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Blackpool Pleasure Beach: 2026 Discussion

rob666 said:
Spring Bank weekend for the new big ride, as they usually do.
Good old Whitsuntide full opening.
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I suppose it gets them more repeat visits. If they opened it March time then people might stop a few coming back and spending more money which makes sense.

I will give opening weekend a miss though. Vloggers do my nut in.
 
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In this Your Experience Guide post they mention a Flex ticket where you can buy individual ride tickets... step in the right direction?
 
Definitely a step in the right direction in my eyes.

We're living in increasingly challenging times financially and yet another war in the middle east is not going to help ease the burden on cost of living for families one bit. Petrol and gas prices are already sky rocketing.

PB need to do everything they can to attract punters. I do think some of these changes are several years too late but credit where credit is due.....they appear to have realised it was an error to alienate so many potential punters. I sincerely hope this works out for them and it begins to improve. I don't think it will ever get back to the magical days of the past but it can definitely be better than what we've had the last decade or so.
 
They have done entry and just the big new ride in the past.
Big One Ticket was one, and I think there was an Icon and entry ticket as well for the first season.
 
I would like to see Pleasure Beach reopen all the entrances along ocean boulevard, there is no reason you couldn't have entrance scanner placed upon all of them rather then funnelling everyone through all the north side of the park not free to enter but gives access to more guests and hotels easier.
 
They could but it means paying extra staff and i just don't think they will see it as a good use of money. But i do think they should have a dedicated entrance/exit for hotel guest open all day.
 
Requires more staff to do that though. I think we have to be realistic here.

Obviously they cant just have completely free entry either as all that will do is attract anti social behaviour again. There needs to be a balance.
 
If this new flex pass gives the option for reasonable price ride tickets then i think it could work.

But considering the current walk around pass is £20 then i doubt the flex pass is going to be much cheaper than that. And if that's the case then I don't think they could have the rides much more than a fiver each. And even at that price, if you go on more than one ride you may as well just get an unlimited ride ticket .

Be interesting to see how they price it.
 
What kind of anti social behaviour occured, when Pleasure Beach was free entry. And if they should trial it again Adventure Coast are this year
 
shakey said:
If this new flex pass gives the option for reasonable price ride tickets then i think it could work.

But considering the current walk around pass is £20 then i doubt the flex pass is going to be much cheaper than that. And if that's the case then I don't think they could have the rides much more than a fiver each. And even at that price, if you go on more than one ride you may as well just get an unlimited ride ticket .

Be interesting to see how they price it.
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There was absolutely no reason to charge £20 though for the non rider pass. This was such a disastrous move by the park.

Totally understand that it couldn't be free anymore due to the anti social behaviour issues, but £20 is far too high for parents and grandparents to pay to sit down and have a coffee whilst their children had fun on the rides.

Needs to be high enough to stop unpleasant people attending but low enough to actually attract people too.

A tenner with a coupon for a free hot beverage for every non rider as long as they have at least one full paying ticket with them.
 
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