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Blackpool Pleasure Beach: 2023 Discussion

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John_P said:
It was OK last year but after trying it in 2019, 2021, and 2022 I'm not bothering with it this year.
In 2022 you got a book of tickets, 1 for each attraction/experience so just went round at your own pace.

Think at this point I'd prefer them to run the event whilst the park is open. I imagine the reason they don't is some of the mazes use areas that they can't have people in during full park operations. Or they worry guests might flee the ending of a maze and collide with someone minding their own business.

However if that's the case they should really just set up contained mazes inside the abandoned dome arcade and the nearly empty bowladrome. With those 2, the mazes inside inside impossible, and the space invader building that's a decent enough line up. Then have it announced the last couple of operating hours each day ghost train and river caves will be ran in halloween mode with live actors.
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I agree they should do a scare event while the park is already open. It would definitely save on staffing costs.

For me, JTH was a strange concept for what is mainly a family park.

I think a better option would be to bring back Vampire Beach and incorporate some scare mazes (maybe a couple of family ones and a couple aimed at mainly adults), run it the entire week of October half term with adjusted opening times of 12pm to 8pm for example , culminating with 10pm close on the Saturday.

They have enough areas they could use while the park is open. There is the actual garden maze which could be turned into a family friendly halloween maze, and the space above big pizza kitchen could be a Nickelodeon themed spooky attraction aimed at families. Then use Impossible as an adult scare maze, along with either bowladrome or the dome arcade as @John_P suggested. I also like that idea of making the ghost train more scary after a certain time.
 
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pjanvil said:
But then they wouldn't make as much money if it's just included in your day.
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They'd charge for the mazes, say £20 for the 4 mazes. Or £7 for individual maze tickets.

Have always preferred Towers Scare fest for that reason as whilst the parks in Halloween mode the ticket price remained the same and people who wanted to do the mazes could pay for them as an extra.
 
I’m amazed they persist with JTH. In previous years it’s been pretty bad and overpriced; possibly one of the worst scare events we’ve done despite some promising elements. I can only assume they’re still managing to sell tickets.
 
venny said:
I’m amazed they persist with JTH. In previous years it’s been pretty bad and overpriced; possibly one of the worst scare events we’ve done despite some promising elements. I can only assume they’re still managing to sell tickets.
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I suppose they have to find a way to keep the 'god knows how this makes money' theme running after Hot Ice has finished for the season

Unless anyone has spotted otherwise, I can't recall seeing any references to JTH anywhere within the park itself. The only clue is the entrance arch/curtain in front of Impossible.
 
A reasonable quantity of scaffold has appeared under Infusion's brake run, and a smaller amount near the gate under its lift. All still stored flat, nothing assembled so unsure what it's for.

Must be planning for a large erection judging by the amount of wood
 
b2311e said:
Must be planning for a large erection judging by the amount of wood
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Ooh matron
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Isn't it just the scaffolding from the Big Dipper maintenance work. It was there in late August when I visited for the 100th birthday event, then a few weeks later when I visited in early September.
 
There has been lots of new timber/lumber/wood stored around the dipper site for many years.
Hence the "new coaster's going to be a woodie" tales about a decade ago.
The wood that didn't become Icon.
No big new wood erection matron, sorry.
 
John_P said:
Isn't it just the scaffolding from the Big Dipper maintenance work. It was there in late August when I visited for the 100th birthday event, then a few weeks later when I visited in early September.
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This is new (or at least, moved) this week. Whether its there for collection I don't know.

I have been told on good authority the e-ticket scanning for every ride will be staying next season
 
The focus will be away from Pleasure beech next season, I wonder how it will affect them. I still think the park as a whole needs a major cash injection. Most of thier budget just seems to go to maintaining what's there rather than getting something new.
 
Relife said:
The focus will be away from Pleasure beech next season, I wonder how it will affect them. I still think the park as a whole needs a major cash injection. Most of thier budget just seems to go to maintaining what's there rather than getting something new.
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Well they do have plans to repurpose the buildings on the seafront into more accommodation which will be a positive move.
 
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