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Blackpool Pleasure Beach: General Discussion

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Benjsh said:
I'm struggling to picture it but if Ice Blast was removed soon could they fit a Gyro swing on that site in front of Valhalla ???
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I'm not sure there's enough space tbh. The grassy area around Ice Blast would have to be removed. For reference here's a Google Maps screenshot;

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It is nice to build castles in the clouds, especially in the closed season, but the chances of a new coaster are slim for a decade.
Icon has to be paid for, as does the restyling of Valhalla, and there is very little money in the pot now.
But then again, what do I know, I forecast two hour queues for Icon.
 
Retreading old ground in this topic I know, but ultimately whatever they build will only be as successful as the number of people who get to hear about it.

Icon as a product could have pulled in more guests. It was not without marketability. However, in reality, outside of enthusiast circles I don’t know one person who was aware that it existed (I live in the West Midlands for reference, approximately 2:30 away). Even I saw zero promotion of the ride first hand until I was actually in Blackpool town driving down Yeadon Way! It’s an invisible attraction.

A good marketing budget, driven by the right team will find a way to bring in the punters. What they need to do, in my opinion, is reaffirm that even if you don’t wish to stay in Blackpool, Pleasure Beach has enough to keep you busy for the day and warrant a trip up there. Make Pleasure Beach the destination, not just Blackpool itself. Again, they opened Boulevard, but I don’t think anyone would know it! This needs to be the focus while they recoup the expenditure of Icon and save for the next big investment. New attraction campaigns are then the bait to keep the offering fresh and pull people back.
 
Amanda just tweeted about the new spinning Mack seats.



Anyone think we will see them on icon?

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Blackpool lights are back on next week, despite tier 3.
Shopping and lights, then get drunk on the (not Pleasure) beach...under the piers if raining.
Kip under the pier, then first train home in the morning.
Classy, that's my Christmas shopping sorted.
 
rob666 said:
Blackpool lights are back on next week, despite tier 3.
Shopping and lights, then get drunk on the (not Pleasure) beach...under the piers if raining.
Kip under the pier, then first train home in the morning.
Classy, that's my Christmas shopping sorted.
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Living the dream Rob!

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My historical knowledge of the park isn't great - is that what is now Nick Streak prior to the building of the Watson road overpass or Nash with no canopy?
 
John said:
My historical knowledge of the park isn't great - is that what is now Nick Streak prior to the building of the Watson road overpass or Nash with no canopy?
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It's Roller Coaster (now the Streak) prior to the overpass. On the left of the photo is the Pleasure Beach Express with its Joseph Emberton station, replaced with the current LMS style in 1970. In the distance, you can see the strange looking tower with the faces that was then on the River Caves.
 
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