Blackpool Pleasure Beach: 2023 Discussion

[Mattie boy]

They do issue a handheld device if you don't have a phone for speedypass...you get a phone rental with a £50 deposit!

Ah.. we have had them in the past, will ask them if they still have any.

Thank you

 

[Mattie boy]

Speedypass is now just through the BPB eGuide App.

Standard speedypass has gone up to £27 per person. VIP is £50

You can get a paper ticket from the Wallace and Gromit shop , just ask them and they will print one off for you if you show them your ticket on your phone, then you can use the paper ticket for the rest of the day ( assuming it doesn't disintegrate on Valhalla !! )

But if you buy speedypass then you will still need to use your phone

Thank you very much mate

 

[rob666]

^
Double post whip him.
Anyone going to play at the Dippers Hundredth birthday party?
Prosecco and fairy cakes.

 

[John_P]

^
Double post whip him.
Anyone going to play at the Dippers Hundredth birthday party?
Prosecco and fairy cakes.

Yeah I'll be going, staying over in the big blue as well.

 

[shakey]

I wouldn't mind going but can't find anyone to play out with during the day.

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[Enter Valhalla]

Speedypass is now just through the BPB eGuide App.

Standard speedypass has gone up to £27 per person. VIP is £50

You can get a paper ticket from the Wallace and Gromit shop , just ask them and they will print one off for you if you show them your ticket on your phone, then you can use the paper ticket for the rest of the day ( assuming it doesn't disintegrate on Valhalla !! )

But if you buy speedypass then you will still need to use your phone

What does a standard and VIP Speedy Pass get you?

£27 and £50 both seem remarkably cheap. Too cheap really. Thankfully I only ever visit on Sundays where it’s so quiet that you’re rarely overtaken by people with Speedy Passes. I’ve heard on busy days it’s a bit of a nightmare.

 

[shakey]

What does a standard and VIP Speedy Pass get you?

£27 and £50 both seem remarkably cheap. Too cheap really. Thankfully I only ever visit on Sundays where it’s so quiet that you’re rarely overtaken by people with Speedy Passes. I’ve heard on busy days it’s a bit of a nightmare.

Standard speedy pass , you book one ride at a time but have to wait the designated time before you can ride. This is supposed to match the actual queue time of the ride .

After each ride is done you can book another ride, so on a busy day I reckon you will get at least 7 to 10 rides from the £27 speedypass.

The £50 VIP pass is supposed to reduce the wait time by 90% so presumably you could get dozens of rides in with that, even on a busy day.

Out of the main attractions I think only Avalanche and Ghost train are not on speedypass.

I haven't used speedypass for a few years as I tend not to go on the really busy days.





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[Mattie boy]

Avalanche use to be, yet not anymore.

The £50 one is very good and we have used it before and had multiple rides

It's just due to time and distance we may purchase simply to maximise our time

 

[lee2804]

This suggestion has come from member benzin in the project horizon thread.

RMCs new family coaster is a reimagined wild mouse coaster and is designed to fit in existing wild mouse locations. This could be a good fit to replace the old wild mouse ride.

 

[tayspru]

This suggestion has come from member benzin in the project horizon thread.

RMCs new family coaster is a reimagined wild mouse coaster and is designed to fit in existing wild mouse locations. This could be a good fit to replace the old wild mouse ride.

The dimensions are too big for the Wild Mouse site (I just checked) - they would need a custom installation which would increase the price significantly, sadly

 

[Enter Valhalla]

This suggestion has come from member benzin in the project horizon thread.

RMCs new family coaster is a reimagined wild mouse coaster and is designed to fit in existing wild mouse locations. This could be a good fit to replace the old wild mouse ride.

Imagine!

I mean obviously it’s not going to happen. But imagine!

 

[Shaggy_Dog_]

I’m not sure if we’ve mentioned this video on here yet but this is absolutely cringey from Pleasure Beach.

https://youtu.be/sS3YDZIJwL4

Basically last week Pleasure Beach bought an Ed Sheerhan lookalike to the park and are making out like it might actually have been him in some of their social media stuff. That’s strikes me as a bit of a sad thing to do. I’d get it if say the park where having a tribute show or something and did this to promote it but it seems that they did this stunt just for the purpose of making some people think someone famous visited the park.

It’s a bit of a worrying trend that Pleasure Beach are taking this approach, along with the stunt of getting themselves in the news by asking for applications for a fake “Roller coaster tester” job that didn’t exist. Maybe some people might argue that a bit of trickery or bending the truth is in the long tradition of these kind of seaside amusement parks but I think I’d prefer it if Pleasure Beach actually focused their efforts on looking to see what they could do to improve their park in some respects.

 

[MarkR77]

It’s got you talking about it, so looks like it did its job!

 

[WillPS]

I’m not sure if we’ve mentioned this video on here yet but this is absolutely cringey from Pleasure Beach.

https://youtu.be/sS3YDZIJwL4

Basically last week Pleasure Beach bought an Ed Sheerhan lookalike to the park and are making out like it might actually have been him in some of their social media stuff. That’s strikes me as a bit of a sad thing to do. I’d get it if say the park where having a tribute show or something and did this to promote it but it seems that they did this stunt just for the purpose of making some people think someone famous visited the park.

It’s a bit of a worrying trend that Pleasure Beach are taking this approach, along with the stunt of getting themselves in the news by asking for applications for a fake “Roller coaster tester” job that didn’t exist. Maybe some people might argue that a bit of trickery or bending the truth is in the long tradition of these kind of seaside amusement parks but I think I’d prefer it if Pleasure Beach actually focused their efforts on looking to see what they could do to improve their park in some respects.

I dunno, feels very Blackpool to me.

I miss the 'Ken & Terry's' branded ice cream parlour.

 

[AT86]

I dunno, feels very Blackpool to me.

I miss the 'Ken & Terry's' branded ice cream parlour.

I was just going to say this feels very ‘Blackpool’ - nothing new really, just a bit of fun.

 

[Thameslink Rail]

I mean he performed near New York the day this supposedly happened but I guess most people wouldn't know.

 

[Alexsniff7]

It’s a bit of a worrying trend that Pleasure Beach are taking this approach, along with the stunt of getting themselves in the news by asking for applications for a fake “Roller coaster tester” job that didn’t exist. Maybe some people might argue that a bit of trickery or bending the truth is in the long tradition of these kind of seaside amusement parks but I think I’d prefer it if Pleasure Beach actually focused their efforts on looking to see what they could do to improve their park in some respects.

wait that rollercoaster tester job was just a stunt?

 

[jon81uk]

wait that rollercoaster tester job was just a stunt?

Have you seen any evidence that someone is actually doing it?

 

[rob666]

I never took up the post...

 

[Katy]

Always seemed a bit of a strange thing to advertise for, there's basically nothing somebody test riding the existing coasters can do to influence the "excitement level" (except perhaps get them to turn up the power on Icon's LSMs), and they are already tested by people, one or more members of each of the ride teams test them at the start of the day.