Blackpool Pleasure Beach: 2025 Discussion

[Dipper_Dave]

Avalanche lift hill sounded like a bag of spanners today it sounded like a problem with the anti rollbacks

It generally sounds like that anyway. To save on grease they could always use dog poo. That or snake oil

 

[shakey]

It generally sounds like that anyway. To save on grease they could always use dog poo. That or snake oil

Don't tell me they are letting snakes in for £10 as well !!!

 

[DiogoJ42]

Don't tell me they are letting snakes in for £10 as well !!!

Nah, management don't have to pay to enter their workplace.

 

[Steve Minor]

It generally sounds like that anyway. To save on grease they could always use dog poo. That or snake oil

I know it's normally loud(ish) but this was not its normal sound, a ride op said it was just a problem with one of the trains, however both sounded the same

 

[rctneil]

I've just returned from a visit to Japan and at Fuji Q, there are signs by the teacups showing that dogs are allowed on the ride and the ferris wheel too!

 

[DiogoJ42]

I've just returned from a visit to Japan and at Fuji Q, there are signs by the teacups showing that dogs are allowed on the ride and the ferris wheel too!

Thats.... horrifying. I know Japan doesn't share the same views on animal cruelty as we do, but my god!

 

[IDB]

Avalanche lift hill sounded like a bag of spanners today it sounded like a problem with the anti rollbacks

Visited on Saturday and noted the noise. Whilst I don't particularly tend to visit at peak periods, especially on Saturdays, it was good to see the park busy. Having a season pass meant it was a fairly relaxed visit, however I wouldn't have fancied paying the gate price for a single visit of the year. Most coaster queues were topping an hour.

 

[RicketyCricket]

I'm all for dogs at theme parks but Blackpool is a concrete jungle, why would you want to take your dog there? At least the canine filled German parks have plenty of green space.

 

[IDB]

I'm all for dogs at theme parks but Blackpool is a concrete jungle, why would you want to take your dog there? At least the canine filled German parks have plenty of green space.

The park has a wonderful new grassed area with a lovely fountain (albeit it’s still fenced off)

I can almost hear now “John, that dog is shitting on my new lawn”

 

[Coaster]

I do not doubt you, but can you point them out, as they are not obvious? It could be the case that by the time the attraction was refurbished, there were only 4 in operation, due to many breaking over the years and never getting repaired. Very plausible given the extreme wetness and dampness in the building. If this was the case, it would make their statement of there only being 4 cameras correct.

Okay, using this 2019 video as guide:


From: https://youtu.be/zVm-sSEC8iA?si=9vh1Ps2Q0khLT3zA

A few screenshots from this 2019 POV:















These cameras were added at some stage between 2014 and 2019 - you can see in this older POV from 2014, the additional cameras highlighted above are not present:


From: https://youtu.be/k6SN9ho5P6U?si=Acn0Mab4HGiKkLIu


From memory, I'd say they were added around 2017.

 

[DistortAMG]

Okay, using this 2019 video as guide:


From: https://youtu.be/zVm-sSEC8iA?si=9vh1Ps2Q0khLT3zA

A few screenshots from this 2019 POV:















These cameras were added at some stage between 2014 and 2019 - you can see in this older POV from 2014, the additional cameras highlighted above are not present:


From: https://youtu.be/k6SN9ho5P6U?si=Acn0Mab4HGiKkLIu


From memory, I'd say they were added around 2017.

Fair play, they look quite new too.