Blackpool Pleasure Beach: 2025 Discussion

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They’ve got competition directly across the road.

For pre-planned, longer trip visits, they’ll be competing with Towers primarily. A lot of the resort’s draw is from north west towns, for whom the distance is comparable. That’s not true of Scotland of course, but then there’s never been much competition in that respect. Even Southport and Morecambe were PB-owned. If you’re taking that trip back in time, then the only other real additional competition would be the Granada parks.

It’s certainly true to say that the town overall doesn’t get the visitation patterns it used to. There’s not a great deal PB can do about that on its own.

I mean South Pier though small competition is still not really big enough to pose a threat I am talking of Camelot mostly was around back in the day nearby

 

[flyingguitar]

I mean South Pier though small competition is still not really big enough to pose a threat I am talking of Camelot mostly was around back in the day nearby

It could be though,
If a lot of visitors do walk in from the street then what is more appealing for a family whose kids want to go on a ride, the what £40-£50 bpb or South pier.

I think some of the hates comes from how poorly managed some parts were, for instance icon, expensive, very little marketing, and not much impact, if that money was used on multiple rides or more in marketing it could have been more of a success and we wouldn't be talking about the park as negetivly today

 

[BSwiss]

Would Flamingo Land maybe factor in as a competitor in parts of the North West, or is it a bit too far east for much of the region?

I’ve lived in the NW for 29 of my 38 years, and I don’t think I’ve heard Flamingo Land mentioned a single time, barring conversations I’ve started myself or this forum.