second time on during your visit. All the wooden coasters were a must! Again further discounts were available whilst in the park, 10% was offered for season pass holders, but again it was also offered if you worked for one of those companies on the list previously mentioned. You get discounts off things like food & drink, the gift shop and photos, (I believe there is more, when you look on the website it will show you the list), it was straightforward to get too, no messing around at the time of the transactions. So I’ve got to say, the staff on the day were all amazing! World class customer service! Everyone was really friendly and helpful…bear in mind, the constant wind and rain…the staff all made the difference. I think BPB really have hit the jackpot with their staff this season. Everyone took time to make sure our experience was the best, actually better than it could be. Nothing was too much…ice cream machines were turned on and filled (yes, I know…my daughter wanted an ice cream in the middle of a storm). Ride operators all had a great sense of humour, the ones on Revolution and Blue Flyer stood out…but also the staff greeting us at the main entrance/security, the Scottish gentleman was really funny! I personally came here because of some tough times in my life…for those 6 hours, I forgot all about them, I was in another world. Thank you Blackpool Pleasure Beach for making some wonderful memories for me and my family and for taking away some personal pain for the day. We will return...