Blackpool Pleasure Beach: General Discussion

[Matt N]

I must admit, I don't really enjoy Steeplechase, personally, but I would like to see it stay as it's the only one in the world; unique rides like it are what make Blackpool Pleasure Beach what it is!

 

[Dar]

Looking at the new S&S models, I think it could be much cheaper to retrofit the new restraints/bodies on the old chassis instead of replacing the whole thing.

I'd love to see all 3 lanes running more often, just because it looks cool. It's such an odd ride!

 

[Pleasure Beach Valhalla]

I must admit, I don't really enjoy Steeplechase, personally, but I would like to see it stay as it's the only one in the world; unique rides like it are what make Blackpool Pleasure Beach what it is!

That's why everyone loves these Pleasure Beach rides. They're unique and irreplaceable so I still haven't got over the Wild Mouse!

 

[Rick]

Has anyone been in Ripley's recently? I don't think I have been in since maybe 2003 or so.

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[Enter Valhalla]

Has anyone been in Ripley's recently? I don't think I have been in since maybe 2003 or so.

I went in 2018. It felt very dated, to say the least.

 

[rob666]

It was loads better and about twice the size when it was next to the waxworks.
Spent about half a day in there soon after opening.

 

[Pleasure Beach Valhalla]

I went in 2018. It felt very dated, to say the least.

It does need something new to draw the crowds in. And a bit of BLC wouldn't go a miss.

 

[Mr Pearse]

I go to Ripleys once a season and it’s always looked old and dated. In my personal opinion Ripleys should try and head back into the main town centre and try and modernise it to bring it up to date.

 

[Mikw]

Steeplechase is a right laugh, i hope it's going nowhere.

However, in these health and safety conscious times it's not the most accesible ride, i've done myself in a few times getting on and off the horses, i saw a ride operator get clobbered by one last year as well when it braked late.

 

[Pleasure Beach Valhalla]

Has anyone seen the Online Pleasure Beach Shop. They've reduced the selling of the gold mine carts by £150 so now you can get a gold mine cart for £100 or a monorail train for the same price.

 

[Mr Pearse]

If it was cheaper to get transport from Blackpool to South Wales I’d have one of those monorail sections.

 

[Skyscraper]

Steeplechase is a right laugh, i hope it's going nowhere.

However, in these health and safety conscious times it's not the most accesible ride, i've done myself in a few times getting on and off the horses, I saw a ride operator get clobbered by one last year as well when it braked late.

Yikes, was the op ok? The horses move surprisingly fast in the station.

 

[IDB]

Has anyone seen the Online Pleasure Beach Shop. They've reduced the selling of the gold mine carts by £150 so now you can get a gold mine cart for £100 or a monorail train for the same price.

The Gold Mine cart sold out whilst I sat pondering whether to purchase. It’s a ride that holds many family memories from over 30 years ago!

 

[Pleasure Beach Valhalla]

The Gold Mine cart sold out whilst I sat pondering whether to purchase. It’s a ride that holds many family memories from over 30 years ago!

I think it opened back in 1971? I always used to like the interaction with River Caves. Sorry that you missed out on it mate. You planning on getting anything else or nah?

 

[IDB]

I think it opened back in 1971? I always used to like the interaction with River Caves. Sorry that you missed out on it mate. You planning on getting anything else or nah?

I think it’d have been a very rash purchase! Collecting it and storing it would have been tricky. And that’s before getting it past the other half.

I think around 1985 three generations of my family would have been riding it at the same time. It was the only ride I remember we all went on together.

 

[shakey]

I think it’d have been a very rash purchase! Collecting it and storing it would have been tricky. And that’s before getting it past the other half.

I think around 1985 three generations of my family would have been riding it at the same time. It was the only ride I remember we all went on together.

I got the nod from the other half , but after taking a look at the measurements, I couldn't have got it into the back garden. Also it would have been extra cost to get it transported.

Shame as it was only £90 with my season pass discount .

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[rob666]

Likewise shakey.
Would have had to have been in the front garden, and delivery (via Rick!) would have cost me a weeks gardening, though pushing it home would have been fun.
Someone got a bargain though.

 

[Rick]

My only hesitation with the Gold Mine cars is they look pretty battered and don't have much of a chassis?

Would be cool though, no doubt. I can't say anything really... the junk I have bought over the years.

 

[Dipper_Dave]

My only hesitation with the Gold Mine cars is they look pretty battered and don't have much of a chassis?

Would be cool though, no doubt. I can't say anything really... the junk I have bought over the years.

This. They don’t exactly look stable. Was considering one for use as garden planter like the one opposite Dodgems. I guess they really wanted rid of that last one. The folks who paid £250+ for one might not be too amused though. Like Shakey said, getting it into the garden would have been the tricky part as I had a space sort of earmarked for it at the back.

Not getting a Monorail car for a smoking shelter, Rob?

I would love a Log Flume boat, ideally the other half of the one used as a planter by Revolution. What the hell happened to the other half of it?!

 

[shakey]

So with construction workers now able to go back to work, do we think that they will start working on Valhalla again any time soon ? If they do then we may still see it reopening sometime in 2021.