Blackpool Pleasure Beach: 2024 Discussion

[Shaggy_Dog_]

The park really need to bring back the WOW weekends in Feb and March. I remember paying £10 tickets roughly 20 years ago and when I last went in 2010 it was still only £15. I know things have gone up in that time but £25 each and the place will be packed again.

Would there necessarily be the appetite from the general public to go to Pleasure Beach for £25 in February when it’s often still freezing cold? And also would the park be able to get all their winter maintenance done ready for a busy park at that time of year?

 

[Mark84]

I can understand the council saying "you have to plant x trees" but it does seem a bit werid for them to say where those trees must be. I suppose it's to stop the park just shoving all of them in the corner out the way to tick the box and then they quickly stuggle for room and die.

I think it’s more a case of the park showing where they are going to put them before hand and therefore being able to prove where they have been planted. They also specify what types of trees they are going to plant in each area.
I hope they get it approved as it will make south shore look so much better than it does currently with faded closed units and it will provide them with another year round income source and a return an almost guaranteed return on investment( at least at some point) and also a further opportunity to get people to staying there into the park/shows/ restaurants. Just seems a very drawn out process from the council when personally any investment that encourages people to stay in blackpool and makes the place look better can only be a good thing for everyone.

 

[Benjsh]

The problem with the WOW weekends is the unpredictable nature of our winters. The weather could be a mild 8/9 degrees and passable for a day out. Alternatively it could be minus 2 or minus 3 and a complete non starter for most folk. It's a huge gamble because if you pay staff to be there and it's dead because of the cold weather they are losing money and would have been better staying shut.

Personally feel like it makes more sense to stay shut a little longer and get things right for the main season which they are already struggling at.